a

Meanings

• Letter

  The first letter of the English alphabet.

  - "The word 'apple' starts with the letter 'a'."
  - "In the alphabet song, 'a' comes after 'z'."

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Pronunciation

1. /eɪ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1220808"

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Variants

List of all variants of  a that leads to same result
a , a's , aes , as , aed , aing , a- , an- , ana- , -a- , -a , -as

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The origin of the letter 'a' can be traced back to the Phoenician alphabet, where it represented the glottal stop sound.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The letter 'a' is the most commonly used letter in the English language.

2. In the English language, the letter 'a' has more than 20 different sounds.

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Related Concepts

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1. Alpha: The first letter of the Greek alphabet, which shares the same name and origin as the English letter 'a'. It is also used as a symbol for the first or beginning of a series.

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Culture

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The letter 'a' holds cultural significance as the first letter in many languages, including English. In literature, it is often used as a symbol for beginnings or newness.

How to Memorize " a"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the shape of the letter 'a'.
   - Visualize the position of the letter 'a' in the alphabet.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the letter 'a' with the sound 'a' as in 'apple'.
   - Think of the letter 'a' as the first letter in the alphabet.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Apricots Are Really Awesome' to remember the order of the first five letters in the alphabet, including 'a'.

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