| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | spe·cie |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sp  sh, -s |
| NOUN: | Coined money; coin. | | IDIOM: | in specie 1. In coin. 2. In a similar manner; in kind: repaid the offense in specie. 3. Law In the same kind or shape; as specified. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From (in) specie, (in) the actual form, from Latin (in) speci, (in) kind, ablative of specis. See species.
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