Acrophony :: Acrophony (n.) The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

Aegophony :: Aegophony (n.) Same as Egophony.

Alphonsine :: Alphonsine (a.) Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284)..

Anacoluthon :: Anacoluthon (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Anthony's Fire :: Anthony's Fire () See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint..

Anthypochondriac :: Anthypochondriac (a. & n.) See Antihypochondriac.

Antichthon :: Antichthon (n.) A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun..

Antichthon :: Antichthon (n.) Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.

Antichthones :: Antichthones (pl. ) of Antichtho.

Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (a.) Counteractive of hypochondria.

Antihypochondriac :: Antihypochondriac (n.) A remedy for hypochondria.

Antiphon :: Antiphon (n.) A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone..

Antiphon :: Antiphon (n.) A verse said before and after the psalms.

Antiphonal :: Antiphonal (a.) Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs..

Antiphonal :: Antiphonal (n.) A book of antiphons or anthems.

Antiphonary :: Antiphonary (n.) A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained..

Antiphone :: Antiphone (n.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.

Antiphoner :: Antiphoner (n.) A book of antiphons.

Antiphonic :: Antiphonic (a.) Antiphonal.

Antiphonies :: Antiphonies (pl. ) of Antiphon.

Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing..

Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

Antistrophon :: Antistrophon (n.) An argument retorted on an opponent.

Aphonia :: Aphonia (n.) Alt. of Aphon.

Aphonic :: Aphonic (a.) Alt. of Aphonou.

Aphonous :: Aphonous (a.) Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal.

Aphony :: Aphony (n.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance.

Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..

Archon :: Archon (n.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates..

Archonship :: Archonship (n.) The office of an archon.

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