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a
determiner
used
before
a
singular
countable
noun
to
talk
about
one
person
or
thing
that
is
not
specific
•
A
cat
sat
on
the
windowsill
,
watching
the
birds
outside
.
A
cat
sat
on
the
windowsill
,
watching
the
birds
outside
.
•
She
bought
a
new
pair
of
headphones
yesterday
.
She
bought
a
new
pair
of
headphones
yesterday
.
Old
English
‘
an
’
meaning
“
one
,”
later
shortening
to
‘
a
’
before
consonant
sounds
.
noun
-
a
,
A's
the
first
letter
of
the
English
alphabet
•
The
word
‘
apple
’
starts
with
a
.
The
word
‘
apple
’
starts
with
a
.
•
Lucy
traced
a
large
a
on
the
chalkboard
.
Lucy
traced
a
large
a
on
the
chalkboard
.
From
Latin
letter
‘
A
’,
originally
from
the
Phoenician
alphabet
symbol
representing
an
ox
head
.
preposition
used
between
a
number
and
a
unit
to
mean
“
for
each
.”
•
The
bus
comes
once
a
hour
.
The
bus
comes
once
a
hour
.
•
Tickets
cost
five
dollars
a
person
.
Tickets
cost
five
dollars
a
person
.
Evolved
from
the
indefinite
article
‘
a
’
being
used
before
measures
in
Middle
English
,
influenced
by
Latin
‘
per
’.