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AA
AA • abbr. ∎ Alcoholics Anonymous. ∎ antiaircraft. ∎ administrative assistant. ∎ Associate of Arts. ∎ a 1.5-volt dry cell battery size. |
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"AA." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "AA." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aa.html "AA." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aa.html |
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Aa
Aa [from a word for "water" of the same Indo-European root as Lat. aqua ], name of many small streams of N Europe and Switzerland. Aa, or a derivative of it, is a component part of hundreds of European place names. |
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"Aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aa.html "Aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Aa.html |
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aa
aa / ˈäˌä/ • n. Geol. basaltic lava forming very rough jagged masses with a light frothy texture. Often contrasted with pahoehoe. |
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"aa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aa005.html "aa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aa005.html |
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AA
AA n. see Alcoholics Anonymous.
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"AA." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "AA." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-AA.html "AA." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-AA.html |
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AA
AA abbr. antiaircraft.
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"AA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "AA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-AA.html "AA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-AA.html |
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aa
aa : see lava . |
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"aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-aa.html "aa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-aa.html |
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aa
aa See LAVA.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "aa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "aa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-aa.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "aa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-aa.html |
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āa
āa (or āā) Med. ana (Greek: of each; specifying quantities of ingredients in prescriptions)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "āa." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "āa." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-a3.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "āa." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-a3.html |
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