Asa
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
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Acoustical Society of America.
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American Standards Association: former name of the American National Standards Institute.
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the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the American Standards Association, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.
abbreviation
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(in Britain) Amateur Swimming Association
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(in Britain) Advertising Standards Authority
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(in the US) American Standards Association
Etymology
Origin of Asa
From Hebrew ʾasāʾ, of uncertain meaning
Example Sentences
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Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
They reviewed the responses with a steering committee made up of public-health leaders, former Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and a former Republican congressman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
"I was out exploring the Vaderoarna islands with my best friend Asa," Ellinor said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
Back in Sweden, Ellinor and Asa described finding out where the message came from as meaning the world to them.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
He sent a copy to Joseph Hooker and later to another botanist, in America, Asa Gray.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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