serry

serry
verb (serried; serrying) Etymology: Middle French serré, past participle of serrer to press, crowd — more at sear Date: 1581 intransitive verb archaic to press together especially in ranks transitive verb to crowd together

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  • John Serry, Sr. — For the American electronic music composer, see Jonn Serrie. John Serry, Sr., circa 1967 John Serry, Sr. (Giovanni Serrapica January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an accomplished concert accordionist virtuoso, arranger, composer,… …   Wikipedia

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