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ß

ß symbol: occasionally used in loanwords from German.

Symbol

ß

  1. Occasionally used in loanwords from German.
    • You're full of scheiße!
  2. (obsolete, rare) A ligature representing in italic text.
    • 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.1557, Robert Recorde, The Whetstone of Witte […], London: […] Jhon Kyngſtone, unnumbered page
    • 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...1664, John Newburgh, “[Pomona, or An Appendix Concerning Fruit-trees, in Relation to Cider, […].] Observations Concerning the Making and Preserving of Cider.”, in J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A...

Questions about ß

What does ß mean?
SS means occasionally used in loanwords from German.
What part of speech is ß?
SS is a symbol.

Words near ß in the dictionary

  1. ° Fahrenheit
  2. µin
  3. ·
  4. ¼ h
  5. ½d
  6. ß
  7. à bas
  8. à bouche
  9. à contre-coeur
  10. à contrecoeur
  11. à contrecœur

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