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a

A, a
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ey]
    • /eɪ/
    • /ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey]
    • /eɪ/

Definitions of a word

  • variable noun a In music, A is the sixth note in the scale of C major. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 13
  • variable noun a A is the first letter of the English alphabet. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 7
  • variable noun a If you get an A as a mark for a piece of work or in an exam, your work is extremely good. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 4
  • noun a A or a is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with a, such as 'acceleration', 'ampère', or 'answer'. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 4
  • determiner a You use a or an when you are referring to any person or thing of a particular type and do not want to be specific. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 4
  • determiner a You use a or an in expressions such as eight hours a day to express a rate or ratio. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 4

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Parts of speech for A

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

a popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

a usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for a

noun a

  • amp — An amp is the same as an ampere.
  • ampere — An ampere is a unit which is used for measuring electric current. The abbreviation amp is also used.
  • angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
  • type a — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
  • vitamin a — a yellow oil, C 20 H 28 O, similar to vitamin A, obtained from fish liver.

Antonyms for a

abbreviation a

  • ila — a town in SW Nigeria.
  • ira — a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
  • mia — missing in action.

Top questions with a

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