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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. abduction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of leading or drawing something away; an instance of this. Obs....
3. abolla, n. View full entry 1700
...In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers)....
4. aboutness, n. View full entry 1906
...The quality or fact of relating to or being about something; Philos. (of a mental state, symbol, representation, etc.) the property of being about something (existent or non-existent); cf. ...
5. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
6. absolutism, n. View full entry 1753
...Theol. The doctrine of God's absolute sovereignty, esp. that salvation is preordained absolutely; the doctrine of predestination....
7. absolutist, n. and adj. View full entry 1799
...Polit. A supporter or advocate of absolute government. Also: a person who rules or governs absolutely....
8. absolutization, n. View full entry 1863
...The action or an act of making something absolute....
9. abstractum, n. View full entry 1728
...An abstract entity or property; esp. an abstract term; = abstract1....
10. absurd, adj. and n. View full entry 1531
...Of a thing: against or without reason or propriety; incongruous, unreasonable, illogical....
11. absurdism, n. View full entry 1815
...An illogical, incongruous, or ridiculous thing; = absurdity2....
12. absurdist, n. and adj. View full entry 1894
...A person who behaves in an illogical or absurd manner. rare....
13. Academe, n. View full entry 1598
...orig. and chiefly literary. = academy2....
14. academian, n. View full entry a1533
...Philos. = academic1. Obs....
15. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
16. academical, adj. and n. View full entry 1549
...Philos. Also with capital initial. = academic1. Now rare....
17. academicism, n. View full entry 1610
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial....
18. academism, n. View full entry 1733
...Philos. Also with capital initial. = academicism1b....
19. academist, n. View full entry ?1649
...= academician2....
20. Academite, n. View full entry 1572
...Perh.: = academic1. Obs.rare....
