how to pronounce specimen

/ˈspɛs.ə.mɪn/

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specimen is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of specimen in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… perfect husky specimen who was …”

meaning of specimen

Specimen means a sample of something.

specimen frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word specimen occurs in english on average 10.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.