see|Appendix:Variations of "a"
wikisource1911Enc|A
Translingual
Image:Latin A.png|thumb|The letter A

Letter
|page=A
|NATO=Alpha
|Morse=·�
|Character=A1
|Braille=â �

Etymology 1
Image:Greek uc alpha.svg|left|50px|The Latin letter [[A derives from upper case Greek � (a, �alpha�)]]
From Gk. letter term|scGrek|�|tra||alpha, derived from the Phoenician letter term|scPhnx|�|trʼ||aleph.
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Pronunciation
sense|most languages IPA|/��/, IPAchar|/a/

Letter
infl|mul|letter|upper case||lower case|a

1. An upper case letter of the Latin (Roman) script, the first of most alphabets written in that script, including the English alphabet.

See also
qualifier|select forms with diacritics � � � � � Ǻ
qualifier|select forms with ligatures �
qualifier|select symbols � � �
qualifier|other scripts Cyrillic term|scCyrl|�|trA, Greek term|scGrek|�|trA||Alpha, Hebrew term|scHebr|�|tra||aleph, Arabic term|scArab|ا|tra||alif, Syriac term|scSyrc|�|tra||alaph, Devan�gari term|scDeva|�|tra||aksara, Coptic term|�|tr=a||alfa
For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "a".
See Appendix:Roman script
pedialite

Etymology 2
rfc|format

sense|physics|ampere abbreviation of surname of term|w:André-Marie Ampère|André-Marie Ampère
sense|biochemistry|adenosine abbreviation of term|adenosine
sense|biochemistry|alanine abbreviation of term|alanine
sense|computing|hexadecimal 10 the tenth item in the sequence {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}

Symbol
infl|mul|symbol

1. physics|International System of Units ampere, a unit of electrical current.
2. biochemistry The nucleoside adenosine or the nucleobase adenine contained in DNA.
3. biochemistry alanine, one of the natural amino acids.
4. computing hexadecimal digit for 10

#: 0x0000000A
#: The value is hexadecimal A0, or decimal 160.

See also
sense|computing|hexadecimal qualifier|previous 9, qualifier|next B

Category:Symbols

English
rank|little|now|then|79|A|should|can|made

Etymology 1
Image:Runic letter ansuz.png|left|30px|Runic letter term||�|tr=a|ansuz, source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by A
From ME. and OE. upper case letter term|A|langenm and split of ME. and OE. upper case letter term|�|langenm.
:* Image:Rune-Ac.png|10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter term||�|tra|�c OE. upper case letter term|A|langenm from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter term|A|langla of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter term|scunicode|�||tra|�c, derived from Runic letter term|scunicode|�||tr=a|Ansuz.
:* Image:Rune-�sc.png|10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter term||�|træ|æsc OE. upper case letter term|�|langenm from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case ligature term|�|langla of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter term|scunicode|�||træ|æsc, also derived from Runic letter term|scunicode|�||tr=a|Ansuz.

Alternative forms
qualifier|Gregg shorthand versions w:Gregg Shorthand#Centennial Gregg Shorthand|Centennial,w:Gregg Shorthand#Series 90 Gregg Shorthand|Series 90, w:Gregg Shorthand#Diamond Jubilee Gregg Shorthand|DJS, w:Gregg Shorthand#Simplified Gregg Shorthand|Simplified, w:Gregg Shorthand#Anniversary Gregg Shorthand|Anniversary, and w:Gregg Shorthand#Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand|Pre-Anniversary onym|mul|·|gloss=dot

Letter
infl|en|letter|upper case||lower case|a

1. The first letter of the English alphabet.

#: Apple starts with A.

Related terms
A-frame|A frame
ABC, A.B.C.
A to Z

See also
Next letter: B
alphabet

Etymology 2
sense|highest rank|grade|music From the initial position of the letter term|A in the English alphabet.
sense|blood type From term|w:ABO blood group system|A antigen
sense|vehicle-distinguishing signs From term|Australia

Symbol
infl|en|symbol

1. The highest rank on any of various scales that assign letters.

#: We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.

1. context|education The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).

#: I was so happy to get an A on that test.

1. music A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz.

#: Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.

1. A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. They may receive blood from type A or type O, but cannot receive blood from AB or B.

#: My blood type is A negative.

1. context|vehicle-distinguishing signs Austria

Derived terms
rel-top|Rank or size
AA
double A
AAA
triple A
A cup
rel-mid
A game
A levels
A list
A team
grade A
rel-bottom

rel-top|Letter grade
straight A's
rel-mid
A minus
A plus
rel-bottom

rel-top|(music) tone three fifths above C
A-flat
A major
A-minor
rel-mid
A-sharp
concert A
rel-bottom

rel-top|Blood type
A positive
A negative
rel-bottom

abbreviation
A

1. context|Webster 1913 adjective|Adjective.
2. context|often with �Q� for �Question� answer|Answer
3. Asian
4. Admit
5. Application
6. asynchron
7. Augsburg
8. physics angstrom
9. context|weaponry atom

Synonyms
sense|physics|angstrom �

Derived terms
sense|weaponry|atom A-bomb

American Sign Language
Etymology
Image:LSF_LettreA.jpg|left|50px|French Sign Language letter a From French Sign Language sign for the letter A. <br clear="left"/>
Letter
infl|ase|letter|head=Image:Sign language A.svg|100px|A|Stokoe|A

1. The letter A

Egyptian

Pronunciation
A see w:Manuel_de_Codage|Wikipedia: Manuel de Codage

Noun
<hiero>G1</hiero>
(G1)
or
<hiero>G1-Z1</hiero>
(G1-Z1)
infl|egy|noun

1. vulture
2. bird in general

Verb
<hiero>G1-D56</hiero>
(G1-D56)
infl|egy|verb

1. tread

Finnish

Noun
fi-noun

1. approbatur

French

Noun
infl|fr|noun

1. A (first letter of the alphabet)

Derived terms
bombe A
prouver par A plus B, prouver par A + B

Latin

Letter
infl|la|letter|upper case||lower case|A

1. context|sometimes with littera the first letter of the Latin alphabet.

#* C. Ennius Lucilius apud Terent, Scaur. p. 2255 P.:
#*: A primum est: hinc incipiam, et quae nomina ab hoc sunt
#* M. Tullius Cicero�s De Divinatione ad M. Brutum 1, 13, 23:
#*: sus rostro si humi A litteram impresserit
#* M. T. Quintilianus 1, 5, 61:
#*: ne in A quidem atque S litteras exire temere masculina Graeca nomina recto casu patiebantur

Abbreviation
infl|la|abbreviation

1. context|in dates ante (�before�)

#: A. D. � ante diem

1. context|in dates anno, annus (�year�)

#: A. U. C. � anno urbis conditae
#: A. P. R. C. � anno post Romam conditam

1. Aulus (a Roman given name)

#* Inscriptiones Orelli 1530: A. A. � Auli duo

1. aquae (�waters�)

#* Inscriptiones Orelli 1643 sequens; 2620; 3011: A.A. � Aquae Aponi (�w:Abano Terme|Abano Terme�)

1. auro, argento, or aeri (the three directors of the mint)

#* Inscriptiones Orelli 569; 2242; 2379; 3134 alia: III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F. � auro, argento, aeri flando, feriundo

1. agris (�fields�)

#* A. D. A. � agris dandis adsignandis
#* A. I. A. � agris judicandis adsignandis

1. context|upon the voting tablets in judicial trials absolvo (�I free�, �I acquit�)
2. context|in the Roman Comitia antiquo � �I leave in its former state�, �I reject� [e.g. the point in question]
3. amicus|amic� (�friend�)

#: A. O. � amico optimo � �best friend�

1. a (�to�)

#: A. P. � a populo

1. aediliciae

#: A. P. � aediliciae potestatis

1. aerario

#: A. P. R. � aerario populi Romani

1. context|in Cicero's Tusculanae Disputationes, �Tusculan Disputations� adulescens or auditor, one of the disputants, as opposed to M. for magister or Marcus

See also
littera

References
Lewis and Short�s Latin Dictionary, Oxford, 1879

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|/a/|lang=ro

Letter
infl|ro|letter|cat=alphabet|capital||lowercase|a

1. The first letter of the Romanian alphabet.

See also
Next letter: �

Scots

Etymology
OE.|sco term|ic|i�|lang=sco.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�:/ stressed, IPAchar|/�/ unstressed

Pronoun
infl|sco|pronoun|first person singular||emphatic|I#Scots|I

1. I

Vietnamese

Letter
infl|vi|letter

1. The first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet.

See also
Next letter: �

Interjection
infl|vi|interjection|head=A!

1. hah!

af:A
ar:A
an:A
zh-min-nan:A
ca:A
da:A
de:A
et:A
el:A
es:A
fr:A
gl:A
ko:A
hr:A
io:A
ia:A
ie:A
is:A
it:A
jv:A
ku:A
la:A
lt:A
hu:A
ml:A
ms:A
ja:A
no:A
km:A
pl:A
pt:A
ro:A
qu:A
ru:A
simple:A
sk:A
sl:A
fi:A
sv:A
tl:A
th:A
vi:A
chr:A
tr:A
tk:A
ur:A
zh:A

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