aga
Americannoun
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a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
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a general.
noun
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a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position
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a military commander
noun
Etymology
Origin of aga
First recorded in 1590–1600, aga is from the Turkish word ağa lord
Example Sentences
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“No single event brings fans together like the Super Bowl, and this record figure shows just how much Americans enjoy sports betting as part of the experience,” Bill Miller, the AGA’s president and CEO, told MarketWatch over email.
From MarketWatch
A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.
From Science Daily
“We do believe sports event contracts are a sports-betting product, and therefore they should be taxed as such,” AGA spokesperson Dara Cohen told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
The description of her books as "Aga sagas" caught on, despite only two of Trollope's novels actually featuring an Aga.
From BBC
A lot of what I write into the books is bleak and challenging but I will be the Queen of the Aga saga to my dying day.
From BBC
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