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cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

cel​ery
noun
cel·​ery
ˈse-lə-rē ˈsel-rē
plural cel​er​ies

Definition

  • a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
    specifically one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens var. dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language
cen​taur
noun
cen·​taur
ˈsen-ˌtȯr also -ˌtär

Definition

  • or less commonly Centaur any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
  • Centaur, astronomy any of a class of asteroids with elliptical orbits that typically lie between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune //The Centaurs are distinguished dynamically as a group of objects whose orbits cross those of the Jovian planets and whose perihelions lie outside the orbit of Jupiter. — Robert H. Brown et al.
First Known Use
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
cen​ti​li​ter
noun
cen·​ti·​li·​ter
ˈsen-ti-ˌlē-tər ˈsän-

Definition

  • a unit of capacity equal to 1/100 liter
    — see Metric Syste
macerate — MW · Shobdo