Definitions
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- noun A
specialist working in a particularly narrow and specialized field.
Etymologies
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super- + specialist
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Examples
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Asif is a superspecialist in orthodontics yet quite a good cook.
Kachaloo: JFI Potato Anjali 2007
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Asif is a superspecialist in orthodontics yet quite a good cook.
Archive 2007-02-01 Anjali 2007
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We live in the era of the superspecialist - of clinicians who have taken the time to practice, practice, practice at one narrow thing until they can do it better than anyone else.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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We live in the era of the superspecialist - of clinicians who have taken the time to practice, practice, practice at one narrow thing until they can do it better than anyone else.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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