Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Latin prefix, meaning ‘apart,’ ‘away,’ occurring in many English words, as in secede, secure, segregate, seclude, select, secret, seduce, separate, sever, etc., and in the form sed- in sedition.
- noun An obsolete form of
sea . - In music, if: occurring in some directive phrases, as se bisegna, if it is necessary.
- An obsolete form of see.
- In chem., the symbol of selenium.
- A Latin reflexive pronoun, occurring in some phrases used in English, as in
per se (compareampersand ), in se, se defendendo.
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- noun chemistry Symbol for
selenium .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
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Examples
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15-7: = Se lo suplica a V. =: _Se = le_, redundant pronoun anticipating
Novelas Cortas Pedro Antonio de Alarc��n 1862
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Se is entirely wrong to tell you or anybody not to hunt and there is no way she can know anything about hunting if she has never done it herself.
I want to hunt, but my mom says that "killing helpless animals for fun is stupid". 2009
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Se is entirely wrong to tell you or anybody not to hunt and there is no way she can know anything about hunting if she has never done it herself.
I want to hunt, but my mom says that "killing helpless animals for fun is stupid". 2009
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I didn't recognize much among the fish that were on ice, so I called Se-yeong and she dropped by the supermarket to show which fish were suitable for pan-frying.
Archive 2009-04-01 gregarious monk 2009
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I didn't recognize much among the fish that were on ice, so I called Se-yeong and she dropped by the supermarket to show which fish were suitable for pan-frying.
Fish gregarious monk 2009
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Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.
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Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.
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Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.
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Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.
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Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.
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