Definition of So

Babylon English
so
interj. well (used to express surprise, amazement, indifference, inquiry, etc.)
pron. thus; close to, approximately
conj. in order that
adv. in this way; to such an extent; to what extent; therefore; very much
adj. true, accurate, factual

SO (symphonic orchestra)
n. large orchestra that performs symphonic compositions (made up of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections)

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SO Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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SO
1. <characterShift Out
2. Significant Other, almost invariably written abbreviated and pronounced /S-O/ by hackers. Used to refer to one's primary relationship, especially a live-in to whom one is not married.
[Jargon File]


so
<networking> The country code for Somalia.
(1999-01-27)

Integrated Circuit Terminology
SO
Small Outline - a family of package types including SOP, SOJ and TSOP. The most common type of IC packages used for 58% of IC on a unit basis. SO packages are small surface mount packages.

Jargon File
SO
/S-O/ n. 1. (also `S.O.') Abbrev. for Significant Other, almost invariably written abbreviated and pronounced /S-O/ by hackers. Used to refer to one's primary relationship, esp. a live-in to whom one is not married. See MOTAS, MOTOS, MOTSS. 2. [techspeak] The Shift Out control character in ASCII (Control-N, 0001110).

Computer Abbreviations v1.5
SO
Oberlin DRAGN Graph Algorithm
UNIX Shared Library Function (similar to .DLL file)

9300+ Computer Acronyms
SO
DIMM Small Outline Dual In line Memory Module

WebGuest Web Glossary
SO
Significant other

Internet and Chat Abbreviations
SO
Significant Other

Internet Domains
SO
Somalia

Chatroom Directory
SO
significant other


SO Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations
SO
safety observer; special operations
  

NATO Acronyms
SO
Standardisation Objective

International Relations and Security Acronyms
SO
Standardisation Objective


SO Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
So
(interj.)
Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors.
  
(conj.)
Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.
  
(adv.)
Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it?
  
(adv.)
Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely.
  
(adv.)
The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction.
  
(adv.)
It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent.
  
(adv.)
Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So?
  
(adv.)
In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate.
  
(adv.)
In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known.
  
(adv.)
In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape.
  
(adv.)
In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as.
  
(adv.)
About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so.
  

WordNet 2.0
so

Noun
1. the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
(synonym) sol, soh
(hypernym) solfa syllable

Adjective
1. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
(synonym) so(p), truthful
(similar) true
2. marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"
(synonym) in order(p), so(p)
(similar) systematic

Adverb
1. to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"
(classification) intensifier, intensive
2. in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"
3. in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
4. to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
5. in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"
6. in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
(synonym) thus, thusly
7. (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
8. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
(synonym) then, and so, and then
9. in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"
(synonym) indeed

The Phrase Finder
As you sow so shall you reap
Origin
From The Bible, Galatians vi. 'Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.'

You've never had it so good
Origin
Quotation by Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister.

Australian Slang
So
expression indicating rejection, lack of interest, refusal to understand: “So?”

So what?
exclamation of contempt, dismissal, etc.: “What does that matter?”

Anagram
so
    os

hEnglish - advanced version
so

so
\so\ (?), adv. [oe. so, sa, swa, as. swā; akin to ofries, sā, s&?;, d. zoo, os. & ohg. s&?;, g. so, icel. svā, sv&?;, svo, so, sw. s&?;, dan. saa, goth. swa so, sw&?; as; cf. l. suus one's own, skr. sva one's own, one's self. ?192. cf. as, custom, ethic, idiom, such.]
1. in that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known. why is his chariot so long in coming? es v. 28.
2. in like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as. as a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in.
3. in such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape. i viewed in may mind, so far as i was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world. burnet. he is very much in sir roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent.
4. very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely.
5. in the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate. use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too. it concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not. he is sir robert's son, and so art thou.
6. the case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction. god makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion. here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness; so may the guilt of all my broken vows, my perjuries to thee, be all forgotten.
7. it is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent. and when 't is writ, for my sake read it over, and if it please you, so; if not, why, so. there is percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next percy himself.
8. well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it?
9. is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? so? [colloq.]
10. about the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, i will spend a week or so in the country; i have read only a page or so. a week or so will probably reconcile us.
note: see the note under ill, adv.
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Irish Gaelic words and phrases
so
this

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
so
so so: caoiseach

JM Languages
SO
1.
So is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
2.
So (Heso) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
3.
So is the Thai name for the language Aheu.
4.
So (Mangkong) is a language spoken in Laos and Thailand.
The language is: So

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cynghawg
Cynghawg = n. complicate metre, so called

Cystal
Cystal = a. equivalent, equal, ad. so good, as good

Echre
Echre = adv. rather, more so

Efelly
Efelly = ad. in that way, so

Englyn
Englyn = n. a metre so called

Fal
Fal, Fel = con. similar, like, adv. as if, so

Felly
Felly = adv. in that way, so

Gorchymaint
Gorchymaint = adv. so very great

Gwynebwarth
Gwynebwarth = n. shame of face, a fine so called

Hupynt
Hupynt = n. a brunt; a shock; a push; a metre so called

Ie
Ie = ad. it is so; yes, yea

Llostodyn
Llostodyn = n. a metre so called

Mal
Mal = adv. like, so; in the same manner as
Mal = n. what extends; what is produced; bounty; what is ground: a. ductive; smooth, glib

Megys
Megys = conj. as, so as, like as

Mor
Mor = adv. how, so, as; how much

Nage
Nage = adv. not that, not so, no

Onide
Onide = conj. otherwise, or else adv. if not so; is it not so?

Se
Se = n. what is fixed; a star, adv. as stated, to wit, so

Wel
Wel = conj. so, well; now

Ychwaith
Ychwaith = conj. neither, not so


SO Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of petroleum Industry
So
show of oil; used in drilling reports.

NCTS Glossary v.1.0
SO
Significant Other

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
SO
SOUTHERN CO
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which generate, transmit, sell and distribute electricity; Design, build, own and operate power production facilities; Provide broad range of technical services to industrial and utility companies; And markets digital wireless communications services to the public within the southeast.


SO Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN HSE
SO
Solicitor's Office


SO Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Easton's Bible Dictionary
So
(Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). This was a return to the policy that had been successful in the reign of Jeroboam I.

Smith's Bible Dictionary
So

"So, king of Egypt," is once mentioned in the Bible- (2 Kings 17:4) So has been identified by different writers with the first and second kings of the Ethiopian twenty-fifth dynasty, called by Manetho, Sabakon (Shebek) and Sebichos (Shebetek).
  

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
So
a measure for grain; vail
  

YOGA
so
'That' is Brahman [divine]


SO Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms
SO
Southern Oscillation

ETSI and 3GPP
SO
Space Operation

AERONAUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS
S/O
SHUTOFF

Country Data Codes
SO
Somalia (Internet),
Somalia (ISO 3166),
Somalia (FIPS 10-4)


SO Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
SO
Sulfur Dioxide


SO Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
SO
Seller's option

Baseball
SO
Strikeouts


SO Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
so
ita, itaque, sic, tam, tam


SO Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
So
dom; ni

English - Klingon
so
excl. toH
adv. vaj

Klingon - English
So'
v. hide, cloak


SO Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
SO
So is a common conjunction and adverb.

SO or S-o is a common acronym used to indicate Significant other.

SO (and variations) may refer to:

  • So (kana), the romanisation of the Japanese kana そ and ソ
  • Somalia, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Somali language, (ISO 639)
    • .so, the top-level Internet domain of Somalia
  • So people, a Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand
  • Sso people of Cameroon
  • Special Olympics, an international organization created to help people with intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence and social skills through sports training and competition
  • Sao civilisation or So, an African civilisation that flourished from ca. the 6th century to ca. 15th century

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("Alone"), published in Paris in 1892, is a collection of poems by the Portuguese poet António Nobre. It is the only work of his that appeared in his lifetime, and a classic of Portuguese literature.

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so
.so is also the filename extension for a shared object file, a type of dynamic library file.
.so is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Somalia.

Somalia currently does not have a recognized central government; the operations of this domain had therefore been officially delegated to Monolith Innovation Group, a company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which is now defunct. For several years, the only active site was one page at nic.so which said that the .so domain was "parked" and registrations were "unavailable". This remained on the .so ccTLD until 2005.


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