Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation circa
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Scotch contraction of call.
- To drive; impel; push; knock: as, to
ca' a man ower (over). - An abbreviation of cases;
- of centare.
- noun A Babylonian measure of capacity, identified with the Hebrew bath or ephah.
- noun In chem., the symbol for calcium.
- noun See
coe . - noun An abbreviation of
Fellow of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . - A word of no definite individual meaning, occurring in the proverbial phrase ca me, ca thee (now also claw me, claw thee), help (or serve) me and I'll help you.
- noun In dates, a contraction of Latin circa, about: as, ca. 1300, about 1300.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the chemical symbol for
calcium , the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation
circa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- noun a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
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Examples
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Qudd fi id non fufficiat, confc dionis ca tex, i. thoUconis nuncupatae undam unam & mediam ca»
Ioannis Valuerdi Muscensis De animi et corporis sanitate tuenda libellus... Juan Valverde de Hamusco 1553
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Erase the word "can't" from your self-talk: it's not that you "can't" exercise or eat right, but that you "won't."
The Seattle Times 2011
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Miorganic.ca: Free $100 of items - SmartCanucks Giveaways Day 7 Canada 2009
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Meanwhile, the actual health insurance corporations are spending tens of millions of dollars in ca$h money to defeat it.
Matthew Yglesias » Health Care Plan Getting More Popular 2010
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Maybe these guys are implying that they are indeed made of gold ........ dave in ca
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SaveOurNet. ca is launching a series of Open Internet Town Halls across the country to engage citizens in discussions about the future of the Internet:
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A. A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
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A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Australian Humor Nalini Singh 2009
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For more information about personal finance and credit counseling, ConsolidatedCredit. ca is a tremendous resource on the topic for Canadians.
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A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Archive 2009-08-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Many of the bricks I found in my grandmother’s loft were noticeably warped and had an unusually shiny surface, signs that they’re likely to be made from cellulose acetate (CA).
Plastic Archeology. George Cave 2023
oroboros commented on the word ca
Ca. Chemical element symbol for Calcium.
December 16, 2007