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seldseen

seldseen adjective: seldom seen, rare, uncommon.

Adjective

seldseen (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) seldom seen, rare, uncommon
    • And seldseen costly stones of so great price.c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published...
    • […] and awakening, saw a serpent like a dragon, a seldseen sight.1885, Richard Francis Burton, The Arabian Nights

Origin of seldseen

From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīene, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.

Questions about seldseen

What does seldseen mean?
Seldseen means seldom seen, rare, uncommon.
What part of speech is seldseen?
Seldseen is an adjective.

Words near seldseen in the dictionary

  1. seldomtimes
  2. Seldon
  3. Seldons
  4. Seldovia
  5. selds
  6. seldseen
  7. seldshewn
  8. sele
  9. Selecao
  10. select
  11. select agent

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