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aegean
  • n  an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
  • a  of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea
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aeolian
  • n  a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
  • n  the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia
  • a  of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind
  • a  of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people
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aeolotropic
  • s  having properties with different values along different axes
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aeonian
  • a  of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)
  • s  continuing forever or indefinitely
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aerated
  • v  expose to fresh air
  • v  aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
  • v  impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
  • s  (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
  • s  supplied with carbon dioxide
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affine
  • n  (anthropology) kin by marriage
  • a  (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
  • s  (anthropology) related by marriage
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aerial
  • n  a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
  • n  an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
  • a  existing or living or growing or operating in the air
    aerial roots of a philodendron
    aerial particles
    small aerial creatures such as butterflies
    aerial warfare
    aerial photography
    aerial cable cars
  • s  characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    aerial fancies
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aeriform
  • s  resembling air or having the form of air
  • s  characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle
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aerobic
  • a  depending on free oxygen or air
    aerobic fermentation
  • a  based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency
    aerobic dance
    running is very aerobic
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aerobiotic
  • s  living or active only in the presence of oxygen
    aerobiotic bacteria
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aerodynamic
  • a  of or relating to aerodynamics
  • s  designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
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