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pa

  [pah, paw]
Use pa in a Sentence
–noun Informal.
father.
Origin:
short for papa
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PA

 
1. Parents' Association.
2. paying agent.
3. Pennsylvania (approved esp. for use with zip code).
4. physician's assistant.
5. press agent.
6. public-address system.

Pa

 
Physics.
pascal; pascals.

Pa

 
Symbol, Chemistry.
protactinium.

Pa.

 
Pennsylvania.

P.A.

 
1. Parents' Association.
2. Insurance. particular average.
3. passenger agent.
4. post adjutant.
5. power of attorney.
6. press agent.
7. public-address system.
8. publicity agent.
9. purchasing agent.

p.a.

 
1. participial adjective.
2. per annum.
3. press agent.

p.-a.

 
public-address system.
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pa   (pä)   
n.   Informal
Father; papa.

[Short for papa.]
Pa 1  
The symbol for the element protactinium.
Pa 2  
abbr.  pascal
PA  
abbr.  

  1. or Pa. Pennsylvania

  2. physician's assistant

  3. or P/A power of attorney

  4. press agent

  5. production assistant

  6. prosecuting attorney

  7. public-address system

pas·cal   (pā-skāl', pä-skäl')   
n.  

  1. Abbr. Pa A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.

  2. Pascal A high-level programming language designed to support structured programming and used in teaching, applications, and systems programming.


[After Blaise Pascal.]
Penn·syl·va·nia   (pěn'səl-vān'yə, -vā'nē-ə)   
A state of the eastern United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. Explored by Europeans in the early 1600s, the region was settled by Swedes in 1634 and granted by royal charter to William Penn in 1681. The Mason-Dixon Line (surveyed in 1763-1767) established the southern boundary of the colony and was extended westward in 1784. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the American Revolution and in the formation of the new republic. Harrisburg is the capital, and Philadelphia is the largest city. Population: 12,400,000.
physician assistant also phy·si·cian's assistant   (fĭ-zĭsh'ənz)
n.   pl. physician assistants also physicians' assistants Abbr. PA
A person trained to provide basic medical services, usually under the supervision of a physician.
power of attorney  
n.   pl. powers of attorney Abbr. PA or P/A
A legal instrument authorizing one to act as another's attorney or agent.
pros·e·cut·ing attorney   (prŏs'ĭ-kyōō'tĭng)
n.   Abbr. PA or Pros. Atty.
A lawyer empowered to prosecute cases on behalf of a government and its people. Also called prosecution, prosecutor.
pro·tac·tin·i·um   (prō'tāk-tĭn'ē-əm)   
n.   Symbol Pa
A rare, extremely toxic, radioactive element chemically similar to uranium, having 13 known isotopes, the most common of which is protactinium 231 with a half-life of 32,480 years. Atomic number 91; melting point 1,230°C; specific gravity 15.37; valence 4, 5. See Table at element.

[prot(o)- + actinium (so called because it decays into actinium).]
pub·lic-ad·dress system   (pŭb'lĭk-ə-drěs')
n.   Abbr. PA
An electronic amplification apparatus installed and used for broadcasting in public areas.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pa 
1811, colloquial shortening of papa (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Pa
Function: symbol
protactinium

Main Entry: PA
Pronunciation: "pE-'A
Function: noun
: PHYSICIAN'SASSISTANT

Main Entry: PA
Function: abbreviation
pernicious anemia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Pa
The symbol for the element protactinium.

PA or P.A.
abbr.
physician's assistant

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

pa networking
The country code for Panama.
(1999-01-27)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
pa

  1. pulmonary artery

  2. Punjabi

Pa

  1. pascal

  2. protactinium

PA

  1. Palestinian Authority

  2. Panama (international vehicle ID)

  3. Pennsylvania

  4. physician's assistant

  5. plate appearances (baseball)

  6. power of attorney

  7. press agent

  8. professional association

  9. prosecuting attorney

  10. public-address system

  11. public affairs

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