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A Writer's Dictionary:

S Definition


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S1
s
noun Ss, S's, s's
    1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet.
    2. A consonant, usually pronounced as a voiceless sibilant (as in sip), but often voiced (as in prise).
    3. Anything shaped like an S.




S2
abbreviation
    1. Sabbath.
    2. Saint.
    3. Schilling (Austrian currency).
    4. Siemens.
    5. Society.
    6. South.
    7. IVR.
      Sweden.




S3
symbol
    1. chem.
      Sulphur.




S4
s
abbreviation
    1. music.
      Soprano.




s
abbreviation
    1. A second or seconds of time.
    2. formerly
      In the UK: a shilling or shillings. Compare d.
Etymology: From Latin solidus.



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