aba
noun
a variant of abaya.
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aba
1 American
[uh-bah, ah-buh]
/ əˈbɑ, ˈɑ bə /
Or
abba
noun
Aba
2
American
[ah-bah]
/ ɑˈbɑ /
noun
ABA
3
American
Or
A.B.A.
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Amateur Boxing Association.
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American Badminton Association.
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American Bankers Association.
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American Bar Association.
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American Basketball Association.
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American Booksellers Association.
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Associate in Business Administration.
ABA
1
British
abbreviation
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(in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association
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American Booksellers Association
aba
2
British
/ ˈæbə /
noun
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a type of cloth from Syria, made of goat hair or camel hair
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a sleeveless outer garment of such cloth
Etymology
Origin of aba
from Arabic
Vocabulary lists containing aba
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That is the rigorous heart of aba, explains executive director Bridget Taylor, who co-founded the school in 1988.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the past 20 years, the dominant way to work with autistic children has been based on Applied Behavior Analysis. aba derives from the classic work of psychologist B.F.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the majority of U.S. programs for autistic children are based on aba techniques, dir has made inroads, and many programs now mix elements of both.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recent years have brought questions about the aba model.
From Time Magazine Archive
I can’t see my father, and I’m trying to cry out, Where is aba, where is my father?
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
Uche Okeke memorializes the Aba Women’s War of 1929, one of the first major anticolonial uprisings in Nigeria, with a throng of seething figures, their strength and determination reflected in vigorous brushstrokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The road to Aba shows off the money Beijing has pumped into this remote corner of the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
"It was just one of those culinary moments for me," he told The Nosher in 2018 amid the buzz of Aba Chicago's opening.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
The region where the mines are located is home to about 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, a mining report by Aba government in January showed.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023
He was waiting at Aba the potter’s late that afternoon when Heqet came running down the dusty street.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
More widespread harm occurs when payers, professionals and policymakers falsely equate autism therapeutic services with just one approach, ABA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It is outcome-based reimbursement tied to the child’s actual quality of life—and a serious reckoning with whether ABA, at any price, is the right product at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Sessions of ABA often involve practicing chores, communication and social interaction at clinics or in patients’ homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Publix alleged ABA Centers fraudulently billed its health plan nearly $32 million over several years by unjustly inflating charges and double-billing for some services, among other things, in the ongoing case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Songs in which the first section returns again at the end are known as ternary, three-part or ABA.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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