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aleman lacayo
nounVery Low
/ˌalɛˈman ləˈkaɪəʊ/A German footman or liveried servant; literally, a German lackey.
alemanni
nounC2
/ˌalɪˈmani/A confederation of Germanic tribes who settled in the upper Rhine region during the late Roman Empire and early Middle Ages.
alemannic
adjectivenounC2
/ˌælɪˈmænɪk/Relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Germanic tribes, or to the group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southwestern Germany, Switzerland, Alsace, and Vorarlberg.
alembert
nounC2 / Specialized / Very Low Frequency
/ˈæləmbeə/A system of gambling or investing where one increases the stake after a loss, aiming to recover losses with a subsequent win.
alembert, d'
nounVery Low
/ˌdælɒmˈbɛə/ or /ˌdæləmˈbɛə/A surname, specifically referring to Jean le Rond d'Alembert, a prominent 18th-century French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
alembic
nounC2/Extremely Rare
/əˈlɛmbɪk/A distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel (the cucurbit) and a cap (the alembic proper) with a long beak for collecting the condensed vapors.
alencon
nounC2
/alɒnˈsɒ̃/A delicate needle lace originating from the city of Alençon, France.
alencon lace
nounC2
/ˌalɒ̃ˈsɒ̃ leɪs/A specific type of fine, needlepoint lace originating from the French town of Alençon.
alene
nounA1 (Very High)
/əˈləʊn/Being by oneself; without other people.
aleph
nounlow
/ˈɑːlɪf/The first letter of the Hebrew and other Semitic alphabets.
aleph-bet
nounRare
/ˈɑːlɛf bɛt/The Hebrew alphabet; the set of letters used to write Hebrew.
aleph-null
nounC2
/ˌælɪf ˈnʌl/The smallest infinite cardinal number; the cardinality (size) of the set of all natural numbers, denoted by the symbol ℵ₀.
aleppo
nounC2
/əˈlɛpəʊ/A city in northwestern Syria, historically a major commercial centre on the Silk Road.
aleppo gall
nounC2
/əˌlɛpəʊ ˈɡɔːl/A specific type of gallnut, rich in tannic acid, produced by a gall wasp (Cynips gallae tinctoriae) on oak trees, historically used in the production of ink and dyes.
aleppo pine
nounC1-C2 (Low frequency; specialized/technical/botanical)
/əˌlɛpəʊ ˈpaɪn/A medium-sized pine tree (Pinus halepensis) native to the Mediterranean region, known for its tolerance to drought and heat.
alerce
nounC2
/əˈlɜːs/A very large, long-lived coniferous tree native to Chile and Argentina (Fitzroya cupressoides).
alerion
nounextremely rare
/əˈlɪərɪən/A small eagle used as a heraldic charge, typically depicted without a beak or legs.
alert
adjectivenounverb+1C1
/əˈlɜːt/The state of being watchful and ready to respond quickly, especially to danger.
alesia
nounRare / Specialized
/əˈliːziə/A proper noun referring to a significant fortified Gallic town, site of a major battle during Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars in 52 BC, resulting in a decisive Roman victory.
alessandra
nounLow
/ˌalɪˈsɑːndrə/A female given name of Italian origin.

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