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rā
1[ rah ]
noun
- the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Ra
2[ rah ]
noun
, Egyptian Religion.
- 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
3Symbol, Chemistry.
- radium.
RA
4- regular army.
R.A.
5abbreviation for
- rear admiral.
- Astronomy. right ascension.
- royal academician.
- Royal Academy.
Ra
1/ rɑː /
noun
- the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent
RA
2abbreviation for
- rear admiral
- astronomy right ascension
- (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
- (in Britain) Royal Artillery
- Argentina (international car registration)
Ra
3the chemical symbol for
- radium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rā1
From Arabic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rā1
(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.”
From The Daily Beast
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.
From Project Gutenberg
“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.
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I think I shall be able to d-r-a-w-l like him by two oclock to-morrow, when he leaves.
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An artist,” he continued, “Waller, R. A.––you know the name?
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He was interested in the unfinished surname, and spelled out the letters carefully, B-r-a.
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