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| ANGLOSAXON | | —adj. - of the english saxons before the norman conquest.
- of english descent. —n. - anglo-saxon person.
- old english.
- colloq. Plain (esp. Crude) english. | |
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| ANIMADVERT | | v. (foll. By on) literary criticize, censure. animadversion n. [latin animus mind, *adverse] | |
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| ANNIHILATE | | v. (-ting) completely destroy or defeat. annihilation n. [latin nihil nothing] | |
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| ANNUALIZED | | adj. (of rates of interest etc.) Calculated on an annual basis, as a projection from figures obtained for a shorter period. | |
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| ANSWERABLE | | adj. - (usu. Foll. By to, for) responsible (answerable to them for any accident).
- that can be answered. | |
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| ANTAGONISM | | n. Active hostility. [french: related to *agony] | |
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| ANTAGONIST | | n. Opponent or adversary. antagonistic adj. | |
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| ANTAGONIZE | | v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) make hostile; provoke. | |
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| ANTECEDENT | | —n. - preceding thing or circumstance.
- gram. Word or phrase etc. To which another word (esp. A relative pronoun) refers.
- (in pl.) Person's past history or ancestors. —adj. Previous. [latin cedo go] | |
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| ANTHRACITE | | n. Hard type of coal burning with little flame and smoke. [greek: related to *anthrax] | |
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