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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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alyssa

/əˈlɪsə/

A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.

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alzheimer

/ˈælzˌhaɪmɚ/

Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.

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alzheimer's

/ˈælzˌhaɪmɚz/

Ellipsis of Alzheimer's disease.

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amadeus

/ˌɑməˈdeɪʊs/

A male given name from Latin.

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amalek

/ˈæm.əˌlɛk/Accent not specified by source

The nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the Negev and some later migrating to Israel.

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amalekites

American English pronunciation

plural of Amalekite

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amalfi

American English pronunciation

A town in Salerno, Campania, Italy.

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amalgam

/əˈmælɡəm/

An alloy containing mercury.

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amalgamation

/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/

The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.

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amalia

/əˈmɑljə/

A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Amelia.

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Amanda Bynes

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Amanda Nunes

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Amanda Seales

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Amanda Seyfried

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Amanda Smith

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Amarin

/ˈæmɚɪn/

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Amarion

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amaris

/ˈæmɚɪs/

A female given name.

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amaryllis

/ˌæmɚˈɪləs/

A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.

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amaterasu

American English pronunciation

The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsu…

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amateur

/ˈæməˌtɝ/

A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any stu…

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amatriciana

American English pronunciation

A traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino, and tomato.

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amaziah

American English pronunciation

A male given name from Hebrew.

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amazon

/ˈæm.əˌzɑn/

A tall, strong, athletic woman.

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Amazon Rainforest

American English pronunciation

An enormous jungle covering the majority of northern South America, mostly in Brazil.

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amazonite

/ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/Accent not specified by source

A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

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ambassador

/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/

A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-i…

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amber

/ˈæm.bɚ/

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for …

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Amber Heard

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ambergris

/ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/

A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray to blackish color, formed within the intestines of the sperm whale and used in the…

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