Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Initialism of small (of the manufactured size).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Initialism of satisfactory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Topics: education
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character
The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: letter, lowercase
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character
The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called long s, medial s or descending s and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, letter, lowercase
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name
An axiomatic set theory, developed by logician George Boolos, in which several of the axioms of ZF are derivable as theorems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
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noun
Abbreviation of scruple, a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: metrology
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noun
Abbreviation of strange quark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Alternative form of s..
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Initialism of south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of season (group of episodes of a series).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of small (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of soprano.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Initialism of subtitles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
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Synonyms: CC, sub
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of sextodecimo (book size, 15-17.5 cm in height).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: American Library Association
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num
The nineteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: lowercase
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noun
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: randomness, entropy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical property
Narrower terms: conformational entropy
noun
the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
noun
a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conductance unit
noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: south, due south, southward
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cardinal compass point
noun
an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sulfur, sulphur, atomic number 16
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical element, element
Narrower terms: brimstone, native sulfur, native sulphur
noun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: second, sec
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
Narrower terms: leap second
History
Abbreviation.
From the first letter of set and of stage, two fundamental concepts of the theory.
Abbreviations.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
