som

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Definition of som

noun plural somy (ˈsɒmɪ)

the standard monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan, divided into 100 tyiyn

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Words nearby som

Solyman, Solyman I, Solyom, Solzhenitsyn, Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr, som, SOM1, soma, somaesthesia, Somali, Somalia

British Dictionary definitions for som (2 of 2)

Som.

abbreviation for

Somerset

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How to use som in a sentence

Each Som Tam vendor makes the salad with a personal touch (and ratio of ingredients), so you rarely eat the same dish twice.
The World’s Five Best Cheap Meals|Jodi Ettenberg|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Som has always blended polish with an eccentric sense of color and pattern.
The Oscar de la Renta Effect|Robin Givhan|September 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I was freed from duty and we went & split out som plank to du up our tent.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775|Abraham Tomlinson
I was to work over to the Block House and took my Farewel of working their & all our sick were drawd up & som dischargd.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775|Abraham Tomlinson

Stil warm & wet som of our Rigiment discharged Home but none of our company.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775|Abraham Tomlinson
The reason of som thynges done in this boke, or omitted in the same, you shall fynde in the preface before the Theoremes.
The Path-Way to Knowledg|Robert Record
Joe answered quietly but very slowly, pulling at his cigar after each syllable: "Hec—tor—J. Ran—som!"
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington