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Specimen

/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

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📖 Definitions of "Specimen"

noun

1
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
"early specimens of the art of Picasso"
2
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
3
(often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Specimen"

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Word	Definition
designnoun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
collectionsnoun	(accounting) A department that attempts to collect on accounts that are beyond merely past due.
collectionnoun	A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
levynoun	The act of levying.
typenoun	A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
formatnoun	The layout of a publication or document.
samplenoun	A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
cross-sectionnoun	Alternative form of cross section. [A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.]
templatenoun	A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
copynoun	The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
samplingnoun	The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
receptaclenoun	A container.
patternnoun	Model, example.
prototypenoun	An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
examplenoun	Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
exemplarnoun	Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
drawdownnoun	The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
paradigmnoun	A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
cylindernoun	Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
guynoun	(colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.