specie
Use Specie in a sentence
ʃi, -si noun
Idioms 1.
coined money; coin.
2.
in specie,
a.
in the same kind.
b.
(of money) in coin.
c.
in a similar manner; in kind: Such treachery should be repaid in specie.
d.
Law. in the identical shape, form, etc., as specified.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money |
| 2. | in specie |
| a. (of money) in coin | |
| b. in kind | |
| c. law in the actual form specified | |
| [C16: from the Latin phrase in speciē in kind] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
specie
1615, "coin, money in the form of coins" (as opposed to paper money or bullion), from phrase in specie "in the real or actual form" (1551), from L. in specie "in kind," abl. of species "kind, form, sort" (see species).
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Example sentences
Every individual specie is competing with others within in habitat in order to live to see another day.
What if dreaming is the true language of the evolved specie.
Science is a fairly new phenomenon in our specie's repertoire and has shown amazing potential in a few centuries.
It was said that bankers and merchants were making preparations to remove specie and other valuables from the city.
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