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How do you spell Specification?

Correct spelling

specification

SPECIFIC + ATION.

Why is specification spelled this way?

From Latin specificare, to mention particularly. SPECIES (kind) + FACERE (to make). A specification makes something specific — requirements defined clearly enough to build from.

Common misspellings of specification

specificatonspecificasionspecifcationspecificiation

Example

The specifications are in the manual.

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The correct spelling is "specification". SPECIFIC + ATION.
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