"sem" meaning in English

See sem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sem.wav Forms: sems [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛm Head templates: {{en-noun}} sem (plural sems)
  1. Clipping of seminary. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: seminary
    Sense id: en-sem-en-noun-x3nIrAku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 37 32
  2. Clipping of semester. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: semester
    Sense id: en-sem-en-noun-jIOjJKHg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 37 32
  3. Clipping of semicolon Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: semicolon
    Sense id: en-sem-en-noun-CQfVnyCt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 37 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trisem

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trisem"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sems",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sem (plural sems)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "seminary"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 37 32",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of seminary."
      ],
      "id": "en-sem-en-noun-x3nIrAku",
      "links": [
        [
          "seminary",
          "seminary#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "semester"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 37 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of semester."
      ],
      "id": "en-sem-en-noun-jIOjJKHg",
      "links": [
        [
          "semester",
          "semester#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "semicolon"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 37 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of semicolon"
      ],
      "id": "en-sem-en-noun-CQfVnyCt",
      "links": [
        [
          "semicolon",
          "semicolon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sem"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛm",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛm/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "trisem"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sems",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "seminary"
        }
      ],
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        "English clippings"
      ],
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        "Clipping of seminary."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seminary",
          "seminary#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "semester"
        }
      ],
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        "English clippings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of semester."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "semester",
          "semester#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "semicolon"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English clippings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of semicolon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "semicolon",
          "semicolon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛm/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sem"
}

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