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of a

of a phrase: on every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time).

Phrase

of a

  1. (dated, dialectal, idiomatic) on every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time)
    • He always used to dine at my father's house of a Sunday.1839, John Gibson Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
    • So, next time they come to me of a morning and ask the same question, what do you think my answer might be?2008, Kim Patrick, Rewarding Good Behavior in Children

Questions about of a

What does of a mean?
Of a means on every; in the (followed by a noun indicating a certain time).
What part of speech is of a?
Of a is a phrase.

Words near of a in the dictionary

  1. oeuvres
  2. OEV
  3. OEVs
  4. Oey
  5. of
  6. of a
  7. of a blood
  8. of a certain
  9. of a certain age
  10. of a certainty
  11. of a feather

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