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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. aandblom, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon....
3. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
4. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
5. abatagati, n. View full entry 1859
...With pl. concord. Esp. among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic. Cf. umtagati1....
6. Abelungu, n. View full entry 1836
...With sing. or pl. concord. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu, umlungu2....
7. absolution, n. View full entry OE
...Christian Church....
8. absolve, v. View full entry ?a1475
...trans. To set free or discharge from (also of) an oath, obligation, liability, etc....
9. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
10. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
11. adam's fig, n. View full entry c1602
...The fruit of any of several plants of the genus Musa; a banana or plantain. Also (in full Adam's fig tree) the plant itself. Now hist....
12. Af, n. View full entry 1974
...In southern Africa, esp. in Zimbabwe and South Africa: a black African....
13. African, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...A native or inhabitant of Africa; a person of African origin (contextually = black African(a)black5a); spec. (in local usage) such a person as distinguished from...
14. Africanism, n. View full entry 1641
...A word, phrase, or other use of language characteristic of, peculiar to, or originating from Africa or Africans....
15. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
16. ag, int. View full entry 1936
...Expressing regret, sympathy, dismissiveness, reproach, etc....
17. agterryer, n. View full entry 1824
...A mounted groom or other attendant; a military servant or batman, responsible esp. for the supervision of supplies and horses; = after-riderafter-3. Now hist....
18. agterskot, n. View full entry 1918
...The final deferred payment to a farmer for a crop or quantity of wool clipped, paid by a cooperative society, agricultural board, etc., consisting of the difference between the total amount due...
19. aikona, adj. and int. View full entry 1899
...No; not any; not....
20. albacore, n. View full entry 1579
...Any of several small and medium-sized tunas of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus; (in later use) spec. T. alalunga, with very long pectoral fins, which is...
