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¹ah

interjection \ˈä\

—used to express pleasure, relief, etc.

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—used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt

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Origin of AH

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to AH

Synonyms: no, aha, come on, fie, indeed, my word, pshaw, well, what, why

Rhymes with AH

aah, baa, bah, blah, Blois, bra, dah, droit, fa, Fra, ha, Jah, Kwa, la, ma, nah, pa, pas, Ra, rah, schwa, shah, ska, spa, ta

²ah

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variant of aah

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ampere-hour

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arts and humanities

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feedback, fuse, incandescent, noise, resonance

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