-ata
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups.
-ata
1 American
-ata
2
American
A.T.A.
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American
abbreviation
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
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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
The A.T.A. threw only three lobbyists into the fight on Capitol Hill, but its state units had alerted individual trucking lines, large and small.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lord Roberts not only encouraged to the uttermost all army temperance work, being himself the founder of the A.T.A., but like Lord Methuen took a lively interest in the spiritual welfare of the troops.
From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Edward P. Lowry
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