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-a suffix1.
Repr. Greek & Latin nom. sing. ending of fem. nouns, as idea, arena: cf. -IA1.
-a suffix2.
Repr. mod. Romance (Italian, Portuguese, & Spanish) ending of fem. nouns, as stanza, duenna.
-a suffix3.
Repr. Greek & Latin pl. ending of neut. nouns, adopted unchanged as English pl., as phenomena, data: cf. -IA2.
-a suffix4.
Appended to lines in burlesque poetry and other popular verse for metrical reasons.