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spec

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) spec (noun)
  2. 2) spec (verb)
  3. 3) spec (abbreviation)

1spec

noun \ˈspek\

Definition of SPEC

1
: specification —usually used in plural; also : a single quantity (as a dimension or a measure of performance) describing a product especially as part of a specification
2
: speculation <built the house on spec>
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Examples of SPEC

  1. parts built according to spec

Origin of SPEC

by alteration
First Known Use: 1926

Rhymes with SPEC

beck, Cech, check, Czech, deck, dreck, Eck, fleck, heck, Lech, lek, neck, pec, peck, reck, sec, sneck, speck, trek, wreak, wreck

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