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

Building on this, the researchers explored whether adding NAC or Se to the diet could counteract those effects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

"This is the biggest scandal the Norwegian royals ever had," says Andersen's colleague and current Se og Hør editor-in-chief Niklas Kokkinn-Thoresen, who covered the arrest with him at the time.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 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

Se Youn “Steve” Kim, 41, and his identical twin brother, Hee Youn “Ted” Kim, 41, were arrested Thursday morning by federal authorities and pleaded not guilty.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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