a͞a

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An orthographic ⟨a⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the TRAP vowel, as in the word "am".(Used by 19th century scholar Henry Adeney Redpath)

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Meanings

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  1. datedhuman sciencesAn orthographic ⟨a⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the TRAP vowel, as in the word "am".(Used by 19th century scholar Henry Adeney Redpath)
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APA

a͞a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%CD%9Ea

MLA

“a͞a.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%CD%9Ea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a͞a,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%CD%9Ea.

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