specimen
Syllables: spe·ci·men/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/
specimen noun: an individual instance that represents a class; an example.
Noun
specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina)
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- early specimens of the art of Picasso
- a specimen of my own handwriting
- A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- An unpleasant or contemptible person.
- such a loathsome specimen of humanity
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- An eligible man.
specimen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
specimen in Hindi
- specimen, sample, example
- नमूना namūnā
- specimen, sample
- मिसाल misāl
specimen in Tamil
- மாதிரி, மாதிரிச் சான்று, மாதிரிப் பொருள், மாதிரிப்பொருள், வகைக்காட்டு, பொருள்
specimen in Marathi
- specimen, sample, model, example
- नमुना namunā
specimen in Urdu
- specimen, sample, example
- نمونہ namūna
More languagesFewer languages
- specimen in Bengali
- নমুনা
- specimen in Telugu
- నమూనా namūnā
- specimen in Malayalam
- മാതൃക mātr̥ka
- specimen in Kannada
- ನಮೂನೆ namūne, ಮಾದರಿ mādari
- specimen in Odia
- ନମୁନା namunā
- specimen in Indonesian
- spesimen
- specimen in Vietnamese
- mẫu vật
Examples of specimen in a sentence
- "You're a nice specimen for a clergyman," he said at length, "with your preachin" an" your psalm-singin', an" your Sunday coat on."1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 34:
- To assure a defendant's acquittal, a lawyer usually needed only to convince the jury that the victim was a pretty sorry specimen of a human being.2006, Bill Neal, Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier:
Synonyms of specimen
Forms of specimen
| plural | specimens |
|---|---|
| plural (rare) | specimina |
Origin of specimen
From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).
Words formed from specimen
Phrases with specimen
Questions about specimen
- What does specimen mean?
- Specimen means an individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- What is specimen in Hindi?
- Specimen in Hindi is नमूना (namūnā), मिसाल (misāl). See Specimen meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use specimen in a sentence?
- "You're a nice specimen for a clergyman," he said at length, "with your preachin" an" your psalm-singin', an" your Sunday coat on."
- What part of speech is specimen?
- Specimen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce specimen?
- Specimen is pronounced /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/.
- What is the plural of specimen?
- The plural of specimen is specimens.
Words near specimen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: specimen (page history and authors); नमूना (Hindi) (page history and authors); specimen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नमुना (Marathi) (page history and authors); نمونہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); Specimen (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నమూనా (Telugu) (page history and authors); മാതൃക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ನಮೂನೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ନମୁନା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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