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  • anti-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
  • anti-puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
  • anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
  • antiarrhythmics — Plural form of antiarrhythmic.
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • anticolonialism — the opposition to colonialism
  • antimaterialism — an attitude opposed to materialism
  • antimaterialist — opposed to materialism
  • antimetabolites — Plural form of antimetabolite.
  • antirationalism — the opposition to rationalism
  • antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
  • antiromanticism — the opposition to romanticism
  • antisentimental — (of a piece of art or literature) deliberately unsentimental
  • apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
  • apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot.
  • aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
  • apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
  • apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
  • apple macintosh — Macintosh
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • aristotelianism — a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
  • armaments depot — a store for armaments
  • armes parlantes — arms using devices to illustrate the name of the bearers, such as a rose and a wall to illustrate the name Rosewall
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
  • arrest judgment — to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
  • arrondissements — Plural form of arrondissement.
  • asbestos cement — a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building purposes.
  • assimilationism — the theory of promoting the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society
  • assimilationist — a person who favours and promotes the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society
  • astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
  • astrophotometry — the measurement of the intensity of light of celestial objects.
  • asymmetric bars — a pair of wooden or fibreglass bars placed parallel to each other but set at different heights, for various exercises
  • asymmetric time — musical time consisting of an odd number of beats in each bar divided into uneven combinations, such as 3 + 2, 4 + 3, 2 + 3 + 2, etc
  • as…as they come — the most characteristic example of a class or type
  • at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  • atlantic salmon — a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams tributary to the ocean.
  • atlas mountains — a mountain system of N Africa, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara. Highest peak: Mount Toubkal, 4165 m (13 664 ft)
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
  • augusta emerita — a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
  • australian mist — a breed of medium-sized cat with a short spotted or marbled coat
  • autocannibalism — The eating of part of one's own body.
  • autodidacticism — any self-directed learning or self-education
  • automatic focus — a system in a camera which automatically adjusts the lens so that the object being photographed is in focus, often one using infrared light to estimate the distance of the object from the camera
  • autotransformer — a transformer in which part of the winding is common to both primary and secondary circuits
  • ballet mistress — a woman who teaches and rehearses the dancers in a ballet company
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
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