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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
3. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
4. age, n. View full entry c1275
...A naturally distinct section of a person's or animal's existence; a particular period or stage of life. Often with defining word or phrase specifying the stage....
5. age mate, n. View full entry 1582
...A person of the same age, or belonging to the same age group; a contemporary, a peer....
6. † agriologist, n. View full entry 1875
...Friedrich Max Müller's name for: a specialist in the history and culture of primitive peoples....
7. agriology, n. View full entry 1878
...Friedrich Max Müller's name for: the comparative study of the history and culture of primitive peoples....
8. alloparent, n. View full entry 1975
...An adult animal or person involved in parent-like care of an individual which is not his or her offspring....
9. Amerind, n. and adj. View full entry 1899
...orig. and chiefly Cultural Anthropol. An American Indian....
10. anthropogeny, n. View full entry 1839
...The investigation of the origin of man....
11. anthropogony, n. View full entry a1871
...The origin of man....
12. anthropography, n. View full entry 1570
...A description of all the parts of the human body. Obs....
13. anthropologist, n. View full entry 1798
...One who pursues the science of anthropology, a student of mankind....
14. anthropology, n. View full entry 1593
...The science of man, or of mankind, in the widest sense....
15. anthropometer, n. View full entry 1883
...One who studies or practises anthropometry. rare....
16. anthropometry, n. View full entry 1839
...The measurement of the human body with a view to determine its average dimensions, and the proportion of its parts, at different ages and in different races or classes....
17. anthroponomy, n. View full entry 1857
...A name proposed by several writers for the study of human function or behaviour, in various spec. senses....
18. apotropaism, n. View full entry 1913
...The use of magic or ritual to avert evil influences or bad luck. Also: a magic charm or incantation used for such purposes....
19. autonym, n. View full entry 1854
...One's own name, a person's real name; esp. the real name of an author, as distinguished from a pseudonym (pseudonym1). Hence: a person who publishes a book...
20. avoidance, n. View full entry a1398
...The action of emptying a vessel, etc., or of emptying away its contents; hence, a clearing away, removal; ejection, excretion. Obs....
