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cerne

/ˈt͡ʃer.ne/

Rhymes with -erne

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin cernere, from Proto-Italic *krinō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

verb a cerne 3rd conjugation · cerne · cernut · cearnă · a cerne · cernând

to sift
to discern
Similar: distinge
to screen, sort

In English

sieve to strain, sift or sort using a sieve
sift to examine (something) carefully

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"cerne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cerne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cerne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cerne

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"cerne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cerne.

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@misc{cerne_2026,
  title = {cerne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cerne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}