Crossword answer · 4 letters
Not a definition and meaning
not uh · grammatical phrase
NOTA
What does Not a mean?
Not a combines negation with the indefinite article a, usually before a singular count noun.
What does NOTA mean in a crossword?
NOTA answers the reviewed clue ““This is ___ drill!”.” The quotation is a familiar warning whose missing segment contains two words.
Why is NOTA useful to learn?
“Not a drill” denies that an event is a practice exercise. “Not a sound” can instead emphasize the absence of even one sound.
Common clue patterns
- A negating phrase before a singular noun
- Words in not a drill
- Not even one, in some constructions
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
NOTA removes a space; it is not normally a single English word in this use. Before a vowel sound, a corresponding phrase may use not an instead.