English Words Starting With A

• academical

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪ.kəl/Related to a university, college, or formal education.
• academicals

  plural-nounRare / C2+
  /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪ.kəlz/The traditional formal attire, especially cap and gown, worn by university students and officials on ceremonial occasions.
• academician

  nounC1
  /ˌæk.ə.dəˈmɪʃ.ən/A member of an academy, especially an academy of arts or sciences, often implying formal election and honorific status.
• academicism

  nounC2 / Rare
  /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/Excessive concern with formal rules, conventions, and traditional styles, especially in art, literature, or education, at the expense of creativity or practical application.
• academicize

  verb-transitiveRare
  /ˌakəˈdɛmɪsʌɪz/To make something academic in character, style, or approach; to treat as a subject for academic study.
• academie goncourt

  nounLow
  /əˌkæd.əˌmiː ˈɡɒ̃.kɔː(ɹ)/A prestigious French literary society that awards an annual prize (the Prix Goncourt) for the best French-language prose work of the year.
• academism

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /ˈakədəmɪz(ə)m/The principles, doctrines, or methods of academic institutions, especially when rigid, conventional, or excessively formal.
• academize

  verb-transitiveLow
  /əˈkadɪmʌɪz/To make something more formal, theoretical, or characteristic of an academic institution; to bring under the control or influence of a university or academic discipline.
• academus

  nounExtremely low / Obscure
  /ˌækəˈdiːməs/A rare literary or poetic term referring to an academic environment, scholarly retreat, or the classical ideal of an educational grove, most often used as a proper noun in historical contexts.
• academy

  nounB2
  /əˈkæd.ə.mi/An institution for the study, training, or advancement of a particular subject, especially higher learning or the arts.
• academy award

  nounB2
  /əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd/Any of the annual awards (statuettes) presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence in cinematic achievement.
• academy of motion picture arts and sciences

  nounC1
  /əˈkæd.ə.mi əv ˈməʊ.ʃən ˈpɪk.tʃər ɑːts ənd ˈsaɪ.ən.sɪz/The specific professional honorary society and awards organization for the American film industry, based in Los Angeles, California.
• acadia

  nounC2
  /əˈkeɪ.di.ə/A historical French colony in North America, primarily located in what is now the Maritime provinces of Canada, parts of Quebec, and Maine, USA.
• acadia national park

  nounB2
  /əˈkeɪ.di.ə ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈpɑːk/A US national park located on Mount Desert Island and other coastal islands in Maine, known for its rugged coastline, woodlands, and granite peaks.
• acadian

  adjectivenounC2
  /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/A descendant of French colonists who settled in Acadia (now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island in Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• acadian flycatcher

  nounRare (C2+)
  /əˈkeɪ.di.ən ˈflaɪˌkætʃ.ər/A small, insect-eating songbird (Empidonax virescens) of eastern North American forests.
• acadian owl

  nounLow
  /əˈkeɪ.di.ən aʊl/A common name for the saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus), a small North American owl species.
• acai

  nounC1
  /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/A small, dark purple berry from a palm tree native to Central and South America, especially the Amazon region.
• acajou

  nounLow
  /ˈæk.ə.ʒuː/A tropical hardwood tree of the cashew family, prized for its dense, reddish-brown timber; also refers to the cashew tree itself.
• acalculia

  nounVery Low Frequency
  /ˌeɪ.kælˈkjuː.li.ə/A specific medical or neuropsychological condition involving the inability to perform basic arithmetic calculations, often resulting from brain injury.

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