a.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin artēria (“artery”), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).
Noun
a. (plural aa.)
English
Noun
a.
- abbreviation
- acceleration, in feet per second.
- accommodation[1]
- account
- acre; acres; acreage
- acronym
- act; acting
- activity
- adjective
- adjutant
- adult
- afternoon
- age
- altitude; altitude intercept
- alto
- amateur
- ampere
- annealing
- anode[1]
- answer
- anthracite
- apprentice
- arc
- are, ares
- area[1]
- argent
- assist, assists
- atmosphere
- attendance
- audit, auditor
- aunt
- aviation, aviator
- axis
Adjective
a.
- absent
- absolute
- abundant
- accepted
- accidental
- acting
- active
- aerial
- alto
- amateur
- annus (a year)
- anonymous
- ante (before)
- anterior
- aqua[1]
- argent
- artery,[1] arterial blood
- automatic
- available
- (heraldry) azure
Adverb
a.
Preposition
a.
Conjunction
a.
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1
German
Adjective
a.
- (Switzerland) alt
- a. Bundesrat ― alter Bundesrat
Adverb
a.
Contraction
a.
- am
- Frankfurt a. Main ― Frankfurt am Main
Preposition
a.
Latin
Preposition
a.
- Abbreviation of ante.
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