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Associate of Arts

[ uh-soh-shee-it uhv ahrts ]

noun

  1. a two-year associate's degree granted by junior and community colleges for studies in liberal arts, as the social sciences or the humanities. : A.A.


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Origin of Associate of Arts1

First recorded in 1940–45

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