adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of specialize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
developed or designed for a special activity or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a specialized tool
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: specialised
Antonyms: unspecialized
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
спецыялізава́ны
(spjecyjalizavány)
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Czech:
specializovaný
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Danish:
specialiseret
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Dutch:
gespecialiseerd
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Finnish:
erikoistunut
— specifically adapted to a specific field
French:
spécialisé
— specifically adapted to a specific field
German:
spezialisiert
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Polish:
wyspecjalizowany
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Russian:
специализи́рованный
(specializírovannyj)
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Spanish:
especializado
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Swedish:
specialiserad
— specifically adapted to a specific field
Ukrainian:
спеціалізо́ваний
(specializóvanyj)
— specifically adapted to a specific field