SENECA

Seneca

(noun) the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca

Seneca

(noun) a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

(noun) Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Seneca

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

Etymology 2

Noun

Seneca (plural Senecas or Seneca)

A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Proper noun

Seneca

The Iroquoian language of the Seneca people.

A city, the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States

A town in Ontario County, New York, United States.

Anagrams

• Neaces, acenes, encase, scenae, scæne, seance, séance

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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