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
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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
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
Still, any outside support or focus on the city’s years-long emergency is a big deal, said Ara Mihranian, Rancho Palos Verdes city manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
"Over time, it grew. We've seen really strong growth through the years," Ara Khanikian, who supervises visual effects at Rodeo FX, told AFP at the studio's current home, a modern office with elegant wood paneling.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
A spot is pointed out to the traveller bearing the name of Ara Seni, "Ara is sacrificed."
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
Goodwin is the director of advocacy and engagement for the ARA.
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
“With the river levels so low there’s no point in having product in ARA as you can’t move it down the Rhine, and backwardation is discouraging having product in tank,” one European trader said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 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.
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
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
In 1819, he was elected A.R.A., and became a full member ten years after.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by S. R. Koehler
In this year he was elected A.R.A., and exhibited “The Gifts of the Fairies,” “The Daughter of the House,” “Absconded,” and a very fine portrait of Samuel Cousins, the mezzotint engraver.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
If you see a big carpet-bag, accompanied by a large white umbrella and a tin colour-box, you may know that Daub, A.R.A., is going to Brittany in search of subjects.
From Mr. Punch's Railway Book by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
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