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9,359 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Aveyron
proper noun
Aveyron (a department of Occitania, France); Aveyron (a right tributary of the Tarn in the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania, France)
Aveyronnais
noun, masculine
resident or native of Aveyron
Avicenne
proper noun
Avicenna
Avignon
proper noun
Avignon (a city in France); a regional county municipality of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Avignonnais
noun, masculine
native or inhabitant of the city of Avignon, the prefecture of the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (usually male)
Avril
proper noun
a surname; a female given name
Axe
proper noun
Axis (World War Two nation group)
Axel
proper noun
a male given name from Danish
Axelle
proper noun
a female given name, a modern feminine equivalent Axel
Axonais
noun, masculine
resident or native of Aisne
Aya
proper noun
a female given name from Japanese
Ayako
proper noun
a female given name from Japanese
Aylmer
proper noun
a district of Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Aymara
noun, masculine/feminine
member of the Aymara people
Aymen
proper noun
a transliteration of the Arabic male given name أيمن; a male given name from Arabic
Aymeric
proper noun
a male given name, variant of Émeric
Aymé
proper noun
a surname
Ayumi
proper noun
a female given name from Japanese
Azerbaïdjan
proper noun
Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan); [from 20th c.] Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)
Azerbaïdjanais
noun, masculine
an Azerbaijani
Azereix
proper noun
Azereix (a village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France)
Azincourt
proper noun
a commune of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region, France; ellipsis of Bataille d'Azincourt (“Battle of Agincourt”)
Aznavour
proper noun
a surname from Armenian
Aznavourian
proper noun
a transliteration of the Armenian surname Ազնավուրյան (Aznavuryan); a transliteration of the Russian surname Азнавурян (Aznavurjan); a surname from Armenian
Azraël
proper noun
Azrael (angel of death)
Aztèque
noun, masculine/feminine
an Aztec
Azzedine
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic
Azéma
proper noun
a surname
Azéri
noun, masculine
an Azeri person
Açores
proper noun
Azores
Açoréen
noun, masculine
Azorean
Aéronien
noun, masculine
Aeronian
Aïcha
proper noun
a female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Aisha
Aïd
noun, masculine
Eid
Aïnou
noun, masculine
Ainu (indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan)
Aïnou
noun, masculine
Äynu (Turkic people in Xinjiang, China)
Aïssata
proper noun
a female given name from Arabic, widely used in Islamic West Africa
Aïssatou
proper noun
a female given name from Arabic, widely used in Islamic West Africa
a
noun, feminine
a, the name of the Latin-script letter A
long ways, long lies
a capella
adjective
alternative spelling of a cappella
a capella
adverb
alternative spelling of a cappella
a cappella
adjective
a cappella
a cappella
au contraire, on the contrary
a divinis
adjective
from priestly authority, from divine office
a fortiori
a giorno
adjective
that produces a glow comparable to that of the day
a giorno
adverb
in a way that produces a glow comparable to that of the day
a latere
adjective
a latere (being sent by the pope to represent him personally in a temporary and important mission)
a posteriori
adjective
a posteriori
a posteriori
a priori
adjective
intuitively known, a priori
a priori
adverb
at first glance
a priori
noun, masculine
preconceived idea
a privatif
noun, masculine
alpha privative
a tempo
adverb
return to normal tempo from a deviation
a'ec
preposition
pronunciation spelling of avec
a-t-il
verb
The interrogative form of avoir in the third-person singular masculine.; A form of avoir (when used as a past auxiliary verb) in the third-person singular masculine, used after reporting direct speech.
a12c4
interjection
initialism of à un de ces quatre