plural of A
(unit of weight) A libra.
(numismatics) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
(rare) Alternative form of a's.
Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
In the role of.
by way of
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
(Compare such as.) (dated) For example; for instance.
(New Zealand, slang) Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely
Used to introduce a comparison, introduce a result, and express concession.
Used to indicate a specific time or moment when something happens, to show a simultaneous action, or to describe a proportional relationship.
Being that, considering that, because, since.
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
(See usage notes.) Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who.
(rare, now England, Midland US and Southern US, possibly obsolete) Than.