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  -ata

  a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups.
• A.T.A.
  A.T.A.

  abbreviation

  Associate Technical Aide.

-ata

¹ American  

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups.

   Vertebrata.

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-ata ² American  

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek.

   stomata.

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A.T.A. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Associate Technical Aide.

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Etymology

Origin of -ata¹

< Latin, neuter plural of -ātus -ate ¹, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.

Origin of -ata²

< Greek t- stems, -mata result of, state of, act of; cf. -ment

Example Sentences

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-ata A.T.A.

Stoma -ata: a breathing pore or pores:= stigma; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Desideratum -ata: some thing or things needed or desired.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Gibson won her first A.T.A. tournament in 1942.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2019

The collective action came at the behest of their union, the Writers Guild of America, and followed several months of failed contract negotiations with the Association of Talent Agents, or the A.T.A.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 6, 2019

The last time that the Writers Guild and the A.T.A. negotiated a contract was in 1976, and, in the years since, agencies have become bigger and more powerful.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 6, 2019

Then, in the summer of 1946, Althea moved up to the women's division of the Negro A.T.A. national championships.

From Time Magazine Archive

We had an excellent meeting in connection with the A.T.A. in the Bloemfontein Town Hall last night, with Lord Roberts in the chair.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Edward P. Lowry