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seraglio

Meaningto lock up

Common meaning: the women's quarters of a palace

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinseraresource
  2. Italianserragliosource
  3. Englishseraglio‘the women's quarters of a palace’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin serare ‘to lock up’.

Roots

  • serare Late Latin “to lock up”

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