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Complete Definition of "SOS"

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English

Etymology 1
From the letters represented by the signal, chosen as a sequence that is easy to recall and transmit; it is not, as is commonly believed, an abbreviation for "save our souls", "save our ship" or any other phrase.

Noun

SOS (plural SOS's)

#The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.
#:The keel has been scuppered — send out an SOS.

Etymology 2
initialism

  1. Secretary of State

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