ta
IPA: tˈɑ
Root Word: TA
noun
- (music) In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te.
- (obsolete) Synonym of Pearl River, the chief river of Guangzhou in China.
- Initialism of Territorial Army. [A reserve force of the British Army, made up of part-time soldiers.]
- (countable) Initialism of transportation authority.
- (countable) Initialism of teaching assistant. [(education) An individual who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by helping the main teacher by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.]
- (countable) Initialism of travel agent. [Synonym of travel agency]
- (countable) Initialism of target audience. [(media, marketing) The primary group of people that a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal to.]
- (countable, aviation) Initialism of traffic advisory (a type of TCAS warning). [(aviation) A TCAS caution message alerting the pilot of an aircraft to the presence of nearby traffic which does not yet pose an imminent collision hazard.]
- (uncountable) Initialism of transactional analysis. [A psychotherapeutic system involving analysis of relationships and interactions in terms of ego states that correspond to the roles of parent (critical and nurturing), adult (rational), and child (intuitive and dependent).]
- (uncountable, insurance) Initialism of term assurance. [(insurance) Life insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the death of the life assured within the term of the policy, and nothing on survival to the end of the term.]
verb
- (intransitive, transitive) To act as a teaching assistant (for a class).
adjective
- (microbiology) Initialism of toxin-antitoxin.
Examples of "ta" in Sentences
- Ne ta is from reversal of ta ne.
- Ta for expounding on the reasons.
- Ta ta for now, I have a rendezvous.
- I was a TA when I went to a grad school.
- Both were resuscitated in 1921 with the rest of the TA.
- Thoughts and feelings welcome on this at the link ta ta for now.
- Ta ta and cheerio and whatever friendly Briticism we can think of.
- Also can be said with the syllables ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta.
- Tas is happy go lucky, for the most part, curious, and youthful in spirit.
- Demis are made to put your ta tas on display, like a pastry in a patisserie.