ar

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noun (1)

ˈär

: the letter r

2 of 7

abbreviation (1)

arrival; arrive

3 of 7

abbreviation (2)

Arabic

4 of 7

symbol

argon

5 of 7

abbreviation (3)

accounts receivable

acknowledgment of receipt

all rail

all risks

annual return

Arkansas

army regulation

augmented reality

autonomous republic

-ar

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adjective suffix

: of or relating to

molecular

: being

spectacular

: resembling

oracular

A&R

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly A and R

ˌā-ən(d)-ˈär

: the business of finding, marketing, and promoting talented artists for a record label : the business of managing artists and developing their repertoires

From his '90s gig as host of MTV's alt-rock show "120 Minutes" to stints in A&R for Columbia Records and deejaying on WRXP …

Chris Erikson, New York Post, 6 Feb. 2012

—often used before another noun

Allen was an A&R man for this record company, Minit Records, in those days and he was still recording people like Ernie K-Doe and Irma Thomas.

Aaron Neville, quoted in Billboard, 6 Nov. 2010

In the old days, artists worked in as many venues as they could to get noticed, usually by a manager with connections to an A and R rep who would get them the attention of a record label.

Robin Harvey, Kingston Whig-Standard (Ontario), 22 Aug. 2009

the A&R department of a record label