ss.

¹

or SS.

abbreviation for

1. to wit; namely (used especially on legal documents, as an affidavit, pleading, etc., to verify the place of action).

SS.

²

abbreviation for

1. Saints.

S.S.

³

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) in the strict sense.

ss.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. sections.
2. Baseball. shortstop.

SS.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. See ss. ¹

S.S.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. steamship.
3. Sunday School.

ss

⁷

or ss

1. (in prescriptions) a half.

SS

⁸

1. Schutzstaffel.
2. social security.
3. steamship.
4. supersonic.

S/S

⁹

abbreviation for

1. same size.
2. Medicine/Medical. signs and symptoms.
3. spreadsheet ( def ). Also s/s.

SS.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Saints

SS

²

abbreviation for

1. a paramilitary organization within the Nazi party that provided Hitler's bodyguard, security forces including the Gestapo, concentration camp guards, and a corp of combat troops (the Waffen-SS) in World War II
2. steamship
3. Sunday school

SS

1. An elite corps of combat troops (SS is short for Schutzstaffel , which is German for “protective shield”) formed originally within the German Nazi party as a bodyguard for Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders and led by Heinrich Himmler . During the 1930s, Hitler steadily expanded the responsibilities of the SS to include the suppression of his political opponents within Germany and the persecution of the Jews (see also Jews ). The SS supervised the concentration camps .

Word History and Origins

Origin of ss.¹

From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”

Origin of ss.²

From the Latin word sānctī

Origin of ss.³

From Latin sēnsū strictō

Origin of ss.⁴

From the Latin word sēmis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ss.¹

(sense 1) German Schutzstaffel protection squad

Example Sentences

Lucy and husband Tommy, who use the children's initials when speaking about them publicly, waited until baby SS was settled in at home before announcing her birth.

From BBC

“It looks like an SS patch. This is not an image that Corrections should embrace.”

From Los Angeles Times

Then just after 10 p.m. on July 17, 1944, there was a massive explosion of munitions while the SS Quinault Victory and SS E. A. Bryan were berthed at the pier.

From Los Angeles Times

The SS was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis.

From BBC

AfD then banned Krah from making campaign appearances after he told an Italian newspaper that not all members of the Nazis’ elite SS unit were war criminals.

From Seattle Times