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- a-1 [ə] prefix1.) in a particular condition or way▪ aloud▪ alive (=living)▪ with nerves all a-tingle (=tingling)2.) old use in, to, at, or on something▪ abed (=in bed)▪ afar (=far away)a- 2a-2 [eı, æ, ə] prefixnot or without▪ amoral (=not moral)▪ atypically (=not typically)
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.