Week 121, A thing

The A thing.

Anomie, the loss and breakdown of social bonds.

Anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell.

Obviously not all words with an 'a' parked at the front are using it in the sense of the Greek prefix meaning absence, lack of, or without.

Artichoke for example, or anthrax, ablest, azimuth or acanthus.

Atheist on the other hand does take the prefix in the sense of that of loss, which in moments of pedantry some might take exception to given the pejorative nature of the use of the word in antiquity.

Those that have never believed and therefore haven't any 'loss' might quibble about being identified as such, however most are sanguine and see no need to get hung-up on the matter.

Others agnostic on this might want to consider their lack of knowledge on where to find a space to park, it's free if you know where to look.

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