 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
P.A.
noun: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {PA}]
adverb: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of
money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per
annum}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pa
noun
1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater},
{pop}]
2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into
lead [syn: {protactinium}, {protoactinium}, {atomic number
91}]
3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
[syn: {pascal}]
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
{Pennsylvania}, {Keystone State}]
5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), noun
A shortened form of {Papa}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pa":
abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor,
old man, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop,
pops, sire, stepfather, the old man
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "PA":
Gramophone, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile,
binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup,
changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system,
discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi,
hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system,
jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle,
nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup,
public-address system, quadraphonic sound system,
radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player,
sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stereo, stylus,
system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm,
transcription turntable, turntable
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
pa
The {country code} for Panama.
(1999-01-27)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PA
Precision Architecture (HP)
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