English
Etymology
Originally in the phrase in specie; from L. #Latin|speci�, ablative singular of species.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�spi��i/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. type|Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
2. money|Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 8:
#*:�Dick� Counterfly had absquatulated swiftly into the night, leaving his son with only a pocketful of specie and the tender admonition, �Got to �scram,� kid � write if you get work.�

Translations
trans-top|money
Finnish: raha
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Dutch

Noun
specie

1. uncountable mortar

Italian
Etymology
Latin species, speciei

Noun
specie f (plural: specie)

1. kind, species
2. sort

Related terms
speciale
speciazione
specifico

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