• San

    Origin 1

    Full definition of san

    Noun

    san

    (plural sans)
    1. A letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ) that came after pi and before qoppa.

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    Origin 2

    sanatorium

    Noun

    san

    (plural sans)
    1. (dated, informal) A sanatorium.
      • 1940, Enid Blyton, The Naughtiest Girl in the School"Haven't you heard?" said Belinda. "Joan's ill! She'd got a high temperature, and she's in bed in the San."
      • 2005, Dan Soucoup, ‎Richard Thorne McCully, McCully's New Brunswick (page 137)River Glade Sanatorium, River Glade, June 25, 1931. The "San" at River Glade with the Petitcodiac River in the background.

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