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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
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Synonyms: Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China
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
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
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
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 Latin Sēricānus, from Sērica (“Serica, China, ancient northern China”) + -ānus (“-an”), from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Serica + -an. Doublet of Seric.
