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When I was a kid, I wanted to be That Girl. I even wrote a spec script for it and sent it to Sam Denoff.
Jeffrey Klarik

Meaning of "spec" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPEC

Short for speculation or speculative.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEC

spec  [spɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spec can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPEC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spec in the English dictionary

The definition of spec in the dictionary is speculative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEC


APEC
ˈeɪpɛk
copeck
ˈkəʊpɛk
flyspeck
ˈflaɪˌspɛk
henpeck
ˈhɛnˌpɛk
kopeck
ˈkəʊpɛk
kopek
ˈkəʊpɛk
OAPEC
əʊˈeɪpɛk
OPEC
ˈəʊˌpɛk
pec
pɛk
peck
pɛk
pecke
pɛk
Pishpek
pɪʃˈpɛk
ryepeck
ˈraɪˌpɛk
speck
spɛk
Tehuantepec
təˈwɑːntəˌpɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEC

speary
spec sheet
spec.
speccier
specciest
speccy
special
special agent
Special Air Service
special assessment
Special Boat Service
Special Branch
special case
special clearing
special constable
special correspondent
special delivery
special development area
special drawing rights
special edition

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEC

alec
arcsec
Aztec
codec
cosec
Dec
ec
elec
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Lautrec
Liberec
Malbec
on spec
Quebec
rec
sec
Sosnowiec
tec
Toulouse-Lautrec

Synonyms and antonyms of spec in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spec» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEC

Find out the translation of spec to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spec from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spec» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

规格
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spec
570 millions of speakers

English

spec
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कल्पना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المواصفات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спецификации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

especificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফটকা খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spec
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spec
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spec
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பெக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशिष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spec
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spec
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

специфікації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spec
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spec
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spec
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spec
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spec

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEC»

The term «spec» is very widely used and occupies the 6.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of spec
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «spec».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spec» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spec» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spec

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5 QUOTES WITH «SPEC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spec.
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James Callis
There wasn't very much going on in London about five years ago, and I just took a ticket on spec and went to Los Angeles. I think it was in my second week that I auditioned for 'Battlestar.'
2
Glenn Close
There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.
3
Stephen Gaghan
When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money so I could write novels. I thought movies were a second-class art form. I condescended to it - I didn't know enough to know it was really gonna be hard.
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Peter Gould
I wrote a spec script that people really liked: a political serial based on Jeffrey's Toobin's 'A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.' It was the first thing I had ever written with any political subject matter in it.
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Jeffrey Klarik
When I was a kid, I wanted to be That Girl. I even wrote a spec script for it and sent it to Sam Denoff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEC»

Discover the use of spec in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spec and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Spec Manual 2nd Edition
This text serves as a how-to-measure manual for fashion students and industry professionals operating without a corporate spec manual.
Michele Wesen Bryant, Diane DeMers, 2006
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Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory ...
In Spec Ops, a well-organized and deeply researched study, McRaven analyzes eight classic special operations.
William H. Mcraven, 2009
3
Spec Ops: Official Strategies & Secrets
Complete mission walkthroughs and strategies are revealed for Spec Ops, a mission-based 3D shooter that incorporates a much higher level of strategic gaming than most games in its category.
Chris Jensen, Doug Radcliffe, 1998
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Building Spec Homes Profitably: The Professional's Guide
This book provides practical, direct guidance for the successful construction and sale of a spec home--with a minimum of risk.
Kenneth V. Johnson, 1994
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Computer Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking: SPEC ...
EachrefereedpaperwasreviewedbyatleastfourProgramCommitteemembers. The result is a collection of high-quality papers discussing current issues in the area of benchmarking research and technology.
David Kaeli, Kai Sachs, 2009
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Subject Index to SPEC Kits in Print
SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES EXCHANGE CENTER (SPEC) SPEC gathers, analyzes and distributes information and descriptive materials on policies, procedures, and management techniques deveioped by academic libraries. Resources ...
‎1988
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Subject Index to SPEC Kits
SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES EXCHANGE CENTER (SPEC) SPEC gathers, ana1yzes and distributes information and descriptive materia1s on po1icies, procedures, and management techniques deve1oped by academic 1ibraries.
‎1973
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Systems Engineering Guidebook: A Process for Developing ...
An architectural description conveys a set of views each of which depicts the system by describing domain concerns. B Spec Common name for the Development Specification as defined by MlL-STD-961. This specification type has several ...
James N Martin, 1996
9
Camallanus Americanus Nov Spec
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Byrd Magath, 2011
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Spec Flyer
SPEC Flyer Copyright © 1991 by the Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services. This SPEC Flyer may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. SPEC Kits (ISSN 0160 3582) are available  ...
Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spec is used in the context of the following news items.
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Subaru previews Australia-bound WRX STI NR4 Spec
Subaru's Australian division has introduced a more hardcore version of the WRX STI dubbed NR4 Spec that's ready to go racing. «LeftLane News, Jul 15»
2
Force India duo preach caution about new B-spec F1 car
Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg have both warned against expecting too much too soon from the B-spec Force India that makes its Formula 1 debut at ... «autosport.com, Jul 15»
3
Force India B-spec debut pushed back to Silverstone
Force India will roll out its highly-anticipated B-spec VJM08 at the British Grand Prix rather than at Austria's post-grand prix test days, driver Sergio Perez has ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
4
Force India to introduce new B-spec car at the British GP
Force India will introduce their upgraded B-spec car at Silverstone for the British GP, deputy team principal Bob Fernley has confirmed. The new car, which has ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
5
The World's Most Expensive Spec House Grows Like Cancer
Nile Niami, a film producer and speculative residential developer, is pouring concrete in L.A.'s Bel Air neighborhood for a compound with a 74,000-square-foot ... «Gawker, May 15»
6
Force India's B-spec 2015 F1 car delayed to British Grand Prix
Sergio Perez says the introduction of Force India's 'B-spec' Formula 1 car has been pushed back again, and the team is hoping to run it at the post-Austrian GP ... «autosport.com, May 15»
7
Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec
Setting the Turbo R-Spec apart from other Velosters is R-Spec badging on the rear hatch. Sure, it's not much, but it's something. It also gets a sharp red underline ... «Top Speed, Feb 15»
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Spec Ops and Blacklight developer Zombie Studios shuts down
Zombie Studios, the development team behind Daylight, Spec Ops, and Blacklight: Retribution, is to shut down. A post on the developers' website suggests a ... «International Business Times UK, Jan 15»
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Spec Ops: The Line lead narrative designer leaves 2K Games
Spec Ops: The Line was a stock standard third-person cover shooter on the outside, but on the inside it was a bracing meditation on military games which ... «PC Gamer Magazine, Sep 14»
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Spec Ops: The Line sequel has "no chance" of happening and …
Spec Ops: The Line was a remarkable game, to the point that more than two years after it came out, I don't want to talk about it in any great detail out of fear of ... «PC Gamer Magazine, Jul 14»

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