Meaning & use
Specifies
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States or describes something clearly and precisely, especially as a requirement or condition.
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The contract specifies a delivery date of no later than June 1st.
The recipe specifies exactly how many minutes to bake the bread.
A note on using this word
Third-person singular form of "specify," from Latin "species" (kind) plus "-fy" (to make).
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