ar

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see also: AR

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɑː/
• (America) IPA: /ɑɹ/
• (Ireland) IPA: /ɔɹ/
• (AAVE) IPA: /ˈɑɹə/

Noun

ar (plural ars)

1. The name of the Latin script letter R

   All the ars in the inscription.

Translations

• French: erre
• Italian: erre
• Portuguese: erre
• Russian: ар
• Spanish: erre

Interjection

1. (UK, West Country, West Midlands) Alternative form of arr

Particle

1. (UK, West Country, West Midlands) Alternative form of arr

Verb

1. Obsolete spelling of are#English|are

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AR

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Adjective

ar (not comparable)

1. (statistics) Initialism of autoregressive

Noun

ar

1. (countable) an AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun
2. (accounting, uncountable or plurale tantum) Initialism of accounts receivable
3. (sports, countable) area record: best achievement among those by persons from a given continent
4. Initialism of armed robbery
5. (computing, chiefly, uncountable) Initialism of augmented reality
6. (countable) Initialism of aspect ratio
7. (fan fiction) alternate reality
8. (meteorology) Initialism of w:atmospheric river
9. (emergency medicine) Initialism of artificial respiration
10. (philately, postal service) Initialism of acknowledgment of receipt

Related terms

• VR (virtual reality)
• RR (real reality)

Proper noun

1. Postal abbreviation of Arkansas

Synonyms

• (Arkansas) Ark. (standard, not postal, abbreviation)

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