"A team" meaning in English

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "B team"
    },
    {
      "word": "second team"
    },
    {
      "word": "junior varsity team"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the letter \"A\" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + \"team\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "A teams",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "A team (plural A teams)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "A‧team"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The A team are playing away this Saturday.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The best of a set of teams in a single club."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) The best of a set of teams in a single club."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
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          "word": "A teamer"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It looks like the A team are on duty tonight - I've never seen the hall cleared so quickly!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team."
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "Team"
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "A-teamer"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "A-list"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "B-list"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "Top team"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "first team"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "varsity team"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 51 34",
          "word": "A-team"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cricket",
          "orig": "en:Cricket",
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            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
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            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rugby",
          "orig": "en:Rugby",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut."
        },
        {
          "text": "NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team."
      ],
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        [
          "rugby",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, rugby) A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rugby",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ ˌtiːm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "A team"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "B team"
    },
    {
      "word": "second team"
    },
    {
      "word": "junior varsity team"
    }
  ],
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/iːm",
    "Rhymes:English/iːm/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "A teamer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the letter \"A\" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + \"team\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "A teams",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "A team (plural A teams)",
      "name": "en-noun"
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  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "Team"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "A‧team"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "A-teamer"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "A-list"
    },
    {
      "word": "B-list"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The A team are playing away this Saturday.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The best of a set of teams in a single club."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) The best of a set of teams in a single club."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It looks like the A team are on duty tonight - I've never seen the hall cleared so quickly!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cricket",
        "en:Rugby"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut."
        },
        {
          "text": "NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "rugby",
          "rugby"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, rugby) A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rugby",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ ˌtiːm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Top team"
    },
    {
      "word": "first team"
    },
    {
      "word": "varsity team"
    },
    {
      "word": "A-team"
    }
  ],
  "word": "A team"
}