Word a Day
seat
What does seat mean?
seat (noun): a piece of furniture made for sitting, such as a chair, stool, or bench; any improvised place for sitting.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce seat?
/sit/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does seat come from?
From Middle English sete, from Old English sǣte, possibly from (or simply cognate with) Old Norse sæti (“seat”), both from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (“seat”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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