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IA

1

abbreviation

  1. Iowa (approved especially for use with zip code).



-ia

2
  1. a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names of diseases (malaria; anemia ), placenames (Italia; Romania ), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia ), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia ), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia ).

Ia.

3

abbreviation

  1. Iowa.

i.a.

4

abbreviation

  1. in absentia.

-ia

1

suffix

  1. occurring in place names

    Albania

    Columbia

  2. occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders

    pneumonia

    aphasia

  3. occurring in words denoting condition or quality

    utopia

  4. occurring in names of botanical genera

    acacia

    poinsettia

  5. occurring in names of zoological classes

    Reptilia

  6. occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin

    marginalia

    memorabilia

    regalia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ia.

2

abbreviation

  1. Iowa

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of IA1

From New Latin, Latin, Greek, equivalent to -i- (formative or connective) or -ī- ( Greek -ei- ) + -a, feminine singular or neuter plural noun or adjective ending
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of IA1

(for senses 1–4) New Latin, from Latin and Greek, suffix of feminine nouns; (for senses 5–6) from Latin, neuter plural suffix
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Example Sentences

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Ever-changing patterns dance across LED strips in two of the four pieces in “Dynamic Loop-Modulating Algorithm,” Chen’s show at IA&A at Hillyer.

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"Although IA has the right to lend print books it lawfully acquired, it does not have the right to scan those books and lend the digital copies en masse," he wrote.

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“Sprig,” the Philadelphia artist’s IA&A at Hillyer show, features pieces that stretch or suspend fabric on wooden armatures.

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IA began as a collaborative effort between airports, air navigation service providers and airlines.

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There’s a lot of portraiture, actual or symbolic, in “The Ties That Bind,” presented by the Millennium Art Salon at IA&A at Hillyer.

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