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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. a, adj. View full entry ?a1160
...Used in an indefinite noun phrase referring to something not specifically identified (and, freq., mentioned for the first time) but treated as one of a class: one, some, any (the oneness, or...
3. a, prep.1 View full entry OE
...Expressing position within, situation, etc.: in, with; = on7a13. Now Eng. regional....
4. a, prep.2 View full entry c1275
...Representing a genitive dependent on a verb or adjective; = ofXI....
5. † a, conj. View full entry ?a1325
...= andI....
6. a, int.1 View full entry ?c1200
...Expressing invocation, surprise, or admiration; (also) used to gain attention. Obs....
7. a, int.2 View full entry c1440
...Prefixed to a proper name as a war cry....
8. a-, prefix1 View full entry
...With verbs, implying motion onward or away from a position; hence (originally with verbs of motion) adding intensity....
9. a-, prefix2 View full entry c1275
...(No longer productive.) Expressing completeness; = y-23....
10. a-, prefix3 View full entry 1673
...(No longer productive.) Forming verbs, adverbs, and prepositions, originally with the senses ‘on’, ‘on to’....
11. a-, prefix4 View full entry
...(No longer productive.) Forming compounds with nouns, verbs, and adjectives, originally with the senses ‘away’, ‘off’, ‘from’, ‘of’....
12. a-, prefix5 View full entry
...(Not productive in English.) Forming verbs and adjectives (and their derivatives), expressing addition or increase, or bringing into a state....
13. a-, prefix6 View full entry
...Forming nouns and adjectives, with the sense ‘without’; ‘not’; ‘-less’....
14. -a, suffix1 View full entry
...Forming the scientific names of genera (or subgenera) of living organisms, as hosta, Maiasaura, Murraya...
15. -a, suffix2 View full entry
...Forming the plural of nouns with singulars ending in -um or -on derived from Latin and Greek neuter nouns....
16. A1, adj. View full entry 1776
...Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now...
17. A2, n. View full entry 1999
...The second half of an A level which is divided into two discrete components. Freq. attrib., esp. in A2 level....
18. † aa, n.1 View full entry 1430
...A stream, a watercourse....
19. aa, n.2 View full entry 1859
...A kind of volcanic lava with a rough, jagged surface covered with loose clinkers. Freq. attrib., esp. in aa lava. Contrasted with pahoehoe....
20. aal, n. View full entry 1798
...The noni or Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia. Also: the reddish dye obtained from this plant, used (esp. formerly) in India to colour cotton fabrics. Cf. Morinda...