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41Ser|bi|an — «SUR bee uhn», adjective, noun. –adjective. of Serbia, its people, or their language. –noun. 1. = Serb. (Cf. ↑Serb) 2. the Slavic language of the Serbian people. Usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet, its spoken form is the same as Croatian …
42ser|e|na|ta — «SEHR uh NAH tuh», noun, plural tas, te « tay». 1. a cantata, usually pastoral or dramatic. 2. a serenade for a small orchestra. ╂[< Italian serenata; see etym. under serenade (Cf. ↑serenade)] …
43ser|ic|te|ri|um — «SEHR ihk TIHR ee uhm», noun, plural te|ri|a « TIHR ee uh». a glandular apparatus in insects, especially silkworms, for the secretion of silk. ╂[< New Latin sericterium < Latin sēricum silk] …
44ser|i|e|ma — «SEHR ee EE muh, AY », noun. 1. a large, long legged, crested screamer (bird), found especially in Brazil. 2. a somewhat smaller related bird, found especially in Argentina. ╂[earlier çariama < New Latin Cariama the genus name < Tupi… …
45ser|if — «SEHR ihf», noun. a thin or smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of T or ending the cross stroke in T. ╂[probably < Dutch schreef line, stroke] …
46ser|ow — «SEHR oh», noun. any one of a group of sturdy, dark colored, goatlike antelopes of eastern Asia. ╂[< the native name] …
47ser|pi|go — «suhr PY goh», noun. ringworm or a similar spreading skin disease. ╂[< Medieval Latin serpigo, inis < Latin serpere to creep] …
48ser|ru|la — «SEHR yuh luh, SEHR uh », noun, plural lae « lee». Biology. a comblike ridge found on the appendages of arachnids, such as spiders, scorpions, and mites. ╂[< Latin serrula (diminutive) < serra saw] …
49ser|ry — «SEHR ee», verb, ried, ry|ing. –v.i. to stand or press close: »High shoulders, low shoulders, broad shoulders, narrow ones, Round, square and angular serry and shove (William E. Henley). –v.t. to close up, especially troops in ranks: »The little… …
50Ser|vi|an — «SUR vee uhn», adjective, noun. (formerly) Serbian …
