sans
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5.1
- adposition
- /sænz/
- Formal
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sin
- The Narayanan family, sans the father and the pooch, or let us say sans the old man and the old dog, had driven down to Vaikom (near Cochin) for a three-day holiday.
And I think what we have to say is that God is timeless sans creation and in time subsequent to creation.
- And I think what we have to say is that God is timeless sans creation and in time subsequent to creation.
- So, for example, Medicines sans Frontier.
- So you know, the two of them are not equivalent to be sans Espoir is not the same thing as des Espoir, you know.
Examples
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Boston, meanwhile, has Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and a host of talent on the bench, which positions it better to survive sans Rondo.
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The World Series sans Cardinals held little interest for me this year.
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Hello and welcome to This is Only a Test sans Norman Chan.
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On Tuesday, to spend Election Day here, the couple stepped off Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport sans their girls.
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My husband and I went away sans kids for four days this past winter, and because we love to spend all our time together, he came with me to the spa.
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David Cordish counter-argues that expanded operating hours and table games at existing casinos would have produced the desired financial benefit, sans Prince George's County.
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We decided to go for a picnic sans any food or drink.
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He managed to complete the marathon sans any training whatsoever.
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The report was submitted sans the usual detail expected from such documents.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not having something you need or expect
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sans comes from the French sans, which means 'without' and is like Spanish sin. So when you say 'coffee sans sugar' you mean 'coffee without sugar'.