specimen

/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/

noun 5

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(noun.) example

ADJ

large, small

beautiful, fine, good, healthy, magnificent, perfect, prize

The museum's collection includes a magnificent specimen of a blue butterfly from Brazil.

poor | living, preserved | rare | physical

SPECIMEN + NOUN

plant, tree

letter, paper

The teacher handed out a specimen letter so students could see how to format business correspondence correctly.

(noun.) small amount of sth used for testing

ADJ

blood, urine, etc. | geological

VERB + SPECIMEN

collect, take

give

The doctor asked me to give a blood specimen so she could check my cholesterol levels.

obtain

PREP

~ of

The museum displayed a rare specimen of butterfly from the Amazon rainforest.

Definitions

noun

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

early specimens of the art of Picasso

"You're a nice specimen for a clergyman," he said at length, "with your preachin" an" your psalm-singin', an" your Sunday coat on."

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

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Example Bank

early specimens of the art of Picasso

Wiktionary

"You're a nice specimen for a clergyman," he said at length, "with your preachin" an" your psalm-singin', an" your Sunday coat on."

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

The end of which there were two little sketches of rhetoric and logic, the latter finishing with a specimen of a dispute in the Socratic method.

Tatoeba · #48891

This is a very rare specimen.

Tatoeba · #55495

A good specimen might weigh up to a kilo.

Tatoeba · #66746

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, specimen is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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