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seer


noun

  1. a person who sees; observer.
  2. a person who prophesies future events; prophet: Industry seers predicted higher profits.
  3. a person endowed with profound moral and spiritual insight or knowledge; a wise person or sage who possesses intuitive powers.
  4. a person who is reputed to have special powers of divination, as a crystal gazer or palmist.

noun

  1. ser.

noun

  1. a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).

noun

  1. a person who can supposedly see into the future; prophet
  2. a person who professes supernatural powers
  3. a person who sees

noun

  1. a variant spelling of ser

noun

  1. a unit of weight used in India, usually taken as one fortieth of a maund

n.late 14c., “one to whom divine revelations are made,” agent noun from see (v.). Originally rendering Latin videns, Greek bleptor (from Hebrew roeh) in Bible translations (e.g. I Kings ix:9). Literal sense of “one who sees” is attested from early 15c. abbr.

  1. serine
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