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spe⋅cie

1  [spee-shee, -see]
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–noun
1. coined money; coin.
—Idiom
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.
Origin:
1545–55; < L (in) speciē (in) kind; see species

spe⋅cie

2  [spee-shee, -see]
–noun Nonstandard.
species.
Origin:
by back formation, construing species as pl. n.
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spe·cie   (spē'shē, -sē)   
n.  Coined money; coin.

[From (in) specie, (in) the actual form, from Latin (in) speciē, (in) kind, ablative of speciēs; see species.]
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: spe·cie
Pronunciation: 'spE-shE, -sE
Function: noun
Etymology: from in specie, from Latin, in kind
: money in coin—in specie : in the identical form and without alteration or substitution in specie>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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