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    What do the words aesthetic, encyclopedia, pediatrician, and demon have in common?

    Question #69172. Asked by smartie806. (Aug 02 06 11:17 AM)


    lanfranco

    		They can all be spelled with a ligature, that is, two or more letters printed as a single unit, in this case, "a" and "e" forming the grapheme "ash":


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_that_may_be_spelled_with_a_ligature

    Aug 02 06, 12:19 PM
    smartie806

    		Exactly what I was looking for, lanfranco!

    Aug 02 06, 12:21 PM

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