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Word Unit: Abbreviations Frequently Encountered + (shortened forms of spoken words or written symbols, or phrases, used chiefly in writing to represent the complete forms).
Word Unit: Aborigines, Aborigine, Aboriginal (generally a reference to indigenous people in general; being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region: aboriginal forests, aboriginal rocks; of or relating to Aborigines or people of Australia).
Word Unit: Abracadabra (the origins and more recent usage as a term used in the performances of prestidigitation or "magic").
Word Unit: Alchemy, an ancient science + (how alchemists changed matter into useful applications).
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Word Unit: Amazing Histories of Words (etymology of words or their original "true meanings"; a rich source of information regarding the earliest
meanings of words as they migrated from the past into the present).
Word Unit: amber (resin to amber stone to electricity).
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Word Unit: Anatomy and Related Anatomical Terms + (the structure of organisms from the smallest components of cells to the biggest organs and their relationships to other organs especially of the human body).
Word Unit: Anatomy, Its Origins and Development (the science of bodily structures and parts as discovered and developed over the centuries by means of dissections).
Word Unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms + (terms restricted to the study of social insects; such as, ants and words that apply generally to entomology).
Word Unit: Anthropology Words + (anthropological key terms listed for a greater understanding of human beings, past and present).
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Word Unit: Archeology, Archaeology + (a glossary of archeological terms particularly related to the field of research that can tell us about our origins and our remote past).
Word Unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms + (the science of the celestial bodies: the sun, the moon, and the planets; the stars and galaxies; and all of the other objects in the universe).
Word Unit: Automobile or Related Car Terms + (scientific terms about the use of vehicles including cars, trucks, or any automobiles including their technology as related to transportation).
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