sea
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English see < Old English sǣ (“‘sea, lake’”) < Proto-Germanic *saiwaz, of unknown origin. Cognate with German See.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iː
[edit] Noun
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sea (plural seas)
- A large body of salty water. (Major seas are known as oceans.)
- (figuratively) A large number or quantity; a vast amaount.
- A sea of faces stared back at the singer.
[edit] Synonyms
- the ogin (UK, nautical and navy)
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[edit] Translations
body of water
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[edit] See also
- ocean
- The Seven Seas
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Irish
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Contraction
sea
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a contraction of an affirmative response to a question, and is found in the colloquial language. However, the usual form of answering a yes/no question is to echo the main verb:
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[edit] Old Irish
[edit] Determiner
sea
- Alternative spelling of so.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
sea (infinitive: ser)
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ser.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ser.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of ser.
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of ser.
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