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| abbr. |
abbreviation of "abbreviation" or "abbreviated." |
| abbreviate |
to reduce in length or duration. [2 definitions] |
| abbreviation |
a shortened form of a word or phrase used in writing. [2 definitions] |
| ABC soil |
a soil made up of three distinct layers, the A, or top layer, being humus and organic matter, the B layer being clay and oxidized material, and the C layer being loose rock and mineral materials. |
| abdicate |
to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right. [3 definitions] |
| abduct |
to carry off or lead away, esp. by force; kidnap. [2 definitions] |
| abduction |
of a muscle, the act or process of drawing away from the main axis of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. [2 definitions] |
| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. [2/3 definitions] |
| abet |
to incite, encourage, or aid, esp. in wrongdoing. |
| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. [2 definitions] |
| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| abhorrence |
a feeling of complete loathing, repulsion, or horror. |
| abhorrent |
causing feelings of extreme loathing or horror; abominable. [3 definitions] |
| -ability |
capacity or fitness for (such) a state, use, or action. |
| ability |
the capacity or power to do something; quality of being able. [2 definitions] |
| abject |
of the lowest or most wretched kind. [3 definitions] |
| abjure |
to repudiate or renounce solemnly, as under oath; forswear. |
| ablactation |
the act or process of weaning a baby. |
| ablate |
to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| ablative1 |
denoting a grammatical case in some inflected languages that indicates direction or place, time, manner, or agency. [2/3 definitions] |
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