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A&M Texas A&M University; Also others:see A&M; A&M-CC or A&M-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi; ATU Arkansas Tech University; A&T North Carolina A&T State University; APSU Austin Peay State University; ALASU Alabama State University; Army U.S. Military Academy; ASU Alabama State University; Albany State University; Alcorn ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). (a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome (i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
A student of Texas A&M's archrival, The University of Texas at Austin. The term is intended to be derogatory (the origin being that while Aggies were off fighting wars, students of UT Austin were "sipping tea" at home). [4] [7] TexAgs An independent Texas A&M website, one of the largest collegiate independent websites in the country.
ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday: From midnight to noon; confer post meridiem: ante mortem: before death: See post mortem ("after death") ante omnia armari: before all else, be armed: ante prandium (a.p.) before lunch: Used on pharmaceutical prescriptions to denote "before a meal". Less common is post prandium ("after lunch"). antiqui colant ...
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope.
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This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.