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specs

The correct spelling is specs.

How to pronounce specs

noun

IPA: /spɛks/

Say it like: Spe-cs

The correct spelling is specs. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. For example: "I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair."

Usage Examples

I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.

Spouses should make a great pair.

a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
  2. 2.Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
  3. 3.Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
  4. 4.A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
  5. 5.A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.

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