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pa
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
pa
(noun)
PA
(abbreviation)
PA
(noun)
p.a.
(abbreviation)
PA system
(noun)
pa
/
ˈ
pɑː/
noun
plural
pas
pa
/
ˈ
pɑː/
noun
plural
pas
Britannica Dictionary definition of PA
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informal + old-fashioned
:
a person's father
my ma and
pa
Pa
, can I go out?
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