specimen
Meaning
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- An eligible man.
Frequency
Hyphenated as
spe‧ci‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/
Etymology
From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).
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