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Meaning of species | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈspɛ.ki.eːs]

Definitions

  1. seeing, view, look
    declension-5
  2. spectacle, sight
    declension-5
  3. external appearance, looks; general outline or shape
    declension-5
  4. semblance, pretence, pretense, pretext, outward show (per + genitive)
    declension-5
  5. show, display
    declension-5
  6. point of view, perspective
    declension-5
  7. vision, dream, apparition
    declension-5, figuratively
  8. honor, reputation
    declension-5, figuratively
  9. a kind, quality, type
    declension-5, figuratively
  10. a special case
    declension-5
  11. tea blend
    New-Latin, declension-5, in-plural

Equivalents

English appearance view

Examples

“Tumor ille locī permānsit, et altī collis habet speciem.”

That elevation of the place remained and it has the appearance of a high hill.

“… neque enim speciē fāmāve movētur”

And truly, [Dido] was no [longer] worried about [some false] pretense, nor by [any harm to her] reputation

“Per speciem honoris”

By the pretext of honouring

“Sub specie aeternitatis no political system is perfect, and no political system final.”

From the perspective of eternity, ....

“speciēs dīgestīvae”

digestive tea

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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