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1. Abbevillian, adj. and n. View full entry 1783
...Of or relating to Abbeville or its inhabitants. Now rare....
2. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
3. Acarnanian, n. and adj. View full entry 1550
...A native or inhabitant of Acarnania, an ancient region of north-west Greece bordering the Ionian Sea....
4. accusative, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
5. aceramic, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1961
...Of a culture, esp. an early Neolithic culture: lacking pottery. Also: of or relating to such a culture. Also occas. as (with the)....
6. Achaean, n. and adj. View full entry 1550
...A native or inhabitant of Achaea, a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese....
7. Achaemenian, adj. and n. View full entry 1661
...= Achaemenid...
8. Achaemenid, n. and adj. View full entry 1601
...A member of the dynasty that ruled in ancient Persia from the time of Cyrus the Great (d. 529 b.c.) until the death of Darius III (330 b.c.)....
9. Acheulean, adj. (and n.) View full entry 1901
...Of, relating to, or designating an early Palaeolithic period in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, preceding the Mousterian, and distinguished in particular by the manufacture of stone hand axes. Also...
10. † adjectician, adj. View full entry 1880
...Designating a legal action against a paterfamilias concerning a debt incurred by a third party for whom he is responsible, such as a slave or member of his household (see quot.)....
11. adrogated, adj. View full entry 1812
...Of a person: adopted when not subject to the legal power of another. Also in postpositive use. Cf. sui jurisa....
12. adrogating, adj. View full entry 1880
...That adrogates....
13. adscript, n. and adj. View full entry 1636
...Geom. A circumscribed or inscribed line, esp. a tangent of a curve. Now rare and hist....
14. aedile, n. and adj. View full entry 1481
...Roman Hist. Any of several magistrates who superintended public buildings, policing, and other municipal matters. Hence in extended use: a person in charge of urban housing and building; a municipal officer....
15. aedilician, n. and adj. View full entry 1601
...A person who has been an aedile, and so has the right to be elected to other offices. Cf. aedile...
16. Aegean, adj. and n. View full entry 1513
...Of, relating to, or situated in the area between the Greek mainland and Asia Minor....
17. Aeginetan, n. and adj. View full entry 1652
...A native or inhabitant of the Greek island of Aegina....
18. Aeolic, adj. and n. View full entry 1603
...Of or relating to Aeolia or to the Aeolians or their language (see Aeolian1); Aeolian....
19. aerarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1828
...A Roman citizen of the lowest, unenfranchised class, who paid only a poll tax. Obs....
20. aesymnetic, adj. View full entry 1753
...In ancient Greece: a limited elective monarchy....
