Selden: Meaning and Definition of

Sel•den

Pronunciation: (sel'dun), [key]
— n.
  1. 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
  2. 1584–1654, English historian, Orientalist, and politician.
  3. a city on N Long Island, in SE New York. 17,259.
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