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| ablative1 |
denoting a grammatical case in some inflected languages that indicates direction or place, time, manner, or agency. [2/3 definitions] |
| ablative2 |
of or pertaining to ablation, the surgical removal of a part of the body. [2 definitions] |
| ablaut |
a pattern of changes in sounds, usually vowels, that indicate variations in tense, number, person, or the like, as in "sink," "sank," and "sunk". |
| -able |
capable or worthy of being the object of (such) an action. [2/3 definitions] |
| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [3 definitions] |
| able-bodied |
physically strong or fit. |
| ablution |
a washing or cleansing of oneself, esp. as part of a religious observance or ritual. [1/2 definitions] |
| -ably |
in a manner that indicates the capability of or tendency toward performing, or being the object of, (such) an action. |
| ably |
in a competent or skillful manner. |
| abnegate |
to surrender (a right or privilege); renounce. [1/2 definitions] |
| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| abnormal |
different from the normal or usual; not typical. (Cf. irregular.) |
| abnormality |
a deviant or atypical thing, event, or phenomenon; anomaly; aberration. [2 definitions] |
| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, train, or the like; on board. [1/2 definitions] |
| abode1 |
a residence or dwelling; home. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing or state of being abolished. [1/2 definitions] |
| abolitionism |
advocacy of or legal movement toward abolition, esp. of slavery in the United States. |
| abolitionist |
of or pertaining to Abolition. [1/2 definitions] |
| abomination |
something that is detestable, hated, or abhorred. [2 definitions] |
| aboriginal |
of or relating to aborigines. [1/3 definitions] |
| aborigine |
an original or first inhabitant of an area, esp. a member of a tribe native to Australia. [2 definitions] |
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