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Definition of s. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

1.
abr: secondTECH.unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minuteTECH.
  • The race lasted 10 s.
second
2.
abr: sectionTECH.USpart or division of a document or lawTECH.US
  • See s. 5 for more information.
article clause
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effort to kill someone
Police foiled an attempt on the senator's life outside the courthouse.

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family
sister of one's parent
marriage
wife of one's uncle
medical
the rear part of a person's body
human identity
girl's given name, often used as a shorter form of Elizabeth
family
child of one's aunt or uncle
dadn.
address father
term of address for one's father
family
one's female offspring
toy figure
small model of a human used as a child's toy

Examples of s. in a sentence

  • He held his breath for 45 s.
  • Refer to s. 12 for exceptions.
  • The rule is outlined in s. 8.

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  1. French:s, art., ...
  2. German:s, §, ...
  3. Italian:s., sez., ...
  4. Spanish:s, secc., ...
  5. Portuguese:s, sec., ...
  6. Chinese:秒, 条, ...
  7. Japanese:秒, 節, ...
  8. Arabic:ث, م., ...
  9. Hebrew:ש׳, סְּעִיף, ...
  10. Russian:с, ст., ...
  11. Ukrainian:с, ст., ...
  12. Hindi:से., खंड, ...
S.
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Definition of S. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

1.
abr: SaintRaretitle for a holy or important Christian personRare
  • S. Paul wrote many letters.
St.
2.
abr: SignorDatedtitle for a man in ItalianDated
  • S. Rossi will attend the meeting.
Mr.
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the foundational legal document of the United States
The U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.
33rd U.S. president who succeeded Roosevelt and led after World War II
Harry S. Truman succeeded Roosevelt and won the 1948 presidential election.
S.Afr.abbr.
relating to South Africa or its people
He is a S.Afr. writer.
S. Am.abbr.
continent south of North America
Brazil is in S. Am.
S. Kor.abbr.
country in East Asia known for technology and pop culture
S. Kor. will host the event next year.
Hebrew poetic work celebrating romance, desire and partnership
We read S. of Sol. in class for its romantic poetry.

Origin of S.

Latin sanctus (saint) + abbreviation

Examples of S. in a sentence

  • The church is named after S. Teresa.
  • S. Bianchi sent his regards.
  • The invitation was addressed to S. Verdi.

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  1. French:St, M., ...
  2. German:Hl., Hr., ...
  3. Italian:S., Sig., ...
  4. Spanish:S., Sr., ...
  5. Portuguese:S., Sr., ...
  6. Chinese:圣, 先生, ...
  7. Japanese:聖, S., ...
  8. Arabic:ق., لقب إيطالي للرجل, ...
  9. Hebrew:קָדוֹשׁ, סִינְיוֹר, ...
  10. Russian:Св., Синьор, ...
  11. Ukrainian:Св., синьйор, ...
  12. Hindi:स., एस., ...

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