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1. abecedarium, n. View full entry OE
...The alphabet; esp. (in early use) the Roman alphabet as opposed to the Greek; (in later use) an alphabet belonging to an ancient writing system, or an inscription of this;...
2. abstinence, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The practice or discipline of resisting self-indulgence; self-restraint....
3. acatallactic, n. and adj. View full entry 1842
...A matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money. Obs.rare....
4. adaptive, adj. View full entry 1734
...Fitting, apposite; well-suited to something or someone. Obs....
5. added, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...That is or has been added or added to; additional, increased, extra. Cf. superaddedsuperadd....
6. administered, adj. View full entry ?1574
...That is or has been administered (in various senses of the verb)....
7. aggregate, n. and adj. View full entry a1425
...A complex whole, mass, or body formed by the union of numerous units or particles; an assemblage, a collection....
8. agriculturism, n. View full entry 1808
...The theory or science of agriculture. Obs....
9. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
10. agronomics, n. View full entry 1825
...With sing. and pl. concord. The management or administration of the material resources of agriculture; agricultural economics; (also) = agronomy...
11. air pocket, n. View full entry 1878
...A cavity containing air....
12. alienation, n. View full entry a1425
...Estrangement; the state of being estranged or alienated. Also with from, †of....
13. anti-inflammatory, adj. and n. View full entry 1736
...Med. That reduces inflammation; of or relating to the reduction of inflammation....
14. anti-inflation, adj. View full entry 1870
...= anti-inflationary...
15. anti-inflationary, adj. View full entry 1932
...That seeks or acts to prevent or reduce inflation....
16. anti-inflationist, n. and adj. View full entry 1869
...An advocate of economic policies designed to prevent or reduce inflation....
17. APEC, n. View full entry 1989
...Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a forum of 21 Pacific Rim countries (including Australia, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States), established in 1989 to facilitate economic growth and prosperity in the...
18. † apiˈfactory, n. View full entry 1677
...An apiary kept for economic purposes....
19. aˈppalto, n. View full entry 1847
...A monopoly....
20. atomism, n. View full entry 1678
...Hist. Sci. The doctrine or theory that all things are formed of tiny indivisible particles; atomic philosophy; atomic theory....
