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anaptyxis
nounLow
/ˌanəpˈtɪksɪs/The insertion of a vowel sound between two consonants for easier pronunciation.
anapurna
nounVery Low
/ˌænəˈpɜː.nə/ or /ˌʌnəˈpʊə.nə/The word 'anapurna' is not an established English word. It appears to be a misspelling or corruption of 'Annapurna' (without the double 'n'), which is the name of a mountain in the Himalayas and, in Hinduism, a goddess of food and nourishment.
anarch
nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
/ˈæn.ɑːk/A person who actively advocates or promotes anarchy; an instigator of disorder or chaos.
anarchism
nounLow (C2)
/ˈæn.ə.kɪ.zəm/A political theory and movement that advocates for a society without a state or coercive hierarchies, often believing that government is harmful and unnecessary.
anarchist
nounC1
/ˈæn.ə.kɪst/A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of society without government or law.
anarcho-syndicalism
nounC2
/ˌæn.ə.kəʊ ˈsɪn.dɪ.kə.lɪ.zəm/A political philosophy and movement that advocates the organisation of society through a system of decentralised, self-managed workers' unions (syndicates) as the primary means of both political and economic organisation, rejecting state power and capitalism.
anarchy
nounC1
/ˈæn.ə.ki/A state of disorder and absence of government or law.
anarthria
nounC2
/ænˈɑːθrɪə/Complete inability to articulate speech due to neurological damage.
anasarca
nounVery Rare (C2+)
/ˌanəˈsɑːkə/A severe, generalized oedema (swelling) characterized by a massive accumulation of fluid in the body's tissues and cavities.
anasazi
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˌænəˈsɑːzi/A member of an ancient Native American culture that lived in the southwestern United States, particularly known for their cliff dwellings.
anaspid
nounExtremely low (C2/Specialist)
/əˈnæspɪd/An extinct, primitive, jawless fish-like vertebrate of the order Anaspida.
anastasia
nounLow
/ˌæn.əˈsteɪ.zi.ə/A proper noun used as a given female name, of Greek origin, meaning 'resurrection'.
anastasis
nounLow
/ˌænəˈsteɪsɪs/The act of resurrection or rising again.
anastasius i
nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
/ˌænəˈsteɪziəs ðə ˈfɜːst/Proper noun referring to Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518 AD.
anastigmat
nounVery Rare (Technical/Specialist)
/əˈnastɪɡmat/A photographic lens system corrected for astigmatism, producing sharp, undistorted images across the entire field.
anastomose
verbverb-ambitransitiveC2 / Very Rare
/əˈnastəməʊz/to connect or join together, especially blood vessels, rivers, or branches.
anastomosis
nounVery Rare
/əˌnæs.təˈməʊ.sɪs/A connection or joining between two structures, especially blood vessels, rivers, or branches of a network.
anastrophe
nounVery Low Frequency (C2+)
/əˈnæstrəfi/A rhetorical device where the normal word order of a sentence is inverted for emphasis or poetic effect.
anastrozole
nounLow (Specialist/Technical)
/ˌænəˈstrəʊzəʊl/A prescription drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in postmenopausal women by lowering estrogen levels.
anastylosis
nounC2
/ˌænəstʌɪˈləʊsɪs/The archaeological reconstruction of a ruined monument or structure using its original materials.

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