sere

¹

or sear

[ seer ]

adjective

1. dry; withered.

   Synonyms: wizened, desiccated, arid

sere

²

[ seer ]

noun

1. the series of stages in an ecological succession.

sere

¹

/ sɪə /

adjective

1. archaic.
   dried up or withered

verb

1. See sear
   a rare spelling of sear 1

sere

²

/ sɪə /

noun

1. the series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community

sere

/ sîr /

1. The entire sequence of ecological communities successively occupying an area from the initial stage to the climax community.
2. See more at succession

Word History and Origins

Origin of sere¹

before 900; Middle English seer ( e ), Old English sēar; sear ¹

Origin of sere²

First recorded in 1915–20; back formation from series

Word History and Origins

Origin of sere¹

Old English sēar; see sear ¹

Origin of sere²

C20: from series

Example Sentences

Each branch of the services established its own SERE program, the Air Force at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington.

From The Daily Beast

Agency officials made first contact with the SERE trainers during April 2002, not long after Abu Zubaydah was captured.

From The Daily Beast

SERE training techniques are legitimate tools for training our people.

From The Daily Beast

And while the Exchange rang with cheers, Stickney, a colour now in his sere cheeks, went boring his way outward.

From Project Gutenberg

The sun burns sere and the rain dishevelsOne gaunt bleak blossom of scentless breath.

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Early autumn finds this region dry and arid; its small streams dried up, the green fields sere, the weeds snapping like glass.

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I am eleven years nearer to the sere and yellow leaf, and my feelings are even more autumnal than my years.

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All that's left is a labyrinth of weathered stone set into the sere cliff-face at Ocean Beach.

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