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specification

[spes-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌspɛs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The rules dictate that power-unit manufacturers must supply to their customers engines of exactly the same specification as those used by the works team.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The Black Badge specification features a dark-anodized grille and hood figurine in the place of chrome brightwork—younger, fresher, more nocturnal, but also nicely understated, which I like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The job specification describes the role as one of "the most important, high-profile public posts in the UK".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

SVI makes security cameras, bespoke amplifiers, medical equipment, to whatever specification their customers, who are mainly in Scandinavia, want.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

The very earliest events in the specification of an embryo—the specification of the body axis, of front and back, and left versus right—were among the last to be understood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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