Specimen synonyms

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example
A similar case that constitutes a model or precedent:
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sample
A part, piece, or item taken or shown as representative of a whole thing, group, species, etc.; specimen; pattern
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case
(Grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
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organic remains (related)
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macrofossils (related)
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illustration
An example, story, analogy, etc. used to help explain or make something clear
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instance
A step in proceeding; occasion or case
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radiolaria (related)
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assemblage (related)
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desmid (related)
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unit
A single, distinct part or object, esp. one used for a specific purpose
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copy
One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording:
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examination
The definition of an examination is a detailed investigation, the act of conducting the detailed investigation or is a formal test of your knowledge or skills in a given area.
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exhibit
(Law) A document or object produced as evidence in a court
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mark
The definition of a mark is a sign, symbol, indication or a stain.
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model
A person who poses for an artist or photographer
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pattern
A model or original used for imitation or as an archetype.
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person
(Grammar) Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third person).
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prototype
(Computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
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type
The definition of a type means people, places or things that share traits which allow them to belong to the same group.
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representative
One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification.
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substitute (related)
(Historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
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diatom (related)
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forams (related)
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phytoliths (related)
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foraminifera (related)
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sea-urchin (related)
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coccolith (related)
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individual
A single organism as distinguished from a species, community, or group.
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exemplar
The definition of an exemplar is person or thing that is considered as a pattern to be copied.
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part
(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions. syn. transl.
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Specimen Sentence Examples

  • It was the basis of the earliest specimen of Provençal literature.

  • The aye-aye was discovered by Pierre Sonnerat in 1780, the specimen brought to Paris by that traveller being the only one known until 1860.

  • Pulling gloves and a bag from his pocket, he proceeded to collect the grisly specimen.

  • The wood is variable in quality and, though hard in texture, is less durable than the best oak of British growth; the heart-wood is of a light reddish brown varying to an olive tint; a Canadian specimen weighs 524 lb the cubic foot.

  • Taxidermy teacher, Jerry Ayer of Blanco, Texas claimed to have what he believed was an actual Chupacabra specimen in his freezer.

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