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AA
abbr.
1. Bible Acts of the Apostles
2. Alcoholics Anonymous
3. antiaircraft
4. Associate in Arts
a·a
or a'a (ä′ä)n.
Lava having a rough surface.
[Hawaiian 'a'ā, to burn, aa.]
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aa
(ˈɑːɑː)n
(Geological Science) a volcanic rock consisting of angular blocks of lava with a very rough surface
[Hawaiian]
aa
abbreviation for
ana1
AA
abbreviation for
1. (Brewing) Alcoholics Anonymous
2. (Military) anti-aircraft
3. (Architecture) Architectural Association
4. (Automotive Engineering) (in Britain) Automobile Association
5. (Marketing) (in Britain) Advertising Association
symbol for
(Film) (in Britain, formerly) a film that may not be shown publicly to a child under fourteen
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a•a
or a'a
(ˈɑ ɑ)n.
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
[1855–60; < Hawaiian ‘a‘ā]
a̅a̅
or āa,
Symbol.
[< Greek aná, with superscript bar representing the nasal consonant]
AA
1. administrative assistant.
2. Alcoholics Anonymous.
3. antiaircraft.
4. Also, aa author's alteration.
A.A.
Associate of Arts.
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a·a
(ä′ä) A type of lava having a rough, jagged surface. It is relatively slow moving in its molten state, advancing in the form of massive blocks. See Note at pahoehoe.
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| Noun | 1. |  aa - a dry form of lava resembling clinkerslava - rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface |
| 2. |  AA - an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholismNGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government | |
| 3. |  AA - an associate degree in arts associate degree, associate - a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies |
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Translations
aa-laava
IT
apalhraun
AA
N ABBR1. =Alcoholics Anonymous → A.A.
2. (Brit) =Automobile Association → RACE m
3. (US) (Univ) =Associate in Arts
4. (Mil) =anti-aircraft
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
AA
[ˌeɪˈeɪ] n abbr (British) (=Automobile Association) → ACF m
(US) (=Associate in Arts, Associate of Arts) diplôme universitaire
(=Alcoholics Anonymous) → AA
(=anti-aircraft) → AA
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
AA
[eɪˈeɪ] n abbra. (Brit) =Automobile Association → A.C.I. m =Automobile Club d'Italia
b. =Alcoholics Anonymous → A.A. f =Anonima Alcolisti
d. (Mil) = anti-aircraft
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
AA
V. Alcoholics Anonymous.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.