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Ea

[ey-ah] Origin

E·a

[ey-ah]
noun
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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-ea

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin: cornea.

Origin:
< Latin -ēa, -aea, -ea, feminine singular and neuter plural of -ēus, -aeus, -eus; see -ean

ea.

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ea
the usual O.E. word for "river, running water;" still in use in Lancashire.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ea
editor's alteration
EA
  1. electronic attack

  2. Endometriosis Association

  3. environmental auditing

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