specimen

Pronunciation: /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an example regarded as typical of its class
  2. noun a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

Etymology

From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

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