Ara

[ ey-ruh, air-uh ]

/ ˈeɪ rə, ˈɛər ə /

noun, genitive A·rae [ey-ree, air-ee] /ˈeɪ ri, ˈɛər i/. Astronomy.

the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.

Origin of Ara

From the Latin word āra altar

Definition for ara (2 of 3)

ARA

Agricultural Research Administration.

Definition for ara (3 of 3)

A.R.A.

American Railway Association.

Associate of the Royal Academy.

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Examples from the Web for ara

With Ara, she said, "it was not so much about hair and much more about creation of a fantasy."
The Man Who Created Disco Beauty|Isabel Wilkinson|March 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Ara Gallant was the hairstylist-turned-photographer who pioneered the glamour of the 1970s.
The Man Who Created Disco Beauty|Isabel Wilkinson|March 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Ara Gallant isn't really 'hired' for shootings," wrote Blair Sabol in the Village Voice in 1970.
The Man Who Created Disco Beauty|Isabel Wilkinson|March 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Huston writes in the book that Ara Gallant was "an influencer, a mentor, an advisor, a director, a comrade in arms."
The Man Who Created Disco Beauty|Isabel Wilkinson|March 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Well, Ara, we can sit here hours and hours every day and watch the sea, can't we?
Crusoes of the Frozen North|Gordon Stables
Poor Frank Dunlop was an orphan, and was now the adopted son of Ara's father.
Crusoes of the Frozen North|Gordon Stables
Neither Lupus nor Ara contain any objects that are worthy of special attention.
Astronomy for Young Folks|Isabel Martin Lewis
Nibby records that tufa walls remain under the stairs leading up to the Ara Cœli Church.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
As for surprise, that, presumably, is an emotion which the author of Ara Vos Prec is not unwilling to provoke.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell

British Dictionary definitions for ara (1 of 2)

Ara

/ (ˈɑːrə) /

noun Latin genitive Arae (ˈɑːriː)

a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius

Word Origin for Ara

from Latin: altar

British Dictionary definitions for ara (2 of 2)

ARA

abbreviation for (in Britain)

Associate of the Royal Academy

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