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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.

-ea 2 American  

  1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin.

    cornea.
ea. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. each.

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; see -ean

Example Sentences

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"The world is adjusting to living with Covid as endemic," says Mr Ea.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021

The catalyzed reaction mechanism involves a lower energy transition state than the uncatalyzed reaction, resulting in a lower activation energy, Ea, and a correspondingly greater rate constant.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The state motto of Hawaii is "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono".

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2017

The two novellas follow Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of Protector Sanao who are trying to find their place in a fantastic, steampunk-styled world known as Ea.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2017

Ea, the water-god of Eridu, and wife Dav-kina.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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