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How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!
Oriana Fallaci

Meaning of "Seneca" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SENECA

From Dutch Sennecaas (plural), probably of Algonquian origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SENECA

Seneca  [ˈsɛnɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENECA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seneca is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENECA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Seneca in the English dictionary

The definition of Seneca in the dictionary is -cas, -ca. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living south of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples. Other definition of Seneca is the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENECA


armonica
ɑːˈmɒnɪkə
arnica
ˈɑːnɪkə
botanica
bəˈtænɪkə
electronica
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə
folktronica
ˌfəʊkˈtrɒnɪkə
gennaker
ˈdʒɛnɪkə
harmonica
hɑːˈmɒnɪkə
japonica
dʒəˈpɒnɪkə
knicker
ˈnɪkə
Lineker
ˈlɪnɪkə
monicker
ˈmɒnɪkə
moniker
ˈmɒnɪkə
nicker
ˈnɪkə
picnicker
ˈpɪknɪkə
Salonica
səˈlɒnɪkə
Salonika
səˈlɒnɪkə
snicker
ˈsnɪkə
Thessalonica
ˌθɛsəˈlɒnɪkə
tunica
ˈtjuːnɪkə
veronica
vəˈrɒnɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENECA

Sendai
Sendak
sendal
sender
sending-off
sendoff
sene
seneca snakeroot
senecio
senectitude
Senefelder
senega
senega snakeroot
Senegal
Senegalese
Senegambia
Senegambia Confederation

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENECA

areca
bibliotheca
caeca
ceca
epitheca
Fonseca
glyptotheca
Gulf of Fonseca
hydrotheca
hypotheca
ootheca
pinacotheca
rhamphotheca
rhinotheca
spermatheca
spermatotheca
theca

Synonyms and antonyms of Seneca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Seneca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENECA

Find out the translation of Seneca to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Seneca from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Seneca» in English.

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塞内卡
1,325 millions of speakers

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Seneca
570 millions of speakers

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Seneca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेनेका
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سينيكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сенека
278 millions of speakers

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Seneca
270 millions of speakers

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সেনেকা
260 millions of speakers

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Seneca
220 millions of speakers

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Seneca
190 millions of speakers

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Seneca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セネカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세네카
85 millions of speakers

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Seneca
85 millions of speakers
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Seneca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிமெட்ரியசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेनेका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Seneca
70 millions of speakers

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Seneca
65 millions of speakers

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Seneca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сенека
40 millions of speakers

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Seneca
30 millions of speakers
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Seneca
15 millions of speakers
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Seneca
14 millions of speakers
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Seneca
10 millions of speakers
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Seneca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Seneca

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENECA»

The term «Seneca» is very widely used and occupies the 21.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENECA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Seneca

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4 QUOTES WITH «SENECA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Seneca.
1
Oriana Fallaci
How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!
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Frederic William Farrar
Whether the prayer of Seneca was granted we do not know; but, as we do not again hear of Marcus, it is probable that he died before his father, and that the line of Seneca, like that of so many great men, became extinct in the second generation.
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Frederic William Farrar
The decision of such judges as Claudius and his Senate is worth very little in the question of a man's innocence or guilt; but the sentence was that Seneca should be banished to the island of Corsica.
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Frederic William Farrar
Seneca brings vividly before us a picture of the various scholars assembled in a school of the philosophers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENECA»

Discover the use of Seneca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Seneca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brill's Companion to Seneca: Philosopher and Dramatist
The volume contains a comprehensive survey of each genuine or attributed work of Seneca in the style of concise handbook articles (“Works”).
Andreas Heil, Gregor Damschen, 2013
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Seneca and the Idea of Tragedy
As Gregory Staley argues in this book, when Senecan tragedy fails to stage virtue we should see in this not the failure of Stoicism but a Stoic conception of tragedy as the right vehicle for imaging Seneca's familiar world of madmen and ...
Gregory A. Staley, 2009
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Seneca: The Life of a Stoic
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Paul Veyne, 2003
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Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement
Presents a history of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention and its impact on reformers.
Sally Gregory McMillen, 2009
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Seneca: Moral and Political Essays
This volume offers new translations of the most important of Seneca's "Moral Essays": On Anger, On Mercy, On the Private Life, and the first four books of On Favours.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, John M. Cooper, J. F. Procopé, 1995
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Handbook of the Seneca Language
The Seneca language is a member of the Iroquoian language family. Seneca is a seriously endangered language spoken in upper New York State and Southern Ontario. This book consists of 3 parts.
Wallace Chafe, 2007
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Anger, Mercy, Revenge
The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 2010
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Natural Questions
The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 2010
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L. Annaeus Seneca Troades: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
" Meaning, history and usage of Seneca s vocabulary are thoroughly discussed. The commentary addresses composition and word order, and discusses textual, metrical and grammatical difficulties. With extensive bibliography and three indices.
Atze J. Keulen, 2001
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On the Shortness of Life
Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENECA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Seneca is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coroner: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Seneca restaurant
"A Seneca Police officer felt threatened by (Hammond) who was driving his car toward the officer attempting to make the stop." The officer fired twice at the ... «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
2
Residents Fight To Block Fracked Gas In New York's Finger Lakes
New York state's Seneca Lake is the heart of the Finger Lakes, a beautiful countryside of steep glacier-carved hills and long slivers of water with deep beds of ... «NPR, Jun 15»
3
Police: 2nd kayaker's body has been found in Seneca River in …
Robert and Joseph Mead went missing around 11 a.m. Saturday after their kayaks capsized near the dam in the Seneca River in the village of Baldwinsville. «Syracuse.com, Jun 15»
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Woman loses husband, then dies in West Seneca fire
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bernadine Kowalski was still in mourning over the loss of her husband when flames broke out in her home. The 68-year-old ... «wivb.com, Mar 15»
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Seneca mum on free booze push in Ontario casinos
Seneca Niagara Casino has made it known that it offers free alcohol to its gamblers and highlights that fact at the top of the frequently asked questions section of ... «Niagara Falls Review, Jan 15»
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Casino decision cuts into Seneca Nation's market, dashes Southern …
The Seneca Nation of Indians' gambling facilities lost about $40 million in annual revenue the other day, and other upstate venues lost millions, too, while some ... «Buffalo News, Dec 14»
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Lago casino in Seneca County gets state's nod
The Southern Tier was rebuffed for a casino, and the region's pick went to a proposal in the Finger Lakes town of Tyre, Seneca County, between Rochester and ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec 14»
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West Seneca snow photos: Winter storm hammers WNY with more …
"Little snow in WNY," Tom Martinez tweeted from West Seneca, N.Y., along with a photo showing more than two feet of white stuff according to his measuring ... «The Post-Standard - syracuse.com, Nov 14»
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Manhunt update: Grant County gunman arrested
A Seneca-area man who was the subject of an intensive day-long manhunt in Grant County was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, ending a tense period ... «KTVZ, Oct 14»
10
Ku Klux Klan recruiting with candy in South Carolina
SENECA, S.C. -- Some residents in northwestern South Carolina say they found bags of candy on their street containing a piece of paper asking them to join the ... «CBS News, Jul 14»

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