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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Clipping of special
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
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adj
Clipping of specified
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
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adj
Clipping of speculative
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
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noun
Clipping of specification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Clipping of speculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Clipping of specialization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Clipping of specialist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Clipping of special.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Clipping of spectrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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noun
Abbreviation of specifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Clipping of specifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Qualifier: Australian rules football
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noun
Initialism of Species of European Conservation Concern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: biology, conservation, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A species designated as of conservation concern according to this classification scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: specification
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Broader terms: description, verbal description
Narrower terms: computer architecture, network architecture
History
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Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
