As

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Translingual

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Symbol

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As

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for arsenic.
  2. (climatology) Köppen climate classification for a dry-summer tropical savanna climate.

English

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Noun

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As

  1. plural of A
    She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.

Usage notes

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  • Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

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Egyptian

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Romanization

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As

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣs.

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -as, -aːs

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin as.

Noun

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As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. as, a unit and a Roman coin
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Further reading

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  • As” in Duden online

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French as, from Latin as.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. ace, a playing card
    • 2007, Martin Schuster & Hans-Dieter Dumpert, Besser lernen, Springer, pg. 153:
      Insgesamt gibt es elf Trumpfkarten. Das sind die vier Buben und die anderen: As, Zehn, König, Dame und die Neun, Acht, Sieben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Das Fallen der fremden Trümpfe, nämlich Pik-Bube, Herz-As, Herz-Zehn und Herz-Acht, sollte man sich merken.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 3

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A (A) +‎ -(e)s (flat)

Noun

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As n (strong, genitive As, plural As)

  1. (music) A-flat
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Further reading

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  • As” in Duden online
  • As” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache