Ea
[ey-ah]
- the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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-ea
- a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin: cornea.
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Origin of -ea
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Examples from the Web for ea
Contemporary Examples
What the JSF does have is a jamming function—also known as “electronic attack,” or EA, in militaryese—in the radar.
And EA has sold well over 140 million copies of the Need for Speed games since the series debuted in 1994.
Ditto, his arrangement with the EA videogame series, Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
Historical Examples
This is an oblique way of saying that Marduk succeeded where Ea failed.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
"Et omnibus habitantibus in ea," replied the priest in a lower tone.
The DreamEmile Zola
The dragon acquired his covering of fish-scales from an evil form of Ea.
The Evolution of the DragonG. Elliot Smith
That is the force of Ea's saying that Marduk's name also shall be Ea just as his.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
May the bewitchment through the charm of Ea be peeled off like an onion.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
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Word Origin and History for ea
n.
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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