Definitions for SPECIMEN
ˈspɛs ə mənspec·i·men

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. specimennoun

   an example regarded as typical of its class

2. specimennoun

   a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

   "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"

GCIDERate this definition:1.8 / 5 votes

1. Specimennoun

   A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of a person's blood; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. specimennoun

   An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

   early specimens of the art of Picasso

2. specimennoun

   A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

3. specimennoun

   An eligible man.

   Examples: uE000180587uE001, uE000180588uE001

4. Etymology: From specimen, from specio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Specimennoun

   A sample; a part of any thing exhibited that the rest may be known.

   Etymology: specimen, Latin.

   Several persons have exhibited specimens of this art before multitudes of beholders. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. specimen

   A specimen is a particular example or sample of something, such as an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., collected for scientific study or display. It can also refer to a small amount of blood or body tissue that is taken and examined in a laboratory for medical purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Specimennoun

   a part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art

2. Etymology: [L., fr. specere to look, to behold. See Spy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Specimen

   spes′i-men, n. a portion of anything to show the kind and quality of the whole: a sample, a typical individual: a preparation in natural history, &c., exemplifying anything noticeable in a species or other group. [L. specimen—specĕre, to see.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SPECIMEN' in Nouns Frequency: #1557

How to pronounce SPECIMEN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SPECIMEN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPECIMEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPECIMEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SPECIMEN in a Sentence

1. Van Roy:

   For a week on end, I actually went back to the specimen every day just to look at it again, to make sure that I wasn't seeing things.

2. Julie Kaye:

   They brought a portion of Julie Kaye body in as evidence and referred to a part of Julie Kaye body as a specimen -- it violates rights in terms of how we treat people's bodies after they're deceased, and it certainly violates Indigenous protocols around caring for loved ones after they have passed.

3. Sven Spichiger:

   I want to very much clarify that a single dead specimen does not indicate a population, and for that reason, we will be taking some extra precautions and getting traps up in the area, but at this time, there is not enough evidence to support that a population exists in Snohomish County.

4. Ben Carson:

   Killing babies and harvesting tissue for sale is very different than taking a dead specimen and keeping a record of it, which is exactly the source of the tissue used in our research.

5. Melissa Farrell:

   And you know, when it matters, you know in the cases of when it’s mattered, you know, physicians also need an intact specimen, they can make it happen, so they do it in a way that they get the best specimens.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPECIMEN
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=SPECIMEN
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Specimen
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPECIMEN
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPECIMEN
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPECIMEN