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san.

An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsæn/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈseə̯n] ~ [ˈsɛə̯n]/ˈsan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈsæːn/Australia

  1. An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek σάν (sán), from a Semitic language.

noun/ˈsæn/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈseə̯n] ~ [ˈsɛə̯n]/ˈsan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/ˈsæːn/Australia

  1. A sanatorium.

    dated · informal
Where this word comes from

Shortening of sanatorium.

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