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rā
1[ rah ]
noun
- the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Ra
2[ rah ]
noun
, Egyptian Religion.
- a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).
Ra
3Symbol, Chemistry.
- radium.
RA
4- regular army.
R.A.
5abbreviation for
- rear admiral.
- Astronomy. right ascension.
- royal academician.
- Royal Academy.
Ra
1/ rɑː /
noun
- the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent
RA
2abbreviation for
- rear admiral
- astronomy right ascension
- (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
- (in Britain) Royal Artillery
- Argentina (international car registration)
Ra
3the chemical symbol for
- radium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rā1
From Arabic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rā1
(sense 5) from República Argentina
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Example Sentences
I see I am in for minute and severe criticism in the papers, which actually give me their first notices of the R.A.
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This portrait was presented to the nation by Mr. Watts, R.A.
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Let us not hear of any petty restrictions or exclusions from this or that function or privilege of R.A.
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It was painted in 1798, and obtained for the artist the honour of knighthood, and his election as R.A.
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It was no longer she who presided at the feast, but her portrait by Gisborne, R.A.
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