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Definition of Sirene

Sirene
Sirene Si*rene", n. See Siren, 6.
sirene
Siren Si"ren, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo["o]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenid[ae], destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also sirene, and syren.]

Meaning of Sirene from wikipedia

- Sirene (Bulgarian: сирене [ˈsirɛnɛ]; Serbian: сир/sir; Macedonian: сирење; Albanian: djathë i bardhë) also known as "white brine sirene" (Bulgarian: бяло...
- called "Supplementary Information Request at the National Entry" (SIRENE). The SIRENE office records a "hit" on a SIS data record and forwards further...
- Look up Sirene or sirene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sirene is a type of Bulgarian cheese. The word may also refer to: Sirene (barque), a Norwegian...
- Mississippi Mermaid (French: La Sirène du Mississipi) is a 1969 romantic crime drama film written and directed by François Truffaut and starring Jean-Paul...
- A Mermaid in Paris (French: Une sirène à Paris) is a 2020 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mathias Malzieu, who co-wrote the script alongside Stéphane...
- borne the name Sirène: French frigate Sirène (1795), a Coquille-class frigate launched in 1795 and broken up in 1825 French frigate Sirène (1823), a Vestale-class...
- Mami Wata (also Mamba Muntu, Water Mother, La Sirene, Mama Glo, Mama de Agua and Watramama) is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern...
- society. However, Akira starts to question his methods after he encounters Sirene and Kaim, two demons whose relationship with one another challenged Akira's...
- Sirène (Q123) was a French Navy Sirène-class submarine commissioned in 1927. She parti****ted in World War II, first on the side of the Allies from 1939...
- Sirène-class submarine may refer to one of the following classes of submarine for the French Navy: Sirène-class submarine (1901) in service 1902–1919...