Meaning of ies | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Illuminating Engineering Society.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Alternative letter-case form of ies.
   alt-of

Examples

“These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.”

“1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more”

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