Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedan

/səˈdæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: sedan
IPA: /səˈdæn/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.

noun

An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited) cargo space.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage

noun

A handbarrow for transporting fish.

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A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.

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A rural town in Mid Murray council area, South Australia, 100 kilometres east of Adelaide, believed to be named by Lutheran settlers after Sedan, France.

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Example Sentences

"The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently ſeen."
"1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24, What we are observing in this sedan square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family sedan."
"In addition there was a companion four-door sedan, mounted on the C- 38 Series 121.5-inch platform and equipped with the 1 14-horsepower L-head six."
"The 1929 Model A Tudor sedan on these pages will receive a mild top chop of 3 inches, combined with the installation of a rear delivery door and a filled roof."
"A hint of the truth broke on him after Sedan, when he saw the dyed moustaches of Napoleon going grey; another when he entered Paris, and saw the smashed windows of the Tuileries."

Etymology

The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: sede, sedes, -, Sedensi

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈdæn/
British English: /səˈdæn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sedans (plural)

Derived Forms

sedanlike supersedan

Phrases

station sedan

Frequently Paired Words

sedan chair coupe station wagon wagon station sedan estate car estate minivan

Synonyms

litter saloon sedan chair

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce sedan?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈdæn/.
What does sedan mean?: An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
Where does sedan come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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