ess: Meaning and Definition of

ess

Pronunciation: (es), [key]
— n.
  1. the letter S, s.
  2. something shaped like an: The road wound among the mountains in great esses.

-ess

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns: countess; goddess; lioness.
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