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rā

Pronunciation: (rä), [key]
—n.
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Ra

Pronunciation: (rä), [key]
—n. Egyptian Religion.
a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus). Also,Re.

RA

regular army.

Ra

—Symbol, Chem.
radium.

R.A.

1. rear admiral.
2. Astron.right ascension.
3. royal academician.
4. Royal Academy.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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