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H.H.

abbreviation for

  1. His Highness; Her Highness.
  2. His Holiness.


HH

abbreviation for

  1. His ( or Her) Highness
  2. His Holiness (title of the Pope)
“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

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  1. on Brit pencils double hard
“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
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Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, haunting the fair was H.H.

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The students, referred to as A.H. and H.H. in the lawsuit, will get $500,000 each from the school and also be reimbursed for tuition, which is about $70,000 total.

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The next day, H.H. and another boy took a similar photo of themselves wearing the face masks.

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That’s what Britain did in World War I when it cashiered H.H.

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Christian converts lost their spiritual connection to the forests and lore, said H.H.

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does HH mean?

HH is an abbreviation for His Highness or Her Highness to refer to royalty, as in HH Princess Diana of Wales. It is used almost exclusively in writing.

HH is also an abbreviation for His Holiness and, occasionally, Her Holiness, to refer to religious figures. For example, the Tibetan Dalai Lama is often referred to as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and in writing, this may be abbreviated to HH the Dalai Lama.

Example: HH Pope Francis, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, is the first pope from the Americas.

Where does HH come from?

The first records of the abbreviation HH are unknown. The first records of the terms His Highness and Her Highness are believed to come from around 1406, and first records of His Holiness are believed to come from around the 1160s.

In art and calligraphy, HH describes a very hard tipped graphite pencil. Most pencils, especially in the United Kingdom, are rated on an HB scale, with H standing for hardness and B standing for blackness. Hard pencils tend to write in a lighter shade of gray, while soft pencils tend to write in a darker shade of black.

When seen on a bumper sticker, HH commonly means Hilton Head, an island off the coast of South Carolina.

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are some other forms related to HH?

  • H.H. (alternative spelling)

are some words that often get used in discussing HH?

How is HH used in real life?

HH is almost always used in writing and is commonly used as a title before someone’s name.

Try using HH!

Which of the following is NOT a proper extended form of HH?

A. His Highness
B. Her Highness
C. happy hour
D. His Holiness

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