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- English Word Aetheogamous Definition Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.
- English Word Aether Definition See Ether.
- English Word Aethiops mineral Definition Same as Ethiops mineral.
- English Word Aethogen Definition A compound of nitrogen and boro/, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
- English Word Aethrioscope Definition An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.
- English Word Aetiological Definition Pertaining to aetiology; assigning a cause.
- English Word Aetiology Definition The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.
- English Word Aetiology Definition The assignment of a cause.
- English Word Aetites Definition See Eaglestone.
- English Word Afar Definition At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
- English Word Afeard Definition Afraid.
- English Word Afer Definition The southwest wind.
- English Word Affability Definition The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.
- English Word Affable Definition Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.
- English Word Affable Definition Gracious; mild; benign.
- English Word Affableness Definition Affability.
- English Word Affably Definition In an affable manner; courteously.
- English Word Affabrous Definition Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
- English Word Affair Definition That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius.
- English Word Affair Definition Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.