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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation teaching assistant

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  • noun metrology Symbol for the teraampere, an SI unit of electrical current equal to 1012 amperes.
  • initialism Transportation Authority
  • initialism Teaching Assistant
  • initialism Territorial Army
  • noun tera amp

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Examples

  • From a purely financial perspective, I've got to admit that's pretty smooth. yep i can confirm this all to be true we were informed on tuesday, its going to be an intresting year for the ta, and whos to say it will get better over the next few years, its a way for the goverment to save money, and if they are doing that this year who says they will increase the budget over the next few years. the only thing i can say coming good out of it is that it may get rid of the dead wood and keep those that are serious about being in the TA

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • TAs are students and a TA is a student job not a full time professional position.

    Yet Another Strike at York University (and Osgoode Hall)? : Law is Cool 2008

  • I'm TAing UndergradBiochem I use the term TA loosely.

    RBOC: Lab Work Edition Amanda 2008

  • I'm TAing UndergradBiochem I use the term TA loosely.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Amanda 2008

  • Teacher informs students that they will be kidnapping at least one student or TA from a rival language class.

    Kidnapping « Peace Corps: China 2006

  • In honor of your greatly appreciated enthusiasm and participation in helping to keep the community strong, the “lifetime membership” contest will continue until the new TA is finalized (contest. textamerica.com).

    Boing Boing 2006

  • | Reply hmm … I hope the new TA is going to have a deeper gameplay.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Did you like Total Ahnilation? 2005

  • Presumably, they repeated this at every intersection, and I very nearly called TA and asked them to reconvene the "summit" so that we might discuss the ramifications of this bizarre and vexing behavior.

    BSNYC Friday Fun Culture Summit! BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • The biotechnology company Geron had originally discovered the substance, but decided not to pursue it as a product, and instead licensed it to Patton, who developed it into a nutraceutical called TA-65.

    Arlene Weintraub: Scientists Can Reverse Aging in Mice, But Can They Do it for Humans? Arlene Weintraub 2010

  • The biotechnology company Geron had originally discovered the substance, but decided not to pursue it as a product, and instead licensed it to Patton, who developed it into a nutraceutical called TA-65.

    Arlene Weintraub: Scientists Can Reverse Aging In Mice, But Can They Do It For Humans? Arlene Weintraub 2010

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  • "Teaching Assistant". Commonly used as a verb by graduate students: "I'll be TAing* Bio 101 this summer".

    April 13, 2010

  • Wordnik asks Were you looking for ta?

    No, ta.

    April 13, 2010