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specimen Definition


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specimen
noun
    1. A sample or example of something, especially one that will be studied or put in a collection.
      Thesaurus: example, exhibit, model, paradigm, representative, sample, type.
    2. medicine.
      A sample of blood, urine, tissue, etc that is taken so that tests can be carried out on it.
    3. Something that is regarded as typical of its kind; a part of something that is regarded as representative of it.
      Example: Here is just one specimen of her artwork
    4. colloq
      A person of a specified kind.
      Example: an ugly specimen
Etymology: 17c: Latin, from specere to see.



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