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| the ash, an early English ligature representing a vowel sound like that of a in modern bad. The long ǣ continued in use until about 1250, but was finally replaced by e. The short æ was given up by 1150, being replaced usually by a but sometimes by e. |
| a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names (Caesar), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities (aegis), and in modern words of scientific or technical use (aecium). |
| for words with initial ae-, see also e-. |
| at the age of; aged. |
| Mathematics. almost everywhere. |
| Arts and Entertainment: a cable television channel. |
| everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e. |
[ruhs-uhl] | 1. | Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl, 1872–1970, English philosopher, mathematician, and author: Nobel prize for literature 1950. |
| 2. | Charles Edward, 1860–1941, U.S. journalist, sociologist, biographer, and political leader. |
| 3. | Charles Taze [teyz] , (“Pastor Russell”), 1852–1916, U.S. religious leader and publisher: founder of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
| 4. | Elizabeth Mary, Countess (Mary Annette Beauchamp; “Elizabeth”), 1866–1941, Australian novelist. |
| 5. | George William (“Æ”), 1867–1935, Irish poet and painter. |
| 6. | Henry Norris, 1877–1957, U.S. astronomer. |
| 7. | John Russell, 1st Earl (Lord John Russell), 1792–1878, British statesman: prime minister 1846–52, 1865–66. |
| 8. | Lillian (Helen Louise Leonard), 1861–1922, U.S. singer and actress. |
| 9. | William Fel⋅ton [fel-tn] , (Bill), born 1934, U.S. basketball player and coach. |
| 10. | Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,088 ft. (4294 m). |
| 11. | a mountain in S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range. 11,670 ft. (3557 m). |
| 12. | a male given name. |
| ae (ā) adj. Chiefly Scots One. [Variant of a2.] |
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For words beginning with ae- that are not found here, see under e-.
| Russell (rŭs'əl) Pronunciation Key
American astronomer who studied binary stars and developed methods to calculate their mass and distances. Working independently of Ejnar Hertzsprung, Russell also demonstrated the relationship between types of stars and their absolute magnitude. This correlation is now known as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. |
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The country code for the United Arab Emirates.
(1999-01-27)
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