a
1. INTERJ
Ah!; (distress/regret/pity| appeal/entreaty| surprise/joy| objection/contempt)
2. PREP ABL
by (agent)| from (departure| cause| remote origin/time); after (reference)
3. PREP ACC
ante| abb. a.; [in calendar expression a. d. = ante diem => before the day]
4. A. = abb. N M
Aulus (Roman praenomen); (abb. A./Au.); [Absolvo| Antiquo => free| reject]
5. a. = abb. N M
year; abb. ann./a.; [regnavit a(nnis). XLIIII => he reigned for 44 years]
A bene placito
At one's pleasure
A capite ad calcem
From head to heel
A cappella
In church [style] i.e. Vocal music only
A contrario
From a contrary position
A cruce salus
From the cross comes salvation
A Deo et Rege
From God and the King
A fortiori
With yet stronger reason
A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi
A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place)
A mari usque ad mare
From sea to sea (Motto of Canada)
A mensa et thoro
From board and bed (legal separation)
A pedibus usque ad caput
From feet to head
A posse ad esse
From possibility to actuality
A posteriori
From what comes after. Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a priori
A priori
from what comes before
a retro
in arrear.
A verbis ad verbera
from words to blows