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preposition
from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
Also, Da.
Origin:
< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)
< Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; < Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (< Latin dē) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)
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Da
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
DA
1.
Department of Agriculture.
2.
Dictionary of Americanisms.
noun, plural DAs, DA's.
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
Origin:
euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass
euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass
DA.
(in Algeria) dinar; dinars.
da.
2.
day; days.
D/A
1.
(sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.
2.
deposit account.
3.
documents against acceptance.
4.
documents for acceptance.
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World English Dictionary
| DA | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 1. | (in the US) District Attorney |
| 2. | Diploma of Art |
| 3. | duck's arse (hairstyle) |
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Word Origin & History
D.A.
Amer.Eng., acronym for district attorney from 1934; for duck's ass haircut (or, as OED would have it, duck's arse), from 1951. So called for the shape of it at the back of the head.
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Medical Dictionary
DA or D.A.
abbr.
developmental age
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| da Danish |
DA
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