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Meaning of sele | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
siːl

Definitions

  1. Happiness, fortune.
    countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
  2. The right time or occasion for something, an opportune moment, season
    British, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
  3. Greeting, salutation.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“I found my friend honest Pritchard smoking his morning pipe at the front door, and after giving him the sele of the day, […]”
“When the morning was come […] so she arose and thrust her grief back into her heart, and gave her fellow-farer the sele of the day, […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Selecao Select select agent select committee select meeting select vestry

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