"with violence, strength, or force," 1530s, from main (adj.) by analogy with other words in a- (such as afoot).
the children ran down the hill amain
he pulled the ropes amain
alyssum
Alzheimer's disease
am
amable
amah
amain
amalgam
amalgamate
amalgamation
amalgamize
Amanda
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