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S.
1.Sabbath.
2.Saint.
3.Saturday.
4.Saxon.
5.(in Austria) schilling; schillings.
6.School.
7.Sea.
8.Senate.
9.September.
10.shilling; shillings.
11.(in prescriptions)
a.mark; write; label. [Origin: < L signa]
b.let it be written. [Origin: < L signétur]
12.Signor.
13.Small.
14.Socialist.
15.Society.
16.Fellow. [Origin: < L socius]
17.sol3 (def. 1).
18.South.
19.Southern.
20.(in Ecuador) sucre; sucres.
21.Sunday.
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s.
1.saint.
2.school.
3.second.
4.section.
5.see.
6.series.
7.shilling; shillings.
8.sign.
9.signed.
10.silver.
11.singular.
12.sire.
13.small.
14.society.
15.son.
16.south.
17.southern.
18.steamer.
19.stem.
20.stem of.
21.substantive.
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s.  
abbr.  
  1. section
  2. shilling
  3. singular
  4. sire
  5. solo
  6. son
  7. substantive

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S.  
abbr.  
  1. saint
  2. sea
  3. Medicine signature
    1. signor
    2. signore

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saint       (sānt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Abbr. St. or S. Christianity A person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.
    2. A person who has died and gone to heaven.
    3. Saint A member of any of various religious groups, especially a Latter-Day Saint.
  2. An extremely virtuous person.

tr.v.   saint·ed, saint·ing, saints
To name, recognize, or venerate as a saint; canonize.


[Middle English seint, from Old French saint, from Late Latin sānctus, from Latin, holy, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]

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sea       (sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The continuous body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface, especially this body regarded as a geophysical entity distinct from earth and sky.
  2. Abbr. S.
    1. A tract of water within an ocean.
    2. A relatively large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.
    3. A relatively large landlocked body of fresh water.
    4. The condition of the ocean's surface with regard to its course, flow, swell, or turbulence: a rising sea; choppy seas.
    5. A wave or swell, especially a large one: a 40-foot sea that broke over the stern.
    1. The condition of the ocean's surface with regard to its course, flow, swell, or turbulence: a rising sea; choppy seas.
    2. A wave or swell, especially a large one: a 40-foot sea that broke over the stern.
  4. Something that suggests the ocean in its overwhelming sweep or vastness: a sea of controversy.
  5. Seafaring as a way of life.
  6. Astronomy A lunar mare.


[Middle English see, from Old English sǣ.]

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shil·ling       (shĭl'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Abbr. s. A coin used in the United Kingdom, worth one twentieth of a pound, 5 new pence, or 12 old pence prior to 1971.
  2. See Table at currency.
  3. Printing A virgule.


[Middle English, from Old English scilling.]

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sig·na·ture       (sĭg'nə-chər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One's name as written by oneself.
  2. The act of signing one's name.
  3. A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity: A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.
  4. Abbr. Sig. or S. Medicine The part of a physician's prescription containing directions to the patient.
  5. Music
    1. A sign used to indicate key.
    2. A sign used to indicate tempo.
    3. A letter, number, or symbol placed at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages of a book as a guide to the proper sequence of the sheets in binding.
    4. A large sheet printed with four or a multiple of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book.
  6. Printing
    1. A letter, number, or symbol placed at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages of a book as a guide to the proper sequence of the sheets in binding.
    2. A large sheet printed with four or a multiple of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book.


[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin signātūra, from Latin signātus, past participle of signāre, to mark, from signum, sign; see sign.]

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si·gnor also si·gnior       (sēn-yôr', -yōr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. si·gno·ri (sēn-yôr'ē, -yō'rē) also si·gniors or si·gnors Abbr. Sig. or S.
Used as a courtesy title for a man in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Mr.


[Italian, variant of signore; see signore.]

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si·gno·re       (sēn-yôr'ā, -yōr'ā, -yō'rě)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. pl. si·gno·ri (-yôr'ē, -yō'rē) Abbr. Sig. or S. Used as a form of polite address for a man in an Italian-speaking area.
  2. A plural of signora.


[Italian, from Medieval Latin senior, lord, from Latin, elder; see senior. Sense 2, Italian, pl. of signora; see signora.]

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s.
  1. shilling
  2. singular
  3. sire
  4. solo
  5. son
  6. substantive

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S.
  1. saint
  2. sea
  3. signature
  4. signor
  5. signore
  6. statute

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