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ante-anti-auntie

aloud See the main entry beginning with allowed.
already See the main entry beginning with all ready.
altar-alter
• altar [':,!ta,-] a raised platform used in worship or ritual. D
Each Sunday, vases of fresh flowers grace the altar of the
church.
• alter [':,!ta,-] to change something; to make something differ-
ent. D Pilots must sometimes alter their flight plans to avoid
severe weather.
alter See the main entry beginning with altar.
altogether See the main entry beginning with all together.

always See the main entry beginning with all ways.
among-between
• among [ 'm IJ] situated amidst more than two persons or
things; in a grouping of more than two persons or things. D
Among those three poets, Robert Frost is my favorite.
• between [b1'tMin] adjacent to and separating two persons or
things. D Mary stood between Tim and Paul.
• between [b1'tMin] involving two persons, groups, or things.
□ A fight erupted between the two rival gangs.
ant-aunt
• ant [rent] a type of tiny insect that lives in a colony and has a
complex social system. D An ant crawled across my plate at the
picnic.
• aunt [rent, ant] the sister of one's mother or father; the wife
of one's uncle. (Black English and Boston English. The pro-
nunciation [ant] is Southern American English.) D My aunt is
very proud of the roses in her garden.
ante-anti-auntie
• ante ['renti] a poker stake made to increase the pot. D The
highest allowable ante in John's poker games is a nickel.
• ante [' renti] before something; in front of something. (A
prefix.) D The anteroom of the convention hall serves as a foyer.
• anti ['renti] opposed to someone or something. (A prefix.) D
Anti-war activists protested in front of the memorial all week.
• auntie ['renti, 'anti] a diminutive of aunt 'the sister of one's
mother or father.' (The pronunciation ['anti] is Southern
American English.) D In the movie "The Wizard of Oz,"
Dorothy lived with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.

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