Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spec.

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: spec.
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of species.

adj

Abbreviation of special.

adv

Abbreviation of specifically.

Example Sentences

"A leader; spec. Il''' or The Duce, title assumed by Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), the creator and leader of the Fascist state in Italy."

Questions

What does spec. mean?: Abbreviation of species.

How to pronounce spec.

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