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
Our baby is not making da, ga, ka, ba sounds yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
Mr. Presidet, ba the efarious, ettlesome N. It’s your last chace: ow or ever.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2018
Anna May had said her ba was irked about the picture.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
I met the one who had said sarishān bā again, soon after.
From The Gypsies by Charles Godfrey Leland
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
Then add the consonants: bā , bay, bee, cā , cay, etc., etc.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
At 18, Senegalese defender Mor Talla Ndiaye has already been on the bench for Liverpool after arriving from Amitie, owned by ex-Newcastle and Chelsea striker Demba Ba.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Other students he has mentored include Jimmy Ba, co-founder of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture xAI, and Devendra Chaplot, a founding team member of Mistral AI and Thinking Machines Lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
The move comes after xAI co-founders Tony Wu External link and Jimmy Ba External link resigned from Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s AI company, which was recently acquired by Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
My parents generally had nothing to do with spirits as far as I knew, but Ba always managed to find some at the New Year.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Air-safety regulators cleared Boeing BA -0.54%decrease; down pointing triangle to start delivering its 737 MAX 10, the largest and final variant of its best-selling narrow-body aircraft that dates to the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Last week, a BA flight bound for Chicago spent five hours circling over Ireland, before turning back and landing at London Heathrow, where it had taken off.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A pilot’s suspected attempt to crash a Boeing BA -0.79%decrease; down pointing triangle 737 MAX bound for Israel shows how one of aviation’s biggest safety threats is in the cockpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The glitch, which Boeing BA 0.65%increase; up pointing triangle acknowledged, hasn’t been publicly disclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Comrade Pillai’s SSLC, BA and MA certificates were framed and hung on the wall behind her head.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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
Paulson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Carleton College.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He studied journalism at the City University of New York and also holds a B.A. and M.A. from McGill University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Missy has a M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from UCLA.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Ted Cruz also has a Harvard Law degree, as well as a B.A. from Princeton.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
I had not yet learned to feign knowledge that I did not possess, and as I had only a vague idea what a B.A. was, I questioned Mathona.
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
At last a substance we hae got, Frae which for scarce mair than a groat, A ba' comes that can row and stot— A ba' the most transcendent.
From Poems on Golf by Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society
I think mysel' Sandy had been doverin', for the ba' hut Batchy's wicket, an' every ane o' the loons playin' gae a yowl at the same meenit—"How's that?"
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
And see! my partner's on the green, His ba' upon the tee— Impatient, round he swings his club, Making heads o' gowans flee.
From Poems on Golf by Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society
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