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ha

1
or hah

[ hah ]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, interrogation, suspicion, triumph, etc.)


ha

2

abbreviation for

  1. hectare; hectares.

ḥā

3

[ khah ]

noun

  1. the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a pharyngeal spirant consonant.

4

[ hah ]

noun

  1. the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.

Ha

5
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

h.a.

6

abbreviation for

  1. Gunnery. high angle.
  2. in this year.

h.a.

1

abbreviation for

  1. hoc anno


ha

2

/ hɑː /

interjection

  1. an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
  2. reiterated a representation of the sound of laughter

ha

3

symbol for

  1. hectare

Ha

4

abbreviation for

  1. Hawaii

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ha1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ha-ha 1

Origin of ha2

From Arabic

Origin of ha3

From Arabic

Origin of ha4

h.a. ( def 2 ) < Latin hōc annō

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ha1

Latin: in this year

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Example Sentences

Untrained artist H.A. Rey (né Hans Augusto Reyersbach) and his wife, photographer Margret (née Margarete Waldstein).

Anne Frank had her diary, and H.A. and Margret Rey had their inquisitive illustrated monkey.

To make the images print-ready, H.A. tediously redrew his watercolor images as color separations, layer by layer.

H.A. Hellyer is fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations at Britain's University of Warwick.

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