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S vs Fossae - What's the difference?

s | fossae |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun fossae is

(fossa).

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 ----

    fossae

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (fossa)
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    fossa

    English

    (wikipedia fossa)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
  • (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
  • Derived terms
    * fossula * fossulate * antecubital fossa * fossa navicularis * cuboid fossa * anterior cranial fossa * middle cranial fossa * posterior cranial fossa * jugular fossa * fossa ovalis * iliac fossa * pelvic fossa * popliteal fossa * supraclavicular fossa * mandibular fossa * mugular fossa * glenoid fossa * supraspinous fossa * infraspinous fossa * subscapular fossa * nasal fossa * temporal fossa

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, .
  • Anagrams

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