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— septuagenarian adjective

Sep·tu·a·gint noun : a Greek version of the Old Testament prepared in the 3d and 2d centuries B.C. by Jewish scholars

sep·tum noun, plural sep·ta : a dividing wall or membrane esp. between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue

se·pul·chral adjective 1 : relating to burial or the grave

2 : suited to or suggestive of a sepulchre : GLOOMY

Synonyms

bleak, dreary, funereal, gloomy, glum, gray, murky

1sepulchre or sep·ul·cher noun : a burial vault : TOMB

2sepulchre or sepulcher verb -chred or -chered; -chring or -cher·ing : BURY, ENTOMB

sep·ul·ture noun 1 : the act or process of burying : BURIAL

2 : SEPULCHRE

Synonyms

burial, entombment, interment—more at BURIAL

se·quel noun 1 : logical consequence

2 : a literary or cinematic work continuing a story begun in a preceding one

se·quence noun 1 : a continuous or connected series

2 : chronological order of events

3 : something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions : RESULT, SEQUEL

— se·quen·tial·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] chain, progression, string, train—more at CHAIN

[2] arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, order, setup—more at ORDER

se·quent adjective 1 : SUCCEEDING, CONSECUTIVE

2 : RESULTANT

se·quen·tial adjective : of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence

Synonyms

consecutive, successive—more at CONSECUTIVE

se·ques·ter verb 1 : to set apart : SEGREGATE

2 : to place (property) in custody esp. in sequestration

Synonyms

cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate—more at ISOLATE

se·ques·trate verb -trat·ed; -trat·ing : SEQUESTER

se·ques·tra·tion noun 1 : the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered

2 : a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong

Synonyms

insulation, isolation, seclusion, segregation, solitude—more at ISOLATION

se·quin noun 1 : an old gold coin of Turkey and Italy

2 : a small metal or plastic plate used for ornamentation esp. on clothing

— se·quined or se·quinned adjective

se·quoia noun : either of two huge California coniferous trees

ser abbreviation 1 serial

2 series

3 service

sera plural of SERUM

se·ra·glio noun, plural -glios [ORIGIN: It serraglio]

: HAREM

se·ra·pe noun : a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders esp. by Mexican men

ser·aph noun, plural ser·a·phim or seraphs : one of the 6-winged angels standing in the presence of God

ser·a·phim noun plural 1 : the highest order of angels

2 singular plural seraphim : SERAPH

— se·raph·ic adjective

Serb noun : a native or inhabitant of Serbia

Ser·bi·an noun 1 : SERB

2 : a south Slavic language spoken by the Serbian people

— Serbian adjective

Ser·bo–Cro·a·tian noun : the Serbian and Croatian languages together with the Slavic speech of Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Montenegro taken as a single language with regional variants

sere adjective : being dried and withered : DRY

Synonyms

arid, dry, thirsty—more at DRY

1serenade noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. It serenata, fr. sereno clear, calm (of weather)]

: music sung or played as a compliment esp. outdoors at night for a woman being courted

2serenade verb -nad·ed; -nad·ing : to entertain with or perform a serenade

ser·en·dip·i·ty noun [ORIGIN: fr. its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip]

: the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for

— ser·en·dip·i·tous adjective

se·rene adjective 1 : clear and free of storms or unpleasant change <~ skies>

2 : marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quiet

— se·rene·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] calm, halcyon, hushed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, untroubled—more at CALM

[2] calm, collected, composed, cool, self-possessed, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, unworried—more at CALM

se·ren·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being serene