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A (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: A
UTF-8 encoding : 0x41
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0041
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000041
a (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: a
UTF-8 encoding : 0x61
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0061
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000061
À (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with grave" corresponding to :
Html entity: À
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x80
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C0
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C0
Á (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with acute" corresponding to :
Html entity: Á
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x81
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C1
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C1
 (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with circumflex" corresponding to :
Html entity: Â
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x82
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C2
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C2
à (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with tilde" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ã
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x83
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C3
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C3
Ä (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with diaeresis" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ä
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x84
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C4
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C4
Å (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with ring above" corresponding to :
Html entity: Å
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0x85
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00C5
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000C5
à (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with grave" corresponding to :
Html entity: à
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA0
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E0
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E0
á (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with acute" corresponding to :
Html entity: á
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA1
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E1
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E1
â (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with circumflex" corresponding to :
Html entity: â
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA2
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E2
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E2
ã (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with tilde" corresponding to :
Html entity: ã
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA3
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E3
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E3
ä (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with diaeresis" corresponding to :
Html entity: ä
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA4
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E4
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E4
å (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with ring above" corresponding to :
Html entity: å
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC3 0xA5
UTF-16 encoding : 0x00E5
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000000E5
Ā (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with macron" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ā
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x80
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0100
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000100
ā (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with macron" corresponding to :
Html entity: ā
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x81
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0101
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000101
Ă (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with breve" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ă
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x82
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0102
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000102
ă (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with breve" corresponding to :
Html entity: ă
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x83
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0103
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000103
Ą (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with ogonek" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ą
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x84
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0104
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000104
ą (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with ogonek" corresponding to :
Html entity: ą
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC4 0x85
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0105
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000105
Ǎ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with caron" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ǎ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC7 0x8D
UTF-16 encoding : 0x01CD
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000001CD
ǎ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with caron" corresponding to :
Html entity: ǎ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC7 0x8E
UTF-16 encoding : 0x01CE
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000001CE
Ȁ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with double grave" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ȁ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0x80
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0200
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000200
ȁ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with double grave" corresponding to :
Html entity: ȁ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0x81
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0201
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000201
Ȃ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with inverted breve" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ȃ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0x82
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0202
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000202
ȃ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with inverted breve" corresponding to :
Html entity: ȃ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0x83
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0203
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000203
Ȧ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with dot above" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ȧ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0xA6
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0226
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000226
ȧ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with dot above" corresponding to :
Html entity: ȧ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xC8 0xA7
UTF-16 encoding : 0x0227
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00000227
A (n.)
1.the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
2.the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites"a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
3.a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
4.(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
5.one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
6.any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
7.the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
a- (n.)
1.(MeSH)A benzocycloheptapyridoisoquinolinol that has been used as an antipsychotic, especially in schizophrenia.
Ḁ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with ring below" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ḁ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xB8 0x80
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1E00
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001E00
ḁ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with ring below" corresponding to :
Html entity: ḁ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xB8 0x81
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1E01
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001E01
Ạ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with dot below" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ạ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xBA 0xA0
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1EA0
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001EA0
ạ (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with dot below" corresponding to :
Html entity: ạ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xBA 0xA1
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1EA1
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001EA1
Ả (Unicode char)
1.character "latin capital letter a with hook above" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ả
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xBA 0xA2
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1EA2
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001EA2
ả (Unicode char)
1.character "latin small letter a with hook above" corresponding to :
Html entity: ả
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE1 0xBA 0xA3
UTF-16 encoding : 0x1EA3
UTF-32 encoding : 0x00001EA3
Ⓐ (Unicode char)
1.character "circled latin capital letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: Ⓐ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE2 0x92 0xB6
UTF-16 encoding : 0x24B6
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000024B6
ⓐ (Unicode char)
1.character "circled latin small letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: ⓐ
UTF-8 encoding : 0xE2 0x93 0x90
UTF-16 encoding : 0x24D0
UTF-32 encoding : 0x000024D0
A (Unicode char)
1.character "fullwidth latin capital letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: A
UTF-8 encoding : 0xEF 0xBC 0xA1
UTF-16 encoding : 0xFF21
UTF-32 encoding : 0x0000FF21
a (Unicode char)
1.character "fullwidth latin small letter a" corresponding to :
Html entity: a
UTF-8 encoding : 0xEF 0xBD 0x81
UTF-16 encoding : 0xFF41
UTF-32 encoding : 0x0000FF41
as (n.)
1.A coin used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
as (adv.)
1.to the same degree (often followed by `as')"they were equally beautiful" "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly" "sang as sweetly as a nightingale" "he is every bit as mean as she is"
AS (n.)
1.a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
As (n.)
1.a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
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AA (named ā in the English, and most commonly ä in other languages). The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (�) of the Phœnician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the ä sound, the Phœnician alphabet having no vowel symbols.
This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation, §§ 43-74. The regular long a, as in fate, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a sound of the quality of ä (as in far).
2. (Mus.) The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A♯) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A♭) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.
A per se (L. per se by itself), one preëminent; a nonesuch. [Obs.]
O fair Creseide, the flower and A per se
Of Troy and Greece. Chaucer.
AA (ȧ emph. ā).
1. [Shortened form of an. AS. ān one. See One.] An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying one or any, but less emphatically. “At a birth”; “In a word”; “At a blow”. Shak. It is placed before nouns of the singular number denoting an individual object, or a quality individualized, before collective nouns, and also before plural nouns when the adjective few or the phrase great many or good many is interposed; as, a dog, a house, a man; a color; a sweetness; a hundred, a fleet, a regiment; a few persons, a great many days. It is used for an, for the sake of euphony, before words beginning with a consonant sound [for exception of certain words beginning with h, see An]; as, a table, a woman, a year, a unit, a eulogy, a ewe, a oneness, such a one, etc. Formally an was used both before vowels and consonants.
2. [Originally the preposition a (an, on).] In each; to or for each; as, “twenty leagues a day”, “a hundred pounds a year”, “a dollar a yard”, etc.
AA (ȧ), prep. [Abbreviated form of an (AS. on). See On.]
1. In; on; at; by. [Obs.] “A God's name.” “Torn a pieces.” “Stand a tiptoe.” “A Sundays” Shak. “Wit that men have now a days.” Chaucer. “Set them a work.” Robynson (More's Utopia).
2. In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging. “Jacob, when he was a dying” Heb. xi. 21. “We'll a birding together.” “ It was a doing.” Shak. “He burst out a laughing.” Macaulay. The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle.
AA. [From AS. of off, from. See Of.] Of. [Obs.] “The name of John a Gaunt.” “What time a day is it ?” Shak. “It's six a clock.” B. Jonson.
AA. A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they. “So would I a done” “A brushes his hat.” Shak.
AA. An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a. Shak.
A-A-. A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofdūne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. ā- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English y- or i- (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle ge-, cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-, Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French à (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix α without, or privative, not, as in abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.
Besides these, there are other sources from which the prefix a takes its origin.
asas (ăz), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal swā, lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See Also.]
1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden.
His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. Macaulay.
☞ As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as possible. “Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do.” Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the priest.
2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet.
The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. Dewey.
3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke.
As I return I will fetch off these justices. Shak.
4. Because; since; it being the case that.
As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. Sir W. Scott.
[See Synonym under Because.]
5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning).
We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. Macaulay.
6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.]
I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall never find thee. Rowe.
So as, so that. [Obs.]
7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic]
He lies, as he his bliss did know. Waller.
8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.
9. Than. [Obs. & R.]
The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. Fuller.
10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] “As have,” i. e., may he have. Chaucer.
As . . as. See So . . as, under So. -- As far as, to the extent or degree. “As far as can be ascertained.” Macaulay. -- As far forth as, as far as. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As for, or As to, in regard to; with respect to. -- As good as, not less than; not falling short of. -- As good as one's word, faithful to a promise. -- As if, or As though, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. -- As it were (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. -- As now, just now. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As swythe, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- As well, also; too; besides. Addison. -- As well as, equally with, no less than. “I have understanding as well as you.” Job xii. 3. -- As yet, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
AsAs (�), n. [See Ace.] An ace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ambes-as, double aces.
AsAs (�), n.; pl. Asses (�). [L. as. See Ace.]
1. A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
2. A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.
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A (Unicode char)
A (n.)
adenine, amp, ampere, angstrom, angstrom unit, antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol, deoxyadenosine monophosphate, la, lah, vitamin A
a (Unicode char)
a- (n.) (MeSH)
AY-23,028 (MeSH), Butaclamol (MeSH), Butaclamol Hydrochloride (MeSH)
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AS (n.)
As (n.)
as (cnj.)
because, cos, for, given that, inasmuch as, in as much as, in that, seeing, seeing that, since, such as, when, while, whilst
as (cnj.) (colloquial)
as (prp.)
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a
↗ iterate
A (n.)
↘ conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus
⇨ (as) right as rain • As If Personality • act as • act as if • as .. as • as a consequence • as a consequence of • as a formality • as a general rule • as a group • as a last resort • as a last resource • as a matter of course • as a matter of fact • as a matter of principle • as a result • as a result of • as a rule • as a team • as a whole • as against • as an example • as an exception • as best as possible • as best one can • as blind as a bat • as cold as ice • as desired • as expected • as far as • as far as .. is concerned • as far as I know • as far as I'm concerned • as far as he is concerned • as far as he's concerned • as far as possible • as far as she is concerned • as far as she's concerned • as far as they are concerned • as far as we're concerned • as far as you are concerned • as few as possible • as follows • as for • as for content • as for me • as for us • as friends • as from • as good as • as good as gold • as hard as rock • as hard as steel • as if • as if / as though • as if by magic • as is • as it is • as it should be • as it were • as large as life • as likely as not • as little as • as little as possible • as long as • as long as / so long as • as luck would have it • as many • as many as possible • as matter of fact • as much • as much as • as much as possible • as needed • as of • as old as Methuselah • as old as the hills • as one man • as opposed to • as quick as lightning • as regards • as regards content • as regards health • as required • as slippery as glass • as soon as • as such • as sure as • as sweet as honey • as the crow flies • as thick as two planks • as thick as two short planks • as though • as to • as usual • as we say • as well • as well as • as white as a sheet • as yet • be as good as one's word • be not as good as • dress up as • in as far as • look upon as • make as if • not be in the same street as • set up as
⇨ EC category A staff • State of a Federation • access to a profession • adoption of a child • adoption of a law by vote • amendment of a law • commentary on a law • composition of a parliamentary committee • deposit on a polluting product • document for discussion at a sitting • expert's report ordered by a court • formation of a party • launching of a product • misuse of a right • passage of a bill • promulgation of a law • publication of a law • question put to a minister • reference to the EC Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling • registration of a company • retroactivity of a law • selling at a loss • termination of a contract • vote on a text as a whole
A
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Basic Latin, U+0000 - U+007F[Classe]
A (n.)
A (n.)
unité d'intensité électrique (fr)[Classe]
unité de mesure de base du système international (fr)[Classe...]
current unit[Hyper.]
abamp, abampere[Desc]
A (n.)
A (n.)
composé azoté (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
nuclein[Classe]
alkali; base[Classe]
noyau de la cellule (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
purine[Hyper.]
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - ribonucleic acid, RNA[Element]
A (n.)
base, nucleotide[Hyper.]
A (n.)
fat-soluble vitamin[Hyper.]
a
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Basic Latin, U+0000 - U+007F[Classe]
a (dét. ind.)
a- (n.) [MeSH]
Dibenzocycloheptenes[Hyper.]
a- (préf.)
préfixe d'origine grecque (fr)[Classe]
sans (fr)[Caract.]
ne pas (être, faire, causer) (fr)[termes liés]
À
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Á
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Â
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Ã
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Ä
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
Å
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
à
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
á
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
â
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
ã
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
ä
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
å
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ā
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ā
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ă
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ă
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ą
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ą
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ǎ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ǎ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ȁ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ȁ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ȃ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ȃ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ȧ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ȧ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ḁ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ḁ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ạ
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ạ
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ả
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
ả
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
Ⓐ
so-other symbol[Classe...]
ⓐ
so-other symbol[Classe...]
A
lu-uppercase letter[Classe...]
a
ll-lowercase letter[Classe...]
AS (n.)
As (n.)
élément chimique métalloïde trivalent (fr)[Classe]
arsenic; As; atomic number 33[ClasseHyper.]
(white), (fair; white), (fairness; white; whiteness)[Caract.]
opaque (fr)[Caract.]
(arsenic; As; atomic number 33)[termes liés]
as (conj. de sub.)
as (conj. de sub.)
as (conj. de sub.)
as (conj. de sub.)
as (conj. de sub.) [colloquial]
conjonction de subordination (suite) (fr)[Classe...]
as (n.)
monnaie de la Rome antique (fr)[Classe]
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ISO basic Latin alphabet | |||
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Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd |
Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh |
Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll |
Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
Rr | Ss | Tt | |
Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx |
Yy | Zz |
A (named a /ˈeɪ/, plural aes)[1] is the first letter and a vowel in the ISO basic Latin alphabet. It is similar to the Ancient Greek letter Alpha, from which it derives.
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The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also called 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet[2] (which, by consisting entirely of consonants, is an abjad rather than a true alphabet). In turn, the origin of aleph may have been a pictogram of an ox head in Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Egyptian | Phoenician aleph |
Greek Alpha |
Etruscan A |
Roman/Cyrillic A |
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In 1600 B.C., the Phoenician alphabet's letter had a linear form that served as the base for some later forms. Its name must have corresponded closely to the Hebrew or Arabic aleph.
Blackletter A |
Uncial A |
Another Blackletter A |
Modern Roman A |
Modern Italic A |
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When the ancient Greeks adopted the alphabet, they had no use for the glottal stop—the first phoneme of the Phoenician pronunciation of the letter, and the sound that the letter denoted in Phoenician and other Semitic languages—so they used an adaptation of the sign to represent the vowel /a/, and gave it the similar name of alpha. In the earliest Greek inscriptions after the Greek Dark Ages, dating to the 8th century BC, the letter rests upon its side, but in the Greek alphabet of later times it generally resembles the modern capital letter, although many local varieties can be distinguished by the shortening of one leg, or by the angle at which the cross line is set.
The Etruscans brought the Greek alphabet to their civilization in the Italian Peninsula and left the letter unchanged. The Romans later adopted the Etruscan alphabet to write the Latin language, and the resulting letter was preserved in the Latin alphabet used to write many languages, including English.
The letter has two minuscule (lower-case) forms. The form used in most current handwriting consists of a circle and vertical stroke ("ɑ"), called Latin alpha or "script a". This slowly developed from the fifth-century form resembling the Greek letter tau in the hands of dark-age Irish and English writers.[2] Most printed material uses a form consisting of a small loop with an arc over it ("a"). Both derive from the majuscule (capital) form. In Greek handwriting, it was common to join the left leg and horizontal stroke into a single loop, as demonstrated by the Uncial version shown. Many fonts then made the right leg vertical. In some of these, the serif that began the right leg stroke developed into an arc, resulting in the printed form, while in others it was dropped, resulting in the modern handwritten form.
In English, the letter A currently represents six different vowel sounds: A by itself frequently denotes the near-open front unrounded vowel (/æ/) as in pad; the open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/) as in father, its original, Latin and Greek, sound; a closer, further fronted sound as in "hare", which developed as the sound progressed from "father" to "ace";[2] in concert with a later orthographic vowel, the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and major, due to effects of the great vowel shift; the more rounded form in "water" or its closely related cousin, found in "was".[2]
"A" is the third most commonly used letter in English, and the second most common in Spanish and French. In one study, on average, about 3.68% of letters used in English tend to be ⟨a⟩, while the number is 6.22% in Spanish and 3.95% in French.[3]
"A" is often used to denote something or someone of a better or more prestigious quality or status: A-, A or A+, the best grade that can be assigned by teachers for students' schoolwork; A grade for clean restaurants; A-List celebrities, etc. Such associations can have a motivating effect as exposure to the letter A has been found to improve performance, when compared with other letters.[4]
In most languages that use the Latin alphabet, A denotes an open unrounded vowel: /a/, /ä/, or /ɑ/. An exception is Saanich, in which A (and Á) stand for a close-mid front unrounded vowel /e/. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, variants of A denote various vowels. In X-SAMPA, capital A denotes the open back unrounded vowel and lowercase a denotes the open front unrounded vowel.
character | A | a | ||
Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A | LATIN SMALL LETTER A | ||
character encoding | decimal | hex | decimal | hex |
Unicode | 65 | 0041 | 97 | 0061 |
UTF-8 | 65 | 41 | 97 | 61 |
Numeric character reference | A | A | a | a |
EBCDIC family | 193 | C1 | 129 | 81 |
ASCII 1 | 65 | 41 | 97 | 61 |
1 and all encodings based on ASCII, including the DOS, Windows, ISO-8859 and Macintosh families of encodings.
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Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp | Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | ||
Letter A with diacritics
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Áá | Àà | Ăă | Ắắ | Ằằ | Ẵẵ | Ẳẳ | Ââ | Ấấ | Ầầ | Ẫẫ | Ẩẩ | Ǎǎ | Åå | Ǻǻ | Ää | Ǟǟ | Ãã | Ȧȧ | Ǡǡ | Ąą | Āā | Ảả | Ȁȁ | Ȃȃ | Ạạ | |
Ặặ | Ậậ | Ḁḁ | Ⱥⱥ | ᶏ | Ɐɐ | Ɑɑ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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