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ta

[tah]
–interjection British Slang.
thank you.

Origin:
1765–75; by infantile shortening and alter.

[tah]
–noun
the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin:
< Ar

ṭā

[tah]
–noun
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin:
< Ar

TA

1. teaching assistant.
2. transactional analysis.
3. transit authority.

Ta

Symbol, Chemistry.
tantalum.
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ta   (tä)   
interj.   Chiefly British
Used to express thanks.

[Baby-talk alteration of thank you.]
Ta  
The symbol for the element tantalum.
TA  
abbr.  teaching assistant
tan·ta·lum   (tān'tə-ləm)   
n.   Symbol Ta
A very hard, heavy, gray metallic element that is exceptionally resistant to chemical attack below 150°C. It is used to make light-bulb filaments, electrolytic capacitors, lightning arresters, nuclear reactor parts, and some surgical instruments. Atomic number 73; atomic weight 180.948; melting point 2,996°C; boiling point 5,425°C; specific gravity 16.6; valence 2, 3, 4, 5. See Table at element.

[New Latin, from Latin Tantalus, Tantalus (from its high resistance to absorbing acids even when immersed in them); see Tantalus.]
teaching assistant  
n.   Abbr. TA
A graduate student in a university or college who is awarded a fellowship that provides him or her with financial aid in exchange for teaching duties. Also called teaching fellow.
teaching assistantship n.
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Word Origin & History

ta 
1772, "natural infantile sound of gratitude" [Weekley].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Ta
Function: symbol
tantalum

Main Entry: TA
Function: abbreviation
transactional analysis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Ta
The symbol for the element tantalum.

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Computing Dictionary

TA
Terminal Adaptor

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ta
Tamil
Ta
tantalum
TA
  1. teaching assistant

  2. teaching associate

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