What does "asa" mean?
Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft.
Asa
/ˈeɪ.sə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft.
- Grammar: asa is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: aspirin.
- Usage evidence: No one in human history has fumbled the bag so hard as Asa.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of acetylsalicylic acid (“aspirin”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Acoustical Society of America. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.) countable, uncountable
"And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father."
- 3 Alternative form of Aasax (“language”). alt-of, alternative
- 4 Initialism of American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans. countable, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of American Society of Anesthesiologists. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification is a measure of comorbidity aimed at predicting perioperative mortality rates, but has also demonstrated strong correlation with postoperative pulmonary complication. Substantial increases in pulmonary complication risk occurred with increasing ASA class greater than II."
- 7 Initialism of Amateur Swimming Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 8 Initialism of Advertising Standards Authority. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 9 Initialism of Ancient South Arabian. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 10 Initialism of American Staffing Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"“A long career gap can sometimes make it difficult to re-enter the workforce, especially in areas with rapidly changing technological advancements,” said Stephen Dwyer, president of the ASA. Microretirees may also lose out on retirement contributions and income they would have received had they chosen to stay in the workforce, he added."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"No one in human history has fumbled the bag so hard as Asa."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "asa"?
Common synonyms include: aspirin.
How do you use "asa" in a sentence?
No one in human history has fumbled the bag so hard as Asa.
How do you pronounce "asa"?
Pronounced /ˈeɪ.sə/.
Etymology
Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /asû/) from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /azu/, “physician, healer”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (ʾāsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor”) whence Arabic آسٍ (ʔāsin).