san

nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsan//
Canada//ˈsæn//
Australia//ˈsæːn//
/[ˈseə̯n] ~ [ˈsɛə̯n]/
/[ˈseːn]/

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

noun

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datedA sanatorium.
"Haven't you heard?" said Belinda. "Joan's ill! She'd got a high temperature, and she's in bed in the San."
‘I was in the san for ten months before the war. I know all the gen about being sick.’
River Glade Sanatorium, River Glade, June 25, 1931. The "San" at River Glade with the Petitcodiac River in the background.

Etymology

Shortening of sanatorium.

Forms

plural: sans

Samson · An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats…Samuel · A male given name from Hebrew.samurai · In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

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

San · Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern…Sanchez · A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic];…Sancho · A male given name from Spanish.

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