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: the one of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the presence of antigens designated by the letter A and by the presence of antibodies against the antigens present in the B blood group Show 1 —used as a function word before singular nouns when the referent is unspecified a man overboard and before number collectives and some numbers a dozen 3 a —used as a function word before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier a man who was here yesterday b : any a person who is sick can't work c —used as a function word before a mass noun to denote a particular type or instance a bronze made in ancient times d —used as a function word before a proper noun representing an example or type the attractions of a Boston or a Cleveland e —used as a function word before a proper noun to indicate limited knowledge about the referent a Mr. Smith called to inquire about the job f —used as a function word before a proper noun to distinguish the condition of the referent from a usual, former, or hypothetical condition a triumphant Ms. Jones greeted her supporters g —used before the name of a day of the week to refer to one occurrence of it Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year. h —used before the name of a person (such as a famous artist) when the name is being used to refer to something (such as a painting) created by that person Her violin is a Stradivarius. i —used before a family name to show that someone is a member of that family To be a Kennedy is to lead two lives …—Margaret Carlson 4 —used as a function word with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree felt a bit tired A vs. an: Usage Guide In speech and writing a is used before a consonant sound. Before a vowel sound an is usual but especially in speech a is used occasionally, more often in some dialects than in others. Before a consonant sound represented by a vowel letter a is usual but an also occurs though less frequently now than formerly. Before unstressed or weakly stressed syllables with initial h both a and an are used in writing. In the King James Version of the Old Testament and occasionally in writing and speech an is used before h in a stressed syllable. children are an heritage of the Lord —Psalms 127:3 (King James Version) 2 chiefly dialectal : on, in, at informal : of There are a lot a stairs, but the view at the top is absolutely beautiful.—Auli'i Cravalho, quoted in The New York Times —often attached to the preceding word But I did kinda sorta secretly hope to one day be interviewed from Oprah Winfrey's yoga nook.—Jennifer Senior That's a whole lotta [=lot of] hypothesizin' without a whole lotta science.—Rebecca Watson archaic : have I might a had husbands afore now …—John Bunyan Poor Sir William! never shall I forget how he looked whin my lady and he parted. I could a tould the reason, but I'd a cut my tongue out first.—Anne Newport Royall 6 chemistry amorphous —usually used in combination a-Si 2 : in (such) a state or condition 4 : in the act or process of : not : without —a- before consonants other than h and sometimes even before h, an- before vowels and usually before h achromatic ahistorical anastigmatic anhydrous : replacing carbon especially in a ring Examples of a in a SentenceNoun a word that begins with an a a word that begins with a a song in the key of A She got an A on the exam. Word HistoryEtymology Indefinite article Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Preposition (1) Middle English, from Old English a-, an, on Preposition (2) Middle English, by contraction Verb Middle English, contraction of have Prefix (1) Middle English, from Old English Prefix (2) Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek — more at un- Combining form perhaps from -a- in ring compounds such as thiazole (in which -a- is the initial of azole) Noun suffix New Latin, from -a (as in magnesia) First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at Indefinite Article before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at Preposition (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at Preposition (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined Time Traveler The first known use of a was before the 12th century Dictionary Entries Near aCite this Entry“A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a. Accessed 20 Jul. 2024. ShareMore from Merriam-Webster on aSubscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! What does letter a stand for?The name of the letter in the Phoenician period resembled the Hebrew name aleph meaning “ox”; the form is thought to derive from an earlier symbol resembling the head of an ox. The letter was taken over by the Greeks in the form of alpha.nullA | Letter, History, Meaning & Uses - Britannicawww.britannica.com › Geography & Travel › Languagesnull What is the meaning of the word a?A or an is the indefinite article. It is used at the beginning of noun groups which refer to only one person or thing. The form an is used in front of words that begin with vowel sounds.nullA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionarywww.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english › anull What are the two types of a?It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey |a| and single-storey |ɑ|.nullA - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anull What is a?Ă (upper case) or ă (lower case), usually referred to in English as A-breve, is a letter used in standard Romanian and Vietnamese orthographies. In Romanian, it is used to represent the mid-central unrounded vowel, while in Vietnamese it represents the short a sound.nullĂ - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wikinull |