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Ala vs Aaa - What's the difference?

ala | aaa |

As nouns the difference between ala and aaa

is that ala is a wing or winglike structure while aaa is initialism of lang=en.

As a preposition ala

is alternative form of lang=en.

As a symbol AAA is

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.

As an initialism AAA is

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

As a proper noun Aaa is

alaska.

ala

English

Etymology 1

Originated 1730–40 from (etyl) .

Noun

  • (zoology) A wing or winglike structure.
  • (anatomy) A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.
  • (botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
  • (architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

    • References

    * (wikipedia "ala") * *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , by way of its English derivation a la.

    Preposition

    (ala)
  • (colloquial)
  • * 2006 , WorstPreviews.com , Film review:
    • The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
  • * 2008 , (Film Threat) , Film review:
    • [...] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” [...]
  • * 2011 , (The Washington Post)''’s blog ''The Fix , Politics article:
    • [...] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability - ala Pelosi - for the GOP.
  • * 2011 , (The Huffington Post) , Business article:
    • [...] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill [...]

    References

    * “ala” examples at Wordnik

    Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----

    aaa

    Translingual

    (wikipedia AAA)

    Symbol

    (head)
  • A standard size of dry cell battery smaller than AA.
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