Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk
Antonyms: none provided
name
Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical, rare, singular
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China
Antonyms: none provided
name
A proposed language family including Seri, more often considered an isolate or a member of the Hokan family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical, rare, singular
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Seres + -ian, from Latin Seres (“the ancient northern Chinese”), from Ancient Greek, possibly from the Old Chinese word for silk.
From Seri + -an.
