tass
noun
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
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tass
1 American
[tas]
/ tæs /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
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a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
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the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.
Tass
2
American
[tas, tahs]
/ tæs, tɑs /
Or
TASS
noun
tass
1
British
/ tæs, ˈtæsɪ /
noun
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a cup, goblet, or glass
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the contents of such a vessel
Tass
2
British
/ tæs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tass1
1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; see tazza
Origin of Tass2
< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
Example Sentences
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the Kremlin agreed to continue talks with the U.S. after Dmitriev briefed Putin, according to Tass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
He declined to comment on media reports about the 20-point plan, Tass reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
He said the missile's vertical and horizontal manoevreing were tested and were found to be up to specification, according to Russia's Tass news agency.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
Tass news agency said 18 other people had been injured.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Radio KGB hits the airwaves with a global countdown from Tass and Reuter & AAP.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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