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AA
1A.A.
2or AA
[ ey-ey ]
abbreviation for
AA
3Symbol.
- a proportional shoe width size, narrower than A and wider than AAA.
- the smallest proportional brassiere cup size.
- a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than AAA and higher than A.
- Electricity. a battery size for 1.5-volt dry cells: diameter, 0.6 inch (1.4 centimeters); length, 2 inches (5 centimeters).
- British. a designation for motion pictures certified as unsuitable for children under 14 unless accompanied by an adult. Compare A 3( def 10 ), U 5( def 6 ), X 3( def 9 ).
A.A.
4abbreviation for
- antiaircraft. Also AA
- Associate in Accounting.
aa
5or a·'a, 'a·'a
[ ah-ah ]
noun
- basaltic lava having a rough surface.
a̅a̅
6or āa
Symbol.
- (in prescriptions) ana 2.
a.a.
7or aa
abbreviation for
- author's alteration. Also A.A., AA
aa
1abbreviation for
- ana 1
AA
2abbreviation for
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- anti-aircraft
- Architectural Association
- (in Britain) Automobile Association
- (in Britain) Advertising Association
symbol for
- (in Britain, formerly) a film that may not be shown publicly to a child under fourteen
aa
3/ ˈɑːɑː /
noun
- a volcanic rock consisting of angular blocks of lava with a very rough surface
aa
/ ä′ä /
- A type of lava having a rough, jagged surface. It is relatively slow moving in its molten state, advancing in the form of massive blocks with fissured and angular surfaces that ride on a viscous interior. The blocks range in size between the size of a football and the size of a house.
- See Note at pahoehoe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of AA1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hawaiian ʿaʿā
Origin of AA2
From the Greek word aná, with superscript bar representing the nasal consonant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of AA1
Hawaiian
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Example Sentences
Unlike Brada Mendez, Earle, who had a violent past, was not attending A.A. voluntarily.
From The Daily Beast
“Poor A.A. Milne,” she says, a line Thompson herself added to the script.
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