English Words Starting With A

• abednego

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæbɛdˈniːɡəʊ/A proper noun; the name of one of the three Jewish captives (along with Shadrach and Meshach) who were thrown into a fiery furnace but miraculously survived, as recounted in the Book of Daniel in the Bible.
• abel

  nounLow (as a common noun, very rare; as a name, common as a proper noun)
  /ˈeɪb(ə)l/A proper noun, primarily a male given name, derived from the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel).
• abel-meholah

  nounC2
  /ˌeɪbəl mɪˈhəʊlə/A historical geographical place name, specifically a town or region mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in the Jordan Valley.
• abelard

  nounLow
  /ˈæb.ɪ.lɑːd/A historical figure: Peter Abelard (1079–1142), a renowned French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician, famous for his tragic love affair with his student Héloïse.
• abele

  nounC2
  /əˈbiːl/A type of poplar tree, specifically the white poplar (Populus alba), known for its distinctive leaves with white undersides.
• abelia

  nounLow
  /əˈbiːlɪə/A genus of ornamental flowering shrubs, typically with small, fragrant pink or white flowers.
• abelian group

  nounC2+
  /əˌbiːlɪən ˈɡruːp/A set equipped with a binary operation that is associative, has an identity element, has inverses for all elements, and is commutative.
• abelmosk

  nounVery low (Technical/Literary)
  /ˈeɪb(ə)lmɒsk/A tropical plant (Abelmoschus moschatus) whose seeds have a musky scent.
• abelson

  nounVery low
  /ˈeɪbəlsən/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
• abenaki

  adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency)
  /ˌæb.əˈnæk.i/A member of a group of Native American peoples originally inhabiting the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
• abend

  nounC1-C2 / Highly specialized
  /ˈɑːbɛnd/An abnormal termination or crash of a computer program or system, especially a sudden failure.
• abeokuta

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌæbɪəʊˈkuːtə/A city in southwestern Nigeria.
• abercrombie

  nounMedium (due to brand recognition)
  /ˌæb.ə.ˈkrɒm.bi/A proper noun, primarily a surname of Scottish origin.
• aberdare

  nounLow
  /ˌæbəˈdeə/A proper noun referring to a town in South Wales, UK.
• aberdeen

  nounB2
  /ˌæb.ərˈdiːn/A city in Scotland, UK, historically and economically significant as a port and centre for the oil and gas industry.
• aberdeen angus

  nounRare
  /ˌæb.ɚˌdiːn ˈæŋ.ɡəs/A breed of large, naturally polled (hornless), black cattle, originally from Scotland, reared primarily for beef.
• aberdeen proving ground

  nounVery Low (Proper noun, specialist domain)
  /ˌæb.əˌdiːn ˈpruː.vɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/A proper noun referring to a specific United States Army facility in Maryland, USA, primarily used for weapons testing and research.
• aberdeen terrier

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌæb.əˈdiːn ˈter.i.ər/A breed of small, wiry-coated terrier, originally bred in Scotland for hunting and killing vermin.
• aberdeenshire

  nounB2
  /ˌæb.əˈdiːn.ʃər/ or /ˌæb.əˈdiːn.ʃɪər/A historic county and council area in northeastern Scotland, named after the city of Aberdeen.
• aberdevine

  nounRare / Archaic
  /ˌæbəˈdɛvɪn/A small European finch (Carduelis spinus, syn. Spinus spinus), the siskin.

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