US /spɛks/ UK /spɛks/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    informal term for spectacles or for technical specifications

    He pushed his specs up his nose and squinted at the screen.

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Synonyms
1 noun · informal term for... spectaclesglasseseyeglassesspecifications
Word family
Related forms spectaclesspecification

Etymology

An informal clipping, either of spectacles (from Latin spectaculum, from spectare 'to watch') or of specifications (from Latin species + facere); both ultimately rest on Latin specere ('to look').

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