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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Eyeglasses; spectacles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A colloquial contraction of spectacles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial Abbreviation of
spectacles . - noun colloquial
Specifications : Plural form ofspec .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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Examples
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We tried to show the client had a lot to do with it too -- refusing to take accountability for changes in specs, delayed decisions, contradictory information -- but it just made things worse.
Charles H. Green: How to Recover from Trust Lost: Part I Charles H. Green 2010
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We tried to show the client had a lot to do with it too -- refusing to take accountability for changes in specs, delayed decisions, contradictory information -- but it just made things worse.
Charles H. Green: How to Recover from Trust Lost: Part I Charles H. Green 2010
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In place of some Hollywood voluptuary, she gives us a Cleopatra who is a working queen and ruler: at one point we even see her in specs sitting at a desk signing state papers.
Antony and Cleopatra - review Michael Billington 2010
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Building according to LEED specs is the norm for big corporations.
Bruce Nussbaum: Are Designers The Enemy Of Design? Jonathan 2007
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Building according to LEED specs is the norm for big corporations.
Archive 2007-07-01 Jonathan 2007
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Click here for a list of the full specs from the Seagate website.
Deal of the Day, Part 2: Seagate 500GB hard drive for under $140 | Sync Blog 2007
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ALSO – it comes completely insulated with SIPs, insulated glass windows and according to the specs is quite weather-tight.
PREFAB FRIDAY: Rocio Romero’s Fish Camp House | Inhabitat 2006
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Matching specs is a waste of time unless you REALLY know what is under the hood.
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Model funds still looking to buy Aud/Usd; leveraged names and shorter-term specs on the offer.
Currency Trading News by DailyFX Joel Kruger 2010
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Model funds still looking to buy Aud/Usd; leveraged names and shorter-term specs on the offer.
Currency Trading News by DailyFX Joel Kruger 2010
hernesheir commented on the word specs
Cf. crappie, speckled perch.
October 12, 2009