Athel tree
an evergreen tree or large shrub, tamarix aphylla, native to desert regions of western asia and northern africa, having small, pink flowers in terminal cl-sters, widely planted as a windbreak and ornamental.
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- Athelia
athelia athelia a·the·li·a (ə-thē’lē-ə) n. the congenital absence of the nipples.
- Athelstan
a.d. 895?–940, king of england 925–940. historical examples he also remembers seeing athelstan place the packet in the safe.’ the ivory gate, a new edition walter besant athelstan succeeds to the throne of wess-x and its dependencies. on some ancient battle-fields in lancashire charles hardwick because his son edmund was under age, the crown was […]
- Athematic
inflected without a vowel. historical examples in the verb the athematic conjugation has disappeared and the distinction of primary and secondary endings is not observed. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 5, slice 5 various adjective (music) not based on themes (linguistics) (of verbs) having a suffix attached immediately to the stem, without an intervening vowel
- Athenaeum
an inst-tution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning. a library or reading room. (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of athena at athens, built by the roman emperor hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars. historical examples if he kept tight hold upon himself he felt he might get to the athenaeum before—before anything […]
- Athenaeus
late 2nd century a.d, greek philosopher and rhetorician at naucratis in egypt. historical examples there is a similar fragment of aeschylus, danaides, also quoted by athenaeus. thoughts of marcus aurelius antoninus marcus aurelius antoninus athenaeus also mentions one apion who wrote a book on luxurious living. cooking and dining in imperial rome apicius athenaeus (281 […]