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1. abaciste n.

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One who performs calculations with an abacus, an arithmetician.

2. abbā n.

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Father! -- addressed to God & to an abbot.

3. abbat(h)īe, -cīe n.

Additional spellings: abbathie, abbacie
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(a) The office, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot; (b) an abbey.

4. abbatisse, -ice n.

Additional spellings: abbatice
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Abbess.

5. abbodesse n.

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Abbess.

6. abbot n.

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(a) The superior of a convent of monks having the status of an abbey; (b) = abba, q.v.

7. abecedary n.

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A spelling book or primer.

8. abet(te n.

Additional spellings: abette
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Incitement to evil; urging.

9. ablactāciǒun n.

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The weaning (of a child).

10. aborchi n.

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The aorta.

11. aborsum n.

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Abortion, stillbirth.

12. abrotāne n.

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Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum).

13. abstersiǒun n.

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Surg. (a) The act or process of cleansing a wound or sore, the removal of pus or other impurities by means of cleansing medicines; (b) a detergent or cleansing property.

14. abstracciǒun n.

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Withdrawal from worldly affairs and interests, asceticism.

15. acācia, -ie n.

Additional spellings: acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive).

16. accessō̆rie n.

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(a) An accessory to a crime; (b) that which is subordinate to something else.

17. accīdie n.

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(a) The deadly sin of Sloth, a disinclination to do anything good; (b) a spell of lethargy or apathy.

18. acelle n.

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Armpit.

19. acetọ̄se adj. as n.

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Sorrel (Rumex acetosa).

20. acōlī̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: acolite
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A cleric who has taken the highest of the four minor orders, an acolyte; also, the order itself.