Meaning

1 senses
  1. A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.

More definitions
  • 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)
  • the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Belief in God is not evil per se.

    deDer Glaube an Gott ist nicht das Böse an sich. — freddy1

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  2. You must admit that you don't feel any time per se isolated from the movement.

    ruСогласитесь, вы не воспринимаете ни один момент отдельно от движения. — carlosalberto

    deSie müssen zugeben, dass Sie keinen Moment für sich allein und isoliert von der Bewegung wahrnehmen. — carlosalberto

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  3. Seán plays Gaelic football every Saturday.

    Шон щосуботи грає у гельський футбол. — deniko

  4. "Se la tirano" can be hard to translate.

  5. Is it Seán that's working?

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Origin

From Mandarin 瑟 (sè).

From Mandarin 瑟 (sè).

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Forms

plural: ses
Singularse
Pluralses

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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):seleniumatomic number 34
  • the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees:southeastsou'-eastsoutheastward

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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