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aaa

aaa is the initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

aaa is the initialism of acquired aplastic anemia.

aaa is the initialism of acute anxiety attack.

aaa is the initialism of amalgam.

aaa is the initialism of androgenic anabolic agent.

aaa is the initialism of anti-aircraft artillery.

Meaning of amalgam

Noun

amalgam (countable and uncountable, plural amalgams)

  1. An alloy containing mercury.
  2. A combination of different things.
    • […] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.1956 October, R. S. McNaught, “Locomotive Nicknames”, in Railway Magazine, page 698
  3. One of the ingredients in an alloy.
  4. An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.

See all 5 meanings of amalgam

Noun capitalized: AAA

AAA (countable and uncountable, plural AAAs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of aromatic amino acid.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of anti-aircraft artillery.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of animal-assisted activity.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of adult album alternative.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of advanced acoustic array.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Access Approval Authority.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of accumulated adjustments account, in US Federal Income Tax.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of adaptive array antenna.
  10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of airborne assault area.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of aircraft alert area.
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of airport airspace analysis.
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  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of angle angle angle, a geometric proof.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of arrival and assembly area.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of astronaut-actuated abort.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of attitude, awareness and accountability, a ski safety program.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of authentication, authorization and accounting.
    • Additionally, the IT staff must implement an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server. The AAA server (commonly pronounced "tripple A" server) will keep the usernames and passwords, and when the user supplies that information, it is the AAA server that determines if what the user...2016, Wendell Odom, CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-105
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of automated airlift analysis.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of administration, authorization, and authentication, in software security.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of AEGIS acquisition agent.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of aerospace engineering, applied mechanics, and aviation.
  10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of air avenue of approach.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of airborne array aperture.
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of allocations, assessments, and analysis.
  13. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of alternate assembly area.
  14. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of authorization accounting activity; authorized accounting activity.
  15. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Acquisition Approval Authority.

Proper noun capitalized: AAA

AAA

  1. (US, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Agricultural Adjustment Act.
  2. (US, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
    • Black's ideas were first implemented when Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933,* which became the heart and soul of New Deal* agricultural policy. The legislation created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) to implement Black's ideas. […] Under the Agricultural...2001, James S. Olson, “Agricultural Adjustment Administration”, in Historical Dictionary of the Great Depression, 1929–1940, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 5
  3. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Anthropological Association.
    • Through its major professional organization, the American Anthropological Association (AAA), the discipline hoped to find a solution to its crisis through reorganization. Completed in 1984, nine affiliated societies signed a merger agreement with the AAA.2003, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, “Introduction”, in Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, editor, Ethics and the Profession of Anthropology: Dialogue for Ethically Conscious Practice, 2nd edition, AltaMira Press...
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Abortion Assistance Association.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of All American Aviation.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Allegheny Airlines.
  7. (UK, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Allied Artists Association.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Allied Artists of America.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Abstract Artists.
  10. (abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of American Academy of Allergy; now the AAAAI.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Academy of Actuaries.
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Academy of Advertising.
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  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Accordionists' Association.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Accounting Association.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Airship Association.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Ambulance Association.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Antarctic Association.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Arbitration Association.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Association for Anatomy.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Astronomers Association.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Australian Association.
  10. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Automobile Association.
    • In a poll released last week, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 58 percent of drivers consider other motorists talking on a cellphone to be a very serious threat and that 87 percent consider motorists e-mailing or texting to be such a threat.2009 August 5, Matt Richtel, “Federal Agency Plans Distracted Driving Forum”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021
    • Ahead of one of the busiest travel periods of the year, the American Automobile Association (AAA) said more than 112 million people planned to travel 50 miles (80 km) or more from home between 23 December and 2 January.2022 December 23, Jon Henley, Edward Helmore, Maya Yang, “Gigantic US winter storm leaves millions without power and cancels holiday plans”, in The Guardian
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Access All Areas, Sony music project.
  12. (US, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Actors and Artistes of America; now the AAAA or 4As.
  13. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Agricultural Aviation Association.
  14. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Agricultural Adjustment Association.
  15. (England, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Amateur Athletic Association of England.
  16. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Antique Airplane Association.
  17. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Appraisers Association of America.
  18. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Archives of American Art.
  19. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Association of Accounting Administrators.
  20. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Association of Average Adjusters.
  21. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Armenian Assembly of America.
  22. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Argentine Anticommunist Alliance.
  23. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ANSI Artists of America.
  24. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Area-Agency on Aging.
  25. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Army Athletic Association.
  26. (US, abbreviation, dated, initialism) Initialism of Army Audit Agency; more commonly the USAAA.
  27. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Associated Agents of America.
  28. (abbreviation, dated, initialism) Initialism of Australian Association of Accountants.
  29. (Australia, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Australian Automobile Association.

Symbol capitalized: AAA

AAA

  1. (Canada, US) The highest level of minor league baseball, often used by extension in other sports to indicate the highest level of minor league play in that sport as well.
  2. A very narrow shoe size.
  3. The highest credit rating given by debt analysis agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and A.M. Best.
  4. high-quality video game expected to sell well, typically with a large development budget.

Phrase capitalized: AAA

AAA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of awaiting aircraft availability.

Forms of aaa

pluralAAAs

Questions about aaa

What does aaa mean?
Aaa means the highest level of minor league baseball, often used by extension in other sports to indicate the highest level of minor league play in that sport as well.
What is aaa the initialism of?
Aaa is the initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
What part of speech is aaa?
Aaa can be a noun, a proper noun, a symbol or a phrase.
What is the plural of aaa?
The plural of aaa is AAAs.

Words near aaa in the dictionary

  1. AA trees
  2. AA&A
  3. AA-C
  4. AA/NH/PI
  5. AA/NH/PIs
  6. aaa
  7. AAA-CPA
  8. AAAA
  9. AAAAI
  10. AAAAM
  11. AAAANZ

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aaa (page history and authors); AAA (page history and authors); amalgam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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