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Sr.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ecclesiastical.  Sister.


Sr. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Senhor.

  2. Senior.

  3. Señor.

  4. Sir.


sr 3 American  
  1. steradian.


Sr 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. strontium.


SR 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. seaman recruit.


S.R. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Sons of the Revolution.


Sr 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (after a name) senior

  2. Señor

  3. Sir

  4. Sister (religious)

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symbol

  1. strontium

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sr 2 British  

symbol

  1. steradian

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sr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Suriname

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Etymology

Origin of Sr.

From the Latin word Soror

Example Sentences

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After Harkins Sr. retired, he was featured in a January 2007 Esquire magazine article titled “The State of the American Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Neymar Santos Sr., owner of NR Sports, announced the news at the Pele Museum in Santos, the coastal Brazilian city made famous by the legendary late player.

From Barron's

"We are proud to reach this milestone," Santos Sr. said, adding that "I think it's a very strong brand. We want to enhance its identity and bring it into the present."

From Barron's

Roy Wood Sr. co-founded one of the first Black-owned national radio networks, and covered conflicts ranging from civil-rights clashes in the U.S. to civil wars in Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in the early 1920s, Ecke’s son, horticulturalist Paul Ecke Sr., learned a secret way to create a compact single-stemmed plant with many blooming branches that could be grown in pots indoors.

From Los Angeles Times