name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seton
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CMU ARPABET: S IY1 T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious leader
History
Etymology
Variant of Seaton.
From Middle English seton, setoun, from Medieval Latin sētō, sētōn-.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Galician: sedeño — silk threads
- Portuguese: sedenho — silk threads
Real reading context