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• si
  si

  noun

  the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
• Si
  Si

  silicon.
• SI
  SI

  abbreviation

  International System of Units.
• S.I.
  S.I.

  abbreviation

  Sandwich Islands.

si

¹ American  

[see] / si /

noun

Music.

1. the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.

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Si ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. silicon.

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SI ³ American  

abbreviation

1. International System of Units.

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S.I. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Sandwich Islands.

2. Staten Island.

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SI ¹ British  

symbol

1. Système International (d'Unités) See SI unit

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abbreviation

1. South Island

Si ² British  

/ ʃiː /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Xi

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Si ³ British  

symbol

1. silicon

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si ⁴ British  

/ siː /

noun

1. music a variant of te

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si ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Slovenia

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Etymology

Origin of si

First recorded in 1720–30; see origin at gamut