Rta

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of radio and television arts. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    The Vedic principle of natural order that regulates the operation of the universe. Hinduism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of road traffic accident. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "There had been several RTAs that night, but the gore did not bother her, she wasn’t one to panic at the sight of a jutting bone or dislodged eye."

  4. 4
    Initialism of real-time attack. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of renal tubular acidosis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of real-time adjudication. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of restricted to adults. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Roads & Traffic Authority. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Regional Transit Authority. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Radio Television Afghanistan. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

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"There had been several RTAs that night, but the gore did not bother her, she wasn’t one to panic at the sight of a jutting bone or dislodged eye."

Etymology

Unadapted learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “order; rule; truth”). Doublet of asha.

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