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are | s |

As a symbol are

is the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the united arab emirates.

As a letter s is

the letter s with a.

are

English

(ARE)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aren, from (etyl) earun, .

Verb

(head)
  • Mary, where are you going?
  • We are not coming.
  • Mary and John, are you listening?
  • They are here somewhere.
    Synonyms
    * (second-person singular) (archaic) art (used with thou )

    See also

    * am * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * were * wert

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) are.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
  • Usage notes
    * Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
    Synonyms
    * (SI unit) (rare) square decametre
    Derived terms
    * centiare * decare * hectare

    Statistics

    *

    s

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

    Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----