Standard Lemma guide

specified

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S P EH1 S AH0 F AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Thoroughly explained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of specify

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

clearly and explicitly stated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • meals are at specified times

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unspecified

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: spécifié — Thoroughly explained
  • Galician: especificado — Thoroughly explained
  • German: spezieller — Thoroughly explained
  • Hungarian: meghatározott — Thoroughly explained
  • Hungarian: megadott — Thoroughly explained
  • Hungarian: konkrét — Thoroughly explained
  • Italian: specificato — Thoroughly explained
  • Korean: 확실 (hwaksil) — Thoroughly explained
  • Portuguese: especificado — Thoroughly explained
  • Spanish: especificado — Thoroughly explained
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