Both Uses of
specimen
in
The Great Gatsby
- That's what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen of a — —.†
p. 12.2 *specimen = an example regarded as typical of its class
- "Finest specimens of human molars," he informed me.†
p. 72.4specimens = examples regarded as typical of their class
Definition:
an example thought to represent its type; or a bit of tissue, blood, or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes