Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [si-surn]
- /sɪˈsɜrn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [si-surn]
- /sɪˈsɜrn/
Definitions of secern word
- verb with object secern to discriminate or distinguish in thought. 1
- verb without object secern to become secerned. 1
- verb secern (of a gland or follicle) to secrete 0
- verb secern to distinguish or discriminate 0
- verb transitive secern to discriminate, or distinguish 0
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Origin of secern
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin sēcernere, equivalent to sē- se- + cernere to sift (cf. discern)
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Parts of speech for Secern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secern popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
secern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for secern
verb secern
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
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