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Seth

American  
[seth] / sɛθ /

noun

  1. the third son of Adam. Genesis 4:25

  2. a male given name.


Seth British  
/ sɛθ /

noun

  1. Old Testament Adam's third son, given by God in place of the murdered Abel (Genesis 4:25)

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Etymology

Origin of Seth

From Late Latin Seth, from Greek Sḗth, from Hebrew Shēth, a name associated with shāth “he has placed”

Example Sentences

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But if the party line is some version of reforming the relatively young agency, nobody told Rep. Seth Moulton.

From Salon

"If we think 10 percent of planetesimal objects are contact binaries, the process that forms them can't be rare," said Earth and Environmental Science Professor Seth Jacobson, senior author on the paper.

From Science Daily

You may remember this as the backdrop from a scene in “The Studio,” where the head of a fictional Hollywood institution, played by Seth Rogen, learns he’s finally landed his dream job.

From Los Angeles Times

So, if you are a neutral going to the game, who does Seth think you should support?

From BBC

The company has also overhauled its leadership structure, announcing in January a series of appointments, including naming US chief growth officer Seth Dallaire to an equivalent post for Walmart globally.

From Barron's