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noun, plural sé·racs 
[-raks; Fr. -rak] .
[-raks; Fr. -rak] . a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
Also, se·rac.
Origin:
1855–60; < French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately < Latin serum whey
1855–60; < French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately < Latin serum whey
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Sérac
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So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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