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s | fig |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun fig is

fig.

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 ----

    fig

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fige, fygge (also fyke, from (etyl) )Andreas Franz and Wilhelm Schimper, Plant Geography Upon a Physiological Basis , volume 2 (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1902), page 100. Another (etyl) root (compare (etyl) ; whence (etyl) sycophant.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
  • The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
  • A small piece of tobacco.
  • The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I'll pledge you all; and a fig for Peter!
    Derived terms
    * caprifig * fig leaf * figgy * figtree * not give a fig

    Verb

    (figg)
  • (obsolete) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion.
  • * Shakespeare
  • When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like / The bragging Spaniard.
  • (obsolete) To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible.
  • (rfquotek, L'Estrange)

    Etymology 2

    Variation of fike.

    Verb

    (figg)
  • To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.
  • Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
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