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ser⋅rat⋅ed

  [ser-ey-tid, suh-rey-]
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–adjective
1. having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, esp. for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife.
2. serrate.
Origin:
1695–1705; serrate + -ed 2
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ser⋅rate

  [adj. ser-eyt, -it; v. ser-eyt, suh-reyt] adjective, verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
–adjective
1. Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
2. Numismatics. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
3. serrated.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L serrātus, equiv. to serr(a) saw + -ātus -ate 1
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ser·rate   (sěr'āt')   


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adj.  

  1. Having or forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw: serrate teeth; a serrate talon.

  2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections: serrate leaves.

tr.v.   ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing, ser·rates
To make serrate or saw-toothed; jag the edge of.

[Latin serrātus, saw-shaped, from serra, saw.]
ser·rat·ed   (sěr'ā'tĭd, sə-rā'tĭd)   
adj.  Notched like the edge of a saw; saw-toothed; serrate.
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Word Origin & History

serrated 
1703, from adj. serrate (1668), from L. serratus "notched like a saw," from serra "saw," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ser·rat·ed
Pronunciation: 'se(&)r-"At-&d, s&-'rAt-&d
Variant: or ser·rate /'se(&)r-"At,s&-'rAt/
Function: adjective
: notched or toothed on the edge serrated sutures of the skull>
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Medical Dictionary

serrate ser·rate (sěr'āt') or ser·rat·ed (-ā'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Having or forming a row of small, sharp, projections resembling the teeth of a saw.

  2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections.

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