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Definition of HA

1. Noun. (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day.

Definition of HA

1. interj. An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."

Definition of HA

1. Initialism. (British) Highways Agency ¹

2. Proper noun. An ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma Region in western Tanzania. ¹

3. Proper noun. In Egyptian mythology, a god of the deserts to the west of Egypt, associated with the underworld, Duat and pictured as a man wearing the symbol for desert hills on his head. ¹

4. Verb. (context: archaic) Alternate spelling of a⁴ ¹

5. Interjection. A representation of laughter. ¹

6. Interjection. An exclamation of triumph or discovery. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of HA

1. a sound of surprise [n -S]

Medical Definition of HA

1. An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so." "Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke." (Carlyle) (16 Mar 1998)

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