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| se·ra·glio [ sə rállyō, sə rlyō ] (plural se·ra·glios) |
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1. islam Same as harem (sense 1) (sense 2)
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2. palace: a Turkish palace, especially the Ottoman sultan's palace at Istanbul
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian serraglio, alteration of Turkish saray "palace" < Persian sarāī "inn"] |
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