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specie
1[ spee-shee, -see ]
/ Ëspi Êi, -si /
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noun
coined money; coin.
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Idioms about specie
- in the same kind.
- (of money) in coin.
- in a similar manner; in kind: Such treachery should be repaid in specie.
- Law. in the identical shape, form, etc., as specified.
in specie,
Origin of specie
1First recorded in 1545â55; from Latin (in) speciÄ â(in) kindâ; see species
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Other definitions for specie (2 of 2)
Origin of specie
2By back formation, construing species as plural noun
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British Dictionary definitions for specie
specie
/ (ËspiËÊiË) /
noun
coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money
in specie
- (of money) in coin
- in kind
- law in the actual form specified
Word Origin for specie
C16: from the Latin phrase in speciÄ in kind
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