noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sɪə(ɹ)/
/ˈsiːə(ɹ)/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Northumbria:/ˈsiːɐ/
rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
rhymes with -iːə(ɹ)
homophone: cere
homophone: sere
homophone: sear
homophone: sihr
CMU ARPABET:S IY1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
One who sees something; an eyewitness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of sihr.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Initialism of seasonal energy efficiency ratio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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5
noun
Meaning 5
an authoritative person who divines the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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