"A&E" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /eɪ ənd ˈiː/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} A&E
  1. (chiefly British English, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong) The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital. Tags: British, English, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, Singapore
    Sense id: en-A&E-en-name-zeYqDN3y Categories (other): Hong Kong English, New Zealand English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. Initialism of Arts and Entertainment. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Arts and Entertainment
    Sense id: en-A&E-en-name-y7qGincc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: A & E, A and E

Alternative forms

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