San was an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. Its shape was similar to modern M, or to a modern Greek Sigma turned sideways, and it was used as an alternative to Sigma to denote the sound. Unlike Sigma, whose position in the alphabet is between Rho and Tau, San appeared between Pi and Qoppa in alphabetic order.
A pose is a particular way that you stand, sit, or lie, for example when you are being photographed or painted. We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses. Synonyms: posture, position, bearing, attitude More Synonyms of pose.
pose noun (PRETENDING). âº [C usually singular] an âoccasion when someone âpretends to have âqualities that they do not have: She âlikes to âappear as if she âknows all about the âlatest âfilms and âart âexhibitions, but it's all a pose (= she's âpretending and it's not âtrue).