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 | | The modern lowercase letter a derives from Greek handwriting, which evolved from a form similar to the current capital to a circular shape with a projection by the 4th century. |
 | | In English, the letter A by itself usual denotes the lax open front unrounded vowel (IPA /æ;/), as in pad, the open back unrounded (IPA /ɑ;/) or, in concert with a later e, the diphthong [Ej] (though the actual pronunciation depends on the dialect), as in ace, due to effects of the Great vowel shift. |
 | | In X-SAMPA, capital A denotes the open back unrounded vowel and lowercase a denotes the open front unrounded vowel. |
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