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serif
nounB2
/ˈsɛr.ɪf/A small decorative line or stroke attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a typeface.
serigraph
nounLow
/ˈsɛrɪɡrɑːf/A print made using the silk-screen printing process.
serin
nounRare (specialist/ornithological term).
/ˈsɛrɪn/A small Old World finch (genus Serinus), often with yellow or streaky plumage.
serine
nounC2
/ˈsɛriːn/A non-essential amino acid that is a fundamental building block of proteins and is involved in metabolism.
seringa
nounB2
/sɪˈrɪndʒ/A medical instrument consisting of a small hollow tube with a plunger, used for injecting fluids into or withdrawing them from the body.
seringapatam
nounVery low
/ˌsɛrɪŋɡəˈpætəm/A place name; the historical name for the city of Srirangapatna in Karnataka, India.
serious
adjectivenounHigh (C1)
/ˈsɪəriəs/Thinking or behaving in a careful, thoughtful, and grave manner, not joking or frivolous.
seriousness
nounB2
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs.nəs/The state or quality of being serious; earnestness, importance, or solemnity.
seriplane
nounVery Rare / Technical
/ˈsɛrɪpleɪn/A device for measuring the length of yarn or thread by winding it onto a reel of known circumference.
serjeant
nounVery Low
/ˈsɑːdʒ(ə)nt/A specific type of officer or official, historically a non-commissioned officer in the army or a certain type of barrister or legal officer.
serjeant at arms
nounLow
/ˌsɑːdʒənt ət ˈɑːmz/An officer of a legislative body, court, or organization who is responsible for maintaining order and security.
serjeant at law
nounVery Low
/ˌsɑːdʒənt ət ˈlɔː/A high-ranking barrister of the senior court in England, historically one of an elite order of lawyers (serjeants) who had exclusive rights of audience in the Court of Common Pleas.
serjeanty
nounVery low
/ˈsɑːdʒ(ə)nti/A form of feudal land tenure in medieval England, where a tenant held land in exchange for performing a specific, often non‑military, service to the king or lord.
serkin
nounVery Low
/ˈsɜː.kɪn/A surname, most famously associated with the renowned American classical pianist Rudolf Serkin (1903–1991).
serlio
nounVery Low (Technical/Historical)
/ˈsɜː.lɪ.əʊ/An architectural element, specifically a type of rustic door or window surround (also known as a Serlian motif), named after the 16th-century Italian architect Sebastiano Serlio.
sermon
nounB2
/ˈsɜː.mən/A talk on a religious or moral subject, typically delivered by a clergy member to a congregation.
sermon on the mount
nounLow
/ˌsɜː.mən ɒn ðə ˈmaʊnt/A major, foundational discourse delivered by Jesus Christ, as recorded in chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, containing key ethical teachings.
sermonette
nounLow
/ˌsɜː.mənˈet/A short sermon, particularly one considered brief, simplified, or minor in substance.
sermonize
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 / Very Low Frequency
/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪz/To deliver a moral or religious lecture in a lengthy, tedious, or pompous manner.
seroconvert
verbLow
/ˌsɪərəʊkənˈvɜːt/To develop detectable antibodies in the blood serum in response to a specific antigen, especially one from a pathogen.

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