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< amitrole
Amman >
am·i·ty
(
m
-t
)
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
am·i·ties
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
amite
, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *
am
cit
s
, from Latin
am
cus
,
friend
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