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s.
s.a. (1)
s.a. (2)
s.a.e.
S-A node
S. Afr.
S.B.
S band
S-bend
S.C.
s/c
s.c.i.
S corporation
S.D.
s.d.
S. Dak.
S.G.
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-s
-s or -es


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. used to form the plural of many regular nouns
dogs
bananas
2. used to form the 3rd person present singular of regular verbs and most irregular verbs
speaks
[ Old English -as]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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