ba
[ bah ]
/ bɑ /
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noun Egyptian Religion.
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of ba
Vocalization of Egyptian bʾ
Words nearby ba
Definition for ba (2 of 7)
Ba
Symbol, Chemistry.
barium.
Definition for ba (3 of 7)
Definition for ba (4 of 7)
bā
[ bah ]
/ bɑ /
noun
the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Definition for ba (5 of 7)
ba.
abbreviation
bath.
bathroom.
Definition for ba (6 of 7)
B.A.1
abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts.
Origin of B.A.
1First recorded in 1755–65, B.A. is from New Latin Baccalaureus Artium
Definition for ba (7 of 7)
B.A.2
abbreviation
bastard amber.
batting average.
British Academy.
British America.
British Association (for Advancement of Science).
Buenos Aires.
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British Dictionary definitions for ba (1 of 5)
ba
the internet domain name for
Bosnia-Herzegovina
British Dictionary definitions for ba (2 of 5)
ba'
Ba'
/ (bɔː, bɑː) /
noun Scot
the ba' a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players
the ba' or handba' a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February
the stuffed leather ball used in these games
Word Origin for ba'
Scots form of ball 1
British Dictionary definitions for ba (3 of 5)
Ba1
/ (bɑː) /
noun
Egyptian myth the soul, represented as a bird with a human head
British Dictionary definitions for ba (4 of 5)
Ba2
the chemical symbol for
barium
British Dictionary definitions for ba (5 of 5)
BA
abbreviation for
Bachelor of Arts
British Academy
British Airways
British Association (for the Advancement of Science)
British Association screw thread
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Medical definitions for ba
Ba
The symbol for the elementbarium
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Scientific definitions for ba
Ba
The symbol for barium.
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