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sel

¹ American

[sel] / sɛl /

noun

Scot.

self.

SEL ² American

abbreviation

social-emotional learning.

sel. ³ American

abbreviation

select.
selected.
selection; selections.

sel British

/ sɛl /

noun

a Scot word for self

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This bar combines peanut butter and crispy rice with milk chocolate, fleur de sel caramel and Mayana's signature 66% dark chocolate.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022

The crunchy peanuts and a sprinkle of fleur de sel counteract the sweetness of the caramel, which acts as a binder.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

The cacao is single-origin from Ecuador and spiked with fleur de sel.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2022

A meal begins with complimentary sel roti — rings of honey-sweetened rice bread — accompanied by a bowl of fermented daikon, slick with mustard oil and tossed with both mustard and fenugreek seeds.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

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