specimen (ˈspɛsɪmɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- an individual, object, or part regarded as typical of the group or class to which it belongs
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a specimen signature
a specimen page
- medicine a sample of tissue, blood, urine, etc, taken for diagnostic examination or evaluation
- the whole or a part of an organism, plant, rock, etc, collected and preserved as an example of its class, species, etc
- informal often derogatory a person
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: mark, evidence, proof, from specere to look atSynonyms
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sample,
example,
individual,
model,
type,
pattern,
instance,
representative,
exemplar,
exemplification,
Usage examples
As if Tara had gone out with a huge fishing rod and reeled in the first gorgeous specimen she saw.
, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)There are also many fine specimen trees which are normally too tender to grow in this country.
Country Life (2005)Halle Harper, 6, can't hide a bit of a smile as she finds a fine specimen.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Ours is a huge specimen , a black bear sniffing the air right beside the railway line.
Glasgow Herald (2001)So Mackenzie did get a specimen that Gerhardt confirmed came from `near the tumour '.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)