St

See also: Appendix:Variations of "st"

Translingual

Symbol

St

  1. Strouhal number
  2. stokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)

English

Alternative forms

Noun

St (plural SS or Sts)

  1. Abbreviation of Saint.
    • 2005, Julia M[ary] H[oward] Smith, “Rome and the Peoples of Europe”, in Europe after Rome: A New Cultural History 500–1000, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, section “Ideologies”, chapter section “Rome, ad 1027”, page 286:
      At Rome, the papal basilicas of St Peter and St Paul both lay outside the city walls: at Canterbury, Augustine founded an extramural burial church, dedicated to Sts Peter and Paul together.

Usage notes

Used especially in various British place names.

Derived terms

See also the lists of derived terms at saint and Saint

Translations

Noun

St

  1. (nonstandard) Abbreviation of Saturday.

Anagrams

French

Noun

St (plural Sts)

  1. abbreviation of Saint

See also

References