Seres

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Beings or entities that exist or have existence; inhabitants of a particular realm or domain; living or nonliving creatures recognized as distinct existences
2. Creatures or organized entities considered to have presence or reality; denizens of a specified area or dimension; any form of living or conceptual existence
3. Living beings or substantial entities perceived as having life or presence; occupants of environments or territories; distinct forms of life or essence acknowledged in various contexts

Etymology: "Seres" is the plural of "sere," a word that looks like it belongs to two unrelated families. One line of descent runs back through Old English "sēar" to a Proto-Germanic root meaning "dry," which is why the older sense is withered, parched, or barren. A second line comes from Old French "serre," meaning a grip or talon, from the Latin "serō," "to bind or join together." These two strands ended up as the same English spelling. The plural "seres" carries the meaning of the third strand, which comes from Old Norse "sér," a reflexive pronoun meaning "for oneself" or "separately." From it came the Middle English sense of "different" or "distinct," the idea of things set apart as individuals. That separateness is what the modern meaning builds on: beings or entities regarded as separate things with their own presence or reality.

Synonyms: sequences, series, succession, progression, cycles

Antonyms: singular, isolated, individual, one-off, single