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

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   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. John Fetterman:

   I haven't done any polls, I haven't done any focus groups. I mean look at me. I'm not a polished specimen here, i'm going to either win or lose this race by being my true authentic self and telling the people the truth. And if me winning would require me being disingenuous or not telling the truth to people, I wouldn't want to win.

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. Andrew Farke:

   It's the first complete specimen of a horned dinosaur found in North America from that time.

4. Cary Woodruff:

   Andrew Carnegie specifically is a nod to the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, andrew Carnegie funded many paleontological expeditions( many for sauropods in Utah), and Andrew Carnegie even has a species of Diplodocus named in Andrew Carnegie honor : Diplodocus carnegii. So naming our specimen Andrew Carnegie was a nod to Andrew Carnegie, and a nod to our calling Andrew Carnegie a Diplodocus.

5. Corey Booker:

   Trump is a guy who you understand he hurts you, and my testosterone sometimes makes me want to feel like punching him, which would be bad for this elderly, out-of-shape man that he is if I did that. This physically weak specimen.

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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