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Singular
sedan

Plural
sedans

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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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Swedish siþan (Old Norse síðan), related to sidlate’. 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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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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sedan

  1. since; from a given point in time

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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
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