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abbreviation

Kansas (approved especially for use with zip code).

Klinefelter syndrome.

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Words nearby KS

Krym, kryo-, krypton, kryptonite, krytron, KS, K selection, KSG, Kshatriya, K-shell, ksi

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How to use KS in a sentence

His health improved, the KS lesions faded and Strub bought a home in Pennsylvania.
Sean Strub: Sex, AIDS, Politics and Survival|Tim Teeman|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He began chemotherapy and took drugs to combat the KS, which made him feel sick.
Sean Strub: Sex, AIDS, Politics and Survival|Tim Teeman|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) dismissed the deal as "a spending increase."
Murray-Ryan Budget Deal Advances|Ben Jacobs|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If you begin with “H,” there are two “Ks” and an “H” at the end.
Eight Epic Chanukah Songs, From Sandler to ‘South Park’|Michael Solomon|December 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

KS: There is such a follow-up question to all that I want to ask you.
Ellen Barkin on 'Another Happy Day,' Sam Levinson, and Being a 'Broad'|Kevin Sessums|November 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sh-me-ks-see, the Wolf; one of the Chiefs; his head curiously ornamented, and numerous strings of wampum on his neck.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Hee-oh'ks-te-kin, the Rabbits Skin Leggins; a brave, in a very beautiful dress.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
He was always "jes' behin' dem policy sha'ks, an' I'll be boun', Polly, but I gwine to ketch 'em dis time."
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar
We wo'ks out in de fiel', and dat's about all we knows—fiel', chu'ch an' cabin.
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar
I merely mention that the patronymics ending in kins got abbreviated into kiss, and kes, and ks.
Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature|Charles W. Bardsley

British Dictionary definitions for KS

abbreviation for

Kansas

Kyrgyzstan (international car registration)

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Medical definitions for KS

abbr.

Kaposi's sarcoma