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  • 31specimen — noun (C) 1 a small amount or piece of something that is taken from a plant or animal, so that it can be tested or examined: a zoological specimen (+ of): The doctor will need a specimen of your blood. 2 a single example of something: a very fine… …

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  • 32specimen — noun Etymology: Latin, from specere to look at, look more at spy Date: 1610 1. a. an individual, item, or part considered typical of a group, class, or whole b. a portion or quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study < a urine …

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  • 33specimen — spè·ci·men s.m.inv., lat. 1a. BU saggio, campione 1b. TS edit. breve pubblicazione di carattere pubblicitario, contenente saggi di una grande opera editoriale in preparazione: lo specimen di un nuovo dizionario 2. TS arte opera d arte che&#8230; …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 34SPÉCIMEN — s. m. (On prononce, au singulier et au pluriel, Spécimène ). Mot emprunté du latin. Modèle, échantillon. Il se dit surtout en parlant D ouvrages scientifiques, d éditions nouvelles, etc. Il va publier un spécimen de son ouvrage sur les&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 35SPÉCIMEN — n. m. Mot emprunté du latin. Modèle, échantillon. Il se dit surtout en parlant d’Ouvrages scientifiques, d’éditions nouvelles, etc. Un spécimen de la nouvelle édition est joint au prospectus. Des spécimens. Par apposition, Un numéro spécimen de&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 36Specimen banknote — A specimen banknote is printed to as a way of checking to see whether or not the design is suitable for putting into full production as a currency issue.Sometimes, specimen banknotes are printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the&#8230; …

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  • 37specimen — /spes euh meuhn/, n. 1. a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc. 2. (in medicine, microbiology, etc.) a sample of a substance or material for examination or study: a urine&#8230; …

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  • 38specimen — A small part, or sample, of any substance or material obtained for testing. [L. fr. specio, to look at] cytologic s. a s. obtainable by a variety of methods from many areas of the body, including the female genital tract, respiratory …

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  • 39specimen — n. a blood; sputum; stool; urine specimen * * * [ spesɪmən] sputum stool urine specimen a blood …

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  • 40specimen — s (specimen, specimen el. specimina) exemplar, äv. vetenskaplig skrift som åberopas för kompetens …

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