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What was serenus, the Latin root of the word serene, used to describe?

serene

[suh-reen] / səˈrin /


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Her pastries are displayed gallery-style on individual plates with placard descriptions, and customers can eat them in a serene ground-floor dining area or get them to-go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Despite its sedate rural surroundings, operations at the Category B jail have been far from serene, with people describing a picture of chaos following the first private-to-private transfer of a prison in England and Wales.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Situated in L.A.’s Beachwood Canyon neighborhood, the home is described in its listing—which is held by Steven Moritz of Sotheby’s International Realty—as offering “the perfect blend of privacy, character, and serene canyon living.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

McElwee finds images both startling and serene; videos that fill in gaps he couldn’t on his own.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

The elegant woman’s serene face twitched with controlled laughter.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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