specified
English meaning: Specified
Definition
Thoroughly explained.
Example
“Add the specified amount of water and stir well.”
Another example: “Unless otherwise specified, all prices include tax.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and adjective of 'specify': clearly stated or named ('the specified amount', 'unless otherwise specified'). Common in technical, legal and instructional writing. Neutral to formal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Late Latin 'specificare' 'to make particular', from Latin 'species' 'kind' + 'facere' 'to make'; 14th century.
Related Words
- iec
- specify
- specification
- parameter
- iso
- voltage
- parameters
- default
- file
- criteria
Common Collocations
- as specified
- unless otherwise specified
- specified amount
- specified time
- specified conditions
- clearly specified
Word Forms
specify (v); specifies; specified; specifying; specification (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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