Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete form of see.
  • noun An obsolete form of sea.
  • In music, if: occurring in some directive phrases, as se bisegna, if it is necessary.
  • 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.
  • In chem., the symbol of selenium.
  • A Latin reflexive pronoun, occurring in some phrases used in English, as in per se (compare ampersand), in se, se defendendo.

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  • noun chemistry Symbol for selenium.

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  • 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

  • 15-7: = Se lo suplica a V. =: _Se = le_, redundant pronoun anticipating

    Novelas Cortas Pedro Antonio de Alarc��n 1862

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.

    Un reto para los peritos... 2002

  • Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.

    Un reto para los peritos... 2002

  • Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.

    Un reto para los peritos... 2002

  • Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.

    Un reto para los peritos... 2002

  • Hi Brad, And I though you did, in 'Se verla al revés', which I though to beincredibly witty on your part.

    Un reto para los peritos... 2002

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