The Clue
Fem. sibling (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SIS
Tags
Notes
The answer SIS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Definition
SIS as a noun:
1. (sister, sis) = a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
SI as a noun:
1. (Systeme International d'Unites, Systeme International, SI system, SI, International System of Units, International System) = a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
2. (silicon, Si, atomic number 14) = a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
3. (ti, te, si) = the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization