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double A

double A is the alternative form of AA.

Meaning of AA

Noun

AA (countable and uncountable, plural AAs)

  1. A member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
    • In a letter to Cohen, written between 1956 and 1961, he reported hearing gossip about his LSD use in AA circles. He reminded Cohen about "the desirability" of omitting his name "when discussing LSD with AAs". Cohen reassured Wilson that his LSD trials did not include other active AA members.2012 August 23, Amelia Hill, “LSD could help alcoholics stop drinking, AA founder believed”, in The Guardian
  2. An AA battery (energy-storage device).
    • Whether your camera takes AAs or a unique, proprietary battery, you should always have a spare. […] You will not be able to walk into a local supermarket and buy a new one as you can with AAs.2005, Rob Sheppard, Digital Photography 1, 2, 3: Taking and Printing Great Pictures, New York: Lark Books, →ISBN, page 52

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Forms of double A

pluraldouble As

Questions about double A

What is double A the alternative form of?
Double A is the alternative form of AA.

Words near double A in the dictionary

  1. doubanjiang
  2. Doubek
  3. Doubeks
  4. doublable
  5. double
  6. double A
  7. double A-side
  8. double A-sides
  9. double acrostic
  10. double acrostics
  11. double act

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