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1 American  

  1. steradian.

Sr 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. strontium.

SR 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. seaman recruit.

Sr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ecclesiastical. Sister.

Sr. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Senhor.

  2. Senior.

  3. Señor.

  4. Sir.

S.R. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Sons of the Revolution.

Sr 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (after a name) senior

  2. Señor

  3. Sir

  4. Sister (religious)

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symbol

  1. strontium

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sr 2 British  

symbol

  1. steradian

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sr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Suriname

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Etymology

Origin of Sr.

From the Latin word Soror

Example Sentences

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Mr Paisley sr, who went on to become first minister of Northern Ireland, died in 2014.

From BBC

Player of the year — Michael Porter Jr., sr.,

From Seattle Times

Our eldest goes off to college soon and the principal will pay for freshman and soph year; time, reinvesting + compounding will pay for jr and sr. year.

From New York Times

It said a spreadsheet found on his computer listed “sr inc” as an asset worth $104 million.

From Washington Times

There are also regionally relevant events, such as archive history films and local film-makers' work. sr It was never going to be easy being gay, atheist and Marxist in 20th-century Italy.

From The Guardian

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