ta
interjection
thank you.
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ta
1 American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
interjection
British Slang.
tā
2
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
ṭā
3
American
[tah]
/ tɑ /
noun
Ta
4
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
TA
5
American
TA
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British
abbreviation
Ta
2
British
symbol
ta
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British
/ tɑː /
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ta1
First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration
Origin of tā2
From Arabic
Origin of ṭā3
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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Ta, ta!" exclaimed the good man, shaking his gray head; "we must reason with the child.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice
That lady is very willing to laugh and jest; but with her it isn't safe to——" "Ta! ta! ta!
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
Remember, Eugenie—" "Father, the son of your brother ought to receive from us—" "Ta, ta, ta, ta!" exclaimed the cooper on four chromatic tones; "the son of my brother this, my nephew that!
From Eugenie Grandet by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
Ta, ta, ta!" exclaimed Birotteau, "you can't prevent our loving you, you who will take nothing from us.
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
Tell him I wouldn't be in his shoes for anything, and now ta! ta!
From The Time of Roses by Meade, L. T.
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