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BA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
Synonyms:
AB; Artium Baccalaurens; BA; Bachelor of Arts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("BA" is a kind of...):
baccalaureate; bachelor's degree (an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Synonyms:
atomic number 56; Ba; barium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ba" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Ba"):
baryta (any of several compounds of barium)
Holonyms ("Ba" is a substance of...):
barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar (a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb ba
