"sem" meaning in English

See sem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sem.wav [Southern-England] 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
  2. Clipping of semester. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: semester
    Sense id: en-sem-en-noun-jIOjJKHg
  3. Clipping of semicolon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: semicolon
    Sense id: en-sem-en-noun-F2YJom-R

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sem meaning in English (1.3kB)

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