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a (prefix symbol for units of measure): see
atto-
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A (unit of electrical measurement): see
ampere
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a (unit of area measurement): see
are
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“A” (poem by Zukofsky)
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A-1 (aircraft)
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A-1 (missile): see
Polaris A-1
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A-10A (aircraft)
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A-2 (missile): see
Polaris A-2
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A-20 (aircraft)
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A-3 (missile): see
Polaris A-3
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A-3TK (missile): see
Polaris A-3TK
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A-4 (airplane)
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A-4 (German missile): see
V-2 missile
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A-6 Intruder (aircraft)
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A-7 (aircraft)
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a-ak (East Asian music): see
gagaku
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A band (physiology)
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A Bing (Chinese composer)
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“À bout de souffle” (film by Godard): see
“Breathless”
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a cappella (vocal music)
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“Á Casablanca les anges ne volent pas” (motion picture): see
“In Casablanca Angels Don’t Fly”
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A cell (animal anatomy)
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a-che-lha-mo (Buddhist play)
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A-ch’eng (China)
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A-class asteroid (asteroid)
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a contrario (argument)
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“A Corja” (work by Castelo Branco)
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A current (biology)
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A/D conversion (technology): see
analogue-to-digital conversion
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A delta fibre (nerve fibre)
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a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid (logic): see
fallacy of secundum quid
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A-DNA (chemical compound)
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A-effect (theatre): see
alienation effect
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A-erh-chin Shan (mountains, China): see
Altun Mountains
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A-erh-t’ai Shan (mountain range, Asia): see
Altai Mountains
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A/F ratio (automobiles): see
air-to-fuel ratio
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A Fang (ancient palace, China): see
O Pang
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a fortiori (argument)
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“A fost sau n-a fost?” (motion picture): see
“12:08 East of Bucharest”
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A-frame level (tool)
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a galletto (art design)
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A-Group culture (ancient people)
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A-Hmao language
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A horizon (soil type)
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A-ku-ta (Chinese leader): see
T’ai-tsu
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A-kuei (Chinese general)
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à la poupée (printing)
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“À la Recherche de Marcel Proust” (work by Maurois): see
“Quest for Proust, The”
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“À la recherche du temps perdu” (novel by Proust): see
“In Search of Lost Time”
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“À la recherche d’une musique concrète” (book by Schaeffer)
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A-la-shan Kao-yüan (desert region, China): see
Alxa Plateau
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A-la-shan-yu Ch’i (banner, China)
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“A la vejez, viruelas” (work by Bretón de los Herreros)
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A-ling Mountains (mountains, China): see
Nganglong Mountains
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a lo divino (Spanish literature)
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A-lo-pen (Persian bishop)
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“A l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs” (work by Proust): see
“Within a Budding Grove”
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A&M Records (American company)
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A-mdo (region, China)
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A–N transmitting station (aerial navigation)
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“À nous la liberté!” (film by Clair): see
“Freedom for Us”
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A, Operation (Japanese strategy)
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A&P (American corporation): see
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
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A-pa Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous area, China)
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A-pao-chi (emperor of Liao dynasty)
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a pari (argument)
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“A-p’i-ta-mo chü-she lun” (work by Vasubandhu): see
“Abhidharmakosha”
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a posteriori distribution (probability)
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a posteriori knowledge (philosophy)
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a priori distribution (probability)
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a priori knowledge (philosophy)
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A proposition (logic): see
universal affirmative proposition
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“A-Q zhengzhuan” (work by Lu Xun): see
“True Story of Ah Q, The”
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“À rebours” (work by Huysmans): see
“Against the Grain”
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A ring (astronomy)
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A-Rod (American baseball player): see
Rodriguez, Alex
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A-scan (ultrasonography)
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“A Silvia” (work by Leopardi)
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A site (biochemistry): see
aminoacyl-acceptor site
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“À travers les vents” (poetry by Choquette)
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a tulipano (art design)
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A-type star (astronomy)
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A-V node (anatomy): see
atrioventricular node
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A300 (aircraft)
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A300-600ST (aircraft): see
Super Transporter Beluga
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A310 (aircraft)
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A320 (aircraft)
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A380 (aircraft)
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A’a (Polynesian deity)
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aa (lava flow)
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a’a (lava flow): see
aa
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AA (organization): see
Alcoholics Anonymous
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AA (British organization): see
Automobile Association
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AA-1 Alkali (missile)
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AA-10 Alamo (missile)
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AA-11 Archer (missile)
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AA-2 Atoll (missile)
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AA-3 Anab (missile)
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AA-5 Ash (missile)
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AA-6 Acrid (missile)
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