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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyōhon
"科学者は珍しい植物の標本を集めました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An individual, item, or part representative of a class or whole.
"The scientist collected a specimen of the rare plant for further research." - 2
A sample used for testing or analysis.
"The lab required a blood specimen to conduct the necessary tests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'specimen' originates from the Latin 'specimen', meaning 'a sample or example'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, evolving to refer to a representative example of a particular type or category.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Specimen" is said worldwide
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Spécimen
Transliteration: spesimen
"Le scientifique a collecté un spécimen de la plante rare."
Probe
Transliteration: proh-buh
"Der Wissenschaftler benötigte eine Probe für die Analyse."
Campione
Transliteration: kam-pyo-neh
"Il ricercatore ha raccolto un campione della pianta rara."
Especimen
Transliteration: es-peh-see-men
"El científico recolectó un especimen de la planta rara."
Espécime
Transliteration: es-peh-see-me
"O cientista coletou um espécime da planta rara."
नमूना
Transliteration: namuna
"वैज्ञानिक ने दुर्लभ पौधे का नमूना इकट्ठा किया।"
样本
Transliteration: yàngběn
"科学家收集了稀有植物的样本。"
표본
Transliteration: pyobon
"과학자는 희귀 식물의 표본을 수집했습니다."
標本
Transliteration: hyōhon
"科学者は珍しい植物の標本を集めました。"
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