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1. ablegate, n. View full entry 1817
...An envoy of the Holy See who brings the insignia of office to a newly appointed cardinal....
2. abolitional, adj. View full entry 1836
...Of or relating to the abolition of the slave trade or slavery....
3. abolitionary, adj. View full entry 1823
...Concerned with the abolition or destruction of something; esp. advocating the abolition of the slave trade or slavery....
4. acetonamine, n. View full entry 1868
...Any of a group of compounds obtained by a condensation reaction of ammonia with acetone and containing an amine (or imine) group and a ketone group....
5. actioner, n. View full entry 1825
...A shareholder; = actionary Cf. action9. Obs.rare....
6. activated, adj. View full entry 1899
...Made active; brought into action....
7. Actonian, adj. View full entry 1898
...Relating to or characteristic of Acton or his work, esp. his historical writings....
8. actuarial, adj. View full entry 1850
...Of or relating to actuaries or their profession....
9. actuarially, adv. View full entry 1864
...According to actuarial principles; on an actuarial basis....
10. Addison, n. View full entry 1856
...a disorder caused by chronic deficiency of corticosteroid hormones resulting from disease affecting the adrenal glands, characterized by weight loss, weakness, increased pigmentation of the skin, and episodes of vomiting, diarrhoea, and...
11. admonitively, adv. View full entry 1829
...In an admonitive manner; by way of advice, warning, or reproof....
12. Adventist, n. View full entry 1843
...A member of any of various Christian sects emphasizing belief in the imminent Second Coming of Christ; spec. a follower of William Miller (17821849), who predicted that...
13. adventurism, n. View full entry 1838
...Behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (in various senses); proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits....
14. aeolina, n. View full entry 1829
...A mouth organ or harmonica, comprising metal plates enclosing free reeds....
15. aerobiotic, adj. View full entry 1880
...= aerobic1....
16. affenpinscher, n. View full entry 1896
...A toy breed of terrier-like dog developed in Germany and having a rough shaggy coat, ancestral to and resembling the Brussels griffon; a dog of this breed....
17. Afrikaans, n. and adj. View full entry 1885
...A language of southern Africa, and particularly of South Africa, a form of modified Dutch which evolved from the dialects of Dutch settlers in the region from the 17th cent. onwards. Cf....
18. after-work, adj. View full entry 1861
...attrib. Of, relating to, or occurring in a period of time after the working day; spec. designating activities or social events taking place (immediately) after work hours....
19. agamogenetically, adv. View full entry 1868
...In an asexual manner; by asexual reproduction....
20. Agapemone, n. View full entry 1849
...Chiefly with the. The headquarters of the religious sect founded by the Rev. Henry James Prince (181199) at Spaxton in Somerset in the mid 19th cent. (cf....
