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interjection
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
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A.H.
1.
in the year of the Hijra; since the Hijra (a.d. 622). Origin:
< Neo-Latin annō Hejirae.
< Neo-Latin annō Hejirae.
2.
occurring in a specific year of the Jewish calendar. Origin:
< Neo-Latin annō Hebraico.
< Neo-Latin annō Hebraico.
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World English Dictionary
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| —interj | |
| an exclamation expressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker | |
| AH | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| anno Hegirae | |
| [Latin] | |
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Word Origin & History
ah
from M.E. a (mid-15c.), an expression of surprise, delight, disgust or pain in nearly all I.E. languages, but not found in O.E. (where the equivalent expression was la!), so perhaps from O.Fr.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
AH definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
AH
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| A.h. ampere-hour |
A.H.
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The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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