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specie

Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃi/

The English word “specie” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

Originally in the phrase in specie; from Latin speciē, ablative singular of species. Compare in kind.

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