"a-a" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} a-a (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of air-to-air. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: air-to-air
    Sense id: en-a-a-en-adj-HRlu4php Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 6 11 26 10 7 4 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} a-a (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of aa. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: aa
    Sense id: en-a-a-en-noun-QyN3gC9o Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 6 11 26 10 7 4 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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