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noun
Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Money in the form of coins made from precious metal that has an intrinsic value; coinage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: paper
noun
singular of species
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, hypercorrect, singular
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noun
coins collectively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coinage, mintage, metal money
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: currency
Narrower terms: coin
History
Originally in the phrase in specie; from Latin speciē, ablative singular of species. Compare in kind.
Back-formation from species (plural), the final “s” being misinterpreted as a plural ending.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
