This week’s theme
Words that appear to be misspelled

This week’s words
staddle
dragoon
specie
navvy
compromis

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(SPEE-shee/-see)

MEANING:

noun:
1. Money, especially in a form that has an intrinsic value (for example, coins made from precious metals as opposed to paper money).
2. Type or kind (used in the phrase “in specie” meaning “in a similar manner”).

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin species (appearance, form, kind), from specere (to look). Earliest documented use: 1551.

USAGE:

“For all we know, the banks may never open again! I’ve heard they’ve nearly run out of specie!”
Kia Corthron; Moon and the Mars; Seven Stories Press; 2021.

See more usage examples of specie in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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