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rā
1[ rah ]
noun
- the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Ra
2[ rah ]
noun
- 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- radium.
RA
4- regular army.
R.A.
5abbreviation for
- rear admiral.
- Astronomy. right ascension.
- royal academician.
- Royal Academy.
RA
1abbreviation for
- rear admiral
- astronomy right ascension
- (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
- (in Britain) Royal Artillery
- Argentina (international car registration)
Ra
2the chemical symbol for
- radium
Ra
3/ rɑː /
noun
- the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent
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Origin of rā1
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Example Sentences
I see I am in for minute and severe criticism in the papers, which actually give me their first notices of the R.A.
This portrait was presented to the nation by Mr. Watts, R.A.
Let us not hear of any petty restrictions or exclusions from this or that function or privilege of R.A.
It was painted in 1798, and obtained for the artist the honour of knighthood, and his election as R.A.
It was no longer she who presided at the feast, but her portrait by Gisborne, R.A.
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