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Definition of A symbol from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

A

symbol
 
/eɪ/
 
/eɪ/
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  1. used in the UK before a number to refer to a particular important road
    • the A34 to Newbury
  2. used (but not in the US) before numbers that show standard metric sizes of paper
    • a sheet of A4 paper (= 297×210mm)
    • A3 (= 420×297mm)
    • A5 (= 210×148mm)
previously
adverb
 
 
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