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AST

1
or A.S.T., a.s.t.
  1. Atlantic Standard Time. standard time


-ast

2
  1. a suffix of nouns that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: ecdysiast;

    enthusiast;

    ecdysiast;

    gymnast.

AST

abbreviation for

  1. Atlantic Standard Time
  2. automated screen trading (in securities)
  3. education advanced skills teacher
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of AST1

A variant of -ist ( def ) after the vowel i ; from Greek -astēs
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Example Sentences

It follows on from his work with Walking With The Wounded which ast year saw him  walk to the South Pole.

Tunisia also released new information connecting AST to AQIM.

The notion that these groups might actually be al Qaeda is illustrated by Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST).

[L]ast week saw a setback for the forces of maximum freedom.

One or two ast him square, I b'lieve, but he either pretended not to hear 'em, or got out of it somehow.

The tears come in her eyes as she ast whar I'd git de money, seein' we was layin' up what come from de Norf for de chile.

And I believe ef you was to ast 'em they'd all tell you the same, suh.

Other day one of the boys, just to devil him, ast him to drive his team out home.

We didn't know we was moving light-hearted right into the middle of the biggest question that has ever been ast.

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