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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessceau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sceau
"Il a apposé son sceau sur le document."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small seal, especially one used for marking documents, often set in a ring.
"He pressed his signet into the warm red wax to seal the letter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of Latin signum 'sign'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Signet" is said worldwide
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sceau
Transliteration: sceau
"Il a apposé son sceau sur le document."
Siegel
Transliteration: Siegel
"Er drückte sein Siegel in das Wachs."
sigillo
Transliteration: sigillo
"Il documento porta il suo sigillo regale."
sello
Transliteration: sello
"Llevaba un anillo con su sello personal."
sinete
Transliteration: sinete
"O rei usava um sinete de ouro."
मुहर
Transliteration: muhar
"उसने पत्र पर अपनी मुहर लगाई।"
图章
Transliteration: túzhāng
"他在信封上盖上了他的图章。"
옥새
Transliteration: oksae
"그는 반지에 새겨진 인장을 사용했다."
印章
Transliteration: inshō
"彼は書類に印章を押した。"
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