Tan.

Brit.

/ˌtiːˈeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌtiˈeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: tantalum n.

Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for tantalum n., after use as symbolic abbreviation for scientific Latin tantalum tantalum n. in the system introduced by Berzelius (see quot. 1814).

Chemistry.

The element tantalum.

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1814 J. Black tr. J. J. Berzelius Attempt Sci. Syst. Mineral. 117 (table) Tantalum. Ta.

1840 T. Graham Elements Chem.: Pt. 4th 647 Tantalum combines with oxygen in two proportions, forming tantalic oxide, Ta O₂, and tantalic acid, Ta O₃.

1895 W. A. Tilden Introd. Chem. Philos. xxiv. 264 Niobium and tantalum are pentad elements, and are characterized by the production of pentachlorides..the vapour densities of which accord with the formulae NbCl₅ and TaCl₅ respectively.

1967 A. H. Cottrell Introd. Metall. (1968) x. 120 Nb and Ta, are more reactive and it is usual to reduce their fluorides with sodium.

2012 Appl. Catalysis B. 123 319/1 Ta is fully oxidised as Ta(V).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

taint.

/tɑː/

Forms: Also 1800s taa; tar.

Etymology: Perhaps originally representing a child's pronunciation of thank you phr.

colloquial.

An infantile form of: thank you. Now also commonly in adult use.

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1772 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 457 You would not say ‘Ta’ to me for my congratulation.

1807 Salmagundi 31 Dec. 400 How her ten weeks old baby will laugh and say taa!

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 117 Give it me. I'll say ‘ta’ so nicely.

1931 A. Powell Afternoon Men xxx. 252 ‘Will you give him this, Sophy?’.. ‘What did he say?’ Sophy said: ‘He just said, “Tar”.’

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) iii. 47 Grandfather Starbrace shovelled great handfuls of pink prawns... ‘Ta, Nathe,’ Mr. Thorne said.

1970 ‘R. Gordon’ Doctor on Boil xxiii. 164 ‘Ta,’ he said, slipping the card into the back pocket of his jeans.

1981 D. Clark Longest Pleasure vi. 136 ‘You know your way, don't you?’ ‘Ta, love.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

> as lemmas

TA n. U.S. teaching assistant.

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society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > assistant teacher

submasterc1450

usher1512

undermaster1561

under-usher1561

pedagogue?1566

underteacher1581

janitor1584

hypodidascal1625

under-doctora1649

assistant master1872

usheress1879

TA1969

1969 C. Davidson in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 357 These considerations make the organization of a radical trade union of TAs a crucial part of any strategy for change.

1980 Berkeley Graduate Oct. 3/4 Matthew Soyster, a Comparative Literature graduate student, is currently a TA in the Rhetoric Department.

T.A. n. Territorial Army (see also note s.v. TAVR n. below).

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > special reserves or Territorial Army

army of reserve1607

reserves1826

Special Reserve1907

Territorial Army1907

home guard1908

T.A.1924

TAVR1967

1924 Regul. Territorial Army i. iii. 33 An officer appointed to command a brigade..will..be granted such rank in the T.A. temporarily.

1924 Regul. Territorial Army i. iv. 53 The senior T.A. officer in the locality.

1939 W. S. Churchill Let. 30 Aug. in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1976) V. liii. 1106 Would it not be helpful to call up the reserves and mobilize the TA?

1980 Whitaker's Almanack 473/2 The Territorial Army (TA) is designed to provide a reserve of highly trained and well equipped units and individuals.

T.A. n. Psychology transactional analysis.

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the world > health and disease > healing > psychiatry > [noun] > psychotherapy > based on attitudes revealed in transactions

transactional analysis1961

T.A.1972

1972 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Nov. 42 Initial capitals are common in the vocabulary of Transactional Analysis, or T.A.

1976 S. Wales Echo 25 Nov. 16/7 In the group therapy of TA members can see a wider range of ego states than they could on their own, and the collective framework is thought to aid analysis and change.

单词	ta
释义	Tan. Brit. /ˌtiːˈeɪ/, U.S. /ˌtiˈeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: tantalum n. Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for tantalum n., after use as symbolic abbreviation for scientific Latin tantalum tantalum n. in the system introduced by Berzelius (see quot. 1814). Chemistry. The element tantalum. ΚΠ 1814 J. Black tr. J. J. Berzelius Attempt Sci. Syst. Mineral. 117 (table) Tantalum. Ta. 1840 T. Graham Elements Chem.: Pt. 4th 647 Tantalum combines with oxygen in two proportions, forming tantalic oxide, Ta O₂, and tantalic acid, Ta O₃. 1895 W. A. Tilden Introd. Chem. Philos. xxiv. 264 Niobium and tantalum are pentad elements, and are characterized by the production of pentachlorides..the vapour densities of which accord with the formulae NbCl₅ and TaCl₅ respectively. 1967 A. H. Cottrell Introd. Metall. (1968) x. 120 Nb and Ta, are more reactive and it is usual to reduce their fluorides with sodium. 2012 Appl. Catalysis B. 123 319/1 Ta is fully oxidised as Ta(V). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). taint. /tɑː/ Forms: Also 1800s taa; tar. Etymology: Perhaps originally representing a child's pronunciation of thank you phr. colloquial. An infantile form of: thank you. Now also commonly in adult use. ΚΠ 1772 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 457 You would not say ‘Ta’ to me for my congratulation. 1807 Salmagundi 31 Dec. 400 How her ten weeks old baby will laugh and say taa! 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 117 Give it me. I'll say ‘ta’ so nicely. 1931 A. Powell Afternoon Men xxx. 252 ‘Will you give him this, Sophy?’.. ‘What did he say?’ Sophy said: ‘He just said, “Tar”.’ 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) iii. 47 Grandfather Starbrace shovelled great handfuls of pink prawns... ‘Ta, Nathe,’ Mr. Thorne said. 1970 ‘R. Gordon’ Doctor on Boil xxiii. 164 ‘Ta,’ he said, slipping the card into the back pocket of his jeans. 1981 D. Clark Longest Pleasure vi. 136 ‘You know your way, don't you?’ ‘Ta, love.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas TA TA n. U.S. teaching assistant. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > assistant teacher submasterc1450 usher1512 undermaster1561 under-usher1561 pedagogue?1566 underteacher1581 janitor1584 hypodidascal1625 under-doctora1649 assistant master1872 usheress1879 TA1969 1969 C. Davidson in A. Cockburn & R. Blackburn Student Power 357 These considerations make the organization of a radical trade union of TAs a crucial part of any strategy for change. 1980 Berkeley Graduate Oct. 3/4 Matthew Soyster, a Comparative Literature graduate student, is currently a TA in the Rhetoric Department. extracted from Tn. T.A. T.A. n. Territorial Army (see also note s.v. TAVR n. below). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > special reserves or Territorial Army army of reserve1607 reserves1826 Special Reserve1907 Territorial Army1907 home guard1908 T.A.1924 TAVR1967 1924 Regul. Territorial Army i. iii. 33 An officer appointed to command a brigade..will..be granted such rank in the T.A. temporarily. 1924 Regul. Territorial Army i. iv. 53 The senior T.A. officer in the locality. 1939 W. S. Churchill Let. 30 Aug. in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1976) V. liii. 1106 Would it not be helpful to call up the reserves and mobilize the TA? 1980 Whitaker's Almanack 473/2 The Territorial Army (TA) is designed to provide a reserve of highly trained and well equipped units and individuals. extracted from Tn. T.A. T.A. n. Psychology transactional analysis. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > psychiatry > [noun] > psychotherapy > based on attitudes revealed in transactions transactional analysis1961 T.A.1972 1972 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Nov. 42 Initial capitals are common in the vocabulary of Transactional Analysis, or T.A. 1976 S. Wales Echo 25 Nov. 16/7 In the group therapy of TA members can see a wider range of ego states than they could on their own, and the collective framework is thought to aid analysis and change. extracted from Tn. < n.1814int.1772 as lemmas
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