"ß" meaning in English

See ß in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} ß, {{en-symbol}} ß
  1. Occasionally used in loanwords from German.
    Sense id: en-ß-en-symbol-7~nW8eW7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English symbols: 58 42
  2. (obsolete, rare) A ligature representing in italic text. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-ß-en-symbol-GrfWvRZg

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          "text": "You're full of scheiße!",
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          "ref": "1665, Joseph Glanvill, chapter XXVII, in Scepsis Scientifica: […], London: E. Cotes, page 168",
          "text": "And what happineſs is there in a ſtorm of paſſions? On this account the Scepticks affected an indifferent æquipondious neutrality as the only means to their Ataraxia, and freedom from paßionate diſturbances.",
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