ba

¹ American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.

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bā ² American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

1. the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ba ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. barium.

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BA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. banker's acceptance.

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ba. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. bath.

2. bathroom.

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B.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts.

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B.A. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. bastard amber.

2. batting average.

3. British Academy.

4. British America.

5. British Association (for Advancement of Science).

6. Buenos Aires.

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BA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts

2. British Academy

3. British Airways

4. British Association (for the Advancement of Science)

5. British Association screw thread

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ba' ² British  

/ bɑː, bɔː /

noun

1. a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players

2. a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February

3. the stuffed leather ball used in these games

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Ba ³ British  

/ bɑː /

noun

1. Egyptian myth the soul, represented as a bird with a human head

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Ba ⁴ British  

symbol

1. barium

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ba ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Etymology

Origin of ba¹

Vocalization of Egyptian bʾ

Origin of B.A.⁶

First recorded in 1755–65, B.A. is from New Latin Baccalaureus Artium

Example Sentences

Alison has an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in economics from the University of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “big five” defense primes—Lockheed Martin LMT -0.12%decrease; red down pointing triangle , Northrop Grumman NOC 0.31%increase; green up pointing triangle , General Dynamics GD 0.81%increase; green up pointing triangle , Boeing BA 1.71%increase; green up pointing triangle and RTX RTX 0.75%increase; green up pointing triangle —are down by an average of about 1% since the Iran War broke out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even though Ba had only taken over the shop a few months ago, I was as proud of it as if it had been in our family for generations.

From Literature

Ba paced past her, pinching the bridge of his nose under his glasses.

From Literature

Then Ba spun around, and from the cutting look he shot my way, I knew that I was found out.

From Literature