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tass

1 American  
[tas] / tæs /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

  1. a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.

  2. the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.

Tass 2 American  
[tas, tahs] / tæs, tɑs /
Or TASS

noun

  1. a news-gathering agency of the former Soviet Union: merged with an alternative news service to form Itar-Tass (Russian Information Telegraph Agency).

tass 1 British  
/ tæs, ˈtæsɪ /

noun

  1. a cup, goblet, or glass

  2. the contents of such a vessel

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Tass 2 British  
/ tæs /

noun

  1. (formerly) the principal news agency of the Soviet Union: replaced in 1992 by Itar Tass

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Etymology

Origin of tass1

1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; tazza

Origin of Tass2

< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

Example Sentences

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that the American proposals on Ukraine, in their current form, could form the basis of a settlement, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Therefore, it demonstrated high capabilities to bypass missile and air defence systems," Tass reported Gen Gerasimov as saying.

From BBC

He said the missile's vertical and horizontal manoevreing were tested and were found to be up to specification, according to Russia's Tass news agency.

From BBC

Tass news agency said 18 other people had been injured.

From BBC

Talking toward the wall, Van Tass said, “It’s an ID … is that a passport?”

From Los Angeles Times

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