"san" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sans [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σάν (sán), from Semitic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|σάν}} Ancient Greek σάν (sán), {{der|en|sem}} Semitic Head templates: {{en-noun}} san (plural sans)
  1. A letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ) that came after pi and before qoppa. Categories (topical): Greek letter names Related terms: sigma Translations (letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet): san [feminine] (Catalan), sano (Esperanto), san [masculine] (French), san [feminine, masculine] (Italian), san [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-san-en-noun-bxbykaZq Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-us-san.ogg Forms: sans [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: Shortening of sanatorium. Head templates: {{en-noun}} san (plural sans)
  1. (dated, informal) A sanatorium. Tags: dated, informal Related terms: eco-san, san fairy ann (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-san-en-noun-6lP2QvEi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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