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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter A.. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
The place at which two or more rivers or other watercourses flow together to form one larger river or watercourse. [2] coniferous Bearing cones; from the conifer family. [2] contiguity The characteristic of a group of neighboring political or geographical divisions not being interrupted by politically unaffiliated land or water.
This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper Zip Code bounds, if applicable.
When positioned at the beginning, they occur before any predeterminative, determinative, or internal modifier. [44] In the noun phrase even all their best songs, for instance, the external modifier (even) must occur before the predeterminative (all), determinative (their), and internal modifier (best). Some external modifiers can move freely ...
A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
A special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the alphabet. [1] acatalexis An acatalectic line of verse is one having the metrically complete number of syllables in the final foot. [2] accent Any noun used to describe the stress put on a certain syllable while speaking a word.
(noun) Something from which something else originates, develops, or takes form; [24] a mold or die; an electroplated impression of a phonograph record used to make duplicate records. [25] (noun in biology) The substance in which tissue cells are embedded. [26] (noun in math) The arrangement of a set of quantities in rows and columns. [27]
A proper adjective/adverb (often called "modifiers") must modify a noun or verb (the "head"). For example, the creator of the language, Sonja Lang, uses the name jan Sonja. jan is a noun meaning "person", and it is modified by her first name. This can be extended to other proper nouns, such as ma Kanata "Canada", in which ma means place.