Se

¹

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. selenium.

SE

²

or S.E.

1. southeast.
2. southeastern.
3. Standard English.

se-

³

1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “apart”:

   seduce; select.

SE

¹

symbol for

1. southeast(ern)

Se

²

the chemical symbol for

1. selenium

se

³

the internet domain name for

1. Sweden

Word History and Origins

Origin of Se¹

< Latin sē ( d ) (preposition), sē- (prefix) without, apart

Example Sentences

These accusations against the 77-year-old comic are not—for the most part—actually news, per se.

From The Daily Beast

This was not a musical performance, per se, but you bet your ass this was a “performance”—albeit a well-intentioned and noble one.

From The Daily Beast

It was not a retrial per se, but rather a fresh look at the appeal process that freed Knox.

From The Daily Beast

The state has a nonpartisan "jungle primary," so there is no GOP nominee per se.

From The Daily Beast

Though she has clarified that she “and the autism community” are not anti-vaccine per se, they are “anti-toxin and anti-schedule.”

From The Daily Beast

Il avoit sa belle robe soubs soy (car c'estoit en est), et se preparoit sa harangue funebre.

From Project Gutenberg

L'adieu et le deuil se clost par l'occision des chiens ce que le mourant ait des avants-coureurs en l'autre monde.

From Project Gutenberg

Arrivs, Monsieur de Biancourt se mit en armes, pour en cet arroy aller veoir Meteourmite.

From Project Gutenberg

Ainsy se passa cette visite, et une autre que je fis depuis.

From Project Gutenberg

Ce fut lors que nos gens se penserent estre veritablement prins, et j tout n'estoit que clameur et tumulte.

From Project Gutenberg