ba

¹ American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.

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bā ² American  

[bah] / bɑ /

noun

1. the second letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ba ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. barium.

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BA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. banker's acceptance.

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ba. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. bath.

2. bathroom.

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B.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts.

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B.A. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. bastard amber.

2. batting average.

3. British Academy.

4. British America.

5. British Association (for Advancement of Science).

6. Buenos Aires.

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BA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Arts

2. British Academy

3. British Airways

4. British Association (for the Advancement of Science)

5. British Association screw thread

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ba' ² British  

/ bɑː, bɔː /

noun

1. a game somewhat like rugby played in Orkney at Christmas and New Year between two very large teams of players

2. a similar game played at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders in mid-February

3. the stuffed leather ball used in these games

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Ba ³ British  

/ bɑː /

noun

1. Egyptian myth the soul, represented as a bird with a human head

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Ba ⁴ British  

symbol

1. barium

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ba ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Bosnia-Herzegovina

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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

Example Sentences

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

He'd do a dramatic moment and then come out of it and throw a few fart jokes and crosseyed zingers and ba dum bumps, and that was just him.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2022

But summer isn’t quite over yet, and I am still feeling the pull of the true dry soups like ba mii pu.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

You know, “Under Pressure”? Mmm num ba de … dum bum ba be … doo buh dum ba beh beh …

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2019

Had the ba come back again tonight, then?

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw