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“Sain” or “Sane” or “Seine”

sain / sane / seine are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

sain s·EY·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

sane s·EY·n

  • adjectivementally healthy; free from mental disorder.

seine s·EY·n·iy

  • nouna French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel.
  • nouna large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom.
  • verbfish with a seine; catch fish with a seine.
Usage

Examples in context

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“sain”

  • Sain Tufail
  • The Finnish rendering "Lahjan Sain" was recorded by Lea Laven…
  • …English sources), also known as Sain Sena,Sena, is a Hindu saint-poet…
  • …* iy--m + sun + sain + tauþr + fita+faþum '…

“sane”

  • I Wonder What Is Sane
  • …way that would "send hitherto sane men scampering into the trees".

“seine”

  • …long tree-shaded promenade along the Seine west of the Tuileries Gardens.
  • Edith Prager as Kathrin, seine Frau
  • Briefe Martin Heideggers an seine Frau Elfride 1915–1970, Munich, Deutsche…
  • …the banks of the River Seine.
  • …Hermann Grassmann: Sein Leben und seine Werke on the Internet Archive.
  • …a large pump on the Seine next to the Louvre to…
  • 2000: Antilles sur Seine by Pascal Légitimus: Freddy
  • er begehrt dich, seine Zier.
  • …Porte Saint-Jacques, which crossed the Seine on the Pont Notre-Dame, and…
  • …of Paris came mostly from Seine, despite pollution of the river…

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