a
Meaning
The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Synonyms
a certain
some one
a certain one
betrothed girl
another one
just for fun
native of
expounder of Mohammedan law
native of Lorestan
out of spite
from the time
brachystegia utilis
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/æ/
Etymology
The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ).
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