How to pronounce specimen
American English pronunciation
SPES-uh-mun
- IPA
- /ˈspɛsəmən/
- Syllables
- SPES · uh · mun (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What specimen means
A single example of something, kept so it can be studied
In a sentence: The scientist pinned a shiny beetle specimen inside a glass case.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning a mark, sign or example, from a word meaning "to look at."
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