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noun

a standard paper size, 297 × 420 mm
(as adjective): an A3 book

See also A sizes
abbreviation
(text messaging) anytime, anywhere, anyplace
Contemporary Examples

Prints of the images from a3 are currently on sale at ArtSpace.
Thirty Years of Tiffany Ads Isabel Wilkinson July 26, 2011

As Bleckner put it to The Daily Beast, a3 is a study in “luxury, tragedy, and beauty.”
The Yes List: Is The Devil’s Double the new Scarface? July 28, 2011

a3: We have the responsibility to be kind to one another, and that responsibility extends to celebrities, too.
Justin Bieber’s Spiritual Crisis Joshua DuBois January 25, 2014

On one hand, a3 illustrates the timelessness of the brand over nearly three decades.
Thirty Years of Tiffany Ads Isabel Wilkinson July 26, 2011

A2 seemed the most promising, but a3 could also have potential, so I would carry these two options on to the next level.
A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi” Manil Suri March 14, 2013

Historical Examples

The barding (a3) probably dates from the last years of the fifteenth century.
Spanish Arms and Armour Albert F. Calvert

The cycle is very clearly recorded in a3, the clasped hand being of a particularly realistic form.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs Sylvanus Griswold Morley

“Pieces contained in this Book,” a3 misprinted A2 (verso blank).
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Various

Other stanzas correspond to a a3 b2 c c c3 B2 and a a a b c c2 b3.
A History of English Versification Jakob Schipper

Passing over the cycle coefficient in a3 for the present, it is clear that the katun coefficient in A4 is 19.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs Sylvanus Griswold Morley