different between specimen vs creature
specimen
English
Etymology
From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speci? (“observe, watch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp?s?m?n/
- Hyphenation: spe?ci?men
Noun
specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina)
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- early specimens of the art of Picasso
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
Synonyms
- sample
- individual
Related terms
- species
Translations
Interlingua
Noun
specimen (plural specimens)
- specimen, sample
Latin
Etymology
From speci? (“observe, watch”) +? -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?spe.ki.men/, [?s?p?k?m?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?spe.t??i.men/, [?sp??t??im?n]
Noun
specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension
- mark, token, sign, indication
- example, pattern, model
- ornament, honor
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Descendants
- Catalan: espècimen
- English: specimen
- French: specimen
- Portuguese: espécime
- Spanish: espécimen
References
- specimen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- specimen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- specimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- specimen in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Romanian
Etymology
From French spécimen.
Noun
specimen n (plural specimene)
- specimen
Declension
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creature
English
Alternative forms
- creäture (archaic, chiefly literary and philosophy)
Etymology
From Middle English creature in the original sense of “a created thing”, borrowed via Old French creature, criature, from Latin cre?t?ra, from cre?. Displaced native Old English ?es?eaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kr?'ch?, IPA(key): /?k?i?t???/
- (General American) enPR: kr?'ch?r, IPA(key): /?k?i?t????/
- (archaic) enPR: kr?.??tyo?or, IPA(key): /k?i??e?tj??/
- Rhymes: -i?t??(?)
Noun
creature (plural creatures)
- A living being; an animal.
- 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- But what would be the sentiment of uppertendom, when it should be rumored that the beautiful young creature, of the proud Clarence Delwood's choice, had stooped so low, as to maintain herself by her own hands?
- 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- (sometimes derogatory) A human.
- (now rare, religion) A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- Thoughts, my mindes creatures, often are with thee, / But I, their maker, want their libertie.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
- the natural truth of God is an artificial erection of Man, and the Creator himself but a subtile invention of the Creature.
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 240:
- they, too, despite the appearance of being creatures rather than creators of the Union, could assert the prior sovereignty of their states, for each had formed a state constitution […] before petitioning Congress for admission to the Union.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 240:
Usage notes
- For an explanation of the specialised use of the alternative spelling creäture, see its entry's usage notes.
- Adjectives often applied to "creature": evil, living, little, mythical, poor, strange, beautiful, wild, rational, marine, social, legendary, good, mysterious, curious, magical, dangerous, mythological, bizarre, monstrous, unhappy, huge, lowly, ugly, happy, unique, odd, weird, demonic, divine, imaginary, hideous, fabulous, nocturnal, angelic, political.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:creature
Derived terms
- creatural
- creature comfort
- (from dialectal forms) critter, creetur, cratur, craythur
Related terms
Translations
References
- creature in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- creature in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ecarteur
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ure
Noun
creature f
- plural of creatura
Latin
Participle
cre?t?re
- vocative masculine singular of cre?t?rus
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cre?t?ra.
Noun
creature f
- creature, being
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: creatuur
Further reading
- “creature”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “creature”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French criature, creature, from Latin cre?t?ra; equivalent to createn +? -ure.
Alternative forms
- creatur, creatour, creatoure, creater, creture, crature, cryature, criature
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kr??a??tiu?r/, /kr??a?tiu?r/, /kr??a?tu?r/
- (reduced second syllable) IPA(key): /kr???tiu?r/, /?kr???tiu?r/, /?kr??tur/
- (accented second syllable) IPA(key): /kr??a?tiu?r/, /?kra?tiu?r/
Noun
creature (plural creatures)
- Something that has been created; an entity or object.
- A living being or creature; an animal or beast.
- A human being (often as a term of self-abasement).
- (rare) The whole world, the totality of existence.
- (rare) The process of making or creation.
Descendants
- English: creature; critter; craytur
- Scots: creature, crayter
References
- “cr??t?re, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-18.
Etymology 2
Noun
creature
- Alternative form of creatour
Old French
Etymology
Late Latin cre?t?ra.
Noun
creature f (oblique plural creatures, nominative singular creature, nominative plural creatures)
- creature; being; entity
Descendants
- Middle English: creature
- French: créature
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