sardine
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/ sɑrˈdin /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) sar·dine, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sar·dines.
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
any of various similar, closely related fishes of the herring family Clupeidae.
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Origin of sardine
11400–50; late Middle English sardeine<Middle French sardine<Latin sardīna, derivative of sarda sardine, noun use of feminine of SardusSardinian
Words nearby sardine
sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia, Sardinian, Sardis, sardius, sardonic
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sardine1
/ (sɑːˈdiːn) /
noun plural -dines or -dine
any of various small marine food fishes of the herring family, esp a young pilchardSee also sild
like sardines very closely crowded together
Word Origin for sardine
C15: via Old French from Latin sardīna, diminutive of sarda a fish suitable for pickling
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Word Origin for sardine
C14: from Late Latin sardinus, from Greek sardinos lithos Sardian stone, from Sardeis Sardis
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Idioms and Phrases with sardine
sardine
see packed in like sardines.
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