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Sem

1 American  
[sem] / sɛm /

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Shem.


Sem 2 American  
Or Sem.

abbreviation

  1. Seminary.

  2. Semitic.


SEM 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Optics. scanning electron microscope

  2. Digital Technology. search-engine marketing: a type of online marketing in which a company, organization, or website owner drives traffic to a website by optimizing its ranking or by paying for the website to appear in search-engine results pages.


sem. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. semicolon.


Example Sentences

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Wimbledon mixed doubles champion Sem Verbeek says his "heart is bleeding" over a change in format at the US Open that means he and partner Katerina Siniakova will be unable to play there together.

From BBC

In Paris, a public-private partnership, SEM Paris Commerces, relocates small businesses to empty storefronts, cultivating commercial strips that are far more interesting for strolling than scrolling.

From Slate

SEM works by scanning a sample with a focused electron beam and capturing the SEs emitted from the surface.

From Science Daily

Although the festival has been held in its current form since 2022, it would have been sooner had it not been for the Covid pandemic, according to Sem Vine, one of the organisers.

From BBC

The Labour candidates have been whittled down to a shortlist of two - Sem Moema, a member of the London Assembly and Praful Nargund, an Islington councillor.

From BBC