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sere
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  1. sere
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1sere

adjective \ˈsir\

Definition of SERE

1
: being dried and withered
2
archaic : threadbare
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Variants of SERE

sere also sear \ˈsir\

Examples of SERE

  1. <a sere region that can't support agriculture>

Origin of SERE

Middle English, from Old English sēar dry; akin to Old High German sōrēn to wither, Greek hauos dry, Lithuanian sausas
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SERE

Synonyms
arid, droughty, dry (also sear), thirsty, waterless
Antonyms
damp, dank, humid, moist, wet

Rhymes with SERE

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year

2sere

noun

Definition of SERE

: a series of ecological communities formed in ecological succession

Origin of SERE

Latin series series
First Known Use: 1916

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

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