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americus
nounvery low
/əˈmɛrɪkəs/a rare surname of Latin origin meaning 'friend of America' or 'American lover'
amerigo vespucci
nounRare
/əˌmerɪɡəʊ vɛˈspuːtʃi/The Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer for whom the continents of North and South America are named.
amerind
nounLow
/ˈæm.ər.ɪnd/A member of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
amerindian
adjectivenounLow
/ˌæm.ərˈɪn.di.ən/A member of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (excluding the Arctic Inuit and Aleut peoples).
amersfoort
nounVery Low
/ˈɑːmərsfoʊrt/The name of a city in the Netherlands.
amery ice shelf
nounC2
/ˈeɪməri aɪs ʃɛlf/A large body of floating ice, formed from glacier outflow, attached to the coast of East Antarctica between the American Highland and the Lars Christensen Coast.
ames
nounExtremely Low / Obsolete (when not a proper noun)
/eɪmz/The third-person singular present form of the rare/archaic verb 'ame', meaning to aim or direct. Now almost exclusively encountered as a proper noun (e.g., a surname or place name).
ames test
nounRare/Technical
/eɪmz ˌtest/A biological assay used to test the mutagenic potential of chemical compounds.
amesace
nounVery Rare / Obsolete
/ˈeɪmsˌeɪs/The lowest-scoring throw at dice (specifically the lowest throw of the dice in the game of hazard, being two aces).
amesbury
nounLow
/ˈeɪmzb(ə)ri/A proper noun referring to a town in Wiltshire, England, known for its proximity to Stonehenge.
amesha spenta
nounVery Low
/əˌmeɪʃə ˈspɛntə/In Zoroastrianism, one of the seven divine entities or archangels embodying an aspect of Ahura Mazda (the supreme God) and a principle of good.
ameslan
nounVery Low
/ˈeɪməslæn/A dated term for American Sign Language (ASL), the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada.
amethyst
adjectivenounB2
/ˈæm.ə.θɪst/A semi-precious stone, a variety of quartz, typically of a violet or purple colour, used in jewellery.
ametropia
nounRare
/ˌæm.ɪˈtrəʊ.pi.ə/A defect in the eye's focusing ability, resulting in blurred vision.
amfortas
nounVery Rare / Literary / Niche
/ˈæmfɔːtæs/A proper noun referring to a character, most notably Amfortas the wounded Fisher King in Richard Wagner's opera 'Parsifal'.
amga
nounExtremely rare
/ˈæmɡə/(Proper noun) A settlement in the Sakha Republic of Russia.
amgun
nounNot applicable (N/A)
Not a standard English word. It does not appear in major English dictionaries and has no established meaning.
amhara
adjectivenounC1/C2
/æmˈhɑːrə/A member of the Semitic-speaking people who form a dominant ethnic group in the central highlands of Ethiopia.
amharic
adjectivenounC1
/æmˈhærɪk/The official and principal language of Ethiopia.
amherst
nounLow
/ˈæməst/A proper noun referring to a place name (towns, cities, colleges) or surname, most commonly associated with Amherst College in Massachusetts or various towns in the United States and Canada.

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