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overspecialization

noun
/ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/UK/ˌoʊvɚˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/US

Etymology

From over- + specialization or overspecialize + -ation.

  1. derived from speciālis
  2. derived from especial
  3. inherited from *special✻
  4. suffixed as specialize — “special + ize”
  5. suffixed as specialization — “specialize + ation”
  6. prefixed as overspecialization — “over + specialization”

Definitions

  1. Extreme or excessive specialization.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overspecialization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA