sel
noun
self.
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sel
1 American
[sel]
/ sɛl /
noun
Scot.
SEL
2
American
abbreviation
sel.
3
American
abbreviation
-
select.
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selected.
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selection; selections.
sel
British
/ sɛl /
noun
Example Sentences
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The naan selection alone is worth exploring, ranging from classic plain and garlic cilantro to more adventurous versions like goat cheese with togarashi and black truffle with fleur de sel.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
This bar combines peanut butter and crispy rice with milk chocolate, fleur de sel caramel and Mayana's signature 66% dark chocolate.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2022
Like any true French chef worth his sel, Pépin has no issue adoring and cooking the same “gentle, convivial and docile” beast.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022
Melted chocolate is set in an ice bath, hand-whisked and finished with fleur de sel for a final tally of two ingredients — three, if you count the ice.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022
They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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