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    sr
    steradian.
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    Sr
    strontium.
  • SR
    SR
    abbreviation
    seaman recruit.
  • Sr.
    Sr.
    abbreviation
    Sister.
  • S.R.
    S.R.
    abbreviation
    Sons of the Revolution.

sr

1 American  
  1. steradian.


Sr 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. strontium.


SR 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. seaman recruit.


Sr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ecclesiastical. Sister.


Sr. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Senhor.

  2. Senior.

  3. Señor.

  4. Sir.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. strontium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
sr 2 British  

symbol

  1. steradian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Suriname

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Sr.

From the Latin word Soror


Example Sentences

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All-purpose player — Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 5-11, 189, sr.,

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

All-purpose player - Travis Etienne, Clemson, 5-10, 205, sr.,

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2020

Class 2B Player of the year — Alex Dyer, sr.,

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2018

Mr Paisley sr, who went on to become first minister of Northern Ireland, died in 2014.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2017

Thus the syllable which should properly be written sa was written by La Fort either sar or sr.

From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Horatio Hale

One of the actor’s most famed properties is the Montauk, NY, home he inherited from his father, artist Robert De Niro Sr.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sr Clare's anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at St Columba's Church, Long Tower, the same church where her funeral Mass was held a decade ago.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

They are the sons of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper Sr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

On Monday, Inglewood’s head coach, Jason Crowe Sr, called timeout when the Southern Section record was broken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

I beg my duty to my Mother & am with all possible respect Honed Sr, yr most Dutifull Son W. Pitt.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

In Orlando, Fla., Sabrina Brown has begun mapping out her weekend errands to avoid driving all over town in her orange 2019 Nissan Altima SR.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

The small Cirrus SR 20 plane came down close to the M62 in Littleborough, near Rochdale, at about 11:00 GMT.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Tickets for Newcastle's Utilita Arena gig will only be available for fans with postcodes beginning with NE, DH, SR, DL, TS, ticket purchasing site Kilimanjaro Live said.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024

All lanes remain blocked on NB I-5 just south of SR 531 in #Marsville.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Behind the closed and guarded doors of the SR offices, an SR officer deciphered the message by hand, using a one-time pad.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The son of Marvin Harrison Sr., a Hall of Fame pass catcher for the Indianapolis Colts during Peyton Manning’s heyday, he was a two-time All-American with all the traits that coaches love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Their grandfather, David Wafle Sr., played basketball while at the University of Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lozano Sr. had already founded La Prensa in San Antonio when he arrived in L.A. and saw a city in need of a Spanish-language newspaper equal to U.S. mainstream papers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He’s an incredible story, a former phenom from the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., where his father, Frances Sr., worked in maintenance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

As I twisted the steering wheel and forced the accelerator to the floor I was controlling Mexico, and might and aloneness and inexperienced youth and Bailey Johnson, Sr., and death and insecurity, and even gravity.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

In Europe, France and Spain have adopted versions of a plan put forth by Bary S.R.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2020

In 2019, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum announced the discovery of the wreck of the S.R.

From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2020

His line now had a logo and a heavily punctuated name: S.R.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019

L.A’.s stature is rising with many of these new entrants — the latest of whom is the artist Sterling Ruby, who last week announced his own new ready to wear line, S.R.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2019

The last battle, before this story opens, and indeed the only one that had ever been fought within the borders of the Shire, was beyond living memory: the Battle of Greenfields, S.R.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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