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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’....
