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[ adjective ] developed or designed for a special activity or function
Synonyms Examples "a specialized tool" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Had More 's writings been wholly limited to such exercises , they would be almost as dimly remembered as those of a dozen or_so other authors living in his time , whose works tenuously survive in the minds of the few hundred scholars who each decade in pursuit of their very specialized occasions read those works . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject
Synonyms Examples "his specialized qualifications for the job" "all kinds of specialized technical books" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject
Examples "his specialized qualifications for the job" "all kinds of specialized technical books" Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)If an expensive and specialized piece of machinery is needed - such_as a spray rig , a combine , or a binder - it is better to pay someone with a machine to do the work . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)These schools are intended to provide the facilities and specialized curriculum that would not be possible for very small school districts . Related terms |
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