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1. † abandon, adv. View full entry a1250
...Under control or authority; at one's disposal....
2. † abase, adv. View full entry a1450
...Down, low; back....
3. ab extra, adv. View full entry 1610
...From without, from the outside. Cf. ab intra...
4. ab inconvenienti, adv. View full entry 1606
...From the inconvenience or difficulty involved (used with reference to an argument opposing a proposition on the grounds that it would cause hardship, inconvenience, or some other negative consequence)....
5. ab initio, adv. and adj. View full entry 1600
...From the beginning....
6. abintestate, adv. View full entry 1658
...= ab intestato; (also occas.) intestate, without having made a will....
7. ab intestato, adv. View full entry 1613
...From an intestate person, by intestacy (used with reference to matters of succession or inheritance)....
8. ab intra, adv. View full entry 1642
...From within, from the inside. Cf. ab extra...
9. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
10. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
11. abominable, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1340
...That excites moral or physical revulsion or disgust; offensive, reprehensible; loathsome, odious, detestable....
12. ab origine, adv. View full entry 1537
...From the beginning; from the creation of the world; from the conception (of an idea, plan, etc.)....
13. ab ovo, adv. View full entry a1586
...From the very beginning. Cf. ab initio...
14. abundance, n. and adv. View full entry 1340
...An overflowing quantity or amount (of something); a large quantity; plenty....
15. abundant, adj. and adv. View full entry a1382
...Overflowing, more than sufficient; present or existing in great number or quantity; plentiful. Also (in early use): bountiful, generous; fruitful. Also as a postmodifier....
16. ab urbe condita, adv. View full entry 1602
...After or from the date of the foundation of Rome, traditionally reckoned as 753 b.c. Also in extended use, with reference to other cities. Cf. A.U.C.A....
17. abusively, adv. View full entry 1531
...Improperly, incorrectly, inappropriately; corruptly; wrongly; spec. by improper use of language or terms; catachrestically....
18. a cappella, adv., adj., and n. View full entry 1785
...Without instrumental accompaniment (originally applied to choral music)....
19. † acas, adv. View full entry c1330
...By chance, accidentally....
20. accelerando, adv., n., and adj. View full entry 1784
...With a gradual increase of speed. Freq. as an instruction in a score....
