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amateur
  • n  someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  • n  an athlete who does not play for pay
  • s  engaged in as a pastime
    an amateur painter
    gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals
  • s  lacking professional skill or expertise
    a very amateurish job
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alto
  • n  a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
  • n  the lowest female singing voice
  • n  the highest adult male singing voice
  • n  (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
  • n  the pitch range of the lowest female voice
  • s  of or being the lowest female voice
  • s  of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
  • s  (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
    alto clarinet or recorder
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altricial
  • a  (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
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altruistic
  • a  showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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alveolar
  • n  a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
  • a  pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
  • a  pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw
    alveolar processes
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amalgamate
  • v  to bring or combine together or with something else
  • s  joined together into a whole
    the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
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amalgamated
  • v  to bring or combine together or with something else
  • s  joined together into a whole
    the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
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amalgamative
  • a  characterized by or tending toward amalgamation
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