What follows below are a list of all the words beginning with the letter A. Click on the titles to read the entries in full.
published on Jan 26 09
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(noun) The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition [Usage Notes] Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive.
published on Jan 23 09
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(adjective) [1] Pertaining to atavists. [2] Relating to old or established pattern; habitual, ingrained [3] (as a noun) an atavist is a genetic characteristic emerging after absence from several generations (see Wikipedia entry for a more detailed explanation).
published on Jan 22 09
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(adjective) Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. (noun) One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
published on Jan 15 09
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(noun) an appendage added to something else; equipment used for some specific task; gear; minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
published on Jan 14 09
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(adjective) appropriate, relevant, well-suited; fit; positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition