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# ga

abbreviation and fragment (GA, Ga, ga — with several uses)

«ga» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US) GA is the short form for Georgia, a state in the south-eastern United States, used in addresses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#m1)
2. (science) Ga is the chemical symbol for gallium, a soft silver metal that melts in your hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#m2)
3. (slang, as «ga-ga») To «go ga-ga» means to become very excited and silly about something, or (old-fashioned and unkind) to become confused in old age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#m3)
4. Baby talk, as in «goo goo ga ga». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#m4)
5. In Scots speech, ga is a short form of gae, meaning to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#m5)

### In the lessons

Not a normal English word on its own. In geography, «Atlanta, GA» is a US address. In science, gallium is in the periodic table. In stories, a baby babbling says «ga ga». «Go ga-ga over» is informal for liking something very much.

### Examples

- My pen pal lives in Savannah, GA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x1)
- Ga is the symbol for gallium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x2)
- Gallium melts in your hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x3)
- The baby said «ga ga» and laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x4)
- My sister goes ga-ga over puppies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x5)
- Atlanta, GA is a big city in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/#x6)

### Note

An honest note: «ga» alone is an abbreviation, a symbol or a baby sound. Calling an old person «gaga» is unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/ga/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ga.html) on Mova free.