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Ada definition

Ada (ā′də)

noun

  1. Etymology: Heb ada, beauty

    a feminine name
    also Adah

  2. Etymology: after Augusta Ada Byron (1815-52), daughter of Lord Byron, for her work with early mechanical computers

    a modular computer language employing English words
ADA definition

ADA (ā′də)

  1. American Dental Association
  2. Americans for Democratic Action
  3. Americans with Disabilities Act

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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