name
Meaning 1
plural of Ess
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
esses
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/ˈɛsəz/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 S IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: EH1 S IY0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of es
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of ess
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
- 1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone a digraph suffices / and there sit / the esses
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of esse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
A sequence of winding turns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative letter-case form of esses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
Meaning 7
third-person singular simple present indicative of ess
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context