English Words Starting With A

• aegirite

  nounExtremely Rare (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈiːdʒɪraɪt/, /ˈeɪɡɪraɪt/A mineral of the pyroxene group, consisting mainly of sodium, iron, and silicate.
• aegis

  nounC1-C2 (Advanced)
  /ˈiːdʒɪs/Protection, support, sponsorship, or control by a powerful entity.
• aegisthus

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /iːˈdʒɪsθəs/In Greek mythology, the son of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia; the lover of Clytemnestra and co-conspirator in the murder of Agamemnon.
• aegium

  nounVery low/Very rare
  /ˈiːdʒiəm/A rare, literary, and primarily historical term referring to a shield or protective covering, often with classical or mythological connotations.
• aegospotami

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˌiːɡəˈspɒtəmaɪ/A river in ancient Thrace, site of a decisive naval battle in 405 BC.
• aegrotat

  nounC2
  /iːˈɡrəʊtæt/An academic degree awarded to an unwell candidate who cannot sit the final examination, or a medical certificate.
• aegyptopithecus

  nounVery Low (C2/Technical)
  /iːˌdʒɪptəʊˈpɪθɪkəs/A genus of extinct primates considered an early ancestor of apes and humans, living approximately 30 million years ago during the Oligocene epoch.
• aegyptus

  nounVery Low
  /iːˈdʒɪptəs/The Latin name for Egypt, used in historical, classical, or poetic contexts.
• aelurophile

  nounLow (specialized, literary)
  /ˈiːl(j)ʊərə(ʊ)ˌfaɪl/A person who loves cats.
• aelurophobe

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌiːljʊərə(ʊ)ˈfəʊb/A person who has an intense, irrational fear of cats.
• aeneas

  nounlow
  /ɪˈniːəs/The legendary Trojan hero in Greek and Roman mythology, son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite/Venus, who escaped the fall of Troy and whose journey to Italy is described in Virgil's epic poem, the Aeneid. He is regarded as the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
• aeneas silvius

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈniːəs ˈsɪlvɪəs/A historical figure: the Latin name of Pope Pius II (1405–1464), a Renaissance humanist, diplomat, poet, and historian.
• aeneid

  nounC2
  /ɪˈniːɪd/A classical epic poem by the Roman poet Virgil, recounting the story of Aeneas's journey from Troy to Italy.
• aeolian

  adjectivenounC2/Rare
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən/Relating to or caused by the wind.
• aeolian deposits

  plural-nounC2
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən dɪˈpɒ.zɪts/Sediments and materials transported and laid down by the wind.
• aeolian harp

  nounC2
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən hɑːp/A musical instrument consisting of an open box with strings stretched across it, played by the wind blowing over them to produce harmonic, ethereal sounds.
• aeolian islands

  plural-nounLow
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən ˈaɪ.ləndz/A volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, Italy.
• aeolian mode

  nounC2
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən məʊd/A type of musical scale identical to the natural minor scale.
• aeolian tone

  nounC2
  /iːˈəʊ.li.ən ˈtəʊn/A resonant tone produced by wind passing over or through a stretched wire or structure.
• aeolic

  adjectivenounC2
  /iːˈɒlɪk/Relating to an ancient Greek dialect used chiefly in Aeolis and Boeotia.

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