ss.

¹

or SS.

abbreviation for

1. to wit; namely (used especially on legal documents, as an affidavit, pleading, etc., to verify the place of action).

SS.

²

abbreviation for

1. Saints.

S.S.

³

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) in the strict sense.

ss.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. sections.
2. Baseball. shortstop.

SS.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. See ss. ¹

S.S.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. steamship.
3. Sunday School.

ss

⁷

or ss

1. (in prescriptions) a half.

SS

⁸

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. social security.
3. steamship.
4. supersonic.

S/S

⁹

abbreviation for

1. same size.
2. Medicine/Medical. signs and symptoms.
3. spreadsheet ( def ). Also s/s.

SS.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Saints

SS

²

abbreviation for

1. a paramilitary organization within the Nazi party that provided Hitler's bodyguard, security forces including the Gestapo, concentration camp guards, and a corp of combat troops (the Waffen-SS) in World War II
2. steamship
3. Sunday school

SS

1. An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel , which is German for “protective shield”) formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler . During the 1930s, Hitler steadily expanded the responsibilities of the SS to include the suppression of his political opponents within Germany and the persecution of the Jews (see also Jews ). The SS supervised the concentration camps .

Word History and Origins

Origin of ss.¹

From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”

Origin of ss.²

From the Latin word sānctī

Origin of ss.³

From Latin sēnsū strictō

Origin of ss.⁴

From the Latin word sēmis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ss.¹

(sense 1) German Schutzstaffel protection squad

Example Sentences

The main effort in the attack was carried out by the infamous Waffen SS 6th Panzer Army.

From The Daily Beast

There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.

From The Daily Beast

In one of the last desperate acts of World War II, the SS dumped crates full of counterfeit money into nearby Lake Toplitz.

From The Daily Beast

His shirt was torn, one of his worn sneakers was more like a rubber-soled barge—the SS Nike.

From The Daily Beast

Dugin has expressed his admiration for the practices of the SS.

From The Daily Beast

In a more than usually quiet street, upon the edge of the town, stands the old church of Godalming, dedicated to SS.

From Project Gutenberg

So, in one instance (the thing was done repeatedly) the school attached to the church of SS.

From Project Gutenberg

I must ask you to leave my ship at once, gentlemen, and I can promise you that my employers, the Cunard ss.

From Project Gutenberg

A few years later, however, his remains were transferred to the Abbey of SS.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter example might have been called a Collar of 8, 8, were it not that that name is less euphonious than SS.

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