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S vs Alpine - What's the difference?

s | alpine |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun alpine is

a cdp in california.

As an adjective alpine is

relating to the alps, a mountain range in western europe.

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=ยทยทยท , 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 ----

    alpine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
  • (skiing); of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)

    • Derived terms

    * alpine pasqueflower * alpine marmot

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden

    • Anagrams

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