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Definition of aha exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aha

exclamation

/ɑːˈhɑː/

/ɑːˈhɑː/

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used when you are expressing pleasure that you have understood something or found something out
- Aha! So that's where I left it!
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Word OriginMiddle English: from ah + ha1.

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