specimen

Meaning

  1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
  2. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
  3. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
  4. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
  5. An eligible man.

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
spe‧ci‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/
Etymology

From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

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