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n determiner
1 used when mentioning someone or something for the first time; the indefinite
article. Øone single: a hundred. Øused when mentioning someone unfamiliar: a Mr
Smith telephoned. Øsomeone like (the name specified).
2 in, to, or for each; per: petrol prices rose by 3p a litre.
ORIGIN
Middle English: weak form of Old English an 'one'.
USAGE
On the question of using a or an before words beginning with h, see usage at
an.