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a⋅a

[ah-ah]
–noun
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
Also, a'a.
Compare pahoehoe.


Origin:
1855–60; < Hawaiian ʿaʿā

AA

Symbol.
1. a proportional shoe width size, narrower than A and wider than AAA.
2. the smallest proportional brassiere cup size.
3. a quality rating for a corporate or municipal bond, lower than AAA and higher than A.
4. Electricity. a battery size for 1.5 volt dry cells: diameter, 0.6 in. (1.4 cm); length, 2 in. (5 cm).
5. British. a designation for motion pictures certified as unsuitable for children under 14 unless accompanied by an adult. Compare A (def. 11), U (def. 5), X (def. 9).

a̅a̅

Symbol.
(in prescriptions) ana2.
Also, āa


Origin:
< Gk aná, with superscript bar repr. the nasal consonant

A.A.

1. Alcoholics Anonymous.
2. antiaircraft.
3. antiaircraft artillery.
4. Associate in Accounting.
5. Associate of Arts.
6. author's alteration.

a.a.

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a·a or a'a   (ä'ä)   
n.  Lava having a rough surface.

[Hawaiian 'a'ā, to burn, aa.]
AA  
abbr.  
  1. Bible Acts of the Apostles

  2. Alcoholics Anonymous

  3. antiaircraft

  4. Associate in Arts

Acts of the Apostles   (ākts)   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Ac or AA
See Table at Bible.
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Financial Dictionary

AA

A grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency to indicate a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Such a rating indicates only slightly lower quality than the top rating of AAA. Also called Aa.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AA
Variant: also aa
Function: abbreviation
Etymology: Latin ana
of each —used at the end of a list of two or more substances in aprescription to indicate that equal quantities of each are to be taken

Main Entry: AA
Function: abbreviation
1 achievement age
2 Alcoholics Anonymous
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Medical Dictionary

AA abbr.

  1. Alcoholics Anonymous

  2. amino acid

  3. aminoacyl

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
aa
  1. Afar (language)

  2. author's alteration

AA
  1. Academy of Aphasia

  2. Acts of the Apostles

  3. administrative assistant

  4. adverse action

  5. Alcoa Inc.

  6. Alcoholics Anonymous

  7. Alzheimer's Association

  8. antiaircraft

  9. Armed Forces Americas (except Canada)

  10. Associate in Arts

  11. atomic absorption

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