specimen

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

specimen (plural specimens or specimina)

  1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
    early specimens of the art of Picasso
  2. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
  3. (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
    Examples: Postcard: Leap Year, 1908, Postcard: Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut

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Translations [edit]

example
sample
jocular: an eligible man
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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From speciō (“observe, watch”).

Noun [edit]

specimen (genitive speciminis); n, third declension

  1. mark, token, sign, indication
  2. example, pattern, model
  3. ornament, honor

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative specimen specimina
genitive speciminis speciminum
dative speciminī speciminibus
accusative specimen specimina
ablative specimine speciminibus
vocative specimen specimina

Descendants [edit]

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