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speck
What does speck mean?
speck (noun): a tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use speck in a sentence?
- The plane was just a speck in the sky. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce speck?
/spɛk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does speck come from?
From Middle English spekke, from Old English specca (“small spot, stain”), from the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *sprakô (“spark”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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