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S vs Aboveground - What's the difference?

s | aboveground |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective aboveground is

above the surface of the ground.

As a noun aboveground is

the portion of society that is not underground.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    aboveground

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Above the surface of the ground.
  • (figurative)  Above the surface.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author=Anna Lena Phillips , title=Sneaky Silk Moths , volume=100, issue=2, page=172 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}
  • Not dead and buried; alive.
  • Existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment.

    • Antonyms

    * (above the surface of the ground) belowground, underground * underground

    Noun

    (-)
  • The portion of society that is not underground.