sans
[ sanz; French sahn ]
/ sænz; French sɑ̃ /
preposition
Origin of sans
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French
sans, earlier
sens,
seinz a conflation of Latin
sine without, and
absentiā in the absence of, ablative of
absentia
absence
Words nearby sans
Definition for sans (2 of 4)
San
1
[ sahn ]
/ sɑn /
noun, plural Sans, (especially collectively) San for 1.
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
Also called
Bushman.
Definition for sans (3 of 4)
San
2
[ sahn ]
/ sɑn /
noun
a river in central Europe, flowing from the Carpathian Mountains in W Ukraine through SE Poland into the Vistula: battles 1914–15. About 280 miles (450 km) long.
Definition for sans (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for sans (1 of 5)
Word Origin for sans
C13: from Old French
sanz, from Latin
sine without, but probably also influenced by Latin
absentiā in the absence of
British Dictionary definitions for sans (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for sans (3 of 5)
San
1
/ (sɑːn) /
noun
an aboriginal people of southern Africa
a group of the Khoisan languages, spoken mostly by Bushmen
British Dictionary definitions for sans (4 of 5)
San
2
/ (sɑːn) /
noun
a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and flowing northwest across SE Poland to the Vistula River. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for sans (5 of 5)
Sans.
Sansk.
abbreviation for
Sanskrit
Medical definitions for sans
SAN
abbr.
sinoatrial node