specification

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #58466

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1

noun
A detailed description of how something should be made, designed, or done.

The builder followed the architect's specifications exactly.
2

noun
A precise condition or requirement that must be met.

The parts were rejected because they did not meet the specification.

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1 noun · a detailed description of... spec

2 noun · a precise condition or... stipulation

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Forms specifications

Derived forms despecificationmisspecificationnonspecificationopen-specificationoverspecificationprespecificationrespecificationspecificationalsubspecificationunderspecification

Related forms species specific specify

Etymology

From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).

specification Middle French

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# specification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
**Frequency rank:** 58466

## Meanings
1. A detailed description of how something should be made, designed, or done.
2. A precise condition or requirement that must be met.

## Examples
- The builder followed the architect's specifications exactly.
- The parts were rejected because they did not meet the specification.

## Derived Forms
- despecification
- misspecification
- nonspecification
- open-specification
- overspecification
- prespecification
- respecification
- specificational
- subspecification
- underspecification

## Related Forms
- species
- specific
- specify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: specification

## Etymology
From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio).

## AI Etymology
Specification is from Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio). In present-day use, it can mean a detailed description of how something should be made, designed, or done, or a precise condition or requirement that must be met. Related forms include species, specific, specify. Derived formations include despecification, misspecification, nonspecification, open-specification, overspecification.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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