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–preposition

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < OF sans, earlier sens, seinz a conflation of L sine without, and absentiā in the absence of, abl. of absentia absence

]

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Sans.

Sanskrit.

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–noun, plural Sans (especially collectively

) San for 1.

1.	a member of a nomadic, racially distinct, short-statured people of southern Africa.

2.	any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.

Also called Bushman.

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n. pl. San or Sans In both senses also called Bushman.

A member of a traditionally nomadic hunting people of southwest Africa.
Any of the Khoisan languages of the San.

[Nama : sa, to pick up from the ground, gather + -n, common gender pl. suff.]

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sans Audio Help (sānz, säɴ) Pronunciation Key
prep. Without.

[Middle English, from Old French, blend of Latin sine, without and absentiā, in the absence of, ablative of absentia, absence, from absēns, absent-, present participle of abesse, to be away; see absent.]

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Sans Souci, SC (CDP, FIPS 63700) Location: 34.89140 N, 82.42541 W
Population (1990): 7612 (3482 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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Sans\ (s[aum]n; E. s[a^]nz), prep. [F., from L. sine without.] Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word. "Sans fail." --Chaucer.

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. --Shak.

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SANS
small angle neutron scattering

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