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ha

interjection
\ ˈhÀ How to pronounce ha (audio) \
variants: or

Definition of ha

 (Entry 1 of 3)

—used especially to express surprise, joy, or triumph

ha

abbreviation (1)

Definition of ha (Entry 2 of 3)

hectare

HA

abbreviation (2)

Definition of HA (Entry 3 of 3)

1 hemagglutinin Different circulating influenza A viruses are identified by referring to two signature proteins on their surfaces. One is hemagglutinin (HA), which has at least 15 known variants, or subtypes.— Jeffery K. Taubenberger et al.
2 hour angle
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Synonyms for ha

Synonyms: Interjection

glory (or glory be), hallelujah, hey, hooray (also hurrah), hot dog, huzzah, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, yippee

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Examples of ha in a Sentence

Interjection

 ha! I was right all along!

Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection

 Some notes (ha): David’s hands-on look at the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8. — Michael Calore, WIRED, "Note to Self," 25 Aug. 2017 First, there's Stick (Scott Glenn), the blind warrior whose organization The Chaste has long served as defenders (ha!) against The Hand. — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Defenders': Here's How the Marvel Series Plays Out," 19 Aug. 2017 Jimmy and Harry continued on with the interview after Jimmy came back to life (ha) and all was back to business as usual. — Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, "Harry Styles Takes Jimmy Fallon's Job In New “Tonight Show” Skit," 20 July 2017

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First Known Use of ha

Interjection

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ha

Interjection

Middle English, from Old English

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ha

interjection
How to pronounce HA (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of ha

—used especially to express surprise or a feeling of pleasure that you have when you do something or find out about something

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ha

interjection
variants: or hah \ ˈhÀ \

Kids Definition of ha

—used to show surprise or joy

HA

abbreviation

Medical Definition of HA

hemagglutinin Seasonal strains 
 evade our immune systems after vaccination or previous infection by constantly changing the structure of their hemagglutinin (HA) surface protein.— Charles J. Russell, The New England Journal of Medicine, 20 Oct. 2011

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