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anal-expulsive
anal fin
anal incontinence
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anal sex
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analects
an·a·lects [ ánnə lèkts ] or an·a·lec·ta [ ànnə léktə ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
literary extracts: passages selected from one or more literary or philosophical works, especially when published as a collection
[Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek analekta "collected, or selected, things" < analegein "gather up" < legein "gather"]

an·a·lec·tic [ ànnə léktik ] adjective
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