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[ rah ]

noun

  1. the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.


Ra

2

[ rah ]

noun

, Egyptian Religion.
  1. a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).

Ra

3
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. radium.

RA

4
  1. regular army.

R.A.

5

abbreviation for

  1. rear admiral.
  2. Astronomy. right ascension.
  3. royal academician.
  4. Royal Academy.

Ra

1

/ rɑː /

noun

  1. the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent


RA

2

abbreviation for

  1. rear admiral
  2. astronomy right ascension
  3. (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
  4. (in Britain) Royal Artillery
  5. Argentina (international car registration)

Ra

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. radium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of 1

From Arabic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of 1

(sense 5) from República Argentina

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Example Sentences

I had “dropped,” as we used to say in the R. A. F. in those days, “a tremendous clanger.”

Well, if it were a foreign name it would probably be Marie B-r-a-c-q—if you are sure you've pronounced it right.

“T-h-e f-i-n-e-s-t s-i-l-k r-a-g-s,” he expostulated 95 again holding two fingers under the nose of Rags Habakuk.

I think I shall be able to d-r-a-w-l like him by two oclock to-morrow, when he leaves.

An artist,” he continued, “Waller, R. A.––you know the name?

He was interested in the unfinished surname, and spelled out the letters carefully, B-r-a.

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