ss

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(in prescriptions) a half.

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Origin of ss

From the Latin word sēmis

Words nearby ss

SRS, SRS-A, Srta., sruti, SRY gene, ss, SSA, SSAE, SSB, SSBN, SSC

Other definitions for ss (2 of 9)

Schutzstaffel.

social security.

steamship.

supersonic.

Other definitions for ss (3 of 9)

ss.¹

or SS.

abbreviation

to wit; namely (used especially on legal documents, as an affidavit, pleading, etc., to verify the place of action).

Origin of ss.

From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”

Other definitions for ss (4 of 9)

ss.²

abbreviation

sections.

Baseball. shortstop.

Other definitions for ss (5 of 9)

SS.¹

abbreviation

Saints.

Origin of SS.

From the Latin word sānctī

Other definitions for ss (6 of 9)

SS.²

abbreviation

Schutzstaffel.

See ss.¹

Other definitions for ss (7 of 9)

S/S

abbreviation

same size.

Medicine/Medical. signs and symptoms.

spreadsheet. Also s/s .

Other definitions for ss (8 of 9)

S.S.¹

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) in the strict sense.

Origin of S.S.

From Latin sēnsū strictō

Other definitions for ss (9 of 9)

S.S.²

abbreviation

Schutzstaffel.

steamship.

Sunday School.

How to use ss in a sentence

The main effort in the attack was carried out by the infamous Waffen SS 6th Panzer Army.
Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.
From Auschwitz to the White House: One Tailor’s American Tale|Martin Greenfield|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one of the last desperate acts of World War II, the SS dumped crates full of counterfeit money into nearby Lake Toplitz.
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His shirt was torn, one of his worn sneakers was more like a rubber-soled barge—the SS Nike.
Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Dugin has expressed his admiration for the practices of the SS.
Alexander Dugin: The Crazy Ideologue of the New Russian Empire|Oleg Shynkarenko|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a more than usually quiet street, upon the edge of the town, stands the old church of Godalming, dedicated to SS.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
So, in one instance (the thing was done repeatedly) the school attached to the church of SS.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
I must ask you to leave my ship at once, gentlemen, and I can promise you that my employers, the Cunard ss.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
A few years later, however, his remains were transferred to the Abbey of SS.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].|Hartley Withers
The latter example might have been called a Collar of 8, 8, were it not that that name is less euphonious than SS.
Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ss (1 of 2)

abbreviation for

a paramilitary organization within the Nazi party that provided Hitler's bodyguard, security forces including the Gestapo, concentration camp guards, and a corp of combat troops (the Waffen-SS) in World War II

steamship

Sunday school

Word Origin for SS

(sense 1) German Schutzstaffel protection squad

British Dictionary definitions for ss (2 of 2)

SS.

abbreviation for

Saints

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Cultural definitions for ss

An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel, which is German for “protective shield”) formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler. During the 1930s, Hitler steadily expanded the responsibilities of the SS to include the suppression of his political opponents within Germany and the persecution of the Jews (see also Jews). The SS supervised the concentration camps.