Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sega

/ˈseɪ.ɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: sega
IPA: /ˈseɪ.ɡə/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles.

noun

A genre of popular music mainly associated with Mauritius.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Super Extended Graphics Array.

Example Sentences

"I would lay in bed for a few hours playing games on my Sega, getting totally absorbed in it as though it were all real and then I would sleep for the rest of the day."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese セガ (Sega), an abbreviation of service games, because the company's earliest products were aimed at American servicemen on military bases.

Word Breakdown

Root: sega

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Segas (plural)

Derived Forms

seggae

Phrases

Sega blue sky

Rhymes With

riga amiga zuniga rega higa arteaga barriga arciniega arechiga suniga grega mega

Questions

How do you pronounce sega?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪ.ɡə/.
What does sega mean?: Any of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles.
Where does sega come from?: Borrowed from Japanese セガ (Sega), an abbreviation of service games, because the company's earliest products were aimed at American servicemen on military bases.

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