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  Sem

  noun

  Shem.
• SEM
  SEM

  abbreviation

  scanning electron microscope
• sem.
  sem.

  abbreviation

  semicolon.

Sem

¹ American  

[sem] / sɛm /

noun

Douay Bible.

1. Shem.

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Sem ² American  

Or Sem.

abbreviation

1. Seminary.

2. Semitic.

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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.

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sem. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. semicolon.

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Example Sentences

The Sem Yeto High School graduation was just finishing up at the campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

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 • May 23, 2024

Toronto sent minor league right-handers Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse to St. Louis for the 26-year-old Hicks.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2023

“We advanced a little more on our flank,” said a drone operator in the Adam Tactical Group, who asked to be identified only by his nickname, Sem.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

A fifth patient, unable to take the last named medicines, was cured by the boluses subjoined: Sem.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin