ba
noun
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
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ba
1 American
[bah]
/ bɑ /
noun
Egyptian Religion.
bā
2
American
[bah]
/ bɑ /
noun
Ba
3
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
BA
4
American
abbreviation
ba.
5
American
abbreviation
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bath.
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bathroom.
B.A.
6
American
abbreviation
B.A.
7
American
abbreviation
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bastard amber.
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batting average.
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British Academy.
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British America.
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British Association (for Advancement of Science).
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Buenos Aires.
BA
1
British
abbreviation
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Bachelor of Arts
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British Academy
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British Airways
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British Association (for the Advancement of Science)
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British Association screw thread
ba'
2
British
/ bɑː, bɔː /
noun
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a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players
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a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February
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the stuffed leather ball used in these games
Ba
3
British
/ bɑː /
noun
Ba
4
British
symbol
ba
5
British
abbreviation
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
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And then, just to say, “in Episode 2, ba ba ba ba ba,” Episode 3 ... and all of the other five episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Speech, the oral output of language, requires precise control over the lips, tongue and jaw to produce one of the basic speech subunits: the syllable, like "ba," "da," "ma."
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
Our baby is not making da, ga, ka, ba sounds yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
KABUL, Afghanistan — The longtime motto of the American-led mission in Afghanistan that it stands “shona ba shona,” or shoulder to shoulder, with its Afghan ally no longer applies to that ally’s national security adviser.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2019
If he could think his father’s ba sometimes fluttered out of the tomb by night on its little bird wings and came to see if all was well with him...
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Bay, bā, n. an inlet of the sea with a wider opening than a gulf: an inward bend of the shore.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Then add the consonants: bā , bay, bee, cā , cay, etc., etc.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
Bay, bā, adj. reddish brown inclining to chestnut.—n. elliptical for 'bay-horse.'—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I met the one who had said sarishān bā again, soon after.
From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland
Bey, bā, n. a Turkish governor of a town or province.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
But they also encounter an authoritarian society, Ba Sing Se, where a shadow government maintains control over its population by censoring free expression.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ba Siba Fabrice, another cocoa farmer near Bangolo, said it was the worst situation he had experienced since he started farming cocoa as a teenager in 2012.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Still, the muggy morning session has the Bula FC squad sweating heavily at the club's base in Ba, a town on Fiji's main island in a northern coastal area known for its sugarcane farms.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Ndiaye then completed a £1m move from Amitie - the Senegalese club owned by former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba - and has represented Senegal at youth level.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
I hadn’t even picked it up since Ba left.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Air-safety regulators cleared Boeing BA -0.54%decrease; down pointing triangle to start delivering its 737 MAX 10, the largest and final variant of its best-selling narrow-body aircraft that dates to the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Last week, a BA flight bound for Chicago spent five hours circling over Ireland, before turning back and landing at London Heathrow, where it had taken off.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The glitch, which Boeing BA 0.65%increase; up pointing triangle acknowledged, hasn’t been publicly disclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The chatbot only seemed to allow them to rebook, and it took more than an hour waiting to speak to BA on the phone before the refund was confirmed.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“And the best part is that it’ll allow me to earn a credit or two toward my BA before I even finish high school.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Preston sang along with a McDonald’s commercial that came on the radio: “Ba da ba ba ba. I’m lovin’ it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2018
Paulson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Carleton College.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Martin had a B.A., having studied English and Latin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
“You just can’t assume as you once could that just a B.A. was enough. It’s what type of B.A. that you have that is driving value,” Strohl said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
He grew up in Hong Kong, earned a B.A. in History at the University of Chicago, and began writing for local publications like the Santa Barbara Independent and Straus News Manhattan.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
“A B.A. is a very long and difficult book.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
King Charles has played a part in a historic hand ba' game in the Scottish Borders - despite some concern from his security guards.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
That ba’ was really the start o’ football here,” said her son Davie, according to the club’s official history.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2015
He listened intently when he was bidden to "keep his eye on the ba'", and to be "slow up."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
“Jean has the ba’ at her foot this time, I’m thinking,” said he.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
And 'tween each stroke how socially Abreast in crack we go, And shape o' club and mak o' ba' Discuss wi' sportsman's glow.
From Poems on Golf by Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society
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