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secam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
se-cam
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Sequentiel Couleur à Mémoire, meaning “sequential color with memory”, a TV standard.

Etymology

From French SECAM.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does secam mean?
Abbreviation of Sequentiel Couleur à Mémoire, meaning “sequential color with memory”, a TV standard.
Where does secam come from?
It is traced to French.

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