SEME

Etymology 1

Noun

seme (plural semes or semata)

(linguistics, semiotics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.

Etymology 2

Verb

seme (third-person singular simple present semes, present participle seming, simple past and past participle semed)

Obsolete form of seem.

Etymology 3

Noun

seme (plural semes)

Obsolete form of seam.

Etymology 4

Adjective

seme

Obsolete form of semé.

Etymology 5

Noun

seme (plural semes or seme)

(Japanese fiction) An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.

Antonyms

• uke

Anagrams

• Esme, EsmĂ©, emes, mese, seem, smee

Source: Wiktionary


Se*mé", a. Etym: [F. semé, fr. semer to sow.] (Her.)

Definition: Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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