Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seet-n]
- /ˈsit n/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seet-n]
- /ˈsit n/
Definitions of seton word
- noun seton Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) ("Mother Seton") 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975). 1
- noun seton Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S. 1
- noun seton Ernest Thompson. 1860–1946, US author and illustrator of animal books, born in England 0
- noun seton Saint Elizabeth Ann(born Elizabeth Ann Bayley) (1774-1821); Am. Rom. Catholic leader: 1st native-born Am. saint: her day is Jan. 4 0
- noun seton Ernest Thompson(born Ernest Seton Thompson) 1860-1946; U.S. naturalist, writer, & illustrator, born in England 0
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Origin of seton
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō), equivalent to sēt(a) seta + -ōn- noun suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seton popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seton usage trend in Literature
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