"specs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /spɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-specs.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛks Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} specs
  1. (colloquial, plural only) Abbreviation of spectacles. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: spectacles Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-specs-en-noun-NjPqrPeg Disambiguation of Eyewear: 66 8 26 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum
  2. (colloquial) Specifications: plural of spec Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-specs-en-noun-KV-NNv4B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: granny specs, pair of specs, X-ray specs

Verb [English]

IPA: /spɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-specs.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛks Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} specs
  1. (colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of spec Tags: colloquial, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: spec
    Sense id: en-specs-en-verb-wVkKgSa~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 15 74

Alternative forms

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