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specialised

specialised is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized.

specialised is the simple past and past participle of specialise.

Meaning of specialized

Adjective

specialized (comparative more specialized, superlative most specialized)

  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

Forms of specialised

comparativemore specialised
superlativemost specialised

Words formed from specialised

Questions about specialised

What is specialised the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Specialised is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized.

Words near specialised in the dictionary

  1. specialest
  2. specialing
  3. specialisation
  4. specialisations
  5. specialise
  6. specialised
  7. specialiser
  8. specialisers
  9. specialises
  10. specialising
  11. specialism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specialised (page history and authors); specialized (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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