Definition of specimen Specimen
/spɛˈsʌmʌn/ - [spesumun] - spec•i•men
We found 9 definitions of specimen from 6 different sources.
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What does specimen mean?
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NounPlural: specimen |
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| specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" | ||
| sample a small part of something intended as representative of the whole | ||
| specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class | ||
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Wiktionary 
- specimen (Noun)
An individual instance that represents a class; an example. - specimen (Noun)
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis. - specimen (Noun)
An eligible man.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- specimen (n.)
A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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specimen
A small quantity of a product, typically provided to test that product before obtaining a greater quantity of it.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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specimen
spes′i-men, n. a portion of anything to show the kind and quality of the whole: a sample, a typical individual: a preparation in natural history, &c., exemplifying anything noticeable in a species or other group. [L. specimen—specĕre, to see.]
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🔤- specimen, noun, singular of specimens.
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