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单词 selam
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Selam

[ se-lahm ]
/ sɛˈlɑm /

noun

the fossil remains of a three-year-old hominin, discovered in Ethiopia in 2000 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis: judged to be 100,000 years older than Lucy, whose remains had been found just a few miles north in 1974.

Origin of Selam

First recorded in 2005–10; from an Ethiopian language, e.g., Geez: literally, “peace”

Words nearby Selam

sel, selachian, seladang, selaginella, selah, Selam, selamlik, Selangor, Selby, selcouth, Selden
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Example sentences from the Web for Selam

  • With cries of "Aleikoúm Selam," they both jumped off their horses, and were immediately locked in each other's embrace.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843|Various
  • The Turks call that a selam; I mean to give my father a selam.

    The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV)|Charles Paul de Kock
  • I dont say that it isnt very nice, but it doesnt express my meaning—and it isnt a selam, either.

    The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV)|Charles Paul de Kock
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