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  • ta
    ta
    interjection
    thank you.
  • noun
    the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ṭā
    ṭā
    noun
    the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • Ta
    Ta
    tantalum.
  • TA
    TA
    abbreviation
    teaching assistant.

ta

1 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.
  1. thank you.


2 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.


ṭā 3 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.


Ta 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. tantalum.


TA 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. teaching assistant.

  2. transactional analysis.

  3. transit authority.


TA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ta 2 British  

symbol

  1. tantalum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ta 3 British  
/ tɑː /

interjection

  1. informal thank you

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ta1

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of 2

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā3

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or and ntā.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew

They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma a leeay la Eghon a el nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

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