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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	/s/; /z/; /ʃ/; /θ/; /ts/; /ʒ/; /ɛs/;
In Unicode	U+0053, U+0073
Alphabetical position	19
History
Development	Σ σ ς ς 𐌔 S s; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	~−700 to present
Descendants	ſ; ß; Ƨ; Ꞅ; $; ₷; §; ℠; ᛋ; ∫;
Sisters	Ѕ ѕ; С с; Ш ш; Щ щ; Ҫ ҫ; Ԍ ԍ; ש; ش; ܫ; س; ࠔ; 𐎘; 𐡔; ሠ; ㅅ (disputed); Ս ս; श; स; શ; સ;
Variations	ſ
Other
Associated graphs	s(x), sh, sz
Writing direction	Left-to-right
	This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

S, or for lowercase, s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ess^[a] (pronounced /ˈɛs/), plural esses.^[1]

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^ "S", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "ess," op. cit.

[2] "S", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "ess," op. cit.

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