Sene

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Senna. obsolete, uncountable

    "My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie-leaves breede loosenes in the belly."

  2. 2
    A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala.
  3. 3
    100 sene equal 1 tala in Western Samoa wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie-leaves breede loosenes in the belly."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French sene.

Etymology 2

From Samoan sene, in turn from English cent.

Etymology 3

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Serer Sène; this surname is predominantly found in the Thiès Region of Senegal. * Possibly a respelling of French Sené, a nickname from Old French sené (“sage, wise”).

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