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ae
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ae,
A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. ai . The Anglo-Saxon short æ was generally replaced by a, the long e or ee . In derivatives from Latin words with ae , it is mostly superseded by e . For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E. [1913 Webster]
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