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specialized en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.
    • Each of the most provocative selections is facing criticism that they lack the expertise and experience to run the vast, specialized bureaucracies that would be under their control. 2024 November 18, Stephen Collinson, “Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance”, in CNN:

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most specialized Degree=Sup lexicographic
more specialized Degree=Cmp lexicographic
specialised alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

hyperspecialized · nonspecialized · immunospecialized · specialized municipality · ultraspecialized · unspecialized · superspecialized

Translations (13)

fi erikoistunut (specifically adapted to a specific field) · sv specialiserad (specifically adapted to a specific field) · de spezialisiert (specifically adapted to a specific field) · be спецыялізава́ны (specifically adapted to a specific field) · cs specializovaný (specifically adapted to a specific field) · az ixtisaslaşmış (specifically adapted to a specific field) · es especializado (specifically adapted to a specific field) · nl gespecialiseerd (specifically adapted to a specific field) · ru специализи́рованный (specifically adapted to a specific field) · fr spécialisé (specifically adapted to a specific field) · uk спеціалізо́ваний (specifically adapted to a specific field) · pl wyspecjalizowany (specifically adapted to a specific field) · da specialiseret (specifically adapted to a specific field)

specialized en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of specialize
    form of specialize

Forms

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specialised alternative lexicographic