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- noun Alternative form of
aa .
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Examples
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Nothing but black lava'mostly solidified ropy pahoehoe, with a sprinkling of dangerously sharp a'a.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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Thanks to the siphons, the water enters the inner vessel, presses the sulphide of carbon, which is the heavier, and causes it to rise in the tube up to the level _a'a ', _ where it saturates a cotton wick, which is then lighted.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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O ka hulu a'a ia o Hau-a-iliki; [239] 5 Ua pehi 'a e ka ua a éha ka nahele,
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877
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The Mandolino at this time had four double strings of gut that were tuned in fourths, like: e'e '-- a'a' --
WN.com - Articles related to Virus Ravages Cassava Plants in Africa 2010
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The Mandolino at this time had four double strings of gut that were tuned in fourths, like: e'e '-- a'a' -- d "d" -- g "g".
WN.com - Articles related to Virus Ravages Cassava Plants in Africa 2010
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In Hawaii, a'a and pahoehoe are both types of what?
Johnny Goodtimes Johnny Goodtimes 2010
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Hunter S. Thompson lava rock (a'a is rough, pahoehoe is smooth)
Johnny Goodtimes Johnny Goodtimes 2010
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The 'in a'a stands for a glottal Arabic sound, that is not spoken by English speakers.
unknown title 2009
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The 'in a'a stands for a glottal Arabic sound, that is not spoken by English speakers.
unknown title 2009
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The 'in a'a stands for a glottal Arabic sound, that is not spoken by English speakers.
unknown title 2009
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