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Definition of serene adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

serene

adjective

/səˈriːn/

/səˈriːn/

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calm and peaceful
- a lake, still and serene in the sunlight
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verbs
- be
- become
- feel
- …
adverb
- very
- perfectly
- quite
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English (describing the weather or sky as ‘clear, fine, and calm’): from Latin serenus.

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