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serein

American

[suh-ran] / səˈræn /

noun

Meteorology.

fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.

serein British

/ səˈreɪn /

noun

fine rain falling from a clear sky after sunset, esp in the tropics

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Etymology

Origin of serein

1865–70; < French serein, Middle French serain evening, nightfall < Vulgar Latin *sērānum, equivalent to Latin sēr ( um ) a late hour (neuter of sērus late) + -ānum, neuter of -ānus -an; compare obsolete English serene < Middle French

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