| APOCOPATING | • apocopating v. Present participle of apocopate. • APOCOPATE v. to cut off the end of a word. |
| APOCOPATION | • apocopation n. (Linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word. • APOCOPATION n. the cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word. |
| APOTROPAISM | • apotropaism n. (Religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations)… • APOTROPAISM n. a magical practice averting evil. |
| APPROBATION | • approbation n. The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction;… • APPROBATION n. approval, consent. |
| APPROBATORY | • approbatory adj. Tending to approve or confirm. • APPROBATORY adj. expressing approbation. |
| PANTOPHOBIA | • pantophobia n. The fear of everything; panphobia. • pantophobia n. (By confusion) Panophobia, a condition of groundless fears. • PANTOPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of everything, also PANOPHOBIA. |
| PARATROOPER | • paratrooper n. A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft. • PARATROOPER n. a member of the paratroops. |
| PATHOPHOBIA | • pathophobia n. Fear of disease. • PATHOPHOBIA n. fear of disease. |
| PROPAGATION | • propagation n. The multiplication or natural increase in a population. • propagation n. The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number. • propagation n. (Physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave. |
| PROPAGATORS | • propagators n. Plural of propagator. • PROPAGATOR n. one who propagates. |
| PROTANOPIAS | • protanopias n. Plural of protanopia. • PROTANOPIA n. colour-blindness with respect to red. |
| SPANOKOPITA | • spanokopita n. Alternative spelling of spanakopita. • SPANOKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANAKOPITA. |
| TAPHOPHOBIA | • taphophobia n. A fear of being buried alive. • TAPHOPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of being buried alive, also TAPHEPHOBIA. |