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seres¹

noun

  1. plural plural of sere

Seres²

Where it comes from

From Latin Sērēs, from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the North Chinese; North China”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).

proper noun

  1. archaic, collective, historical, uncountable Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

    Similar: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China

Seres³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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

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

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

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@misc{seres_2026,
  title = {seres},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seres},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}