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[ah-ee]
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noun, plural a·is [ah-eez] /ˈɑ iz/.
  1. a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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Origin of ai1

1685–95; < Portuguese < Tupi
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AIS

abbreviation for
  1. Australian Institute of Sport
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ai1

noun plural ais
  1. the three-toed slothSee sloth (def. 1)
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Word Origin

C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi

ai2

the internet domain name for
  1. Anguilla
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AI

abbreviation for
  1. artificial insemination
  2. artificial intelligence
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ais in Medicine

AI

abbr.
  1. artificial insemination
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ais in Science

AI

  1. Abbreviation of artificial insemination
  2. Abbreviation of artificial intelligence
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