S: 19th letter in the English and Latin alphabet
S is the nineteenth (number 19) letter in the English alphabet.
| The Latin alphabet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | ||
| Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj |
| Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
| Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | |
| Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | ||
Meanings for S
- On calendars, S is most times the short letter for Saturday or Sunday, or the month September.
- In chemistry, S is the symbol for sulphur.
- In Wheel of Fortune, S is one of the six letters given to any contestant participating in the "Bonus Round."
- S is the letter onomotopeiacally used to characterize the hissing noise known to be made by snakes, e.g. "sssssss..."
- Hebrew_people also consider “S” to be sacred because it is the initial of Sameh, God.
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