GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Æ or Ae. A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It corresponds to the Gr. αι. The Anglo-Saxon short æ was generally replaced by a, the long ǣ by 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 In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.1913 Webster