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A

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What does A mean?

character

  1. The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

numeral

  1. The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin script.

noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
More meanings (64)

article

  1. An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article.
  2. One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.
  3. Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.
  4. Used before a numeral.
  5. Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.
  6. The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.
  7. Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.
  8. Any; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.
  9. Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.
  10. One; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.
  11. Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.
  12. Someone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.

preposition

  1. To do with separation; In, into.
  2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.
  3. To do with status; In.
  4. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
  5. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
  6. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
  7. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
  8. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
  9. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
  10. (archaic, slang) Of.

verb

  1. (slang) Have (auxiliary verb).
  2. (rare, slang) Had (auxiliary verb).

pronoun

  1. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.
  2. He, the third-person singular nominative.
  3. She, the third-person singular nominative.

adverb

  1. All.
  2. across
  3. Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am

adjective

  1. All.
  2. Atom; atomic.

particle

  1. Pronunciation spelling of to.
  2. Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).

contraction

  1. Used to express a future action; going to.

symbol

  1. Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.
  2. specific absorption coefficient
  3. specific rotation
  4. allele (recessive)
  5. A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.
  6. The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
  7. A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the scale with A as its keynote.
  8. A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
  9. Mass number.
  10. A universal affirmative suggestion.
  11. Allele dominant.
  12. Alternative spelling of A.M. and AM (“ante meridiem”).
  13. (historical) Abbreviation of adulterer or adulteress, used as a human brand.

noun

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А/а.
  2. (informal) The fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.
  3. Ace. (including in card games)
  4. Acre.
  5. Adult; as used in film rating.
  6. Ammeter.
  7. Angstrom.
  8. Answer.
  9. An assist.
  10. Asexual.
  11. Arsehole.
  12. Atom.

interjection

  1. ah; er (sound of hesitation)

character

  1. The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

numeral

  1. The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

conjunction

  1. (obsolete, rare) Contraction of and.
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