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/si.ʁɛn/
Translation
siren, mermaid
Word origin
From Latin Siren, from Greek Seiren, the sea creatures whose song lured sailors to their deaths in the Odyssey. The warning device was named after them in the nineteenth century.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- Seiren
- English cognates
- siren
Grammar
Examples
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The police siren wakes the whole neighbourhood.
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The sirens sounded for ten minutes.
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A mermaid is singing on the rock.
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He heard the ship's horn.
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This book tells the story of a mermaid.
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