Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: psa
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of polysialic acid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of prostate-specific antigen.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pressure swing adsorption.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of public safety announcement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of public service announcement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of purchase and sale agreement.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Pacific Southwest Airlines.

Example Sentences

"A high PSA reading indicates a possibility of cancer."
"If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday!"

Etymology

English initialisms.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: PSA

Usage

Inflected Forms

PSAs (plural)

Synonyms

P&S prostate specific antigen

Questions

What does psa mean?: Initialism of polysialic acid.
Where does psa come from?: It is traced to French.

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