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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)

specimen

/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/

noun

an example of something, especially of a plant or an animal; a small amount of blood or urine

  • “Your work with these specimens was impressive.”Tatoeba
  • “These specimens are divided into several categories.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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