of a

phrase

on every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time)

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Meanings

phrase
  1. dateddialectalidiomaticon every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time)

    He always used to dine at my father's house of a Sunday.

    1839, John Gibson Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
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    So, next time they come to me of a morning and ask the same question, what do you think my answer might be?

    2008, Kim Patrick, Rewarding Good Behavior in Children
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APA

of a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20a

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“of a.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20a. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “of a,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20a.

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