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  • Ara
    Ara
    noun
    the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
  • ARA
    ARA
    Agricultural Research Administration.
  • A.R.A.
    A.R.A.
    abbreviation
    American Railway Association.

Ara

1 American  
[ey-ruh, air-uh] / ˈeɪ rə, ˈɛər ə /

noun

Astronomy.
  • Arae
    genitive
  1. the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.


ARA 2 American  
  1. Agricultural Research Administration.


A.R.A. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. American Railway Association.

  2. Associate of the Royal Academy.


ARA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Associate of the Royal Academy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ara 2 British  
/ ˈɑːrə /

noun

  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Ara

From the Latin word āra altar

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Ara, which is a private-equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization, would have the right to nominate one director to Energy Fuels’ board, as well as a one-time veto on an independent nominee to the board.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

“Four teams have huge chances to win: Spain, France, Argentina and Brazil,” says Ara.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Frozen in time yet alive with glamour and spontaneity, these moments are part of a new exhibition in Istanbul featuring previously unseen shots by Turkey's legendary Magnum photographer Ara Guler at the Cannes Film Festival.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

To this victory was assigned the founding of the Ara maxima by Evander.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Goodwin is the director of advocacy and engagement for the ARA.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Headquartered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, Cabio Biotech is one of the world's largest producers of ARA, a fatty acid used primarily in baby formula and food products.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Some market players expect little impact from the ICE move given low storage levels in the ARA for both Russian and non-Russian gasoil as well as declining delivered volumes.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 2022

Under the ARA, these families are receiving $3,000 per child and $3,600 for every child under the age of six.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2021

Page 6: Spaced out the OE ligature in ARA COELI.

From A Catalogue of Books Published by Methuen and Co., October 1909 by Methuen & Co.

When our mission was completed, the entire A.R.A. staff was given a banquet in the Kremlin at which we were told that we had saved 20 million lives.

From Time Magazine Archive

This year, with 60 hospitals, 200 schools and colleges and nearly 40% of the top 500 U.S. industrial corporations among his customers, A.R.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

A year later Danby exhibited The Delivery of Israel out of Egypt, for which he was elected an A.R.A.

From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.

Stothard was made an A.R.A. in 1791, and a full member of the Royal Academy in 1794.

From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.

He was made A.R.A. in 1876, R.A. in 1879, knighted in 1899, and awarded the Order of Merit in 1905.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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