Ea

¹ American  

[ey-ah] / ˈeɪ ɑ /

noun

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

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ea. ² American  

abbreviation

1. each.

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-ea ³ American  

1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin.

   cornea.

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ea. British  

abbreviation

1. each

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Etymology

Origin of -ea

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

Example Sentences

In December, trade unions took part in a protest against an increase in the price of school dinners and other savings plans announced by the EA.

From BBC

Under savings plans announced by the EA, the cost of a school dinner for primary and special school pupils will go up by 50p from £2.60 to £3.10.

From BBC

The U.S. sent overwhelming air power for the operation: F-18, F-22, and F-35 jet fighters, EA-18 Growler electronic warfare planes, E-2 Hawkeye command-and-control aircraft and B-1 bombers that can carry 24 cruise missiles each, as well as remotely piloted drones.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, most of this research focused on EA or mixed-ancestry groups.

From Science Daily

"Although risk of AD in African Americans has been associated with variants in several genes, the overlap of genes showing association in in EA populations is modest, and even among the overlapping genes the particular variants involved and the size of the effect on AD risk usually differ," explains Farrer.

From Science Daily