Ar
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AR
abbreviation
annual return.
Arkansas (approved especially for use with zip code).
Army Regulation; Army Regulations.
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-ar1
variant of the adjective-forming suffix -al1, joined to words in which an l precedes the suffix: circular; lunar; singular.
Origin of -ar
1<Latin -āris; replacing Middle English -er<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin -āris
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-ar2
variant of -er2, often under the influence of a spelling with -ar- in a cognate Latin noun: burglar; cellar; collar; mortar; poplar; scholar; vicar; vinegar.
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a.r.
abbreviation
Insurance. all risks.
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ar.
abbreviation
arrival.
arrive; arrives.
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A.R.
abbreviation
annual return.
Army Regulation; Army Regulations.
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A/R
or a/r
account receivable.
accounts receivable.
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How to use Ar in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for Ar (1 of 6)
ar
the internet domain name for
Argentina
British Dictionary definitions for Ar (2 of 6)
Ar
the chemical symbol for
argon
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AR
abbreviation for
Arkansas
Autonomous Region
Also: A/R (in the US and Canada) accounts receivable
British Dictionary definitions for Ar (4 of 6)
-ar
suffix forming adjectives
of; belonging to; likelinear; polar; minuscular
Word Origin for -ar
via Old French -er from Latin -āris, replacing -ālis (-al 1) after stems ending in l
British Dictionary definitions for Ar (5 of 6)
a.r.
abbreviation for
anno regni
Word Origin for a.r.
Latin: in the year of the reign
British Dictionary definitions for Ar (6 of 6)
Ar.
abbreviation for
Arabia(n)
Also: Ar Arabic
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Medical definitions for Ar
Ar
The symbol for the elementargon
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Scientific definitions for Ar
Ar
The symbol for argon.
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