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sedan definition

se·dan (si dan′)

noun

  1. sedan chair
  2. ☆ an automobile with two or four doors, a permanent rigid top, and a full-sized rear seat

Etymology: ? coined (1634) by Sir S. Duncombe, Eng holder of the patent, prob. < It sedente, sitting < sedere, to sit < L: see sit

Sedan definition

Se·dan (si dan′; Fr sə dän′)

city in N France, on the Meuse River: scene of a decisive French defeat (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War: pop. 22,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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