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specifying Definition


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specify
verb specifies, specified, specifying
    1. To refer to, name or identify precisely.
      Example: The report does not specify who was to blame
      Thesaurus: name, cite, designate, enumerate, itemize, define, delineate.
    2. To state as a condition or requirement.
      Example: The contract specified that the invoice must be paid at once
      Form: specify that (usually)
Derivative: specifiable
adj
    Derivative: specified
    adj
      Derivative: specifier
      noun
        Etymology: 13c: from French specifier, from Latin specificare to describe or mention.



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