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albert, d'
nounVery low
/ˌdeɪ ˈælbət/ (approximation for 'Eugène d'Albert')A reference to a possessive form indicating something belonging to or associated with someone named Albert.
alberta
nounMedium
/ælˈbɜː.tə/A western province of Canada.
alberta clipper
nounLow
/ælˌbɜː.tə ˈklɪp.ər/A fast-moving, low-pressure weather system that originates over the Canadian province of Alberta and brings cold, dry air, wind, and sometimes brief snowfall to large areas of North America.
alberti
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/ælˈbɜː.ti/Relating to or characteristic of the work or ideas of Leon Battista Alberti, an Italian Renaissance humanist, author, and architect.
alberti bass
nounRare
/ælˈbɜːti ˈbeɪs/A specific musical accompaniment pattern in classical music consisting of broken chords played as a repeated rhythmic figure in the left hand.
albertine
nounVery Low
/ˌalbəːˈtiːn/A female given name; historically and culturally associated with certain individuals, notably Albertine Sarrazin.
albertite
nounVery Low
/ˈalbətʌɪt/A type of solid hydrocarbon or asphaltic pyrobitumen, found as a black, lustrous mineral.
albertus magnus
nounLow (primarily academic/historical contexts)
/ælˈbɜːtəs ˈmæɡnəs/A prominent German philosopher, theologian, and scientist of the High Middle Ages (c. 1200–1280), known as 'Doctor Universalis' for his vast knowledge.
albertville
nounC2
/ˈalbətvɪl/A toponym referring to a place name, specifically a city in southeastern France.
albertype
nounVery Low
/ˈælbətaɪp/A photomechanical printing process for producing high-quality, continuous-tone images from a gelatin film.
albi
nounC2
/ˈalbi/Plural of 'albus', a Latin term meaning white objects or white-robed figures, now used in English chiefly as a proper noun referring to the French city of Albi.
albigenses
plural-nounVery Low
/ˌalbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz/A Christian dualist sect from the 12th–14th centuries, based mainly in southern France, particularly around Albi.
albinism
nounC1/C2
/ˈælbɪnɪzəm/A congenital condition characterized by a partial or complete lack of pigment (melanin) in the skin, hair, and eyes.
albino
nounC1
/ælˈbiː.nəʊ/A person or animal born with a congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes.
albinoni
nounC2
/ˌælbɪˈnəʊni/A proper noun referring to Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751), an Italian Baroque composer.
albinus
nounVery Low
/alˈbaɪnəs/A proper name, historically referring to individuals (particularly Lucius Albinus, a Roman figure), and a specific scientific epithet for species or phenomena characterized by albinism.
albion
nounC2
/ˈæl.bi.ən/An archaic or poetic name for Britain or England, especially the ancient or original territory.
albite
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency - Technical/Specialist)
/ˈælbaɪt/A common variety of feldspar, specifically a plagioclase feldspar mineral with a high sodium content.
albizu campos
nounVery Low
/ælˈbiːzuː ˈkæmpɒs/A proper noun referring to Pedro Albizu Campos (1891–1965), a prominent Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement.
albizzia
nounVery Low
/ælˈbɪz.i.ə/A tree or shrub of the genus Albizia (also spelled Albizzia), known for its feathery, bipinnate leaves and fluffy flower heads, often referred to as silk trees, mimosa trees, or acacias.

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