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Definition: Ara |
AraNoun1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma. 2. Macaws. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Ara" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "cursing", "seeing". |
Date "Ara" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | See constellation.Abbreviation Ara, Arae. (references) |
Census | (Address Register Area) A small geographic area, usually a block group or part of a block group, established by the Census Bureau as a basic unit for data collection by a single enumerator during the 1990 decennial census. Conceptually equivalent to a 1980 or earlier decennial census enumeration district. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
| Ara | |
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| Abbreviation | Ara |
| Genitive | Arae |
| Meaning in English | the Altar |
| Right ascension | 17.39 h |
| Declination | -53.58° |
| Visible to latitude | Between 25° and -90° |
| Best visible | July |
| Area - Total | Ranked 63rd 237 sq. deg. |
| Number of stars with apparent magnitude < 3 | 1 |
| Brightest star - Apparent magnitude | β Arae 2.9 |
| Bordering constellations |
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Ara (the Altar) is a faint southerly constellation between the constellations Centaurus and Lupus.
Notable features
Ara's brightest star, β Arae, has an apparent magnitude of 2,9. Its γ star is a double star just south of β.Notable deep sky objects
The northwest corner of Ara is crossed by the Milky Way and contains several open clusters and diffuse nebulae. The brightest of the globular clusters, NGC 6397, is 8,200 light-years from our solar system and may be the closest such cluster.History
This constellation was split off from Centaurus and Lupus by the interposition of Norma.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ara."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ARA | English | American Relief Administration | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: AraSynonym: genus Ara (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ara |
| English words defined with "Ara": genus Ara ♦ Norma ♦ Pavo ♦ Telescopium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ara": Arowroot. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ara" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Catalan (at present, now), Dutch (macaw), German (macaw), Indonesian (tropical fig tree), Italian (altar, are, macaw), Latin (altar, altar /refuge, cultivate, furrow, grow, home, plants of the genus arum, plow, produce by plowing, protection, pyre, refuge, sanctuary, shelter, structure for sacrifice, till, wrinkle), Maori (track), Occitan (now), Papiamen (plough), Romanian (plough, plow, till), Spanish (altar stone, Ara, macaw), Swedish (macaw, mecaw), Turkish (break, breather, breathing space, bye-, cessation, chasm, check, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, distance, gap, interim, interlocutory, interlude, intermediary, intermediate, intermission, interregnum, interruption, Interspace, interval, lull, mediate, meso-, recess, recessional, recreation, respite, secondary, space, spacing, spread, stand down, surcease, time lag, time out, truce, 'tween), Turkmen (interval, middle). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Jahan Ara (1964) Ara Pavan (1961) Roshan Ara (1932) Alam Ara (1931) Jaan-e-alam Anjuman Ara (1927) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Mexico | Among the major private sector, potential end-users of building materials are: GRUPO SARE, CONSORCIO ARA, GRUPO GEO, TERRUM, PARQUE REFORMA, GRUPO LOMA, Desarrolladora Metropolitana DEMET, Corporativo DINE, Desarrollo Monarca, Grupo ICA, and Gutsa Vivienda. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ara" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 74.42% of the time. "Ara" is used about 43 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 74.42% | 32 | 61,292 |
| Noun (singular) | 23.26% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (common) | 2.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 43 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Ara" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ara | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,186 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "Ara": Ara ararauna ♦ genus Ara. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ara | 529 | ara macao | 9 |
ara mina | 286 | ara code | 8 |
ara shoes | 33 | ara damansara | 8 |
ara india | 31 | ara mina nude picture | 7 |
ara casas | 27 | ara mina nude photo | 7 |
ara bul | 26 | ara papegaaien | 6 |
ara pacis | 24 | ara mina naked | 6 |
ara mina nude | 21 | ara severa | 6 |
ara celi | 17 | ara perroquet | 6 |
ara augustae pacis | 15 | ara bird | 6 |
ara dha | 14 | ara test | 6 |
ara c | 14 | ara mina.com | 6 |
ara consorcio | 14 | ara bul com tr | 6 |
ara ww | 13 | ara bunu | 5 |
ara mina picture | 11 | ara bible in tribe | 5 |
ara ketu | 11 | ara arkadas | 4 |
ara parseghian | 10 | ara music | 4 |
ara content | 10 | ara baby dha formula | 4 |
ara ararauna | 10 | ara bul com | 4 |
ara w | 9 | ara mina pic | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Ara"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 祭壇座 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さい "ざ. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | araay Ara (altar stone, macaw), Guacamayo (macaw). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 36, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Outoi de uioi ragouhl nacoq zare some kai moze outoi hsan uioi basemmaq gunaikoV hsau |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filii autem Rauhel Naath et Zara Semma et Meza hii filii Basemath uxoris Esau |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The sones forsothe of Rahuel, Naath, and Ara, Semma, and Mera. Thes the sones of Bathsemath, wijf of Esau. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And these are the sonnes of Reguel: Nahath Serah Samma and Misa: these were the sonnes of Basmath Esaus wyfe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: they were the children of Esau's wife Basemath. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 36, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Reuel mao si Nahath, si Zerach, si Samma, ug si Mizza: kini sila mao ang mga anak nga lalake ni Basemath nga asawa ni Esau. |
| Croatian | A ovo su sinovi Reuelovi: Nahat, Zerah, ama i Miza. Oni su bili sinovi Ezavove žene Basemate. |
| Danish | Følgende var Reuels Sønner: Nahat, Zera, Sjamma og Mizza. Det var Esaus Hustru Basemats Sønner. |
| Dutch | En dit zijn de zonen van Rehuel: Nahath, en Zerah, Samma en Mizza; dat zijn geweest de zonen van Basmath, Ezau's huisvrouw. |
| Finnish | Reguelin pojat olivat nämä: Nahat ja Serah, Samma ja Missa. Ne olivat Eesaun vaimon Baasematin pojat. |
| French | Voici les fils de Réuel: Nahath, Zérach, Schamma et Mizza. Ce sont l les fils de Basmath, femme d`Ésaü. |
| German | Die Kinder aber Reguels sind diese: Nahath, Serah, Samma, Missa. Das sind die Kinder von Basmath, Esaus Weib. |
| Haitian Creole | Men non pitit gason Reouyèl yo: Se te Naat, Zerak, Chanma ak Miza. Sa yo se pitit pitit gason Basmat, madanm Ezaou. |
| Hungarian | Ezek pedig a Rehuél fiai: Nakhath, Zerakh, Sammá, Mizzá. Ezek valának Boszmáthnak, Ézsaú feleségének fiai. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka inilah anak laki-laki Rehuil, yaitu Nahat dan Zerah dan Syamma dan Mizza; maka sekalian inilah anak laki-laki Basyemat, bini Esaf itu. |
| Maori | Ko nga tama hoki enei a Reuere; ko Nahata, ko Heraha, ko Hamaha, ko Miha; ko nga tama enei a Pahemata wahine a Ehau. |
| Norwegian | Og dette var Re'uels sønner: Nahat og Serah, Samma og Missa. Dette var Esaus hustru Basmats sønner. |
| Portuguese | Foram estes os filhos de Reuel: Naate e Zerá, Sama e Mizá. Foram esses os filhos de Basemate, mulher de Esaú. |
| Rumanian | Iatq fiii lui Reuel: Nahat, Zerah, Wama wi Miza. Acewtia sknt fiii Basmatei, nevasta lui Esau. - |
| Spanish | Los hijos de Reuel fueron: Najat, Zéraj, Sama y Miza. Éstos fueron los hijos de Basemat, mujer de Esaú. |
| Swedish | Men Reguels söner voro dessa: Nahat och Sera, Samma och Missa. Dessa voro söner till Basemat, Esaus hustru. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Ara": arabesk, arabesks, arabesque, arabesques, arabic, arabica, arabicas, arabicization, arabicizations, arabicize, arabicized, arabicizes, arabicizing, arabilities, arability, arabinose, arabinoses, arabinoside, arabinosides, arabize, arabized, arabizes, arabizing, arable, arables, araceous, arachnid, arachnids, arachnoid, arachnoids, aragonite, aragonites, aragonitic, arak, araks, aramid, aramids, araneid, araneids, arapaima, arapaimas, araroba, ararobas, araucaria, araucarian, araucarias. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Ara": baccara, capybara, caracara, carbonara, cascara, cithara, curara, demerara, deodara, haftara, haphtara, kithara, labara, marinara, mascara, ovipara, para, picara, primipara, samara, samsara, satara, sayonara, solfatara, tantara, tiara, tuatara, vara, vivipara, zingara. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Ara": abfarad, abfarads, amaranth, amaranthine, amaranths, antiparallel, antiparasitic, antiparasitics, antiseparatist, antiseparatists, apparat, apparatchik, apparatchiki, apparatchiks, apparats, apparatus, apparatuses, appearance, appearances, arrearage, arrearages, asparagine, asparagines, asparagus, ataractic, ataractics, ataraxia, ataraxias, ataraxic, ataraxics, ataraxies, ataraxy, baccaras, baccarat, baccarats, barathea, baratheas, bearabilities, bearability, bearable, bearably, bharal, bharals, bigarade, bigarades, camaraderie, camaraderies, capybaras, carabao, carabaos, carabid. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-r" | |
-1 letter: aa, ar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-r" | |
+1 letter: afar, agar, ajar, alar, arak, area, aria, aura, haar, maar, para, raga, raia, raja, raya, vara. | |
+2 letters: aargh, acari, afars, agars, agora, agria, alarm, alary, altar, anear, antra, aorta, apart, araks, areae, areal, areas, areca, arena, argal, arhat, arias, aroma, arras, array, artal, arval, atria, attar, aurae, aural, aurar, auras, award, aware, bazar, brava, braza, carat, craal, damar, drama, farad, gazar, graal, grama, grana, haars, jagra, kabar, karat, karma, kraal, laari, labra, lahar, larva, laura, lazar, maars, makar, malar, maria, naira, navar, parae, paras, parka, praam, rabat, radar, ragas, raias, rajah, rajas, ratal, ratan, rayah, rayas, reata, riata, ruana, sabra, sacra, saran, talar, tatar, tiara, varas, varia, varna. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 72 61 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)358467 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | inglés |
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