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1. Adamist, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1623
...A person who follows or imitates the behaviour of Adam in the Garden of Eden; spec. = Adamite1a....
2. Addisonian, adj.1 View full entry 1789
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of Joseph Addison, his works, esp. periodical literature, or his elegant and equable literary style....
3. Adelphi, n. View full entry 1830
...attrib. Designating plays performed at or in a style characteristic of the Adelphi Theatre in London, esp. (in early use, chiefly in Adelphi screamer) a type of broad comedy...
4. aeolina, n. View full entry 1829
...A mouth organ or harmonica, comprising metal plates enclosing free reeds....
5. aeolo-, comb. form View full entry 1830
...Forming the names of (obsolete) musical instruments in which reeds are made to vibrate by air, as aeolodicon, aeolodion, aeolomelodicon, aeolophon, etc....
6. Africana, n. View full entry 1899
...Originally: †African studies (obs.). Subsequently: books, artefacts, and other collectors' items connected with Africa, especially southern Africa....
7. Aganippe, n. View full entry a1586
...Used allusively to denote the source of poetic inspiration, or a person's poetic power, voice, or method. Also attrib., as Aganippe spring, Aganippe well, etc....
8. Alberti bass, n. View full entry 1845
...Esp. in keyboard music: a style of bass accompaniment consisting of broken chords, the notes being played in a repeated pattern in the order lowest, highest, middle, highest; a bass part written...
9. Albertype, n. View full entry 1869
...An early form of the collotype process used esp. for reproducing photographs; usu. attrib. Also: a print produced by this method....
10. Aldwych farce, n. View full entry 1925
...Any of a series of farces, esp. those written by Ben Travers, presented at the Aldwych Theatre in the 1920s and early 1930s, typically characterized by broad satirical humour and featuring eccentric...
11. Alfredian, adj. and n. View full entry 1762
...Of, associated with, or characteristic of King Alfred the Great, his writings, or his language....
12. Alhambresque, adj. View full entry 1848
...Characteristic or reminiscent of the Alhambra, esp. in having a highly ornate Moorish style; in the architectural style of the Alhambra....
13. Almain, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A native or inhabitant of Germany or the lands corresponding to modern Germany; a German. Chiefly arch. and literary in later use....
14. Amati, n. View full entry 1833
...Applied absol. and attrib. to violins, violas, etc., produced by the Amati family....
15. American, n. and adj. View full entry 1568
...An indigenous inhabitant of (any part of) the Americas; an American Indian. Now only with modifying word, as indigenous American, original American, etc.; see also Native American...
16. Americana, n. View full entry 1841
...Books, manuscripts, or other literary artefacts relating to, or made in, the continent of America or the United States, esp. which are considered to possess historical significance....
17. Angrian, adj. View full entry 1834
...Of or pertaining to Angria, an imaginary African empire invented by the Brontë children (Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne) in stories that they composed. Also as ...
18. Apelles, n. View full entry ?1614
...Used connotatively for a master artist....
19. Arnoldian, adj. and n. View full entry 1888
...Belonging to or characteristic of either Thomas Arnold or his son Matthew Arnold....
20. Arthurian, adj. and n. View full entry 1614
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of the legendary British king Arthur, his court, his knights, or the romances in which these figure....
