Specimen
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English
Noun
Specimen (plural Specimens or specimina)- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
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Adjectives for Specimen
stalwart; active; unique; marvelous; abundant (pi); splendid; favorable; knobby; sundry (pi); hard-looking; precious; complete; admirable; acknowledged; superb; handsome; genuine; huge; lingering; superior; excellent; sickly; occasional; ferocious; prolonged; pleasing; puny; given; enormous; good-looking; unfair.
Verbs for Specimen
attract—; bag—; collect—s; dissect—; exhibit—; guard—; hunt—; mount—; preserve—; prize—; pursue—; search for—; seek—; snare—; stalk—; stuff—; trap—; value—; —evades; —exemplifies; —illustrates.
Thesaurus
case, case history, case in point, cross section, embodiment, example, exemplar, exponent, illustration, instance, little bite, little smack, model, pattern, piece, representation, representative, sample, sampling, sort, species, swatch, taste, taster, type, typification, variety
Etymology
From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).
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Latin
Noun
specimen (genitive speciminis); n, third declension
Etymology
From speciō (“observe, watch”).
Inflection
Descendants
- English: specimen
