Plural of the letter 'S'; also refers to things shaped like the letter S, such as curved or serpentine forms.
From Latin S-es, the plural of the letter S. The word simply indicates multiple instances of the letter or S-shaped objects.
The letter S is the only one that's pronounced exactly like its own name (ess-es), making this word uniquely self-referential—ancient Romans would have written this same plural form nearly 2,000 years ago.
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