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anaphasic
  • a  of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase
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anagrammatic
  • a  related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram
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anagrammatical
  • a  related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram
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anal
  • a  of or related to the anus
    anal thermometer
  • a  a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
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anal retentive
  • a  a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
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anapestic
  • a  (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
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analeptic
  • n  a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
  • s  stimulating the central nervous system
    an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system
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analgesic
  • n  a medicine used to relieve pain
  • s  capable of relieving pain
    an analgesic effect
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analog
  • n  something having the property of being analogous to something else
  • a  of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
    analogue device
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analogical
  • s  expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy
    the analogical use of a metaphor
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analogous
  • s  similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
    brains and computers are often considered analogous
    salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar
  • a  corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
    the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous
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analogue
  • n  something having the property of being analogous to something else
  • a  of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
    analogue device
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analphabetic
  • n  an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
  • a  relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
  • a  not alphabetic
    an analphabetic arrangement of letters
    Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic
  • s  having little acquaintance with writing
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analytic
  • a  using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus
    analytic statics
  • a  using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
    an analytic experiment
    an analytic approach
    a keenly analytic man
    analytical reasoning
    an analytical mind
  • a  expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
  • a  of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
    `all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition
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