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aeei.
interj.  a scream of pain, as from a burn.

<“Aeei!”  One brief scream is the only sound that may leave Lorn’s quarters.  He takes a deep breath, and moves to the two bodies, each sprawled with most of its skull burned away.  —L. E. Modesitt, Scion of Cyador.>

aeioi.
adj.  containing the vowels a, e, i, o, and u, such as the word “sequoia” (Razilee Mary Purdue, André Joyce Fan Club).


ai.
interj.  a grunt of sexual frustration.

<‘Ai!’ Thierknut grunted, and sat upon the edge of his cot trembling with man-heat.  —Stan McDaniel, The Letterseeker.>

Ai.
n.  a Banda island of eastern Indonesia, famous for growing spices.

<On Ai Island, one of the 6 Banda Islands where we spent a majority of our time, there was no electricity, no cars, no motorcycles, no restaurants, no western signs, including Coca-Cola signs... it was great!!  But there also weren’t any feminine products or sunscreen, which we badly needed.  Sunscreen was the main reason why we wouldn’t have been able to stay on that beautiful island one day longer even if our visas weren’t about to expire!  —Sonya Stewart, “Prosperity Burger.”>


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