Words beginning with A

Abbreviation of administrative maximum; supermax.

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Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean.

The mythical island said to be the home of the sorceress Circe.

mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue

Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

A sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.

A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as …

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Synonym of autochorissexual.

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A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.

A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Ae…

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.

Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.

Of or pertaining to aviation.

Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

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A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.

The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius.

An Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.

a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop

Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

Alternative spelling of ether.

Alternative form of Etna (a stratovolcano in Sicily).