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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
specimen From the web:
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formalin
English
Noun
formalin (countable and uncountable, plural formalins)
- A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.
Translations
See also
- formol
Anagrams
- informal
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?formal?n]
Noun
formalin m
- formalin
Further reading
- formalin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- formalin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
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