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A, a

[ey]

–noun, plural A's or As, a's or as.

1.	the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.

2.	any spoken sound represented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small.

3.	something having the shape of an A.

4.	a written or printed representation of the letter A or a.

5.	a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a.

—Idioms

6.	from A to Z, from beginning to end; thoroughly; completely: He knows the Bible from A to Z.

7.	not know from A to B, to know nothing; be ignorant.

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a¹ or A (ā)

n. pl. a's or A's also as or As

The first letter of the modern English alphabet.
Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter a.
The first in a series.
Something shaped like the letter A.
A The best or highest in quality or rank: grade A milk.
Music
1. The sixth tone in the scale of C major or the first tone in the relative minor scale.
2. A key or scale in which A is the tonic.
3. A written or printed note representing this tone.
4. A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
A One of the four major blood groups in the ABO system. Individuals with this blood group have the A antigen on the surface of their red blood cells, and the anti-B antibody in their blood serum.

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