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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, suffix1 View full entry
...Forming the scientific names of genera (or subgenera) of living organisms, as hosta, Maiasaura, Murraya...
4. -a, suffix2 View full entry
...Forming the plural of nouns with singulars ending in -um or -on derived from Latin and Greek neuter nouns....
5. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
6. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
7. 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...
8. 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....
9. 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.;...
10. 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....
11. abacination, n. View full entry 1866
...The action of blinding a person by placing red-hot irons or reflective metal plates in front of the eyes; an instance of this. Also in extended use....
12. abacist, n. View full entry a1387
...A person who makes calculations using an abacus....
13. † aback, n. View full entry 1592
...A square section or area, sometimes containing an inscription....
14. 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. ...
15. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
16. abactor, n. View full entry 1659
...A person who steals livestock, esp. herds of cattle, usually by driving the animals away. Also in extended use....
17. abaculus, n. View full entry 1868
...A square or tile for use in a mosaic pavement; a tessera. Cf. abaciscus...
18. abacus, n. View full entry a1387
...A board or tray strewn with sand in which numbers, letters, diagrams, etc., can be traced and erased. Cf. sandboard1, sand-table(a)sand2a. Now rare...
19. † abada, n. View full entry 1588
...Originally in south and south-east Asia: a rhinoceros....
20. Abaddon, n. View full entry c1350
...Apollyon, the destroyer; (a name for) the Devil. ...
