P.A.

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), n.
     A shortened form of {Papa}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  P.A.
       n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication
           system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A.
           system}, {PA system}, {PA}]
       adv : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of
             money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
             annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per
             annum}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pa":
     abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor,
     old man, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop,
     pops, sire, stepfather, the old man
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "PA":
     Gramophone, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile,
     binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup,
     changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system,
     discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi,
     hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system,
     jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle,
     nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup,
     public-address system, quadraphonic sound system,
     radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player,
     sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stereo, stylus,
     system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm,
     transcription turntable, turntable
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PA
       Precision Architecture (HP)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  pa
       
           The {country code} for Panama.
       
          (1999-01-27)