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aliped: "Having winged feet; (hence) swift, nimble", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin āliped-, ālipes (adjective) wing-footed, swift-footed, (noun) swift-footed creature, horse from āli- + -ped-, -pes.
aeroplankton: "= aerial plankton", 1930s; earliest use found in George Fuller (b. 1869). After German Aeroplankton.
acrostichal: "Of the bristles on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies: arranged in rows on the dorsal part of this (the mesonotum)", Late 19th cent. From acro- + ancient Greek στίχος row, line + -al, after German acrostichal.
autonym: "One's own name, a person's real name; especially the real name of an author, as distinguished from a pseudonym. Hence: a person who publishes a book under his or her own name; a book so published", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Manchester Times. From auto- + -onym.
abb: "Originally: the woof or weft in a web. Later also: the warp in a web. Frequently attributive, as abb thread, abb wool, etc", Old English; earliest use found in Cleopatra Glossary. Apparently from Old English ō-, prefix + web; compare the parallel formation represented by Old English ōwef.
a tempo: "(Especially as a direction) in the previous tempo", Italian, literally 'in time'.
advantageousness: "The quality or state of being advantageous; profitableness, usefulness", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Hammond (1605–1660), Church of England clergyman and theologian. From advantageous + -ness.
aerostatics: "With singular concord. The branch of physics that deals with the equilibrium properties of air and (now historical ) with the behaviour of objects suspended in it", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Martyn (1735–1825), botanist. From aerostatic: see -ic. Compare French aérostatique. Compare aerostation and earlier aerostatica.
air-mindedness: "Interest in and enthusiasm for the use and development of aircraft", 1920s; earliest use found in The Glasgow Herald.
auricula: "An Alpine primula from which a wide range of flowering cultivars have been developed. It has leaves that supposedly resemble bears' ears", Mid 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of auris 'ear'.
actinotherapy: "Originally: treatment of disease by means of light; = phototherapy. In later use also: = radiotherapy", Early 20th century. From actino- + therapy, probably after German Actinotherapie. Compare French actinothérapie.
absorbefacient: "Causing or facilitating absorption", Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin absorbēre absorb + -facient.
afferent: "Conducting or conducted inwards or towards something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied)", Mid 19th century: from Latin afferent- 'bringing towards', from the verb afferre, from ad- 'to' + ferre 'bring'.
ampelopsis: "A bushy climbing plant of the vine family", Modern Latin, from Greek ampelos 'vine' + opsis 'appearance'.
alogia: "Inability, or loss of the ability, to speak, especially as a result of defective intelligence or cerebral disease; (in later use) specifically reduction in the amount of spontaneous speech or in the content of speech (as a symptom of schizophrenia)", Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From French alogie, with remodelling of the ending after formations in -ia.
axiology: "The study of the nature of value and valuation, and of the kinds of things that are valuable", Early 20th century: from French axiologie, from Greek axia 'worth, value'.
acerb: "Another term for acerbic", Early 17th century: from Latin acerbus 'sour-tasting'.
astragalus: "another term for talus¹ (ankle bone)", Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek astragalos 'ankle bone, moulding', also the name of a plant.
amphioxus: "A small lancelet which is caught for food in parts of Asia", Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from amphi- + Greek oxus 'sharp'.
acquiescently: "In an acquiescent manner; with acquiescence", Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Humfrey (bap. 1621, d. 1719), clergyman and ejected minister. From acquiescent + -ly.