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Meaning of SS | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of screenshot.
    Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
  2. Abbreviation of Saints.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  3. Occasionally used in loanwords from German.
  4. Initialism of Schutzstaffel; from German SS.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. Initialism of social security.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  6. A ligature representing in italic text.
    obsolete, rare
  7. Initialism of Subsahara: a geographic region of Africa, constituting all countries south of the Sahara Desert.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  8. Initialism of secret service or Secret Service.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  9. Initialism of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
  10. Initialism of spousal support.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  11. Initialism of South Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  12. Initialism of stainless steel.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  13. A shiptype
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  14. Initialism of steamship.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  15. Initialism of screw steamer (a screw-driven steamship)
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  16. Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine
    Navy, US
  17. A conventionally-powered submarine
    Navy, US
  18. diesel-powered attack submarine
    Navy, US
  19. NATO prefix-code for surface-to-surface missiles developed by the Soviet Union
  20. Initialism of shortstop.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  21. Initialism of screenshot.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  22. Initialism of sum of squares.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  23. Initialism of Segawa syndrome.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  24. Initialism of side seam.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  25. Initialism of spring/summer, often followed by a year.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“Near-synonym: CRES”
“SS23 collection”
“The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units.”
“(It's possible that at least some of the liberals who answered "yes, violence can sometimes be justified" had in mind edge cases like armed resistance by Jews against the SS, not the assassination of peaceful political pundits with whom they disagree.)”
“You're full of scheiße!”
“As in nombers Abſtracte, euery nomber is not a rooted nomber, but ſome certaine only emongeſt theim, ſo in nombers Coßike, all nombers haue not rootes: but ſoche onely emongeſt ſimple Coßike nombers are rooted, whoſe nomber hath a roote, agreable to the figure of his denomination.”
“I am alſo aſſured by a Neighbour of mine, that a Brother of his, who is a great Cider Merchant in Devonſhire, is by frequent experience ſo well ſatisfied with the harmleſneſs of rotten Apples, that he makes no ſcruple of exchanging with any one that comes to his Cider-preß, a Buſhel of ſound-apples for the ſame meaſure of the other.”
“After my Addreß to our Great Founder and Patron, I could not but think my ſelf oblig'd, in conſideration of thoſe many Ingagements you have laid upon me, to offer theſe my poor Labours to this MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ASSEMBLY.”
“And vvhat happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances.”
“Paß, a VVay, Lane, River, Leave; alſo condition. VVhat a Sad Paß things are come to? In vvhat an ill State they are. That Shamm vvon't Paß, that Trick vvwon't take.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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