sedan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adverb 2.1.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Conjunction 2.1.2.1 Synonyms 2.1.3 Preposition 2.1.3.1 Synonyms 2.1.4 See also 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /səˈdæn/, SAMPA: /s@"d{n/

[edit] Noun

sedan (plural sedans)

1. an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair
2. (US, Australian, New Zealand) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.

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• (chair carried by porters): litter, sedan chair
• (body style of a car): saloon (UK)

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Swedish siþan (Old Norse síðan), related to sid ’late’. See Norwegian siden.

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sedan (not comparable)

1. then, after this (that), afterwards; next in order

   Först försökte vi på mitt sätt, sedan på hans.

   First we tried my way, then his.

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• sen

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sedan

1. since, from the time that (and often as a consequence of)

   Sedan vi sålde bilen cyklar vi överallt.

   Since we sold the car, we bike everywhere.

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• sen

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sedan

1. since; from a given point in time

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• sen

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• för ... sedan

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From English.

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Inflection for sedan	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sedan	sedanen	sedaner	sedanerna
Genitive	sedans	sedanens	sedaners	sedanernas

sedan c.

1. sedan; a body style of a car