Sel

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Sel¹

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Clipping of Selena.

proper noun Sels

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Selena.

SEL²

noun SELs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of senior enlisted leader
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of single-event latchup (a destructive internal short circuit produced by a particle of ionizing radiation striking a CMOS computer chip).
  3. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Social–emotional learning In a March interview conducted over email, Mr. Rufo stated that while social-emotional learning sounds “positive and uncontroversial” in theory, “in practice, SEL serves as a delivery mechanism for radical pedagogies such as critical race theory and gender deconstructionism.”
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of shelf edge label

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"Sel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{sel_2026,
  title = {Sel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}