"S.I." meaning in English

See S.I. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: SI [alternative], S. I. [alternative]
Etymology: From French S.I.. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|S.I.}} French S.I. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} S.I.
  1. Synonym of SI (International System of Units) Synonyms: SI [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-S.I.-en-name-z~2H3UwO

Noun

Forms: SI [alternative], S. I. [alternative]
Etymology: From French S.I.. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|S.I.}} French S.I. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} S.I.
  1. (UK, Canada, Australia, law, in citation) Initialism of statutory instrument. Tags: Australia, Canada, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: statutory instrument Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-S.I.-en-noun-U2~1C8Sd Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: law

Alternative forms

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