How to pronounce seam
American English pronunciation
SEEM
- IPA
- /ˈsim/
- Syllables
- SEEM (1 syllable)
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What seam means
The line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together
In a sentence: My backpack ripped right along the seam, and my pencils fell out.
Where it comes from: From an Old English word that goes back to an old root meaning "something sewn."
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Another meaning
A thin layer of coal lying between layers of rock
In a sentence: The miners followed a thick seam of coal deep under the hill.
Where it comes from: It's the same word as the seam in sewing, from the Old English seam, a thing sewn together.
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