How to pronounce sedan
American English pronunciation
suh-DAN
- IPA
- /səˈdæn/
- Syllables
- suh · DAN (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What sedan means
Most people know sedan in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A covered chair carried on poles by two people
In a sentence: Two strong porters carried the lady through the busy streets in her sedan.
Where it comes from: The chair was first called a sedan in 1634, possibly from an Italian word for seat. The car meaning came much later, in North America in 1912.
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