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Learn to pronounce a

/ə,ā/
determiner
  1. used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.
    "a man came out of the room"
  2. used to indicate membership of a class of people or things.
    "he is a lawyer"
  3. used when expressing rates or ratios; in, to, or for each; per.
    "typing 60 words a minute"

A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide.

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A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is a, plural aes. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it... Wikipedia
Alphabetical position: 1
Descendants: > Æ; Ä; Â; Ɑ; Ʌ; Ɐ; ª; Å; ₳; @; Ⓐ; ⓐ; ⒜; 🅰
Language of origin: Latin language
Other letters commonly used with: a(x), ae, eau, au
Phonetic usage: ; /eɪ/
Writing direction: Left-to-right

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