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IA
1-ia
2- a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names of diseases ( malaria; anemia ), placenames ( Italia; Romania ), names of Roman feasts ( Lupercalia ), Latin or Latinizing plurals ( Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia ), and in other loanwords from Latin ( militia ).
Ia.
3abbreviation for
- Iowa.
i.a.
4abbreviation for
- in absentia.
Ia.
1abbreviation for
- Iowa
-ia
2suffix forming nouns
- occurring in place names
Albania
Columbia
- occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders
aphasia
pneumonia
- occurring in words denoting condition or quality
utopia
- occurring in names of botanical genera
acacia
poinsettia
- occurring in names of zoological classes
Reptilia
- occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin
regalia
marginalia
memorabilia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of IA1
From New Latin, Latin, Greek, equivalent to -i- (formative or connective) or -ī- ( Greek -ei- ) + -a, feminine singular or neuter plural noun or adjective ending
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Word History and Origins
Origin of IA1
(for senses 1–4) New Latin, from Latin and Greek, suffix of feminine nouns; (for senses 5–6) from Latin, neuter plural suffix
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Example Sentences
The I.A. I dunno what you've got where your 'ed ought to be, torking such rot!
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The I.A. No, no; what a girl you are for getting things wrong!
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