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单词 serein
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serein

[ suh-ran ]
/ səˈræn /

noun Meteorology.

fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.

Origin of serein

1865–70; <French serein,Middle French serain evening, nightfall <Vulgar Latin *sērānum, equivalent to Latin sēr(um) a late hour (neuter of sērus late) + -ānum, neuter of -ānus-an; compare obsolete English serene<Middle French

Words nearby serein

Serbonian, Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Kingdom of the, Sercq, serdab, sere, serein, Seremban, Serena, serenade, serenata, serendipitous
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Example sentences from the Web for serein

  • Serein, se-rang′, n. a fine rain which falls from a cloudless sky.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for serein

serein
/ (səˈreɪn) /

noun

fine rain falling from a clear sky after sunset, esp in the tropics

Word Origin for serein

C19: via French, from Old French serain dusk, from Latin sērus late
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