| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | spec·i·men |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sp s  -mn |
| NOUN: | 1. An individual, item, or part representative of a class, genus, or whole. See synonyms at example. 2. A sample, as of tissue, blood, or urine, used for analysis and diagnosis. 3. Informal An individual; a person: a disagreeable specimen. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, example, from specere, to look at. See spek- in Appendix I.
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