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1. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
2. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
3. abatable, adj. View full entry c1430
...That may be abated; liable to be abated (in various senses of abate)....
4. Abaza, n. and adj. View full entry 1693
...A member of a north-west Caucasian people, inhabiting mainly the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia....
5. Abbasid, n. and adj. View full entry 1664
...A member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258, founded by the descendants of al-῾Abbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib b. Hāšim (see the...
6. abbatial, adj. View full entry 1445
...Of, relating to, or deriving from an abbacy; of or belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess....
7. abbatical, adj. View full entry 1655
...= abbatial...
8. abbreviate, adj. View full entry c1425
...= abbreviated (in either sense). Also as pa. pple....
9. abbreviatory, adj. View full entry 1765
...Of, relating to, or of the nature of abbreviation, esp. the abbreviation of a word....
10. abdicable, adj. View full entry 1879
...Capable of being abdicated or renounced....
11. abdicant, adj. and n. View full entry 1654
...That is abdicating or has abdicated a position or office. Also fig....
12. abdicative, adj. View full entry 1731
...Characterized by abdication....
13. † abdite, adj. View full entry 1635
...Recondite; abstruse....
14. abditive, adj. View full entry 1727
...Hidden. Obs.rare....
15. abdominal, adj. and n. View full entry 1650
...Anat. and Zool. Of or relating to the abdomen (abdomen1); located on or in the abdomen....
16. abdominous, adj. View full entry 1640
...Having a large, protruding belly; paunchy....
17. abducent, adj. and n. View full entry 1649
...Anat. and Zool. Designating an abductor muscle; of or relating to abduction. Contrasted with adducent1. Now rare....
18. abducted, adj. View full entry 1623
...That has been taken away by force or deception; kidnapped. Cf. abduct2a....
19. abecedarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1603
...A person who is learning the alphabet or who is engaged in elementary education; spec. (U.S.) a member of the youngest group of children in a school (now...
20. abecedary, adj. and n.1 View full entry 1580
...= alphabetical1. Also, of a poem, etc.: that has each verse or line beginning with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order. Cf. abecedarian2....
