s

/ɛs/
/ɛs/
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Definitions of s
  1. noun
    1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    synonyms: sec, second
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    types:
    leap second
    a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
    type of:
    time unit, unit of time
    a unit for measuring time periods
  2. noun
    the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
    synonyms: S
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    type of:
    alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Pronunciation
US
/ɛs/
UK
/ɛs/
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