eszett

See also: Eszett

English

Etymology

From German Eszett, from the names of the letters S and Z which make up its blackletter form.

Noun

eszett (plural eszetts)

  1. The character ß.
    • 1997, Matthew Piepenburg, Time and the Maiden, →ISBN, page 62:
      In fits of concealed despair that went unnoticed even by those close enough to touch, Julien cursed the language of umlauts, eszetts, and gerunds.

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