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A

Letter

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1.LetterThe first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
" See ª."
2.Symbolan open front or central unrounded vowel.
3.Symbol[a]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [a].
4.Symboltransliterates Indic अ (or equivalent).
5.SymbolSee a-.
6.Symbolyear, a unit of time. Julian year, 365.25 days.
7.SymbolJulian year, 365.25 days.
8.SymbolAn are, a unit of area one hundredth of a hectare; ares.
9.Symbolacceleration
"f = ma"
10.SymbolAnnuity; annuity-immediate.
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11.LetterThe first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
12.NounThe name of the Latin script letter A/a.
13.ArticleAn unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"There was a man here looking for you yesterday."
14.ArticleOne; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.
"I've seen it happen a hundred times."
15.ArticleUsed in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.
"He's a bit thick, isn't he?; They asked me a few questions.; There are a few hundred orders that need to be fulfilled by tomorrow."
16.ArticleUsed before a numeral.
"There are a few hundred orders that need to be fulfilled by tomorrow."
17.ArticleUsed in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.
"The door was opened a little."
18.ArticleThe same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.
"We are of a mind on matters of morals.; They're two of a kind."
19.ArticleAny; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.
"A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties."
20.ArticleAny; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.
"It was so dark that we couldn't see a thing.; He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?"
21.ArticleUsed before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.
"The lottery jackpot is worth a staggering three hundred million dollars.; The holidays are a mere one week away."
22.ArticleOne; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.
"We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London."
23.ArticleUsed before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.
24.ArticleSomeone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
"The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.; The man is a regular Romeo."
25.PrepositionTo do with separation; In, into.
"torn a pieces"
26.PrepositionTo 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.
"I brush my teeth twice a day."
27.PrepositionTo do with status; In.
28.PrepositionTo do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
"stand a tiptoe"
29.PrepositionTo do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
30.PrepositionTo do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
31.PrepositionTo do with an action/movement; To, into.
32.PrepositionTo do with method; In, with.
33.PrepositionTo do with role or capacity; In.
"a God’s name"
34.VerbHave (auxiliary verb).
"I'd a come, if you'd a asked."
35.Verbhad (auxiliary verb).
36.PronounHe, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. He, the third-person singular nominative. She, the third-person singular nominative.
37.PronounHe, the third-person singular nominative.
38.PronounShe, the third-person singular nominative.
39.PrepositionOf.
"The name of John a Gaunt.; cloth a gold; time a day"
40.AdverbAll.
41.AdjectiveAll.
42.ParticlePronunciation spelling of to.
43.ContractionUsed to express a future action; going to.
"I'm a go see what's going on out there."
44.ConjunctionContraction of and.
45.SymbolDistance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.
46.Symbolspecific absorption coefficient
47.Symbolspecific rotation
48.Symbolallele (recessive)
49.Adverbacross
"Do you have the answer for 23a?"
50.AdverbAlternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am
51.ParticleAlternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).
52.NounThe name of the Cyrillic script letter А/а.
53.Interjectionah; er (sound of hesitation)
54.NounThe fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.
"The pianist played a C on the a of four."
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