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S vs Straightedge - What's the difference?

s | straightedge |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective straightedge is

living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.

As a noun straightedge is

a tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.

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 ----

    straightedge

    English

    Alternative forms

    * straight edge

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.