(declension-3) a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse
(declension-3) a language, manner of speaking
(declension-3) a sermon
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Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈsɛr.moː]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *sermō (with stem sermōn- for *sermin-, from the nominative case), from Proto-Indo-European *sérmn̥ and/or Proto-Indo-European *sérmō, from *ser- (“to bind”) + *-mō. Related to serō (“to join”).