espèce

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin speciēs. Doublet of épice, an older borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

espèce f (plural espèces)

  1. type, sort, kind
  2. (taxonomy) species
  3. (in the plural) cash, specie, coin

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