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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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A-frame (structure)
A-line (top)
A-OK (Perfectly all right)
A-one (First-class)
A-team (subunit of the Special Forces)
a- (prefix)
aardvark (mammal)
aardwolf (mammal)
Aaron's rod (plant)
Aaronic (characteristic of Aaron)
ab- (prefix)
abaca (material, plant)
abacus (in mathematics)
abattoir (structure)
Abba (Bible)
abbé (superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area)
Abbevillian (Paleolithic archaeological sites in Europe)
abbey (order)
abbreviation (in linguistics)