specimen
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
Example
“early specimens of the art of Picasso”
Other meanings
A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
Synonyms
- sample
- individual
Related words
- biospecimen
- interspecimen
- intraspecimen
- multispecimen
- specimenize
- specimen bag
- specimen signature
- type specimen
- speciman
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “specimen” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.