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sellar

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • sĕlʹər
  • /ˈsɛlɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: cellar
  • homophone: seller

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the sella turcica.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-leh2 Proto-Indo-European *sedleh2 Proto-Italic *sedlā Latin sella Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin sellārisbor. English sellar Borrowed from Latin sellāris.

Variant of Seller.