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  • Ca
    Ca
    calcium.
  • CA
    CA
    abbreviation
    California (approved especially for use with zip code).
  • ca'
    ca'
    verb (used with or without object)
    to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
  • ca-
    ca-
    variant of ker-.
  • ca.
    ca.
    abbreviation
    cathode.
  • C/A
    C/A
    capital account.
  • C.A.
    C.A.
    abbreviation
    Central America.
  • ca
    ca
    abbreviation
    Canada
Synonyms

Ca

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. calcium.


CA 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. California (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. chronological age.


ca' 3 American  
[kah, kaw] / kɑ, kɔ /

verb (used with or without object)

Scot.
  1. to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.


ca- 4 American  
  1. variant of ker-.


ca. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. cathode.

  2. centiare.

  3. Also ca (with a year) about.

    ca. 476 b.c.


C/A 6 American  
Or c/a
  1. capital account.

  2. cash account.

  3. credit account.

  4. current account.


C.A. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. Central America.

  2. chartered accountant.

  3. Accounting. chief accountant.

  4. Coast Artillery.

  5. commercial agent.

  6. consular agent.

  7. controller of accounts.

  8. current assets.


CA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. California

  2. Central America

  3. chartered accountant

  4. chief accountant

  5. consular agent

  6. (in Britain) Consumers' Association

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C/A 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. capital account

  2. credit account

  3. current account

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Ca 3 British  

symbol

  1. calcium

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ca 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Canada

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ca. 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. circa

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Etymology

Origin of ca'3

Variant of call

Origin of ca.5

ca. ( def. 3 ) < Latin circā

Example Sentences

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"Now they'll be good to trim the ca--" And it almost popped out, and she didn't mean to whisper the secret, even to herself!

From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret