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Word/prefix/suffix meaning
Aber- (Welsh) the mouth of a river, a small stream,the confluence of a river, estuary
Abode originally a temporary residence, a waiting place
Ac- oak
Acre a measure of land containing 4840 square yards
Adobe technically a house built with adobe bricks i.e. made from sun dried earth and straw
Afon river
Aird height
Arbour a garden seat sheltered or enclosed by trees and intertwining plants, a bower, a shady retreat
Ard height
Ark (figuratively) a place of refuge
Arnant by the stream
Asylum an inviolable shelter
Auch(in) a field
Avon water, river

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