ss
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(in prescriptions) a half.
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Origin of ss
From the Latin word sēmis
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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.
1From the Latin word scīlicet
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ss.2
abbreviation
sections.
Baseball. shortstop.
Definition for ss (5 of 9)
SS.1
abbreviation
Saints.
Origin of SS.
1From the Latin word sānctī
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S.S.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) in the strict sense.
Origin of S.S.
1From Latin sēnsū strictō
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British Dictionary definitions for ss (1 of 2)
SS
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
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.
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