Usually means: Sample for scientific study, analysis.
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We found 44 dictionaries that define the word specimen:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. specimen: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. specimen: Merriam-Webster
  3. specimen: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. specimen: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. specimen: Collins English Dictionary
  6. specimen: Vocabulary.com
  7. Specimen, specimen: Wordnik
  8. specimen: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. specimen: Wiktionary
  10. specimen: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. specimen: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. specimen: Dictionary.com
  13. specimen: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. specimen: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Specimen (band), Specimen: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Specimen: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. specimen: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. specimen: Rhymezone
  19. specimen: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. specimen: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. specimen: FreeDictionary.org
  22. specimen: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. specimen: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. specimen: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. English-Chinese Dictionary of Graphic Communications (Big 5) (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)
  3. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Specimen (biology), specimen: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Specimen (biology), specimen: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. specimen: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Specimen (biology), specimen: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)
  2. ORCHID GLOSSARY (No longer online)
  3. Botanical Terms (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. specimen: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. specimen: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Composite Terms (No longer online)
  2. K & A glossary (No longer online)
  3. Specimen: Coin Collecting

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
noun:  (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
noun:  (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
noun:  (derogatory) An unpleasant or contemptible person.
noun:  A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
noun:  (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

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