Esses

//ˈɛsəz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of es form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of esses. alt-of
  3. 3
    plural of ess form-of, plural

    "1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone a digraph suffices / and there sit / the esses"

  4. 4
    plural of esse form-of, plural
  5. 5
    A sequence of winding turns. plural-normally
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ess form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Ess form-of, plural

Example

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"Esperanto gives little festive hats to some of its cees, gees, aitches, jays, esses, and ues."

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