SEV

Meaning of SEV in English

abbreviation

several

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SEV — [ seɪv ] ■ noun a spicy Indian snack consisting of long, thin strands of deep-fried gram flour. Origin Hindi.
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REFLEXIVE — I. rə̇ˈfleksiv, rēˈf-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin reflexivus reflected, turned back, from Latin reflexus (past participle of …
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OCCLUSIVE — I. -üsiv, -sēv also -sev adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary occlus- + -ive 1. : serving to occlude an occlusive …
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OBSESSIVE — I. -ˈsesiv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: obsess ion + -ive 1. a. : tending to provoke obsession b. : …
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INTENSIVE — I. (ˈ)in.|ten(t)siv, ən.ˈt-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: probably from Middle French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intensus …
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DEFENSIVE — I. də̇ˈfen(t)siv, dēˈ-, ˈdēˌf-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French defensif, from Medieval Latin defensivus, from …
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REGRESSIVE — rə̇ˈgresiv, rēˈ-, -sēv also -səv adjective 1. : that regresses or tends to regress : retrogressive 2. : characterized by …
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PENSIVE — ˈpen(t)siv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English pensif, from Middle French, from penser to think (from Latin pensare to …
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EXTENSIVE — ikˈsten(t)siv, (ˈ)ek|s-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Late Latin extensivus, from Latin extensus (past participle of extendere to extend) + …
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DISCOURSIVE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷siv, -sēv also -səv adjective 1. a. obsolete : characterized by reason or reasoning : rational b. : argumentative , …
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DIGRESSIVE — (ˈ)dī|gresiv, də̇ˈg-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Latin digressivus, from digressus + -ivus -ive 1. : of the nature of …
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CONVULSIVE — kənˈvəlsiv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: French convulsif, from convuls ion + -if -ive 1. : producing or accompanied by …
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SÈVRES — /se"vrddeu/ ; Eng. /sev"reuh, sev/ , n. 1. a suburb of Paris in N France. 21,296. 2. Also, Sèvres ware …
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SEVERANCE — /sev"euhr euhns, sev"reuhns/ , n. 1. the act of severing or the state of being severed. 2. a breaking off, …
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SEVERALTY — /sev"euhr euhl tee, sev"reuhl-/ , n. , pl. severalties . 1. the state of being separate. 2. Law. a. (of …
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SEVERALLY — /sev"euhr euh lee, sev"reuh-/ , adv. 1. separately; singly. 2. respectively. [ 1350-1400; ME; see SEVERAL, -LY ]
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SEVERALFOLD — /sev"euhr euhl fohld', sev"reuhl-/ , adj. 1. comprising several parts or members. 2. several times as great or as much: …
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SEVERAL — /sev"euhr euhl, sev"reuhl/ , adj. 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways …
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SEVERABLE — — severability , n. /sev"euhr euh beuhl, sev"reuh-/ , adj. 1. capable of being severed. 2. Law. separable or capable …
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SEVER — /sev"euhr/ , v.t. 1. to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like. 2. to divide …
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH — /sev"euhn tee sev"euhnth/ , adj. 1. next after the seventy-sixth; being the ordinal number for 77. 2. being one of …
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SEVENTY-SEVEN — /sev"euhn tee sev"euhn/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 7. 2. a symbol for this number, as 77 …
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INSEVERABLE — — inseverably , adv. /in sev"euhr euh beuhl, -sev"reuh-/ , adj. unable to be severed or separated: an inseverable alliance. …
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ASSEVERATION — — asseverative /euh sev"euh ray'tiv, -euhr euh tiv/ , asseveratory /euh sev"euhr euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , — asseveratively , adv. …
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SEVERABLE — [sev.er.able] adj (1548): capable of being severed; esp: capable of being divided into legally independent rights or obligations -- sev.er.abil.i.ty …
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SEVER — [sev.er] vb sev.ered ; sev.er.ing [ME, fr. MF severer, fr. L separare--more at separate] vt (14c): to put or keep …
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SEVENTY — [sev.en.ty] n, pl -ties [seventy, adj., fr. ME, fr. OE seofontig, short for hundseofontig, fr. hundseofontig, n., group of seventy, …
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SEVENTEEN — [sev.en.teen] n [seventeen, adj., fr. ME seventene, fr. OE seofontene; akin to OE tien ten] (14c): one more than sixteen …
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PERSEVERATION — [per.sev.er.a.tion] n [L perseveration-, perseveratio, fr. perseverare] (1910): continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usu. to an exceptional …
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DISSEVER — [dis.sev.er] vb [ME, fr. OF dessevrer, fr. LL disseparare, fr. L dis- + separare to separate] vt (13c): sever, separate …
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ASSEVERATE — [as.sev.er.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing [L asseveratus, pp. of asseverare, fr. ad- + severus severe] (1791): to affirm or aver …
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