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ra¹
interjection
- Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).rah "You guys are doing great. Ra ra ra! Go get 'em, guys."
Ra²
- /ɹɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Conventional Egyptological pronunciation (not to be confused with reconstructed pronunciations) of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).
proper noun
- The Egyptian god of the Sun.
Ra³
- /ɹɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
noun Ras
- Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
Ra⁴
- /ɹɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Fijian Ra.
proper noun
- A province of Fiji.
Ra⁵
- /ɹɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
proper noun
- Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).RA When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.
Ra⁶
- /ɹɑː/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
noun
- Abbreviation of average roughness
RA⁷
noun RAs
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- Initialism of receptor agonist.receptor agonist GLP-1 RA
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- Initialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.Royal Academician
proper noun
- Initialism of Royal Academy.Royal Academy
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- The Provisional Irish Republican Army. Up the RA!
phrase
- Initialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).
- Initialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.
