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ab ovo |
(Latin) from the egg; from the beginning. |
acro- |
end or beginning; extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
ADHD |
abbreviation of "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder"; a mental disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by impulsiveness and excessive activity. |
advanced |
beyond an early or beginning level; in a very developed state. |
Agnus Dei |
a prayer in the Roman Catholic or Anglican church beginning with these words, or the accompanying music. [1/2 definitions] |
all along |
from the beginning; the whole time. |
alliteration |
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence. |
alpha and omega |
the beginning and the end; the greatest or most fundamental of all; the first and last. [1/2 definitions] |
apheresis |
the dropping or omission of a letter, sound, or the like at the beginning of a word, as in "scuse" for "excuse". |
aphesis |
the loss or dropping of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, such as the "a" from "adobe". |
apodosis |
in a conditional sentence, the clause that expresses the result or conclusion, sometimes beginning with "then". (Cf. protasis.) |
appendix |
a short closed tube of tissue that projects from the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen; vermiform appendix. [1/3 definitions] |
area code |
the digits at the beginning of a telephone number that signify one of a country's telephone districts. [1/2 definitions] |
argue |
to state or claim in support of what one thinks or believes (often followed by a clause beginning with "that"). [1/3 definitions] |
as of |
beginning on; from. |
at first |
in the beginning or on the first occasion. |
atomic |
of, relating to, or resulting from bombs whose explosive power comes from a series of reactions beginning with the fission of the nuclei of certain atoms. [1/3 definitions] |
attack |
to begin to cause harm to. [1/5 definitions] |
attention deficit disorder |
a behavioral disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by inability to focus one's attention, impulsive behaviors, and, often, hyperactivity; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (often abbreviated "ADHD"). |
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
a behavioral disorder, usually beginning in childhood, characterized by inability to focus one's attention, impulsive behaviors, and, often, hyperactivity (often abbreviated as "ADHD"). |
aught2 |
(pl.) the series of ten years beginning with 2000 and ending with 2009 (prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
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