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sac

1

[sak]

noun

  1. a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.



Sac

2

[sak, sawk]

noun

plural

Sacs 
,

plural

Sac .
  1. Sauk.

SAC

3
Or S.A.C.

[sak]

noun

  1. Strategic Air Command.

SAC

1

abbreviation

  1. Special Area of Conservation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sac

2

/ æ /

noun

  1. a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sac

  1. A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.

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Other Word Forms

  • saclike adjective
  • ˈˌ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sac1

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin saccus “bag, sackcloth”; sack 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sac1

C18: from French, from Latin saccus; see sack 1
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Rivera drove to the end of a cul de sac and tried to turn around, but a CHP officer rammed into the side of the van, incapacitating it.

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The scheme relies, however, on members of the public either catching the spiders or collecting their egg sacs.

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Amniotic fluid, which is contained within the amniotic sac, supports, cushions and protects a developing fetus.

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Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets.

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“I don’t think we sac bunted once or twice all year, but you need to stay out of a double play, especially when you have Shohei coming up behind you,” Lux said.

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