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atamasco lily
nounVery Low
/ˌætəˈmæskəʊ ˈlɪli/A perennial flowering plant native to the southeastern United States, with white, trumpet-shaped flowers that often have a pink or purple tinge.
ataractic
adjectivenounC2
/ˌætəˈræktɪk/A substance or agent that produces a state of calm or tranquillity; a tranquilizer.
ataraxia
nounLow (C2/Academic)
/ˌætəˈræksiə/A state of serene calmness and freedom from emotional disturbance or anxiety.
atascadero
nounLow (specialized or regional)
/əˌtæskəˈdɛərəʊ/A physical obstruction or place where something becomes stuck; a literal or figurative bottleneck.
ataturk
nounVery low outside Turkish/Turkey-related contexts.
/ˈætətɜːk/The surname and honorific title of Mustafa Kemal, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, meaning 'Father of the Turks'.
atavism
nounLow
/ˈæt.ə.vɪ.zəm/The reappearance in an individual of a characteristic or trait from a remote ancestor, after several generations of absence; a biological throwback.
ataxia
nounC1-C2/Technical
/əˈtæk.si.ə/Loss of full control of bodily movements; incoordination.
atbara
nounLow/Uncommon
/atˈbɑːrə/The name of a city in Sudan, located at the confluence of the Nile and Atbara rivers.
atchafalaya
nounC2 (Proficient) / Extremely Low Frequency
/əˌtʃæf.əˈlaɪ.ə/A major river and swamp basin in south central Louisiana, USA.
atchison
nounVery Low
/ˈætʃɪs(ə)n/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in Kansas, USA.
atebrin
nounVery Low
/ˈætɪbrɪn/A proprietary name for the antimalarial drug quinacrine hydrochloride.
atef-crown
nounVery low (Rare/Obsolute specialist)
/ˈɑːtɛf kraʊn/A specific type of ancient Egyptian royal headpiece or crown.
atelectasis
nounVery Low
/ˌætɪˈlɛktəsɪs/The collapse or incomplete expansion of part or all of a lung.
atelier
nounC1/C2
/əˈtɛlɪeɪ/A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.
ateliosis
nounVery Low
/əˌtiːlɪˈəʊsɪs/A condition of imperfect or arrested development, especially resulting in dwarfism while maintaining normal intelligence and proportions.
atemoya
nounC2
/ˌætɪˈmɔɪə/A tropical hybrid fruit, a cross between a sugar apple and a cherimoya.
aten
nounVery Low
/ˈɑːtən/Aten is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun disk deity, central to the monotheistic religious reforms of Pharaoh Akhenaten in the 14th century BCE.
aten asteroid
nounC1
/ˈæstərɔɪd/A small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
atenolol
nounlow
/əˈtɛnəlɒl/A beta-blocker medication primarily used to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions.
atget
nounExtremely Low
An uncommon, obsolete or dialectal verb meaning 'to beget' or 'to procreate'.

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