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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEsses
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2 senses- 1
The plural form of the letter S.
"Her handwriting features very distinct, looping esses." - 2
Things having the shape of the letter S.
"The mountain road twisted through a series of sharp esses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the plural form of the letter 'S' (pronounced 'es' in Spanish and English), originating from the Phoenician shin via Greek sigma and Latin. Historically used in typography and orthography to denote multiple instances of the letter or curved shapes resembling it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Esses" is said worldwide
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ess
Transliteration: ɛs
Script: esses
"Le mot contient deux esses."
Esse
Transliteration: ˈɛsə
Script: Essen
"Das Wort hat doppelte Essen."
esse
Transliteration: ˈɛsse
"Quella parola ha due esse."
eses
Transliteration: ˈeses
"La palabra se escribe con dos eses."
esses
Transliteration: ˈɛsis
"A palavra contém dois esses."
एस अक्षर
Transliteration: es akshar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस शब्द में दो एस हैं।"
S字母
Transliteration: S zìmǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"这个单词包含两个S。"
에스들
Transliteration: eseudeul
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 단어에는 에스가 두 개 들어간다."
Sの文字
Transliteration: esu no moji
Script: 日本語
"その単語にはSが二つあります。"
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