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anoint
verbverb-transitiveC1
/əˈnɔɪnt/To ceremonially apply oil or liquid (often perfumed) to someone or something as a sacred ritual, signifying consecration, blessing, healing, or initiation.
anointed
adjectivenounverbC1
/əˈnɔɪntɪd/To have officially chosen someone for an important job or role, often through a religious ceremony involving the application of oil.
anointing of the sick
nounLow
/əˈnɔɪntɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɪk/A religious ceremony in Christianity, particularly Catholicism, where a person who is seriously ill or near death is anointed with blessed oil.
anoka
nounVery Low
/əˈnəʊkə/A proper noun referring to a city in Minnesota, United States, or occasionally used as a surname or place name.
anole
nounC1
/əˈnəʊli/A small, typically green tree-dwelling lizard native to the Americas, known for its ability to change colour.
anolyte
nounVery low
/ˈæn.ə.laɪt/The electrolyte solution surrounding the anode in an electrochemical cell.
anomalies
nounC1
/əˈnɒm.ə.liz/Things that are unusual, unexpected, or that deviate from what is standard, normal, or expected.
anomalism
nounC2/Very Rare
/əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ.zəm/The quality or state of being anomalous; deviation from the common rule, type, or arrangement; irregularity.
anomalistic month
nounRare
/əˌnɒm.əˈlɪs.tɪk mʌnθ/The average time the Moon takes to make one complete orbit around the Earth, measured from perigee to perigee (its closest point to Earth).
anomalistic year
nounLow (Specialised Technical Term)
/əˌnɒm.əˈlɪs.tɪk ˈjɪər/The time it takes for Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun with respect to its point of closest approach (perihelion).
anomalous dispersion
nounRare/Very Low
/əˈnɒmələs dɪˈspɜːʃən/A phenomenon in optics and physics where the refractive index of a material decreases with increasing wavelength, contrary to normal behavior.
anomalous monism
nounC2
/əˈnɒmələs ˈmɒnɪz(ə)m/A philosophical theory positing that all mental events are physical events, but that mental concepts cannot be reduced to or explained by physical concepts, making the mental realm 'anomalous' or lawless in relation to the physical.
anomaly
nounC1
/əˈnɒm.ə.li/Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
anomia
nounVery Low
/əˈnəʊ.mi.ə/A brain condition causing inability to recall names of people, objects, or places.
anomie
nounC1/C2
/ˈæn.ə.mi/A state of social disorder, normlessness, or collapse of social bonds and moral values within a society or individual.
anomite
nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
/ˈæn.ə.maɪt/A specific type of fossilised coiled shell, historically used to refer to an ammonite, especially one with an irregular spiral.
anonychia
nounVery Low
/ˌanəˈnɪkɪə/A medical condition characterized by the absence of fingernails or toenails.
anonym
nounLow
/ˈæn.ə.nɪm/A false or fictitious name, especially one used by an author; a pseudonym.
anonymity
nounC1
/ˌænəˈnɪməti/the state of having your name or identity unknown or hidden.
anonymize
verbverb-transitiveC1
/əˈnɒn.ɪ.maɪz/To remove personally identifiable information from data so that individuals cannot be identified.

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