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==Translingual==
F CK MY F ATASS WITH A DIIIILDO
{{letter|A}}
===Uppern!ggercase===
# ([[typography]]) a [[capital]] a.
===Lowercase===
# ([[typography]]) a [[lowercase]] a.
# ([[phonetics]]) an [[open]] [[front]] [[unrounded]] [[vowel]].
==English==
{{BE850}}
{{BNC1HW}}
{{wikipedia}}
=== Pronunciation ===
; {{q|letter name}}
* {{UK}} {{US}} {{IPA|/eɪ/}}
* {{AU}} {{IPA|/æɪ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-a.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-us-A.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-uk-a.ogg|UK}}
=== Determiner ===
{| border=0 width=100%
|-
|bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%|
Determiner<br />
'''a'''
|bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%|
Before vowel sounds<br />'''[[an]]'''
|}
# {{det|s|c}} '''A''' is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean. {{syn|one|any|each}}
#: ''Compare "'''A''' book I saw on the shelf" and "'''The''' book I gave you yesterday".''
=== Note ===
* If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead.
* It is called the [[indefinite article]].
* It is not used in the plural: ''a book'' → ''books'' but not <s>''a books''</s>.
== Noun ==
{{letter|A}}
[[File:Latin A.png|thumb|The letter '''A''']]
# '''A''' is the [[first]] [[letter]] of the [[alphabet]].
#: ''The letter '''"a"''' comes before "b".''
# {{context|school}} In some schools, an '''A''' is a very high grade.
#: ''Ron got an '''A''' on his earth science test.''
{{alphabet}}
[[Category:Determiners]]
[[Category:Articles]]
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==Translingual==
F CK MY F ATASS WITH A DIIIILDO
{{letter|A}}
===Uppern!ggercase===
# ([[typography]]) a [[capital]] a.
because your kinda dumm :)
===Lowercase===
# ([[typography]]) a [[lowercase]] a.
# ([[phonetics]]) an [[open]] [[front]] [[unrounded]] [[vowel]].
==English==
{{BE850}}
{{BNC1HW}}
{{wikipedia}}
=== Pronunciation ===
; {{q|letter name}}
* {{UK}} {{US}} {{IPA|/eɪ/}}
* {{AU}} {{IPA|/æɪ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-a.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-us-A.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-uk-a.ogg|UK}}
=== Determiner ===
{| border=0 width=100%
|-
|bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%|
Determiner<br />
'''a'''
|bgcolor="#e2e2ff" valign=top width=49%|
Before vowel sounds<br />'''[[an]]'''
|}
# {{det|s|c}} '''A''' is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean. {{syn|one|any|each}}
#: ''Compare "'''A''' book I saw on the shelf" and "'''The''' book I gave you yesterday".''
=== Note ===
* If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead.
* It is called the [[indefinite article]].
* It is not used in the plural: ''a book'' → ''books'' but not <s>''a books''</s>.
== Noun ==
{{letter|A}}
[[File:Latin A.png|thumb|The letter '''A''']]
# '''A''' is the [[first]] [[letter]] of the [[alphabet]].
#: ''The letter '''"a"''' comes before "b".''
# {{context|school}} In some schools, an '''A''' is a very high grade.
#: ''Ron got an '''A''' on his earth science test.''
{{alphabet}}
[[Category:Determiners]]
[[Category:Articles]]
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{{wikipedia}}
{{BE850}}
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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ɑːt/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/ɑɹt/}}
* {{audio|en-us-art.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-uk-art.ogg|UK}}
{{-}}
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
[[File:Veiled virgin.jpg|thumb|This [[sculpture]] is a work of '''art'''.]]
[[File:Sistina-interno.jpg|thumb|This [[chapel]] is a work of '''art'''.]]
# {{countable}} An '''art''' is a [[skill]] that [[produce]]s works of [[creative]] [[expression]] and can be [[master#Verb|mastered]] through [[study]] and [[practice]]. Arts are often [[contrast#Verb|contrasted]] with [[science]]s.
#: ''{{lc|Paint}}ing, music and writing are '''arts'''.''
#: ''She has making [[basket]]s down to an '''art'''''.
# {{uncountable}} '''Art''' is [[creation]] by [[means]] of an art. {{lc|Common}} [[example]]s of art are [[painting]]s and [[photograph]]s, but [[song]]s and even [[building]]s can be art, too.
#: ''The [[gallery]] has many pieces of '''art'''''.
=== Related words ===
* [[artist]]
* [[artistic]]
* [[artistically]]
* [[arty]]
* [[artsy]]
[[Category:Art| ]]
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{{BE850}}
=== Pronunciation ===
* {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈdæmədʒ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-damage.ogg|US}}
* {{hyph|dam|age}}
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{uncountable}} If something is '''damaged''', it’s [[broken]].
[[File:Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 - 29.jpg|thumb| '''Damage.''']]
#: ''Their car hit a truck, but luckily there was very little damage to the car.''
# {{pluralonly}} If A owes '''damages''' to B, A has to pay [[money]] because A hurt B or B's [[property]].
#: ''The reason his car hit another car was that he did something wrong, so he had to pay '''damages''' to the owner of the other car.''
== Verb ==
{{verb|damag|e}}
# {{transitive}} If a person '''damages''' something, they [[break]] it.
#: ''All those [[cigarette]]s have '''damaged''' her [[health]].''
#: ''The [[factory]] has [[caused]] [[significant]] '''damage''' to the [[local]] [[environment]].''
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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/rɪˈpɛə/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/rɪˈpɛɚ/|/rəˈpɛɚ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-repair.ogg|US}}
== Verb ==
{{verb}}
[[File:Tuskeegee repair engine P-40.jpg|thumb|Men repairing an [[engine]]]]
# {{transitive}} If something is [[break|broken]] or [[damage]]d and you '''repair''' it, it's not broken anymore.
#: ''And workmen were out '''repairing''' damage to the lights from last night's wind.''
{{-}}
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{uncountable}} A '''repair''' is something you do to something to [[fix]] it. {{syn|fix}}
#: ''Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for '''repairs'''.''
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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/tuː/}}, {{SAMPA|/tu:/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/tu/}}, {{SAMPA|/tu/}}
* {{audio|en-us-too.ogg|US}}
* {{hmp|to|two}}
== Adverb ==
{{adverb}}
# '''Too''' means to a higher degree than is [[desirable]], [[permissible]], or [[possible]]; [[excessively]].
#: ''You can't come in. You are '''too''' dirty.''
# '''Too''' means in addition; [[also]]. {{syn|also|as well}} {{ant|either|neither|nor}}
#: ''"It's nice to meet you." "It's nice to meet you, '''too'''."''
#: ''I speak Japanese and Korean '''too'''.''
#: ''I like it, and she likes it '''too'''.''
=== Related words ===
* [[too bad]]
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===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|En-us-wasp.ogg|Audio (US)}}
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
[[File:3 wasp 2007-04-25.jpg|thumb|A wasp]]
# A '''wasp''' is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee.
[[Category:Insects]]
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===Pronunciation===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/wɒsp/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/wɑsp/}}
* {{audio|En-us-wasp.ogg|Audio (US)}}
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
[[File:3 wasp 2007-04-25.jpg|thumb|A wasp]]
# A '''wasp''' is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee.
[[Category:Insects]]
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== Noun ==
{{noun|oculus|oculi}}
# An oculus (plural: oculi) is a round, eye-like opening or design element, most commonly found at the center of a dome or in a wall.
# A circular window or opening, famously seen at the top of the Pantheon dome in Rome, which lets in natural light and air.
# The Latin word for "eye," used in medical terms relating to vision or eye structures.
# A brand name for virtual reality (VR) headsets, originally developed by Oculus VR (now part of Meta).
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