Ea

[ ey-ah ]

/ ˈeɪ ɑ /

noun

the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.

-ea

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin: cornea.

Origin of -ea

< Latin -ēa, -aea, -ea, feminine singular and neuter plural of -ēus, -aeus, -eus; see -ean

Definition for ea (3 of 3)

ea.

each.

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Examples from the Web for ea

What the JSF does have is a jamming function—also known as “electronic attack,” or EA, in militaryese—in the radar.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Hide From Russian Radar|Bill Sweetman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And EA has sold well over 140 million copies of the Need for Speed games since the series debuted in 1994.
Why Can’t I Be a Movie Star, B*tch? Aaron Paul Tries in 'Need for Speed'|Andrew Romano|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ditto, his arrangement with the EA videogame series, Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
The $100 Million Car Crash|Gerald Posner|November 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In ea, quam spe usurpabas, tranquillitate degere omnem vitam.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

Tiamat, the female dragon, is more powerful than her husband Apsu, who is slain by his son Ea.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
The sound of ea is either made up of the sounds of both the vowels, or like that of one of them.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart
The warning from Ea comes to him in a dream, as we learn from a subsequent part of the story.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
The fragments of text show that Ea waged war against Apsu and Mummu.
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation|British Museum

British Dictionary definitions for ea

ea.

abbreviation for

each

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Word Origin and History for ea

ea

the usual Old English word for "river, running water;" still in use in Lancashire. See aqua-. "The standard word in place-names for river denoting a watercourse of greater size than a broc or a burna" [Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names].

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