Translingual

Symbol

ST

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Sao Tome and Principe.
2. Saxony-Anhalt, a federal state of Germany.
3. Central Sulawesi, a province of Indonesia.

English

Initialism

ST

1. Star Trek
   • 1998, "Reepicheep", Good Bye Star Trek Voyager? (on Internet newsgroup alt.christnet)

     As references in various articles on my Web site will demonstrate, I do spend time reading publications promoting non-Christian viewpoints. But still ST is supposed to be entertaining. And I do know of many Christians who have long since stopped watching ST due to the unchristian values sometimes presented...

2. short tons
3. A storyteller, especially in the context of running certain tabletop role-playing games.

Proper noun

ST

1. (computing) Atari ST

Verb

ST ‎(third-person singular simple present STs, present participle STing, simple past and past participle STed)

1. Someone who acts as a game master (GM) in a tabletop role-playing game, especially any of the games produced by White Wolf.

French

Initialism

ST

1. (initialism, film) sous-titrée — subtitled; a non-French film with French subtitles

Alternative forms

• S.T., S. T., st, s.t., s. t.

Derived terms

See also

• VO
• VA
• VF

Translingual

Letter

ſt lower case

1. A ligature from the letters ſ and t; compare st.
   • 1766: David Lloyd, State⸗⸗Worthies: or, The Statesmen and Favourites of England from the Reformation to the Revolution, volume II, “Obſervations on the Life of the Lord Herbert of Cherbury”, pages 339–340 (J. Robson)

     EDward Herbert, ſon of Richard Herbert, Eſq; and Suſan Newport his wife, was born at Montgomery-caſtle, and brought to court by the earl of Pembrook, where he was knighted by K. James, who ſent him over embaſſador into France. Afterwards K. Charles the firſt created him baron of Caſtle-Iſland in Ireland, and ſome years after baron of Cherbury in Montgomeryſhire. He was a moſt excellent artiſt and rare linguiſt, ſtudied both in books and men, and himſelf the author of two works moſt remarkable, viz. A treatiſe of truth, written in French, ſo highly prized beyond the ſeas, and (they ſay) it is extant at this day with great honour in the pope’s vatican ; and an hiſtory of king Henry the eighth ; wherein his collections are full and authentick ; his obſervation judicious ; his connexion ſtrong and cohærent, and the whole exact.

Usage notes

• This ligature occurs almost exclusively in archaic texts.

Related terms

• st

See also

• ff
• fi
• fl
• ffi
• ffl