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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [ey]
- /eɪ/
- /ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
Top questions with a
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