Selam
[ se-lahm ]
noun
the fossil remains of a three-year-old hominin, discovered in Ethiopia in 2000 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis: judged to be 100,000 years older than Lucy, whose remains had been found just a few miles north in 1974.
Origin of Selam
1First recorded in 2005–10; from an Ethiopian language, e.g., Geez: literally, “peace”
Words Nearby Selam
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How to use Selam in a sentence
It was a tall man with haik over his turban, and blue Selam on top of a yellow kaftan.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession | Hall CaineThe Turks call that a Selam; I mean to give my father a Selam.
The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV) | Charles Paul de KockI dont say that it isnt very nice, but it doesnt express my meaning—and it isnt a Selam, either.
The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV) | Charles Paul de KockWith cries of "Aleikoúm Selam," they both jumped off their horses, and were immediately locked in each other's embrace.
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