selion

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noun

A mediaeval open strip of land or small field used for growing crops.

OriginOld French seillon ← French sillon ← Latin selio →
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Meanings

nounselion (plural selions)

plural selions

  1. datedA mediaeval open strip of land or small field used for growing crops.

Origin

  1. Latinselio“a measure of land”
  2. Frenchsillon“a ridge, furrow”
  3. Old Frenchseillon“a measure of land”
  4. Englishselion

Old French seillon (“a measure of land”), French sillon (“a ridge, furrow”), Latin selio (“a measure of land”).

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APA

selion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selion

MLA

“selion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selion.

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