Ara
noun
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
Ara
1 American
[ey-ruh, air-uh]
/ ˈeɪ rə, ˈɛər ə /
noun
Astronomy.
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Arae
genitive
ARA
2
American
A.R.A.
3
American
abbreviation
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American Railway Association.
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Associate of the Royal Academy.
ARA
1
British
abbreviation
Ara
2
British
/ ˈɑːrə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ara
From the Latin word āra altar
Example Sentences
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Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Beyond Netflix’s big bet on the World Cup slate, it’s not hard to get Ramos and Ara to make further wagers on this year’s tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Chief Executive Ara Hovnanian expects third-quarter revenue between $650 million and $750 million, with gross margin at 14% to 15%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Frozen in time yet alive with glamour and spontaneity, these moments are part of a new exhibition in Istanbul featuring previously unseen shots by Turkey's legendary Magnum photographer Ara Guler at the Cannes Film Festival.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
First we walked around Marcus Aurelius, then up the old worn stone steps to the Ara Cœli.
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Mary Alsop King Waddington
And the ARA points to an average loss of 15% in wages for those who leave the workforce early to become caregivers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
French advocacy group Children's Health also named the company in a court filing, asking the government to order companies to pull all formula with ARA oil produced by Cabio Biotech.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Diesel imports from Russia are mostly being shipped from the Baltic ports, including Primorsk, into the ARA storage hub, where they can be blended with fuel from other origins, a trader said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2022
Under the ARA, these families are receiving $3,000 per child and $3,600 for every child under the age of six.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2021
Page 6: Spaced out the OE ligature in ARA COELI.
From A Catalogue of Books Published by Methuen and Co., October 1909 by Methuen & Co.
This year, with 60 hospitals, 200 schools and colleges and nearly 40% of the top 500 U.S. industrial corporations among his customers, A.R.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
When our mission was completed, the entire A.R.A. staff was given a banquet in the Kremlin at which we were told that we had saved 20 million lives.
From Time Magazine Archive
Witherington was elected A.R.A. in 1830, and became a full member ten years later.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by S. R. Koehler
V.—That this club is affiliated to the Amateur Rowing Association, and that members are therefore bound to observe the A.R.A. rules.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
Wilkie was elected A.R.A. in 1809, and a full member in 1811.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by S. R. Koehler
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