Siri

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sirih (“plant”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.
  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.
  3. 3
    A highly endangered Chadic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
  4. 4
    A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS operating system.

Example

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"Similar devices, such as Amazon's Echo or Apple's Siri, have been on the market for some time, but Google says its gadget, Google Home, has the advantage of having direct access to Google's vast database."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.

Etymology 2

From Italian Siri.

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