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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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alarum (Rock Band)
Alaska cedar (evergreen tree)
Alaska Native (member of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska)
Alaska Standard Time (Standard time)
alastor (in Greek Mythology)
Albanian (Albania or its people)
albatross (bird)
albedo (in astrophysics)
Albigenses (religion, history, France)
albino (in anatomy)
albumin (in biochemistry)
Alcaic (being a verse form)
alcalde (government, Spain)
alcazar (Rock Band)
Alcestis (in Greek Mythology)
alchemy (in science)
Alcinous (in Greek Mythology)
Alcmene (Amphitryon's wife)
alcohol (in chemistry)
alcoholism (disease)
Alcyone (in Greek Mythology)
Aldebaran (star)
aldehyde (in chemistry)