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| after |
as a result of. [4/12 definitions] |
| -age |
place of. [1/5 definitions] |
| aged |
of or at the age of. [1/5 definitions] |
| -agogue |
a substance that encourages the secretion or flow of. [1/2 definitions] |
| ahead |
in front of; in advance of. [1/6 definitions] |
| aid |
help, assistance, or relief. [1/4 definitions] |
| à la |
in the manner or style of. |
| à la mode |
served with an ice cream topping, as pie or other desserts, or braised with vegetables and served in a rich brown gravy, as beef. [1/2 definitions] |
| alas |
used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. |
| Albanian |
a native or citizen of Albania, or a descendant thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| album |
a long-playing phonograph record or set of records, or the jacket or binder thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| alive to |
keenly aware of. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| allege |
to assert in the absence of positive proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| allspice |
the aromatic berry of a West Indian tree of the myrtle family, or the tree itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| alongside |
along, near, or by the side of. [1/2 definitions] |
| Altaic |
of or pertaining to the Altai Mountains or the inhabitants thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| alter ego |
a second self or another aspect of oneself. [1/2 definitions] |
| alto clef |
in musical notation, a clef with middle C on the middle line of the staff, or the sign identifying this clef; viola clef. |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. [1/3 definitions] |
| amid |
surrounded by; in the environment of; in the middle of. |
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