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Pa

noun
1.
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.  Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, papa, pappa, pop.
2.
A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead.  Synonyms: atomic number 91, protactinium, protoactinium.
3.
A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter.  Synonym: pascal.
4.
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies.  Synonyms: Keystone State, Pennsylvania.
5.
An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas.  Synonyms: P.A., P.A. system, PA system, public address system.



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"Pa" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Traveling Salesman. "Oh, shucks! It wasn't food I was thinking of. It was education. Oh, of course," he added conscientiously, "of course, when the crops weren't either too heavy or too blooming light, Pa usually managed some way or other to get Daniel and me to school. And schooling was just nuts to me, and not a single nut so hard or so green that I wouldn't have chawed and bitten my way clear into it. But Daniel—Daniel somehow couldn't seem to see just how to enter a mushy Bartlett pear without ...
— The Indiscreet Letter • Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

... William B. Melish at a banquet given in honor of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templars of the United States, by the Templars of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg, Pa., 1898. Colonel Melish, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was assigned ...
— Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O • Various

... approaching. Mealy did not run. The uplifted cane and the red, perspiring face of his father transfixed the lad, yet he felt called upon to say something. His voice came from a dry throat, and he spoke through an idiotic grin as he said, "I didn't know you wanted me, pa." ...
— The Court of Boyville • William Allen White

... say if I want anything — sometimes I think I want nothing but to hear from you a little oftener — or to see you! — that would be too pleasant. But I am doing very well, though I do want to know that ma is not working so hard. I shall relieve pa from any further charge of me after this. I consulted the President; and he has given me a form in the grammar school to take care of — I believe pa knows there is a grammar school connected with the Institution. ...
— Hills of the Shatemuc • Susan Warner

... a fine magazine. Keep up the good stuff. My criticism is exhausted, so good-by until next time.—Oswald Train, P. O. Box 94, Barnesboro, Pa. ...
— Astounding Stories, April, 1931 • Various


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