da
1or Da
[ duh; Italian dah; Portuguese duh, dah ]
/ də; Italian dɑ; Portuguese də, dɑ /
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preposition
from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
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Origin of da
1<Italian da ≪ Latin dē about, concerning + ab, ā from; <Portuguese da, contraction of de of, from (<Latin dē) + a feminine singular definite article (≪ Latin illa that)
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DA1
[ dee-ey ]
/ ˈdiˈeɪ /
noun, plural DAs, DA's.
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
Origin of DA
1A euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass
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DA2
Department of Agriculture.
Dictionary of Americanisms.
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da.
abbreviation
daughter.
day; days.
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DA.
abbreviation
(in Algeria) dinar; dinars.
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D/A
(sometimes lowercase) days after acceptance.
deposit account.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
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D.A.
abbreviation
delayed action.
direct action.
District Attorney.
documents against acceptance.
documents for acceptance.
doesn't answer; don't answer.
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How to use da in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for da (1 of 2)
DA
abbreviation for
(in the US) District Attorney
Diploma of Art
duck's arse (hairstyle)
British Dictionary definitions for da (2 of 2)
D/A
d.a.
abbreviation for
deposit account
commerce documents against acceptance
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