Meaning of species | Babel Free
[ˈspɛ.ki.eːs]Definitions
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seeing, view, look declension-5
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spectacle, sight declension-5
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external appearance, looks; general outline or shape declension-5
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semblance, pretence, pretense, pretext, outward show (per + genitive) declension-5
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show, display declension-5
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point of view, perspective declension-5
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vision, dream, apparition declension-5, figuratively
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honor, reputation declension-5, figuratively
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a kind, quality, type declension-5, figuratively
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a special case declension-5
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tea blend New-Latin, declension-5, in-plural
Equivalents
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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