late 13c., "with a loud voice;" c. 1300, "audibly, not whispered;" contraction of on loude; see a- (1) + loud.
please read the passage aloud
cried aloud for help
along
alongshore
alongside
aloof
alot
aloud
alouette
alow
Aloysius
alp
alpaca
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