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S vs Elective - What's the difference?

s | elective |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective elective is

.

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 ----

    elective

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to voting or elections
  • That involves a choice between options; optional or discretionary
    • My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.
  • * Bancroft
    • The independent use of their elective franchise.
  • * Dryden
    • Kings of Rome were at first elective

    Related terms

    * elect * election

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study.