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| APPLICATOR | | n. Device for applying ointment etc. | |
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| APPOSITION | | n. Juxtaposition, esp. Gram. Of elements sharing a syntactic function (e.g. William the conqueror; my friend sue). | |
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| APPRECIATE | | v. (-ting) 1 a esteem highly; value. B be grateful for.
- understand, recognize (appreciate the danger).
- rise or raise in value. appreciative adj. Appreciatory adj. [latin pretium price] | |
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| APPRENTICE | | —n. - person learning a trade by working in it for an agreed period at low wages.
- novice. —v. (-cing) (usu. Foll. By to) engage as an apprentice (apprenticed to a builder). apprenticeship n. [french apprendre learn] | |
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| AQUAMARINE | | —n. - bluish-green beryl.
- its colour. —adj. Bluish-green. [latin aqua marina sea water] | |
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| ARBITRATOR | | n. Person appointed to arbitrate.
- n. Person appointed to arbitrate. | |
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| ARCHBISHOP | | n. Chief bishop of a province.
- n. Chief bishop of a province. | |
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| ARCHDEACON | | n. Church dignitary next below a bishop. archdeaconry n. (pl. -ies).
- n. Church dignitary next below a bishop. archdeaconry n. (pl. -ies). | |
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| ARCHEOLOGY | | n. (brit. Archaeology) study of ancient cultures, esp. By the excavation and analysis of physical remains. archeological adj. Archeologist n. [greek arkhaiologia ancient history] | |
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| ARCHITRAVE | | n. - (in classical architecture) main beam resting across the tops of columns.
- moulded frame around a doorway or window. [italian archi- *arch-, latin trabs beam] | |
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