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-a-

combining form

Definition of -A-

:  replacing carbon especially in a ring <aza->
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Origin of -A-

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165 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -a-
  2. a
  3. à bas
  4. à bouche
  5. à cheval
  6. à corps perdu
  7. à deux
  8. à fond
  9. à la
  10. à la carte
  11. à la grecque
  12. à la Jardinière
  13. à la king
  14. à la meunière
  15. à la minute
  16. à la mode
  17. à la nage
  18. à la provençale
  19. à l'orange
  20. à l'outrance
  21. à outrance
  22. à petits fers
  23. à quatre mains
  24. à terre
  25. à trois
  26. a baculo
  27. A battery
  28. a bene placito
  29. a cappella
  30. a capriccio
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