ss

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abbreviation (1)

1
scilicet
—used in legal documents
2
[Latin semis] one half
3
single-stranded
—typically used in combination
ssDNA

SS

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noun

ˌes-ˈes How to pronounce SS (audio)
: a unit of Nazis created as bodyguard to Hitler and later expanded to take charge of intelligence, central security, policing action, and the mass extermination of those they considered inferior or undesirable

SS

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abbreviation (2)

1
saints
2
Social Security
3
steamship

Word History

Etymology

Noun

German, abbreviation for Schutzstaffel, literally, protection echelon

First Known Use

Noun

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ss was in 1932

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Medical Definition

ss

abbreviation
one half
—used in writing prescriptions
Etymology

Abbreviation

Latin semis

Legal Definition

ss

abbreviation
specifically
—used in the statement of venue which follows the caption of a legal document and especially between the name of the state and the particular subdivision (as county)
Etymology

Abbreviation

Latin scilicet that is to say

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