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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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A

/ə/

The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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A Cappella

/ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/

A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.

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a Coruna

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A Fortiori

/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/

With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more.

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A Hui Hou

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A La Carte

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Alternative form of à la carte.

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A Posteriori

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Involving induction of theories from facts.

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A Priori

/ˌɑ pɹiˈoɹi/

Self-evident, intuitively obvious.

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A Quo

/ɑˈkwoʊ/

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A Wish Come True

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A$AP Rocky

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A&E

/eɪ(ə)n(d)ˈiː/Accent not specified by source

The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital.

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A+d

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a-shirt

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An athletic shirt or a similarly cut undershirt.

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A.k.A

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A.L.C.

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A.n.A

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A.P.C.

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A7S

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aachen

/ˈɑkən/

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.

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Aakash

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aaliyah

/ˌɑˈliˌɑ/

A female given name from Arabic.

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Aamir Khan

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Aang

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AAP

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Initialism of affirmative action program.

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Aarakocra

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aarav

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A male given name from Hindi, of Indian usage.

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aardvark

/ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/

The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in…

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aarhus

/ˈɑɹˌ(h)us/

A city and port in Denmark, in East Jutland; the second-largest city in Denmark.

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aaron

/ˈɛəɹ.ən/

The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.

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