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Word Unit: -ation (Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, process, state or condition).

Word Unit: -ative + (Latin: a suffix; tending to).

Word Unit: atlantic, Atlantic + (Greek > Latin: Atlanticus, pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean or to Mount Atlas; from the Atlas mountains).

Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); batho-, bathy- (depth); bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).

Word Unit: atlanto-, atlant- + (Greek: Atlas, atlas; Atlant[os]).

Word Unit: atlas + (Greek > Latin: one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene, supporting the heavens on his shoulders; later, a king of Mauretania, changed by Perseus into Mt. Atlas [Greek mythology]).

Word Unit: atmido-, atmid- + (Greek: smoke, vapor, steam; from amis, atmidos, "smoke, vapor").

Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "smoke, smoking": capno; Capnomania & Fumimania, Pt. 1; Capnophobia & Fumiphobia, Pt. 1; fumi-; nebula-; typho-.

Word Unit: atmo-, atm- + (Greek: vapor, steam; air, gas; respiration).

Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind": aello-; aeolo-; aero-; anemo-; austro-; flat-, flatu-; phys-; pneo-, -pnea; pneumato-; turb-; vent-; zephyro-.

Word Unit: -ator + (Latin: a suffix that forms masculine nouns from verbs).

Word Unit: atrio-, atri- + (Latin: entrance hall or chamber; upper heart chamber; central room).

Word Unit: atroc-, atroci- + (Latin: cruel, fierce; dark-looking, gloomy).

Word Unit: atto- [A toh] (Danish or Norwegian: eighteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements).

Word Unit: Attosecond Spectroscopy (essential physics of the emission of attosecond light pulse).

Word Unit: auc- (Greek: increase, growth).

Word Unit: audac- + (Latin: dare, be bold).

Word Unit: audio-, aud-, audi-, audit- + (Latin: hearing, listening, perception of sounds).

Related "hear, hearing; listen, listening" units: acous-; ausculto-.

Word Unit: aug-, auc-, auct-, auxano-, auxi-, aux-, auxo- (Greek > Latin: to increase, to grow; growth).

Word Unit: augur- (Latin: diviner, soothsayer; a member of the college of priests in Rome, who foretold the future; in ancient Rome, a priest who foretold events by interpreting omens).

Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "divination, diviner; seer, soothsayer, prophecy, prophesy, prophet": auspic-; fa-, fate; Fates in action; futur-; -mancy; omen; -phemia; sorc-, sorcery; vati-.

Word Unit: aulet-, auletris- (Greek: a flutist, musician).

Word Unit: aulo-, aul- (Greek: hollow way, tube, pipe; any instrument; such as, a flute).

Word Unit: auri-, auriculo-, auricul-, auro-, aur- + (Latin: ear).

Related "ear" word families: myring-; oto-; tympano- (drum, stretched membrane).

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