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beginning with letter A
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ab-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. away from: abnormal.
  2. (physics) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.
acro-
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prefix
  1. sharp
  2. tip
  3. extremity
  4. peak
ad-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. near, at.
adrenal.
  1. toward, to, tendency, or addition.
adjoin.
aero-
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prefix
  1. denoting a connection to air or aircraft
Afro-
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prefix
  1. African
al-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. Variant of ad- used before the letter L.
allo-
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prefix
  1. different
  1. (chemistry) isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized
ambi-
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prefix
  1. both, on both sides
    ambidextrous
    ambivert
ana-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. up
  2. on
  3. again
  4. apiece
andro-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. human
android
  1. man, male
androgyny
Anglo-
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prefix
  1. England, English
  2. Anglo-Saxon
ant-
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prefix
  1. A variant form of anti- used before a vowel.
antacid
ante-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. Prior to in time.
antebellum
  1. In front of in space.
antechamber
archeo-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. alternative spelling of archaeo-
arterio-
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prefix arterio-
  1. (medicine) Meaning artery
arteriosclerosis
arthro-
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prefix arthro-
  1. (biology) Referring to a joint or meaning articulation.
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