sen
1[sen]
- a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
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Origin of sen
1sen
2[sen]
- a money of account of Cambodia, the 100th part of a riel.
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Origin of sen
2< Khmer sein, probably Khmer pronunciation of the French abbreviation cent., for centime centime, on Cambodian coins
sen
3[sen]
- cent(def 2).
- an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Indonesia, the 100th part of a rupiah.
- a bronze, cupronickel, or copper-clad coin and monetary unit of Malaysia, the 100th part of a ringgit.
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Origin of sen
3sen.
or sen.
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Ye'll see and sen' a message to the vricht (carpenter) the day?
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
We'll sen' them to the hospital, and that'll ease yer min', Mirran!
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
Then he wanted to know if Yeh sen noh wehs was a real Indian.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their ChildrenMabel Powers
You sen' 'em from Greenwood, dey gwine die ob homesickness!'
The Long RollMary Johnston
Sen, the Chinaman, who professed to speak nothing but Chinese—ah!
The Yellow ClawSax Rohmer
sen
- a monetary unit of Brunei, worth one hundredth of a dollar, Cambodia, worth one hundredth of a riel, Indonesia, worth one hundredth of a rupiah, Malaysia, worth one hundredth of a ringgit, and formerly of Japan (where it is still used as a unit of account)
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Word Origin for sen
C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin
SEN
- (formerly) State Enrolled Nurse
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Sen.
sen.
- senator
- senior
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