specimentext

noun
UK /ˈspesɪmən tɛkst/
US /ˈspɛsəmən tɛkst/

A small piece of writing used as an example.

The teacher showed a specimentext so we knew what a good story looks like.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A short block of words used to test how a font looks.

The designer typed a specimentext to compare the two fonts.

3. A placeholder passage put on a page before the real words are ready.

The website had specimentext until the writer finished the article.

4. A small copy of writing kept to show what something was like.

They saved a specimentext from the old letter as a record.