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Word: Angel
Speech Type: Noun
Old English engel, ultimately via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek angelos ‘messenger’; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French angele
ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)l
a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe
Short Definition:attendant or messenger of God
Examples:- God sent an angel to talk to Gideon
- the Angel of Death
a person of exemplary conduct or virtue
Short Definition:very good person
Examples:- I know I'm no angel
- their parents think they are angels
a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise
Short Definition:person who supports business financially
Examples:- the longer it takes you to get your product into the marketplace, the longer it will be until the angels get their money back
a former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.
Short Definition:old coin
an aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet)
Short Definition:aircraft's altitude
Examples:- we rendezvous at angels nine
an unexplained radar echo.
Short Definition:radar echo
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