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ss.
1or SS.
abbreviation for
- to wit; namely (used especially on legal documents, as an affidavit, pleading, etc., to verify the place of action).
SS.
2abbreviation for
- Saints.
S.S.
3abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) in the strict sense.
ss.
4abbreviation for
- sections.
- Baseball. shortstop.
SS.
5abbreviation for
- See ss. 1
S.S.
6abbreviation for
- steamship.
- Sunday School.
ss
7or ss
- (in prescriptions) a half.
SS
8- social security.
S/S
9abbreviation for
- same size.
- Medicine/Medical. signs and symptoms.
- spreadsheet ( def ). Also s/s.
SS.
1abbreviation for
- Saints
SS
2abbreviation for
- a paramilitary organization within the Nazi party that provided Hitler's bodyguard, security forces including the Gestapo, concentration camp guards, and a corp of combat troops (the Waffen-SS) in World War II
- steamship
- Sunday school
SS
- An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel , which is German for “protective shield”) formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler . During the 1930s, Hitler steadily expanded the responsibilities of the SS to include the suppression of his political opponents within Germany and the persecution of the Jews (see also Jews ). The SS supervised the concentration camps .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ss.1
From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”
Origin of ss.2
From the Latin word sānctī
Origin of ss.3
From Latin sēnsū strictō
Origin of ss.4
From the Latin word sēmis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ss.1
(sense 1) German Schutzstaffel protection squad
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Example Sentences
It is a creepy sound, inhumanly high-pitched and strangely clipped and emphatic: “S-s-eeg maheevoh s-s-speeree.”
From The Daily Beast
Judging from your recent actions it should be spelled ‘R-e-c-k-l-e-s-s.’
From Project Gutenberg
B r k b r k b r k n t h y c l d g r y s t n s s, n d w l d t h t m y t n g c l d t t r T h t h g h t s t h t r s n m.
From Project Gutenberg
As luck would have it, the batter lashed a stinging grounder toward S. S.
From Project Gutenberg
And then from above him, upon the opposite side of the alley, came a low: "S-s-t!"
From Project Gutenberg
Yes, I was b-b-orn with a s-s-s-ilver s-s-poon in my m-m-m-outh.
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