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sere1

Pronunciation: /sɪə/

(also sear)

Definition of sere

adjective

literary

(especially of vegetation) dry or withered: small green vineyards encircled by vast sear fields

Origin:

Old English sēar: see sear

sere in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sere in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbian
Serbo-
Serbo-Croat
Sercial
sere ¹
sere ²
Seremban
serenade
serenata
serendipitous

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sere² Br. Eng
sear Br. Eng
seré Sp-Eng

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