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AST

abbr.
1. Alaska Standard Time
2. Sports assist
3. Atlantic Standard Time
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AST

abbreviation for
1. (Units) Atlantic Standard Time
2. (Stock Exchange) automated screen trading (in securities)
3. (Education) education Brit advanced skills teacher
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AST

or A.S.T.,

Atlantic Standard Time.

-ast

var. of -ist after -i-: symposiast.
[< Greek -astēs]
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References in classic literature ?
"Well, den, I'se come to ast yo' whut I'd bettah take wif me.
Now I want to ast you: what's de use er dat half a bill?
A witch enchanted Bruno d'Ast; he had her burned, and was cured.
"I thought that I should be cured like Bruno d'Ast. I also had a confused idea that a trial would deliver you into my hands; that, as a prisoner I should hold you, I should have you; that there you could not escape from me; that you had already possessed me a sufficiently long time to give me the right to possess you in my turn.
The l ast hours of her life in that house were at hand.
Backed by a long history of AST accuracy, the Thermo Scientific Sensititre ARIS HiQ AST System relies on broth microdilution, the industry's gold standard, to provide an MIC result that supports the optimization of treatment decisions and ultimately, patient outcomes.
Knowing that the vast majority of veterans enrolled at AST did not intend to attend any portion of the programs the trucking school offered, which included a 160-hour Tractor Trailer and Safety class and a 600-hour Select Driver Development program, Marshall and Waggoner "created and submitted fraudulent enrollment certifications," according to Marshall's plea agreement.
Before joining AST, he spent 15 years at Hitachi Consulting, where he held multiple leadership positions.
Pii and AST will co-promote the system for clinical and commercial scale products.
"ASt was founded with a vision for strong customer relationships, value and the preferred specialist in providing AEC and FM/IWMS software solutions.
"AST proved to be a professional provider, willing to go the extra mile and adapting to our needs/requirements"