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• SP
  SP

  abbreviation

  Shore Patrol.
• sp.
  sp.

  abbreviation

  special.
• Sp.
  Sp.

  abbreviation

  Spain.
• s.p.
  s.p.

  abbreviation

  without issue; childless.
• S.P.
  S.P.

  abbreviation

  Shore Patrol.
• sp
  sp

  abbreviation

  without issue

SP

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Shore Patrol.

2. Specialist.

3. Submarine Patrol.

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sp. ² American  

abbreviation

1. special.

2. species.

3. specific.

4. specimen.

5. spelling.

6. spirit.

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Sp. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Spain.

2. Spaniard.

3. Spanish. Also Sp

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s.p. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. without issue; childless.

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S.P. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Shore Patrol.

2. Socialist party.

3. Submarine Patrol.

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SP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. standard play: the standard recording speed on a VCR

2. starting price

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noun

1. slang latest information

Sp. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Spain

2. Spaniard

3. Spanish

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sp. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. special

2. species

3. specific

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sp ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. without issue

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Etymology

Origin of s.p.

From Latin sine prōle

Example Sentences

Human limbs cannot naturally regenerate the way salamander limbs do, but researchers believe future therapies could potentially imitate some of the biological mechanisms controlled by SP genes.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

This new study suggests that a group of genes known as SP genes may play a central role in that effort.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

MFS pledged those loans as collateral to obtain money from banks and asset managers, including Atlas SP Partners, a unit of Apollo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

SP Energy Networks said its engineers were also working to restore supplies to some customers in the south of the country.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

But I also think that all the kids in that SP class took away something very special, the notion that each of us had intellectual gifts to spend as we chose.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers