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s | roger |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a proper noun roger is

.

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 ----

    roger

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (Roger), used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in (received), used to acknowledge understanding a message.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
  • Roger , sir.
    Synonyms
    * roger that
    See also
    * ack * over * over and out * wilco

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from Old German Hrotger via (etyl) roger.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
  • To have sexual intercourse.
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * rogering