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speciēs

[ˈspɛ.ki.eːs]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. seeing, view, look
  2. spectacle, sight
  3. external appearance, looks; general outline or shape
  4. semblance, pretence, pretense, pretext, outward show (per + genitive)
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.

Pronunciationˈspɛ.ki.eːs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed with the genitive case when meaning a pretence or outward show.

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speciēs in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.