fine specimen
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffineandspecimen
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fine
adjective
uk/faɪn/us/faɪn/
good or good enough; healthy ...
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specimen
noun[C]
uk/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
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(Definition offineandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A particularlyfinespecimenis a small anthropomorphic figurine pendant, sculpted in a soft greenish sandstone.
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She is afinespecimenof a woman with three fine children.
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That is afinespecimenof logic.
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This is due to the fact that she has been better fed, that school meals and school milk have resulted in producing a physicallyfinespecimenof 16.
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The fort is a veryfinespecimenof its class and one of the most picturesque in the region.
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The mansion was afinespecimenof 17th-century architecture.
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If you fall in with them, a case should be filled with fine specimens.
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These were all fine specimens of manhood, and, of the fifteen, seven were miners.
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They are such fine specimens and are therefore likely to be able to operate with more democratic legitimacy.
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No, my argument is that pacifists are, as a rule, fine specimens of humanity.
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They are fine specimens of industrial archaeology, but they are not necessarily the right shape to accommodate modern machinery.
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The tail fin is mostly hyaline but in fine specimens (particularly alpha males) acquires a gunmetal-blue lustre.
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There are many fine specimens of silverware dating from the 17th century there.
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The gates which now exist are very fine specimens of ancient woodcarving, but are probably only copies of the original very early doors.
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The basic body color of an adult specimen is a translucent yellow, with a pearlescent lustre emanating from the scales in particularly fine specimens.
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Unfortunately, these fine specimens which sometimes preserved even details of the skin structure are now lost.
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