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amram
nounRare
/ˈamram/A unit of quantity in Hebrew and Jewish law, equivalent to one omer (approximately 2.3 litres).
amravati
nounVery Low
/əmˈrɑːvəti/A proper noun referring to a major city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
amrinone
nounVery Low
/ˈæmrɪnəʊn/A proprietary drug, now obsolete, used historically as a cardiotonic and vasodilator.
amrit
nounLow
/ˈʌm.rɪt/A sacred nectar or drink of immortality in Hindu and Sikh traditions.
amrit ceremony
nounLow
/ˌʌmrɪt ˈsɛrɪməni/A central Sikh religious initiation ritual involving the ceremonial preparation and drinking of sweetened water (amrit) as part of joining the Khalsa (the Sikh community of the fully initiated).
amrita
nounC2
/əmˈriːtə/In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the nectar of the gods which bestows immortality.
amritsar
nounC1
/ʌmˈrɪtsə(r)/A major city in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, known as the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion.
amsterdam
nounB2
/ˌæmstəˈdæm/The capital city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland.
amt
abbreviationnounVery Rare / Obsolete / Technical-Historical
/æmt/A unit of measurement equal to the amount of work one person can do in one day.
amtrac
nounLow (Specialist/Military)
/ˈæmtræk/A tracked amphibious assault vehicle used primarily by the US military for landing troops and equipment from ship to shore.
amtrak
nounMedium (in US contexts); Low (in UK/international contexts)
/ˈæmtræk/The US national passenger railroad corporation, officially named the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
amu darya
nounVery Low (Proper Noun, specialized term)
/ˌɑːmuː ˈdɑːrjə/A major river in Central Asia, flowing through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and into the Aral Sea.
amuck
adjectivenounC1
/əˈmʌk/To behave in a frenzied, violent, or uncontrolled manner, often causing destruction.
amugis
nounVery Low
/əˈmuːɡɪs/A tropical tree species (Koordersiodendron pinnatum) native to Southeast Asia, valued for its durable timber and edible fruit.
amulet
nounC1
/ˈæm.jʊ.lət/A small object worn to protect against evil, harm, or illness.
amulius
nounVery low
/əˈmjuːliəs/A proper noun referring to a figure in Roman mythology, a legendary king of Alba Longa who deposed his brother Numitor and was later overthrown by his grandsons Romulus and Remus.
amun
nounC2
/ˈɑːmʊn/The principal deity of ancient Egyptian religion, often depicted as a man with a ram's head or wearing a tall plumed crown; a creator god later fused with Ra as Amun-Ra.
amundsen
nounLow
/ˈɑːmʊndsən/A proper noun referring to Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911.
amundsen gulf
nounVery Low (Proper noun, specialist)
/ˈɑːmʊndsən ɡʌlf/A body of water in the Canadian Arctic, part of the Beaufort Sea, named after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
amundsen sea
nounC2
/ˈɑːmʊndsən siː/A marginal sea of the Southern Ocean, located off the coast of Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica. It lies between Cape Flying Fish (Thurston Island) and Cape Dart (Siple Island).

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