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Other definitions for sr (2 of 6)

Symbol, Chemistry.

strontium.

Other definitions for sr (3 of 6)

abbreviation

seaman recruit.

Other definitions for sr (4 of 6)

Sr.¹

abbreviation

Ecclesiastical. Sister.

Origin of Sr.

From the Latin word Soror

Other definitions for sr (5 of 6)

Sr.²

abbreviation

Senhor.

Senior.

Señor.

Sir.

Other definitions for sr (6 of 6)

S.R.

abbreviation

Sons of the Revolution.

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How to use sr in a sentence

When Michael Brown Sr. joined nearly a dozen members of his family to be baptized Sunday, his son was supposed to be there.
The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson’s Baptism by Fire|Justin Glawe|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After Rosemary offers me some tea, I sit down on the couch with Downey Sr. to discuss his astonishing life, and career.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby|Marlow Stern|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back at police headquarters, Chief of Police Michael Floore Sr. ran out of the detective bureau, barking into a walkie talkie.
The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dealership called the Hercules team “right then and there,” Pedro Sr. said.
Mexico’s Murderous SWAT Teams|Jason McGahan|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The other is Robert Woodson Sr., a civil rights activist who runs the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
What Paul Ryan Gets Right About Race|Ron Christie|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have spooke to Sr Miles Cooke, who promises to lett me have your settlement to peruse, and to end matters fairly.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
When Mr. Josiah Klegg, sr., announced that he had a great mind to do anything, that thing stood in imminent danger of being done.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
You have to go fru de brush and bushes, but it's a powerful big nest, Mah'sr Harry, right in de holler ob de tree.
What Might Have Been Expected|Frank R. Stockton
George Manypenny, sr., is described by those who remember him as a vigorous, pushing and witty Irishman.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
An account of the life of his father, Marcus Zger, Sr., appears elsewhere in this work.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman

British Dictionary definitions for sr (1 of 3)

sr¹

symbol for

steradian

British Dictionary definitions for sr (2 of 3)

sr²

the internet domain name for

Suriname

British Dictionary definitions for sr (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

(after a name) senior

Señor

Sir

Sister (religious)

the chemical symbol for

strontium

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Scientific definitions for sr

The symbol for strontium.