How do you pronounce specialized?

The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd/.

specialized

/spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

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adj

American usage

verb

American usage

"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."

more specialized (comparative) most specialized (superlative) specialised (alternative)

hyperspecialized immunospecialized nonspecialized superspecialized ultraspecialized unspecialized

specialized municipality

specialised

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