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Meaning of s

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s

noun

Definitions

  1. A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

    Synonyms:s.ap.
  2. (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.

  3. A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.

  4. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.

noun

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  1. Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

    Synonyms:yeartideyeartime
  2. A part of a year when something particular happens

    Example: mating season

  3. That which gives relish; seasoning.

  4. The period over which a series of Test matches are played.

noun

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  1. A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

    Example: The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.

  2. The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

  3. A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

  4. (New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

noun

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  1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

  2. The side of a church on the right hand of a person facing the altar.

noun

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  1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass about 80 to 130 MeV. Symbol: s