different between specimen vs entity

English

Etymology

From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speci? (“observe, watch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?s?m?n/
• Hyphenation: spe?ci?men

Noun

specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina)

1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

   early specimens of the art of Picasso

   1. (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
   2. (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
2. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
3. (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

Synonyms

• sample
• individual

Related terms

• species

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

specimen (plural specimens)

1. specimen, sample

Latin

Etymology

From speci? (“observe, watch”) +? -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?spe.ki.men/, [?s?p?k?m?n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?spe.t??i.men/, [?sp??t??im?n]

Noun

specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension

1. mark, token, sign, indication
2. example, pattern, model
3. ornament, honor

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Descendants

• Catalan: espècimen
• English: specimen
• French: specimen
• Portuguese: espécime
• Spanish: espécimen

References

• specimen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• specimen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• specimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• specimen in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

From French spécimen.

Noun

specimen n (plural specimene)

1. specimen

Declension

English

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin entit?tem, from entit?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?en.t?.ti/

Noun

entity (plural entities)

1. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
2. The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
3. (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.
4. The state or quality of being or existence.

5. A spirit, ghost, or the like.
6. (science fiction) An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:entity

Derived terms

See also

• duality
• trinity
• relationship

Translations

Further reading

• entity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??nt?t?]

Noun

entity

1. genitive singular of entita
2. nominative plural of entita
3. accusative plural of entita
4. vocative plural of entita