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Meaning of Ada | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈeɪdə

Definitions

  1. Initialism of adenosine deaminase, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
  2. Initialism of American Dental Association.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  4. Initialism of assistant district attorney.
  5. Initialism of Americans for Democratic Action.
  6. An object-oriented programming language extended from Pascal and other languages.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  9. Acronym of anti-doping agency.
  10. Initialism of Americans with Disabilities Act.
  11. A census-designated place in Ottawa County, Kansas.
  12. Abbreviation of azodicarbonamide.
  13. Initialism of American Diabetes Association.
  14. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kent County, Michigan.
  15. Initialism of autodestructive art.
  16. Initialism of Air Defense Artillery.
  17. A city, the county seat of Norman County, Minnesota.
  18. Initialism of Association of Drainage Authorities.
  19. A township in Dickey County, North Dakota.
  20. Initialism of Antideficiency Act.
  21. A village in Hardin County, Ohio.
  22. A city, the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
  23. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
  24. A township in Perkins County, South Dakota.
  25. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.
  26. An unincorporated community in the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  27. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Equivalents

العربية أدا
Bosanski ada
Français ada
עברית עדה
Hrvatski ada
Italiano ADA Ada
Português ADA
Српски ada

Examples

“This information supplements (and should be read with) general guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for administering an agency shutdown of operations due to a lapse in appropriations, consistent with the Antideficiency Act (ADA) (31 U.S.C. 1341-1342) and the pay, leave, and other relevant statutory authorities that apply to lapse-affected employees. […] “Excepted employees” may perform activities legally permitted as an exception to the ADA’s prohibitions on performing work during a lapse in appropriations, but may not be paid for that work until after the lapse is over.”
“Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child! / Ada! Sole daughter of my house and heart?”
“If anything, Ada is actually fairly easy to learn. The syntax is so explicit, that it is much more difficult to misunderstand what the code is doing than in C/C++.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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