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1. abacost, n. View full entry 1974
...In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire): a man's suit consisting of a short-sleeved collarless jacket and loose trousers. ...
2. -adelic, comb. form View full entry 1967
...Forming adjectives designating something which embodies in a psychedelic way that which is denoted or implied by the first element....
3. aerophobe, n. View full entry 1966
...A person who is afraid to travel by air....
4. affirm, adj. (and int.) View full entry 1960
...Esp. in radio communication: = affirmative1b. Also as ...
5. after-ski, adj. View full entry 1937
...Designating clothing worn or intended to be worn after skiing; of or relating to the period of the day after skiing is over. Cf. après-ski...
6. ageist, n. and adj. View full entry 1969
...A person who advocates or practises ageism; someone who discriminates on grounds of age....
7. Agent Orange, n. View full entry 1966
...A defoliant and herbicide used by the United States during the Vietnam War to remove forest cover and destroy crops. Cf. agent1....
8. age-related, adj. View full entry 1942
...Related to or associated with age, esp. advancing age....
9. agroindustrial, adj. View full entry 1906
...Of or relating to industrialized agriculture; of, relating to, or produced by agro-industry....
10. AIDS, n. View full entry 1982
...A disease characterized by fever, weight loss, lymphadenopathy, and the occurrence of opportunistic infections and malignant tumours, associated with a reduction in the number of helper T lymphocytes in the blood, and...
11. Am, n.2 View full entry 1946
...The element americium....
12. Amarone, n. View full entry 1964
...A full-bodied dry red wine made from grapes dried after picking in the Valpolicella region of north-eastern Italy, characterized by a pungent, almost bitter taste....
13. Amerasian, adj. and n. View full entry 1932
...Of or relating to both America and Asia....
14. Americanologist, n. View full entry 1921
...An expert on, or specialist in the study of, the United States; spec. an adviser on U.S. affairs to the government of the Soviet Union (now hist.)....
15. americium, n. View full entry 1946
...A metallic radioactive transuranic element of the actinide series, atomic number 95, which is produced artificially by the bombardment of uranium with high-energy helium nuclei. Symbol Am. ...
16. Amtrak, n. View full entry 1971
...A proprietary name for a Government-controlled railway service in the U.S., also called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation....
17. angle-park, v. View full entry 1937
...trans. To park (a vehicle) at an oblique angle to the kerb. Occas. in extended use....
18. animatic, n. View full entry 1977
...A preliminary mock-up of a film, television commercial, etc., consisting of a succession of images from a storyboard edited together with a soundtrack....
19. après-skiing, n. View full entry 1963
...Après-ski activities or entertainment....
20. arugula, n. View full entry 1960
...= rocket...
