From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtata /tɑː/ interjection British English informal spoken THANKthank youTATA /ˌtiː ˈeɪ/ noun 1 [singular] British English the abbreviation of Territorial Army2 [countable] the abbreviation of teaching assistant
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TA• Games are condemned in TA as damaging to authentic relationships between people, time-wasting and unproductive.• I was still unemployed, and happy as such, for it gave me more time for the TA.• The other soldiers had wives and families to go to, but I felt slightly at a loss away from the TA.• Two years before, two TA soldiers met at an Army open day.Origin ta (1700-1800) From a baby's way of saying thank you 