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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.
- A sample of blood, urine, tissue, etc that is taken so that tests can be carried out on it.
- Example: Here is just one specimen of her artwork
- A person of a specified kind.
- Example: an ugly specimen
