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• Se
  Se

  selenium.
• SE
  SE

  southeast.
• se-
  se-

  a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “apart”.
• se
  se

  abbreviation

  Sweden

Se

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. selenium.

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SE ² American  

Or S.E.

1. southeast.

2. southeastern.

3. Standard English.

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se- ³ American  

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

   seduce; select.

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Se ¹ British  

symbol

1. selenium

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SE ² British  

symbol

1. southeast(ern)

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se ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Sweden

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Etymology

Origin of se-

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

Example Sentences

A research team led by Drs. Se Hee Lee and Tae Woong Whon at WiKim focused on a kimchi-derived bacterium called Leuconostoc mesenteroides CBA3656.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The soups, salads, pizzas and other menu offerings are created by chef Kim Floresca, who came to Goop after working at restaurants like Per Se and El Bulli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"The actuator is composed of a motor controller and reduction gears. It is very similar to an electric power steering system," says Se Uk Oh, vice president leading the robotics business division at Hyundai Mobis.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The executive director’s words echoed ones she’d written in the Pro Se newsletter when she warned of the staffing shortage: “These factors in my view are a recipe for increased tensions unprecedented since Attica.”

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

I was an empty house with a sign in front, Se Vende, For Sale.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez