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7,169 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

S
noun, feminine
abbreviation of sud; south
S. A. R.
noun, feminine
initialism of son altesse royale (“HRH”)
S. B. E.
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of SBE
S. M.
noun, feminine
initialism of Sa Majesté (“His Majesty or Her Majesty”); initialism of Scientiæ Magister, an academic degree offered by Harvard University and MIT. These degree abbreviations appear to be backwards because they follow the tradition of Latin degree names
S. M. I.
noun, feminine
initialism of Sa Majesté impériale (“His Imperial Majesty or Her Imperial Majesty”)
S. V. P.
phrase
synonym of SVP
S.A.
noun, feminine
initialism of société anonyme
S.B.E.
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of SBE
S.I.
proper noun
S.I.; synonym of SI (International System of Units)
S.V.P.
phrase
synonym of SVP
SA
noun, feminine
initialism of société anonyme (Incorporated (Inc.)) (Limited liability company (Ltd.))
SACD
proper noun
initialism of Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques, a French collecting society.
SACEM
proper noun
initialism of Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique, a French music performance rights organization
SADC
proper noun
initialism of Société d'assurance-dépôts du Canada (“Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation”): CDIC
SALA
proper noun
initialism of système d'armes létales autonome
SAMU
noun, masculine
acronym of service d'aide médicale urgente; French emergency medical service call center
SAQ
proper noun
acronym of Société des alcools du Québec, a provincial Crown corporation and monopoly in Quebec responsible for alcohol distribution and sales
SARL
noun, feminine
acronym of société à responsabilité limitée: Ltd., LLC
SARM
noun, masculine
MRSA (bacterium)
SAS
noun, feminine
abbreviation of section des agressions sexuelles (“sexual assault squad”)
SBE
noun, feminine
initialism of système babillard electronique or système de babillard electronique; a BBS (bulletin board system); initialism of système des bulletins electroniques ; a BBS (bulletin board service)
SBF
proper noun
initialism of Société des Bourses Françaises, a name for the Paris Bourse stock exchange; a stock market index code for the French stock market, the Paris Bourse
SBK
noun, masculine
SBK (“superbike”)
SBM
proper noun
initialism of Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco
SBR
proper noun
initialism of Société Britannique de Radiodiffusion: BBC
SCART
proper noun
acronym of Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs; French-originated standard and associated connector for electronic equipment
SCFP
proper noun
initialism of Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (“Canadian Union of Public Employees”): CUPE
SCHL
proper noun
initialism of Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (“Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation”): CMHC
SCRS
proper noun
initialism of Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (“Canadian Security and Intelligence Service”): CSIS
SDF
noun, masculine
initialism of sans domicile fixe: homeless person, someone without a permanent home
SDP
adjective
initialism of sans domicile proche; that is, close to homelessness
SE
noun, feminine
abbreviation of sud-est; SE
SEA
proper noun
abbreviation of Seattle
SEPECAT
proper noun
acronym of Société Européenne de Production de l'avion Ecole de Combat et d'Appui Tactique (“European company for the production tactical combat support and training aircraft”)
SFIO
proper noun
initialism of Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (“French Section of the Workers' International”)
SFR
proper noun
SFR (French mobile phone company)
SGBD
noun, masculine
initialism of système de gestion de base de données
SGDG
phrase
initialism of sans garantie de gouvernement (“without government guarantee”)
SHA
proper noun
abbreviation of Shawinigan
SI
proper noun
initialism of Système international: SI
SICAV
noun, feminine
alternative letter-case form of sicav
SIDA
noun, masculine
alternative letter-case form of sida
SIG
noun, masculine
initialism of solde intermédiaire de gestion
SIGB
noun, masculine
abbreviation of système intégré de gestion de bibliothèque; ILS (Integrated Library System)
SIH
noun, masculine
HIS (“hospital information system”): abbreviation of système d'information hospitalier
SIMC
proper noun
initialism of Société Internationale de Machines Commerciales: IBM
SIMDUT
noun, feminine
initialism of Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail
SIRET
noun, masculine
acronym of Système d'identification du répertoire des établissements
SJ
proper noun
abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States
SK
proper noun
abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada
SLR
noun, feminine
LR; initialism of système léger sur rail or système léger sur rails (light rail system)
SMEG
proper noun
initialism of Société Monégasque de l'Electricité et du Gaz
SMIC
noun, masculine
the minimum wage in France
SMIG
noun, masculine
acronym of salaire minimum interprofessionnel garanti, now SMIC
SMS
noun, masculine
SMS, text, text message
SMUR
noun, masculine
acronym of service mobile d’urgence et de réanimation (“mobile emergency and resuscitation service”)
SN
noun, masculine
initialism of sous-marin nucléaire (“nuclear-powered submarine; SSN”); initialism of syntagme nominal (“noun phrase; NP”)
SNA
noun, masculine
an SSN / SSKN / SSAN (nuclear-powered attack submarine); abbreviation of Sous-Marin Nucléaire d'Attaque
SNCB
proper noun
initialism of Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (“National Railway Company of Belgium”)
SNCF
proper noun
initialism of Société nationale des chemins de fer français (the national railway company of France)