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specimina

UK/spɛˈsɪmɪnə/

specimina is the plural of specimen.

Meaning of specimen

Noun

specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina)

  1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
    • early specimens of the art of Picasso
    1. A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
    2. A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
    3. (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
      • such a loathsome specimen of humanity
  2. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
  3. (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

Questions about specimina

What is specimina the plural of?
Specimina is the plural of specimen.
How do you pronounce specimina?
Specimina is pronounced /spɛˈsɪmɪnə/ (UK).

Words near specimina in the dictionary

  1. specimenize
  2. specimenized
  3. specimenizes
  4. specimenizing
  5. specimens
  6. specimina
  7. specinomycin
  8. speciocide
  9. speciociliatine
  10. speciogynine
  11. speciology

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specimina (page history and authors); specimen (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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