Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
roe . - noun In Egypt, mythol., the sovereign sun-god of the Memphite system, the chief Egyptian personification of the Supreme Being.
- noun A prefix in some words of French origin, ultimately from
re- and ad-. See rabate, rabbet, rapport, etc. - noun A terminal moraine.
- noun A chemical symbol of radium. Rd is more generally used.
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- noun an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
- noun ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
- noun (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
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Examples
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But what another "_Boom! te-ray, -- Ta, ra, ra_," &c., &c., this would have been for LA COLLINS!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 24, 1892 Various
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_ Nay, if it were only his caprichio, I am satisfied; though I must tell you, I was in a kind of huff, to hear him _Tan ta ra, tan ta ra, _ a quarter of an hour together; for _Tan ta ra_ is but an odd kind of sound, you know, before a man's chamber.
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665
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[SG-1 discusses the possibility that Ke'ra is Linea.]
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(Cinnamon French Toast with Pomegranate Apple Compote) tags: amon ra is my copilot, femme, foodporn mood: creative media: Stellamara - Kyrie Eleison un ange vole? link memories
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This planet named Orin-ra is a solid ball of cold dense rock.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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The summary statement "and they did so," includes what is developed in the verses following to v. 26, The expression ra'abhon battekhem
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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I find, by the shaking of the ship that we are weighing anchor, and that the "Megæra" is going to take us in tow.
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Over the years this has become known as ra'i al-ductoor - the doctor's opinion.
Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Over the years this has become known as ra'i al-ductoor - the doctor's opinion.
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Over the years this has become known as ra'i al-ductoor - the doctor's opinion.
oroboros commented on the word ra
Ra. Chemical element symbol for Radium.
December 2, 2007
mollusque commented on the word ra
A coastal terminal moraine in Scandinavia.
December 8, 2007