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- [seyn]
- /seɪn/
- /seɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seyn]
- /seɪn/
Definitions of seine word
- noun seine a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long. 1
- noun seine a former department in N France. 1
- verb with object seine to fish for or catch with a seine. 1
- verb with object seine to use a seine in (water). 1
- verb without object seine to fish with a seine. 1
- noun seine river in Paris 1
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Origin of seine
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net
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Parts of speech for Seine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seine
verb seine
- chummed — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- fish — (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
- go fishing — try to catch fish
- chum — Your chum is your friend.
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