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Spec
//ˈspɛk// adj, noun, verb, slang
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Adjective
- 1 Clipping of special abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
- 2 Clipping of specified abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
- 3 Clipping of speculative abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Noun
- 1 Clipping of specification. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
"job spec"
- 2 Initialism of Species of European Conservation Concern. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work wordnet
- 4 Clipping of speculation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
"This is told in confidence to the servant-man or woman who opens the door—‘be so good as tell the lady as much,’ says the hawker, ‘for really I’m afraid to carry the goods much longer, and I have already sold enough to pay me well enough for my spec—go, there’s a good girl, tell your missus I have splendid goods, and am willing almost to give them away, and if we makes a deal of it, why I don’t mind giving you a handsome present for yourself.’"
- 5 A species designated as of conservation concern according to this classification scheme.
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- 6 Clipping of specialization. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 7 Clipping of specialist. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 8 Clipping of special. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 9 Clipping of spectrum. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 10 Abbreviation of specifier. abbreviation, alt-of
- 11 Clipping of specifier. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 12 Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Verb
- 1 To specify, especially in a formal specification document. transitive
"I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants."
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