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S vs Outskirt - What's the difference?

s | outskirt |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun outskirt is

a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

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 ----

    outskirt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb
    • Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

    Usage notes

    *As a noun, plural form is much more common. *In attributive use, the singular form is more common.