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speck definition

speck (spek)

noun

  1. a small spot, mark, or stain
  2. a very small bit; particle

Etymology: ME specke < OE specca: for IE base see spark

transitive verb

to mark with specks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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