Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seme

/ˈsiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
seme
IPA
/ˈsiːm/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.

verb

Obsolete form of seem.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of seam.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete form of semé.

Obsolete

noun

An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

semes (plural) semata (plural) semes (present, singular) seming (participle, present) semed (participle, past) semed (past)

Derived Forms

semic

Frequently Paired Words

homosemic homosemous homosemy polyseme polysemic polysemous polysemy semantic

Homonyms

seam seem

Antonyms

uke

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce seme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːm/.
What does seme mean?
Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
Where does seme come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce seme

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈsiːm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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