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- appassionato — (to be performed) in an impassioned manner
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- apple newton — (computer) A Personal Digital Assistant produced by Apple Computer. The Newton provides a clever, user-friendly interface and relies solely on pen-based input. Eagerly anticipated, the Newton uses handwriting recognition software to "learn" the users handwriting and provide reliable character recognition. Various third-party software applications are available and add-on peripherals like wireless modems for Internet access are being sold by Apple Computer, Inc. and its licensees.
- applications — Plural form of application.
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- aqua ammonia — a water solution of ammonia; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
- arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
- arborization — a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arson attack — an attack when property is set fire to
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assertations — Plural form of assertation.
- asseveration — the act of asseverating.
- assibilation — (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- assignations — Plural form of assignation.
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- associations — Plural form of association.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- at long last — finally, after difficulty, delay, or irritation
- attributions — Plural form of attribution.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction