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S vs Penal - What's the difference?

s | penal |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective penal is

penal, criminal.

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 ----

    penal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * * (l) (obsolete) * (archaic) * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to punishment.
    • penal servitude
  • Subject to punishment; punishable.
    • a penal offence
  • Serving as a place of punishment.
    • a penal colony

    Related terms

    * penality (rare) * penalty

    Anagrams

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