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seraglio
se·ragl·io / səˈrälyō/ • n. (pl. -ios) 1. the women's apartments (harem) in a Muslim palace. ∎ another term for harem (sense 2). 2. (the Seraglio) hist. a Turkish palace, esp. the Sultan's court and government offices at Constantinople. |
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"seraglio." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seraglio." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seraglio.html "seraglio." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seraglio.html |
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seraglio the women's apartments (harem) in a Muslim palace. The Seraglio was also formerly the term for a Turkish palace, especially the Sultan's court and government offices at Constantinople. The word comes (in the late 16th century) via Italian and Turkish from Persian sarāy ‘palace’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seraglio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seraglio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-seraglio.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seraglio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-seraglio.html |
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Seragliothe inmates of a harem, 1634; a house of women kept for debauchery—Johnson, 1755. Examples : seraglio of the godly (i.e., a nunnery), 1672; of flattering lusts, 1711; of maids of honour, 1860; a cock and a seraglio of seven hens, 1773. |
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"Seraglio." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seraglio." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301357.html "Seraglio." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301357.html |
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seraglio harem; Turkish palace. XVI. — It. serraglio — Turk. — Pers. sarāi palace.
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T. F. HOAD. "seraglio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "seraglio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-seraglio.html T. F. HOAD. "seraglio." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-seraglio.html |
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"Seraglio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seraglio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Seraglio.html "Seraglio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Seraglio.html |
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seraglio
•Cleo • Carpaccio • Boccaccio
•capriccio • braggadocio • Palladio
•cardio • radio • video • audio • rodeo
•studio
•Caravaggio, DiMaggio
•adagio
•arpeggio, Correggio
•Sergio • radicchio • Tokyo • intaglio
•seraglio
•billy-o, punctilio
•folio, imbroglio, olio, polio, portfolio
•cameo • Romeo
•Borneo, Tornio
•Antonio • Scipio • Scorpio
•barrio, Mario
•impresario, Lothario, Polisario, Rosario, scenario
•stereo • embryo
•Blériot, Ontario
•vireo • Florio
•oratorio, Oreo
•curio • Ajaccio • Lazio • nuncio
•pistachio
•fellatio, Horatio, ratio
•ab initio, ex officio
•patio • Subbuteo • physio
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"seraglio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 8 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seraglio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 8, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seraglio.html "seraglio." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 08, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seraglio.html |
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