san
/ˈsæn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.
name
A river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.
Example Sentences
- ""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."
- "SAN asked Sanger if, instead of allowing more sources that are deemed less reliable by media watchdogs, they should make the standards stricter and ban more outlets that have a lower reliability rating."
- "On average it is possible that an Afrikaner is more racist than an Anglo white SAn, I have met many racist white English South Africans."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsæn/
- British English: /ˈsæn/