Alcoholics Anonymous™
noun/ˌælkəˌhɒlɪks əˈnɒnɪməs/
/ˌælkəˌhɑːlɪks əˈnɑːnɪməs/
[uncountable + singular or plural verb] (abbreviation AA)
- an international organization, begun in Chicago in 1935, for people who are trying to stop drinking alcohol. They have meetings to help each other.
- self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous
- Alcoholics Anonymous meets/meet at the centre twice a week.
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