Dictionary

S en · NUM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ʒ/ (phoneme)
• (US) audio
• /s/ (phoneme)
• /z/ (phoneme)
• /ɛs/ name of letter

Meanings

1. (number, uppercase) The nineteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

Forms

S en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ʒ/ (phoneme)
• (US) audio
• /s/ (phoneme)
• /z/ (phoneme)
• /ɛs/ name of letter

Meanings

1. (letter, uppercase) The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.

Forms

Deriveds

S rank · H-S chart · S-plasty · S-factor · curcumin S · S twist · S/N ratio · S-curve · S-Video · bisphenol S · split S · S-side · binor-S · S-hook · S-tier · Mode S · S-turn · S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine

S en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually) Initialism of small (of the manufactured size).
   alt of small
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of satisfactory.
   alt of satisfactory

Coordinates

XL · XS · L · XXL · M · XXS

S en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of south.
   alt of south
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of season (group of episodes of a series).
   alt of season
   • I watched S01 through 03. I have yet to watch the S04.
   • The pilot episode is S01E01.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually) Initialism of small (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
   alt of small
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of soprano.
   alt of soprano
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of subtitles.
   alt of subtitles
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:American Library Association, uncountable) Initialism of sextodecimo (book size, 15-17.5 cm in height).
   alt of sextodecimo
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of sadist.
   alt of sadist

Forms

Coordinates

M · XL · XLT · XXS · L · E · XS · XXL · XXXL

Synonyms

CC · sub

Translations (3)

sv S (abbreviation of season) · sv S (south) · de S (south)

S en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

From the first letter of set and of stage, two fundamental concepts of the theory.

Meanings

1. An axiomatic set theory, developed by logician George Boolos, in which several of the axioms of ZF are derivable as theorems.
   • S has no axiom of extensionality and identity is absent from the other S axioms.