SPEC'IMEN, noun [Latin from species, with the termination men, which corresponds in sense to the English hood or ness.] A sample; a part or small portion of any thing, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of something not exhibited; as a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting or composition; specimen of one's art or skill.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.