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1. a, int.2 View full entry c1440
...Prefixed to a proper name as a war cry....
2. abracadabra, n. and int. View full entry 1565
...An instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abracadabra’, supposed to act as a charm against illness, evil, etc., or (in later use esp.) to assist in the performance of magic; a...
3. addio, int. (and n.) View full entry 1577
...Esp. in Italy or in Italian contexts: used as an expression of farewell. Also as : a parting salutation. Cf. ciao...
4. adieu, int., n., and adv. View full entry a1393
...Used as an expression of farewell: ‘goodbye’....
5. adios, n. and int. View full entry 1592
...Esp. in Spain or Spanish contexts: a parting salutation....
6. adsum, int. (and n.) View full entry 1594
...‘I am here’ (used to indicate the speaker is present). Hence as : this statement as an answer in a roll-call, etc....
7. affirmative, adj., n., and int. View full entry c1449
...Asserting that a fact is as stated or perceived; declaring what exists; expressing a positive response....
8. ag, int. View full entry 1936
...Expressing regret, sympathy, dismissiveness, reproach, etc....
9. ah, int. and n. View full entry a1225
...Expressing entreaty, appeal, or remonstrance; (formerly also) †used to gain attention....
10. à la bonne heure, int. View full entry 1750
...‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Freq. ironically....
11. alala, int. and n. View full entry 1639
...Expressing exultation, encouragement, etc.: used as a battle cry by the ancient Greeks....
12. alarm, int., n., and adv. View full entry c1400
...Used as a call to arms or warning of imminent danger, esp. of being attacked. Now literary (chiefly arch. and hist.)....
13. alas, int. and n. View full entry ?c1225
...Used to express grief, pity, regret, disappointment, or concern. Also with for, †to....
14. alleleu, n. and int. View full entry 1689
...A wail; wailing. Obs....
15. alleluia, int. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...‘Praise the Lord’: used as an expression of worship. Now also in weakened or ironic use. Freq. in psalms, prayers, and other devotional compositions....
16. allemagtig, int. View full entry 1837
...An exclamation of surprise, alarm, horror, or reproach: ‘good Lord!’ Cf. magtig...
17. alley-oop, int., adv., n., and adj. View full entry 1917
...‘Get up!’ ‘Go on!’ Used to encourage or draw attention to the performance of an acrobatic or other physical feat, esp. one involving a leap or lift upwards....
18. allons, int. View full entry 1635
...‘Let's go’; (also) ‘come now’, ‘there you are’ (used by way of encouragement, or as a general expression of acceptance, resignation, etc.)....
19. amen, int. and n. View full entry c1000
...As a concluding formula (merely transferred from Latin) = Finis....
20. arrah, int. View full entry 1703
...An expletive expressing emotion or excitement, common in Anglo-Irish speech....
