type specimen
type spec·i·men
T t Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahyp spes-uh-muh n]
- /taɪp ˈspɛs ə mən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahyp spes-uh-muh n]
- /taɪp ˈspɛs ə mən/
Definitions of type specimen words
- noun type specimen an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared. 1
- noun type specimen the original specimen from which a description of a new species is made 0
- noun type specimen type (sense 9) type (sense 9a) 0
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Origin of type specimen
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Type specimen
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
type specimen popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
type specimen usage trend in Literature
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