a'

A form of a — The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.

First used First attested from 1350 to 1470.
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Meanings

a'1

adverba' (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of a (“all”)First known use First attested from 1350 to 1470.
adjectivea' (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of a (“all”)First known use First attested from 1350 to 1470.

a'2

preposition
  1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of a (“in”).

    SIL. What, a' God's name, could come into the heads Of this people to make them rebel? ERN. Why, religion; that came into their heads A' God's name. GER. But what a devil made the noblemen Rebel? they never mind religion.

    1661, Samuel Tuke, "The Adventures of Five Hours", in 1876, Robert Dodsley, William Carew Hazlitt, A Select Collection of Old English Plays, page 217
Cite this entry
APA

a'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'

MLA

“a'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a',” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'.

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