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verb
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(past of, age)
adjective
- old, Old.
- undergo, Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result.
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| Antarctic Zone |
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proper noun
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(geography) The part of the Earth between the geographical South Pole and the Antarctic Circle.
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| antipodal |
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adjective
- On opposite sides of the globe.
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| Antipodes |
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proper noun
- The southern hemisphere
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Used in UK to refer to Australia and New Zealand - (once common, now less so)
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| archipelago |
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noun (pl2=archipelagoes)
- A group of islands.
- Something scattered around like an archipelago.
- The Gulag Archipelago
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| Arctic |
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proper noun
- A region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
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| Arctic Circle |
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noun
- The line which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
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| Axis |
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proper nounthe Axis
- The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries.
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