Specimen vs. Realia — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Specimen and Realia
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Specimen
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
Early specimens of the art of Picasso
Realia
Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
Specimen
An individual, item, or part representative of a class or whole.
Realia
(linguistics) Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.
Specimen
An organism, part of an organism, or fossil that has been collected and usually preserved, especially for display or scientific research.
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Specimen
A sample, as of tissue, blood, or urine, used for analysis and diagnosis.
Specimen
(Informal) An individual; a person
A disagreeable specimen.
Specimen
(numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
Specimen
(philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
Specimen
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
Specimen
An eligible man.
Specimen
A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of a person's blood; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.
Specimen
An example regarded as typical of its class
Specimen
A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes;
They collected a urine specimen for urinalysis
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