a
/æɪ/ · a
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- Used to indicate the existence of one or more things, but not to specify which. I have a book on my nightstand.
- Used to indicate a single thing of a type, but not to specify which. I have a car, but it's not the one I want.
noun
- The first letter of the alphabet. The teacher asked the student to find the letter 'a' in the alphabet.
adverb
- Used to indicate a small amount or degree. I have a little money left in my wallet.
Did you know? The letter 'a' is the first letter of the word 'alphabet', which is a term used to describe the sequence of letters in a language.