/ Dictionary / Index S Selden: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sel•den Pronunciation: (sel'dun), [key] — n. 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car. 1584–1654, English historian, Orientalist, and politician. a city on N Long Island, in SE New York. 17,259. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. selcouth seldom Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language