specie
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noun \ˈspē-shē, -sē\Definition of SPECIE
: money in coin
— in specie
: in the same or like form or kind <ready to return insult in specie>; also : in coin
Origin of SPECIE
from in specie, from Latin, in kind
First Known Use: 1617
Rhymes with SPECIE
2specie
nounDefinition of SPECIE
nonstandard : species
Origin of SPECIE
back-formation from species (taken as a plural)
First Known Use: 1647
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