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• rā
  rā

  noun

  the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• Ra
  Ra

  noun

  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
  RA

  regular army.
• R.A.
  R.A.

  abbreviation

  rear admiral.

rā

¹ American  

[rah] / rɑ /

noun

1. the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ra ² American  

[rah] / rɑ /

Also Re

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. 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).

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Ra ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. radium.

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RA ⁴ American  

1. regular army.

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R.A. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. rear admiral.

2. Astronomy. right ascension.

3. royal academician.

4. Royal Academy.

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RA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. rear admiral

2. astronomy right ascension

3. (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy

4. (in Britain) Royal Artillery

5. Argentina (international car registration)

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Ra ² British  

symbol

1. radium

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Ra ³ British  

/ rɑː /

noun

1. the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent

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Etymology

Origin of rā

From Arabic

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Example Sentences

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rā Ra RA R.A.

Reh, rā, n. a saline efflorescence which comes to the surface in extensive tracts of Upper India.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Ray, rā, n. a popular name for such flat, cartilaginous fishes as the skate, thornback, and torpedo.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Ray, rā, n. the scab—a disease of sheep.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

While their music is at times reminiscent of the free jazz of Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman, it also brings in elements of electronic music, punk rock and hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Among the first of the mid-century jazz greats to have his own record label, Sun Ra is asked what he’s going to record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

It has left some anxious about the real life fallout from the political instability, including Seoul resident Ra Ji-soo, who reported hearing helicopters near her home late on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane recur frequently in these ways.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

And then the light of Ra goes away until the next day, when the process begins once again.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

The RA returns later that night, at a designated end time, to confirm guests left and the party has been shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

This process may damage DNA and activate inflammatory responses in different organs, potentially contributing to greater RA activity and more frequent flares.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I’ve always wanted to do a hotel,” says RA Rudolph, the studio’s co-founder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

The latest trial centered on patients with D2T RA who failed to see improvement in their symptoms after trying at least two advanced therapies.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

He had seen their own RA units at work, tightly knit groups, working all hours, proud of the speed with which they could set up a line, and proud of their discipline, drills, training, teamwork.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“The best way to avoid a resort fee is to ask to have it removed because you are not going to use it,” says Robert A. Rauch, CEO of R.A.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

“Some people still assume we’re talking about something dangerous or done out of desperation, but increasingly this information is becoming more mainstream,” said Abigail R.A.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

The drastic sell-offs show how intertwined and complex the crypto markets have become in recent years, said R.A.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

But the item in her scouting report most likely to help her compete with the men right now is The Thing, a pitch originating out of conversations with knuckleballers R.A.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022

Examples of Auto-gravure, in the reproduction of paintings by Holman Hunt, the late Frank Holl, R.A.,

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

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