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/ˈsæn/ · noun
An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma..
"Haven't you heard?" said Belinda. "Joan's ill! She'd got a high temperature, and she's in bed in the San."
‘I was in the san for ten months before the war. I know all the gen about being sick.’
River Glade Sanatorium, River Glade, June 25, 1931. The "San" at River Glade with the Petitcodiac River in the background.
Use san when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
San means An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Haven't you heard?" said Belinda. "Joan's ill! She'd got a high temperature, and she's in bed in the San."
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