ablution
ablutionablution: see lavatoryablution (n.)\\\"ritual washing,\\\" late 14c., from Latin ablutionem...
abnegate
abnegate (v.)1650s, from Latin abnegatus, past participle of abnegare \\\"to refuse, deny\\\" (see a...
abnegation
abnegation (n.)late 14c., \\\"a negative assertion,\\\" c. 1500 as \\\"self-denial,\\\" from Latin a...
abnormal
abnormal (adj.)1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of La...
abnormality
abnormality (n.)\\\"quality of being abnormal,\\\" 1854; \\\"abnormal feature or quality,\\\" 1859,...
aboard
aboard (adv.)late 14c., probably in most cases from Old French à bord, from à \\\"on\\\" + bord \\\"...
abode
abodeabode: see bideabode (n.)mid-13c., \\\"action of waiting,\\\" verbal noun identical with Old En...
abolish
abolish (v.)mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir \\\"to abolish\...
abolition
abolition (n.)1520s, from Middle French abolition or directly from Latin abolitionem (nominative abo...