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spe|ci|ate — «SPEE shee ayt», intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to form new species by evolutionary process: »Hybridization prevents plants from speciating. –spe´ci|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
spe — aga·mo·spe·cies; de·spe·ci·ate; ni·spe·ro; spe·cial·ism; spe·cial·ist; spe·cial·is·tic; spe·ci·al·i·ty; spe·cial·iza·tion; spe·cial·ize; spe·cial·iz·er; spe·cial·ly; spe·cial·ness; spe·cial·ty; spe·ci·ate; spe·ci·a·tion; spe·ci·es·ta·ler;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
spe|cial|i|za|tion — «SPEHSH uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of specializing. 2. the condition of being specialized … Useful english dictionary
sub|spe´cial|i|za´tion — sub|spe|cial|ize «suhb SPEHSH uh lyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to pursue a subspecialty: »to subspecialize in transplant surgery or child psychology. –sub|spe´cial|ist, noun. –sub|spe´cial|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub|spe´cial|ist — sub|spe|cial|ize «suhb SPEHSH uh lyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to pursue a subspecialty: »to subspecialize in transplant surgery or child psychology. –sub|spe´cial|ist, noun. –sub|spe´cial|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub|spe|cial|ize — «suhb SPEHSH uh lyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to pursue a subspecialty: »to subspecialize in transplant surgery or child psychology. –sub|spe´cial|ist, noun. –sub|spe´cial|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|spe|cial|i|za|tion — «HY puhr SPEHSH uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. = overspecialization. (Cf. ↑A) … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|spe|cial|i|za|tion — «OH vuhr SPEHSH uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. excessive or undue specialization: »Both must somehow steer a course between superficiality and overspecialization (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
specialization — spe·cial·iza·tion … English syllables
