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Sans
adj, noun, prep
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Ellipsis of sans serif. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable
Noun
- 1 plural of san form-of, plural
- 2 plural of SAn form-of, plural
- 3 plural of SAN form-of, plural
Preposition
- 1 Without; lacking, especially with regard to something expected or with precedent defective, humorous, literary
"Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.
Etymology 2
From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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