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da¹

  • /dɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

From child language; compare dad and dada.

noun das

  1. Ireland, Northern England, Scotland Father. “Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”

da²

  • /dɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

noun

  1. Russianism, slang, uncountable Yes; an affirmative response.

interjection

  1. Russianism, slang Yes.

da³

  • /diː/
  • /dʌ/
  • /də/ unstressed

Rhymes with -iː, -ʌ

Where it comes from

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

article

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of the.the Da New York Times

da⁴

Where it comes from

Imitative.

interjection

  1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm. You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?

DA⁵

noun DAs · DA's

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of district attorney.district attorney
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”).duck's arse 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Went to a new haircutters, told him I wanted a DA and sideburns, and that "your ultimate goal is to make me look like a boy".
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Doctor of Arts.Doctor of Arts
  4. Internet, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of domain administration.domain administration
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of dairy association.dairy association
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of dopamine.dopamine
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of domoic acid.domoic acid
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of descending aorta.descending aorta
  9. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of ductus arteriosus.ductus arteriosus
  10. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of domain authority.domain authority
  11. UK, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of devolved administration.devolved administration
  12. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of direct action.direct action
  13. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of difficulty of apparatus.difficulty of apparatus

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Department of the Army.Department of the Army
  2. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Department of Agriculture.Department of Agriculture
  3. South Africa, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Democratic Alliance.Democratic Alliance Once all the votes are counted, if the ANC remains below 50% it will be forced to enter a coalition with one or more parties. Depending on how low its support dips, it may need to form a deal with one of the larger opposition parties such as the DA or EFF to remain in power.
  4. The station code of Dhaka railway station in Bangladesh.
  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of doomsday argument.doomsday argument

adjective

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of double action.double action

verb

  1. Jehovah's Witnesses, abbreviation Abbreviation of disassociate.disassociate

Da⁶

proper noun

  1. A great serpent in the mythology of Dahomey.

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