How to pronounce seal
American English pronunciation
SEEL
- IPA
- /ˈsil/
- Syllables
- SEEL (1 syllable)
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What seal means
Most people know seal in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A stamp pressed into wax to close a letter
In a sentence: The princess pressed her seal into the warm red wax on the letter.
Where it comes from: It comes through old French from the Latin word sigillum, meaning a little sign. It is a different word from the seal that swims.
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