a

The first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Transliterates the Cyrillic letter а.

See ª.

an open front or central unrounded vowel.

[a]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [a].

transliterates Indic अ (or equivalent).

See a-.

year, a unit of time. Julian year, 365.25 days.

Julian year, 365.25 days.

An are, a unit of area one hundredth of a hectare; ares.

acceleration

• F = ma

Annuity; annuity-immediate.

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The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article.

• There was a man here looking for you yesterday.

One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.

• I've seen it happen a hundred times.

Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.

• He's a bit thick, isn't he?
• They asked me a few questions.
• There are a few hundred orders that need to be fulfilled by tomorrow.

Used before a numeral.

• There are a few hundred orders that need to be fulfilled by tomorrow.

Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.

• The door was opened a little.

The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.

• We are of a mind on matters of morals.
• They're two of a kind.

Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.

• A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.

Any; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.

• It was so dark that we couldn't see a thing.
• He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?

Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.

• The lottery jackpot is worth a staggering three hundred million dollars.
• The holidays are a mere one week away.

One; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.

• We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.

Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.

Someone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.

• The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
• The man is a regular Romeo.