English Words Starting With A

• augury

  nounC1
  /ˈɔːɡjəri/The practice of interpreting omens or signs from the natural world to predict future events.
• augusta

  nounLow
  /ɔːˈɡʌstə/A proper noun, primarily a feminine given name and a place name.
• augustales

  plural-nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ɔːˈɡʌstəliːz/Gold coins issued during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus.
• augustan

  adjectivenounC2
  /ɔːˈɡʌstən/Relating to the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE), especially its literary culture marked by refinement, elegance, and classical ideals.
• auguste

  nounVery low / specialist
  /ɔːˈɡuːst/A specific type of clumsy, eccentric, or foolish clown, characterized by distinctive makeup and slapstick routines, typically serving as the foil to a more elegant whiteface clown.
• augustine

  nounC2
  /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/A proper noun referring to a historical person, a religious order, or a type of pear.
• augustinian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌɔːɡəˈstɪnɪən/Relating to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD), his theological doctrines, or his order of monks and nuns.
• augustinian of the assumption

  nounVery Low
  /ɔːˌɡʌˈstɪn.i.ən əv ði əˈsʌmp.ʃən/A member of a Roman Catholic religious order (the Assumptionists) following the Rule of Saint Augustine, dedicated to education, missions, and the press.
• augustus

  nounLow
  /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/A title meaning "venerable" or "majestic," most famously held by the first Roman emperor, Gaius Octavius, marking the establishment of the Roman Empire.
• auk

  nounC2
  /ɔːk/A seabird of the family Alcidae, typically black and white with a heavy body, short wings, and webbed feet, found in northern seas.
• auklet

  nounC1 (Low frequency, domain-specific)
  /ˈɔːklɪt/A small, diving seabird of the auk family, typically found in the North Pacific Ocean.
• aulard

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈɔː.lɑː(ɹ)d/Not an established English word. Likely a proper noun (surname or a rare, obsolete term from historical French).
• auld lang syne

  nounC1
  /ˌɔːld læŋ ˈsaɪn/The phrase literally means 'old long since' in Scots, referring to times long past or old times.
• auld reekie

  nounLow
  /ˌɔːld ˈriːki/A traditional nickname for the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
• aulic council

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɔːlɪk ˈkaʊnsəl/A historical council or court attached to a royal or imperial household, particularly in the Holy Roman Empire.
• aulis

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɔːlɪs/A proper noun referring to the ancient Greek port from which the Greek fleet sailed to Troy in Homer's Iliad.
• auliye-ata

  nounVery Low
  /ˌaʊliˌeɪ əˈtɑː/A historical city in Kazakhstan, now known as Taraz.
• aulnay-sous-bois

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊlneɪ suː ˈbwɑː/A commune (town) in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.
• aulophyte

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈɔːlə(ʊ)faɪt/A plant that lives inside the cavity or hollow of another plant, but is not parasitic on it.
• aulos

  nounC2
  /ˈaʊ.lɒs/An ancient Greek double-piped reed instrument, often described as a double oboe.

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