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anagogy
nounVery Rare / Specialized
/ˈænəɡɒdʒi/A mystical or spiritual interpretation of a text, seeking a higher, moral, or heavenly meaning.
anagram
nounverb-transitiveB2
/ˈæn.ə.ɡræm/A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
anagrammatize
verbverb-ambitransitiveRare
/əˌnæɡ.rə.maɪˈtaɪz/To rearrange the letters of a word or phrase to form another word or phrase.
anagrammer
nounLow frequency / Specialised
/ˈæn.ə.ɡræm.ə(r)/A person who creates or solves anagrams; a tool or software program for generating or finding anagrams.
anaheim
nounB1
/ˈænəhaɪm/A city in Orange County, California, United States, known for Disneyland Resort, sports venues, and convention centers.
anahuac
nounVery low (C2/proper noun)
/əˈnɑː.wæk/A historical region in central Mexico, the heartland of the Aztec Empire.
anakim
plural-nounVery Low (Academic/Literary/Religious)
/ˈænəkɪm/A group of people, of great stature and strength, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as descendants of Anak.
anal canal
nounTechnical / Scientific / Medical
/ˌeɪ.nəl kəˈnæl/The final segment of the large intestine, approximately 3-4 cm long, that connects the rectum to the anus.
anal character
nounC1/C2
/ˈeɪ.nəl ˈkæ.rək.tə/A personality type in psychoanalytic theory characterized by orderliness, parsimony, and obstinacy, theorized by Sigmund Freud to originate from conflicts during the anal stage of psychosexual development.
anal erotic
nounC1
/ˌeɪ.nəl ɪˈrɒt.ɪk/Pertaining to sexual arousal or pleasure focused on or derived from the anus.
anal fin
nounLow
/ˈeɪ.nəl fɪn/The single, unpaired fin located on the ventral (lower) surface of a fish, posterior to the anus.
anal intercourse
nounlow
/ˌeɪ.nəl ˈɪn.tə.kɔːs/Sexual activity involving penetration of the anus.
anal phase
nounC2
/ˈeɪnəl feɪz/In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, a stage of psychosexual development in early childhood (approx. 1–3 years) where the child's focus of pleasure and conflict centers on control of bowel and bladder functions, and where attitudes toward orderliness, messiness, and control are formed.
anal retentive
adjectivenounlow
/ˌeɪn(ə)l rɪˈtɛntɪv/Excessively orderly, fussy about details, rigid, and controlling, often to a fault.
anal sex
nounLow-frequency (in general discourse), common in specific contexts (medical, legal, sex education).
/ˌeɪ.nəl ˈseks/A sexual activity involving penetration of the anus.
anal vein
nounvery low
/ˈeɪ.nəl veɪn/A vein in the anal region of an insect, specifically a longitudinal vein on the posterior part of the wing.
analcite
nounVery Low
/ˈæn.əl.saɪt/A white or colourless mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of sodium and aluminium, typically occurring as simple cubic crystals.
analects
plural-nounVery Low
/ˈænəlekts/A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts or passages, especially from the writings of a classical author.
analects of confucius, the
nounC2
/ˈænəlekts əv kənˈfjuːʃəs/A collection of sayings, dialogues, and anecdotes attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples, compiled after his death; a foundational text of Confucianism.
analemma
nounC2+
/ˌanəˈlɛmə/A diagram in the shape of a figure-eight showing the position of the Sun in the sky at the same time of day over the course of a year, as observed from a fixed point on Earth.

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