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Definition of a

g —used before the name of a day of the week to refer to one occurrence of it Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year.

A vs. an: Usage Guide

In speech and writing a is used before a consonant sound. a door a human Before a vowel sound an is usual an icicle an honor but especially in speech a is used occasionally, more often in some dialects than in others.

History and Etymology for a

perhaps from -a- in ring compounds such as thiazole (in which -a- is the initial of azole)

Kids Definition of a

1 : someone or something being mentioned for the first time There's a dog in the yard.

Medical Definition of a

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Definition and Usage

The <a> tag defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another.

Tips and Notes

Tip: If the <a> tag has no href attribute, it is only a placeholder for a hyperlink.

What does "à" mean in French?

Despite its diminutive size, à is a hugely important French preposition and one of the most important words in the French language. Its meanings and uses in French are many and varied, but at its most basic, à generally means 'to,' 'at' or 'in.' Compare à to de, meaning 'of' or 'from,' with which it's often confused.

What is the preposition "à" in French?

The French preposition à is required after certain verbs and phrases when they are followed by an infinitive. The English translation may take an infinitive (to learn how to do something) or a gerund (to stop eating).

All Replies (2)

It is a character encoding issue. Whom ever is sending the mail is using a character set that is not appropriate.

Chosen Solution

I have had the same problem with the  character inserted into emails that I have received from some others, and almost always those I have received from myself. I am on WinXP SP3 with whatever are the final updates available there, I am running Tbird 31.1.1 . Mozilla seems to have made changes to how it handles ( or now, mishandles) font displays.