ba
noun
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
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ba
1 American
[bah]
/ bɑ /
noun
Egyptian Religion.
bā
2
American
[bah]
/ bɑ /
noun
Ba
3
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
BA
4
American
abbreviation
ba.
5
American
abbreviation
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bath.
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bathroom.
B.A.
6
American
abbreviation
B.A.
7
American
abbreviation
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bastard amber.
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batting average.
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British Academy.
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British America.
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British Association (for Advancement of Science).
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Buenos Aires.
BA
1
British
abbreviation
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Bachelor of Arts
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British Academy
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British Airways
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British Association (for the Advancement of Science)
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British Association screw thread
ba'
2
British
/ bɑː, bɔː /
noun
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a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players
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a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February
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the stuffed leather ball used in these games
Ba
3
British
/ bɑː /
noun
Ba
4
British
symbol
ba
5
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of ba1
Vocalization of Egyptian bʾ
Origin of B.A.6
First recorded in 1755–65, B.A. is from New Latin Baccalaureus Artium
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And then, just to say, “in Episode 2, ba ba ba ba ba,” Episode 3 ... and all of the other five episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Speech, the oral output of language, requires precise control over the lips, tongue and jaw to produce one of the basic speech subunits: the syllable, like "ba," "da," "ma."
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
They dribbled it with blood-red paint and etched the Creole words “Respe ba Matinik. Respe ba 22 Me.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
Our baby is not making da, ga, ka, ba sounds yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
“That man promised me he would guard your reputation,” her ba thundered.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
I met the one who had said sarishān bā again, soon after.
From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland
Then add the consonants: bā , bay, bee, cā , cay, etc., etc.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
Bay, bā, adj. reddish brown inclining to chestnut.—n. elliptical for 'bay-horse.'—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Bey, bā, n. a Turkish governor of a town or province.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Bay, bā, n. an inlet of the sea with a wider opening than a gulf: an inward bend of the shore.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
But they also encounter an authoritarian society, Ba Sing Se, where a shadow government maintains control over its population by censoring free expression.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Still, the muggy morning session has the Bula FC squad sweating heavily at the club's base in Ba, a town on Fiji's main island in a northern coastal area known for its sugarcane farms.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Ndiaye then completed a £1m move from Amitie - the Senegalese club owned by former Chelsea and Newcastle striker Demba Ba - and has represented Senegal at youth level.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
In September he greeted his uncle who had been deported without any possessions to provide him with a backpack of essentials, courtesy of a grassroots mutual aid project, the Ba Lô Project.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
Once I was at the top of the steps, out of sight, Ba picked up the conversation.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Boeing BA -0.42%decrease; down pointing triangle engineers and technical workers rejected the jetmaker’s proposal for four-year collective bargaining agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspections of Boeing BA -3.33%decrease; down pointing triangle 737 Max jets for cracks of a component that could affect the structural integrity of the planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They care more about racking up BA points and perks than hanging in an airport lounge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
BA said the plane landed safely and passengers disembarked normally.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Before they returned to Lagos, her father said, with that intimidated awe he had in the face of the well-educated, “She has BA London First Class.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Preston sang along with a McDonald’s commercial that came on the radio: “Ba da ba ba ba. I’m lovin’ it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2018
She has a master’s in business and economic reporting from New York University, a B.A. in sociology from Mount Holyoke College and spent a year studying law and sociology at the London School of Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Paulson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Carleton College.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
“It was pretty darn easy to get a B.A., costs hadn’t started to go up, the market was hungry for skilled labor.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
He grew up in Hong Kong, earned a B.A. in History at the University of Chicago, and began writing for local publications like the Santa Barbara Independent and Straus News Manhattan.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
At the end of 19421 passed the final examination for my B.A. degree.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
King Charles has played a part in a historic hand ba' game in the Scottish Borders - despite some concern from his security guards.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
That ba’ was really the start o’ football here,” said her son Davie, according to the club’s official history.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2015
An' my hea't was beatin' so, When I reached my lady's do', Dat I could n't ba' to go— Jump back, honey, jump back.
From The Book of American Negro Poetry by James Weldon Johnson
He was a braw gallant, And he play'd at the ba'; And the bonny Earl of Murray Was the flower amang them a'.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
There is the historic case of the caddie on the Scottish links who warned a beginner, dallying too much on the tee, that he "maunna address the ba' sae muckle."
From The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon
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