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A (also a)1 US English

the first letter of the alphabet

A2 US English

ace (used in describing play in bridge and other card games)

a (an before a vowel sound)1 US English

used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation

a-1 US English

not; without

a-2 US English

to; toward

a-3 US English

variant spelling of ad- assimilated before sc, sp, and st (as in ascend, aspire, and astringent).

a-4 US English

of

-a1 US English

forming:

-a2 US English

forming plural nouns:

-a3 US English

of

a in A (also a)1 US English

the first letter of the alphabet

A in A (also a)1 US English

the human blood type (in the ABO system) containing the A agglutinogen and lacking the B

à deux US English

for or involving two people

à la US English

(of a dish) cooked or prepared in a specified style or manner

à la carte US English

(of a menu or restaurant) listing or serving food that can be ordered as separate items, rather than part of a set meal

à la mode US English

in fashion; up to date

A in ampere (abbreviation: A) US English

a unit of electric current equal to a flow of one coulomb per second

Å in angstrom (also ångström, angstrom unit) US English

a unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth of a centimeter, 1010 meter, used mainly to express wavelengths and interatomic distances

à outrance US English

to the death or the very end

chacun à son goût US English

each to one’s own taste

chicken à la king US English

cooked breast of chicken in a cream sauce with mushrooms and peppers

folie à deux US English

delusion or mental illness shared by two people in close association

ménage à trois US English

an arrangement in which three people share a sexual relationship, typically a domestic situation involving a married couple and the lover of one of them

roman à clef US English

a novel in which real people or events appear with invented names

Thomas à Kempis US English

(circa 1380–1471), German theologian; born Thomas Hemerken. He is the probable author of On the Imitation of Christ (circa 1415–24), a manual of spiritual devotion

ventre à terre US English

at full speed (used especially of a horse’s movement or its representation in painting)

a/c US English

account

A/D US English

analog to digital

D/A US English

digital to analog

n/a US English

not applicable

o/a US English

on or about

t/a US English

trading as

A-OK (also A-okay) US English

in good order or condition; all right

A & E US English

accident and emergency

A & M US English

Agricultural and Mechanical (college)

A & R US English

artist(s) and repertory, used to denote employees of a record company who select and sign new artists

a bit in bit1 US English

somewhat; to some extent

T & A US English

tits and ass

V. & A. US English

Victoria and Albert Museum

plan A in A (also a)1 US English

one’s original plan or strategy

A'asia US English

Australasia

A-bomb US English

short for atom bomb.

A game US English

used in reference to performing to the very best of one’s ability

a gogo US English

in abundance; galore

a-life US English

short for artificial life.

A-line US English

(of a garment) slightly flared from a narrow waist or shoulders

A-list (or B-list) US English

a real or imaginary list of the most (or second-most) celebrated or sought-after individuals, especially in show business

A-side US English

the side of a pop single record regarded as the main release

A-team US English

a group of elite soldiers or the top advisers or workers in an organization

many a —— in many US English

a large number of