Ar

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or Ar.


abbreviation

Other definitions for Ar (2 of 11)

Ar2

Symbol, Chemistry.

Other definitions for AR (3 of 11)

AR

abbreviation
  1. annual return.

  2. (loosely) AR-15.

  1. Arkansas (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. Army Regulation: This regulation supersedes AR 600-20, dated 6 November 2014.

Other definitions for ar- (4 of 11)

ar-

  1. variant of ad- before r: arrears.

Other definitions for -ar (5 of 11)

-ar1

  1. variant of the adjective-forming suffix -al1, joined to words in which an l precedes the suffix: circular; lunar; singular.

Origin of -ar

5
<Latin -āris; replacing Middle English -er<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin -āris

Other definitions for -ar (6 of 11)

-ar2

  1. 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.

Other definitions for -ar (7 of 11)

-ar3

  1. variant of -er1 on the model of -ar2, used in the formation of nouns of agency: liar; beggar.

Other definitions for ar. (8 of 11)

ar.

abbreviation
  1. arrival.

  2. arrive; arrives.

Other definitions for a.r. (9 of 11)

a.r.

abbreviation
  1. Insurance. all risks.

Other definitions for A/R (10 of 11)

A/R

  1. account receivable.

  2. accounts receivable.

Other definitions for A.R. (11 of 11)

A.R.

abbreviation
  1. annual return.

  2. Army Regulation; Army Regulations.

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How to use Ar in a sentence

  • Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, it is silent: because the wall of Moab is destroyed in the night, it is silent.

  • Dat Ar train don' know hit, an' she'll go to Day ob Jedgment, an' ebery soul aboard ob her!

    A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
  • Right up that canyon about two mile is whar Welborn found the b'Ar cubs.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • I des wish you look at dat pone er co'n-bread, honey, en dem Ar greens, en see ef dey aint got Remus writ some'rs on um.

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • An' says I, 'Laws, you didn't think o' sech a thing as my sleepin' in dat 'Ar' bed, did you?

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for ar (1 of 6)

ar

the internet domain name for
  1. Argentina

British Dictionary definitions for Ar (2 of 6)

Ar

the chemical symbol for
  1. argon

British Dictionary definitions for AR (3 of 6)

AR

abbreviation for
  1. Arkansas

  2. Autonomous Region

  1. Also: A/R (in the US and Canada) accounts receivable

British Dictionary definitions for -ar (4 of 6)

-ar

suffix forming adjectives
  1. of; belonging to; like: linear; polar; minuscular

Origin of -ar

4
via Old French -er from Latin -āris, replacing -ālis (-al 1) after stems ending in l

British Dictionary definitions for a.r. (5 of 6)

a.r.

abbreviation for
  1. anno regni

Origin of a.r.

5
Latin: in the year of the reign

British Dictionary definitions for Ar. (6 of 6)

Ar.

abbreviation for
  1. Arabia(n)

  2. Also: Ar Arabic

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Scientific definitions for Ar

Ar

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