ah

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interjection

(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)

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or a.h.

abbreviation

ampere-hour.

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A.H.¹

abbreviation, adverb

in the year of the Hijra; since the Hijra (a.d. 622).

Also an·no He·ji·rae

[an-oh hi-jahy-ree, hej-uh-ree, ah-noh] /ˈæn oʊ hɪˈdʒaɪ ri, ˈhɛdʒ əˌri, ˈɑ noʊ/ .

Origin of A.H.

From New Latin annō Hejirae

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A.H.²

abbreviation, adverb

occurring in a specific year of the Jewish calendar.

Also an·no He·bra·i·co

[an-oh hi-brey-i-koh, ah-noh‐] /ˈæn oʊ hɪˈbreɪ ɪˌkoʊ, ˈɑ noʊ‐/ .

Origin of A.H.

From New Latin annō Hebraico

How to use ah in a sentence

Ah, gay Paree—the French capital has practically announced its own LGBT friendliness since the Belle Époque.
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The man who would become the most influential fictionalist of the last half of the 20th century cried, “Ah, caramba!”
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The Army, however, has deployed some AH-64 Apache gunships into Iraq to strike at ISIS from close in.
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Ah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.
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"Ah, that trip with Lance," he said, then glanced down, with those melancholy eyes.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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We did not talk much about the past at dinner, except—ah me, how bitterly we regretted our 10 per cent.
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The condition is that with this money—fifty thousand pounds—I take the name of—ah—Wurzel-Flummery.
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It is a very laudable spirit on the part of a dying man to wish to—ah—perpetuate these old English names.
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Well—ah—wouldn't you take ten thousand pounds if it were left to you by a stranger?
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British Dictionary definitions for ah (1 of 2)

/ (ɑː) /

interjection

an exclamation expressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker

British Dictionary definitions for ah (2 of 2)

abbreviation for (indicating years in the Muslim system of dating, numbered from the Hegira (622 AD))

anno Hegirae

Word Origin for AH

Latin

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or a.h.

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