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1. a, int.2 View full entry c1440
...Prefixed to a proper name as a war cry....
2. a-, prefix5 View full entry
...(Not productive in English.) Forming verbs and adjectives (and their derivatives), expressing addition or increase, or bringing into a state....
3. a-, prefix6 View full entry
...Forming nouns and adjectives, with the sense ‘without’; ‘not’; ‘-less’....
4. -a, suffix1 View full entry
...Forming the scientific names of genera (or subgenera) of living organisms, as hosta, Maiasaura, Murraya...
5. -a, suffix2 View full entry
...Forming the plural of nouns with singulars ending in -um or -on derived from Latin and Greek neuter nouns....
6. † aa, n.1 View full entry 1430
...A stream, a watercourse....
7. aam, n. View full entry a1400
...A Dutch and German liquid measure of varying capacity, ranging in different continental cities from 37 to 44 imperial gallons (168.2 to 200.2 litres) and used in Britain for Rhenish wine; (also)...
8. aandblom, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of several evening-scented wild flowers of the family Iridaceae; esp. Hesperantha falcata, which has fragrant white flowers that open in the late afternoon....
9. aandblommetjie, n. View full entry 1870
...= aandblom...
10. aardvark, n. View full entry 1785
...A medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long ears, an elongated snout, strong burrowing limbs, and a thick tail, feeding solely on ants and termites. Also...
11. aardwolf, n. View full entry 1833
...A small, nocturnal African hyena, Proteles cristata, which has a mane along the back and black vertical stripes, feeding chiefly on termites. Also called earth wolf, maanhaar...
12. aaron, n.1 View full entry ?c1425
...The wild arum or cuckoo pint, Arum maculatum. Cf. arum...
13. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
14. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
15. aasvoel, n. View full entry 1821
...A vulture; esp. the Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres....
16. ab-, prefix View full entry
...In combinations already formed in Latin and freq. maintained through Old French, as abhor, or adapted or formed in later French, as abscond, absorb, or adapted...
17. aba, n.1 View full entry 1792
...A loose-fitting overgarment of various forms, traditionally worn by esp. Arab men and women. Cf. abaya...
18. abac, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of nomogram in which the required value is determined by use of a ruler or other straight edge....
19. abaca, n. View full entry 1751
...A kind of banana plant, Musa textilis, native to the Philippines, the petioles of which yield a strong fibre. Also: the fibre itself, used for making paper, ropes, matting, etc.;...
20. abacinate, v. View full entry 1855
...trans. To blind by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes. Also in extended use....
