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S vs Delirium - What's the difference?

s | delirium |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun delirium is

delirium (delirium).

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 ----

    delirium

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
  • * Washington Irving
    • The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind.
  • * Motley
    • the delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament)

    Related terms

    * deliracy * delirament * delirancy * delirant * delirate * delirating * deliration * delire * deliring * delirement * deliriant * deliriate * delirifacient * delirious * deliriously * deliriousness * delirium tremens * delirous * delirousness * deliry

    See also

    * (wikipedia "delirium")

    References

    * “ delirium]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 ----