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sac

1

[ sak ]

noun

  1. a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.


Sac

2

[ sak, sawk ]

noun

, plural Sacs, (especially collectively) Sac.

SAC

3
or S.A.C.

[ sak ]

noun

  1. Strategic Air Command.

SAC

1

abbreviation for

  1. Special Area of Conservation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sac

2

/ sæk /

noun

  1. a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sac

/ săk /

  1. A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsacˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • saclike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sac1

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin saccus “bag, sackcloth”; sack 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sac1

C18: from French, from Latin saccus; see sack 1
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Example Sentences

Surrounded by inert goods, we felt hemmed in, pushed toward a lifestyle cul-de-sac.

Meanwhile, in lower Manhattan, former SAC Capital manager Matthew Martoma is on trial for insider trading in drug-company stocks.

As part of the deal, Cohen and SAC Capital had to plead guilty to the charges, and had to accept a further monetary punishment.

Cohen and SAC in March agreed to pay a $616 million fine to settle insider-trading charges.

The settlement is actually for $1.8 billion, but SAC Capital is getting a credit for the $616 million it already paid the SEC.

The case abounded in these culs-de-sac which seemed to lead nowhere.

He feared that he would either be shot or left to starve in this cul-de-sac in the hills.

It was not the kind of cul-de-sac that Goritz would have chosen.

In each sac, the outer wall of the tube has grown inward and carried with it a very tiny artery.

On-sw-kie, the Sac; in the act of praying; his prayer written in characters on a maple stick.

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