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Meaning of pa

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pa
      n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
           talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa},
           {pop}]
      2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
         uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
         [syn: {protactinium}, {protoactinium}, {Pa}, {atomic number
         91}]
      3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn:
         {pascal}, {Pa}]
      4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
         {Pennsylvania}, {Keystone State}, {PA}]
      5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
         system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
         system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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