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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbandonment
The action or an instance of abandoning or being abandoned.
Abash
To make someone feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or humiliated.
Abatable
Capable of being lessened, reduced, mitigated, or suppressed.
Abate
To become less intense, widespread, or severe.
Abattoir
A slaughterhouse.
Abbey
A building or complex of buildings used by a community of monks or nuns.
Abbreviate
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Abbreviation
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Abdicate
To renounce or relinquish a throne, high office, or responsibility.
Abdication
The formal act of resigning from, relinquishing, or giving up a throne, high office, or formal responsibility.
Abdomen
The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs and bladder; the belly.
Abduction
The act of taking someone away by force or deception.