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Words beginning with A

The letter A

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ankh

/ɑ(ː)ŋk/

A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often …

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ankylosaurus

/ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/

Ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

American English pronunciation

A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint.

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Ann Arbor

/æn ˈɑɹbɚ/

A city, the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.

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Ann Coulter

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Ann Taylor

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Anna Karenina

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annabelle

/ˈænəbəl/

A female given name from Latin.

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annalise

American English pronunciation

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of annalize.

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annals

/ˈæn.əlz/

plural of annal

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annas

/ˈænəz/

plural of anna

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Annastacia Palaszczuk

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anne

/æn/

A female given name from French.

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Anne Hathaway

American English pronunciation

wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)

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Anne Klein

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Anne Schuchat

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Anneliese

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annihilate

/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

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annihilation

/əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

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Annika Sorenstam

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anniversary

/ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number in…

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Anno Domini

/ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɑ.mə.ni/

Alternative spelling of anno Domini.

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annotations

/ˌænəˈteɪʃənz/

plural of annotation

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announce

/əˈnaʊn(t)s/

To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

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annualize

/ˈænjuwəˌlaɪz/

American and Oxford British spelling of annualise.

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annually

/ˈæn.ju.ə.li/

Once every year without fail, yearly

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annuity

/əˈnuəti/

A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or…

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annum

/ˈænəm/

A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.

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annunciation

/əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪ̯ʃn̩/Accent not specified by source

The act of annunciating.

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Annus Mirabilis

/ˌanəs mɪˈɹɑːbɪlɪs/Accent not specified by source

A year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.

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