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• Al-ashari

  Abu ʾl-Hasan [ah-boo al-ha-san] /ˈɑ bu æl hæˈsæn/ (Show IPA), a.d. c873–936, the formulator of the classical synthesis in Islamic philosophical theology known as Ashʿarism. Historical Examples In the tenth century a new sect arose named the “Ashariya” after al-ashari, its founder. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik

• A. a.

  . . antiaircraft artillery. Associate in Accounting. . . also AA, abbreviation of Alcoholics Anonymous, attested by 1941, American English. The group name was the title of a book published in 1938 by the founder, Bill W.

• A.a.a.

  Amateur Athletic Association. American Automobile Association. Automobile Association of America. also AAA, abbreviation of American Automobile Association, attested 1902, American English, the year the organization was founded.

• A.a.a.l.

  American Academy of Arts and Letters.

• A.a.a.s.

  American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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