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addendum alga alumnus (USA, a male former student) alumna (USA, a female former student) analysis antenna apex appendix aquarium armadillo atrium automaton avocado axis bacillus bacterium banjo basis bistro bureau cactus calypso candelabrum cargo casino chateau cherub cockatoo contralto crisis criterion curriculum datum (rarely used) diagnosis

addenda algae alumni alumnae analyses antennas or antennae apexes appendixes or appendices aquariums armadillos atria automaton or automata avocados axes bacilli bacteria banjo or banjoes bases bistros bureaus, bureaux cactuses, cacti calypsos candelabra cargos or cargoes casinos chateaus, chateaux cherubs, cherubim cockatoos contraltos, sometimes contralti crises criteria curricula, sometimes curriculums data (computer use, singular) diagnoses

dingo domino dynamo echo ego ellipsis embargo erratum flamingo focus folio formula fungus ganglion graffito (not used) grotto gymnasium hero hippo hippopotamus hypothesis index innuendo kangaroo kibbutz larva lasso libretto locus mango matrix maximum medium memorandum millennium minimum moratorium

dingoes dominoes dynamos echoes egos ellipses embargoes errata flamingos or flamingoes foci folios formulas fungi, funguses ganglia graffiti (also used as singular) grottos or grottoes gymnasiums or gymnasia heroes hippos hippopotami or hippopotamuses hypotheses indexes, indices innuendos or innuendoes kangaroos kibbutzim larvae lassos or lassoes libretti or librettos loci mangos or mangoes matrices maximums media or mediums (in USA & Australia, media is also singular) memorandums millenniums or millennia

motto narcissus nebula oasis paparazzo paralysis parenthesis pistachio plateau platypus phenomenon podium portfolio potato radio radius ratio referendum rhino rhinoceros seraph spectrum stiletto stimulus stratum studio syllabus symposium synopsis synthesis terminus thesis tornado torpedo vertebra veto virtuoso volcano

minimums, sometimes minima moratoriums mottos or mottoes narcissuses or narcissi nebulas or nebulae oases paparazzi paralyses parentheses pistachios plateaus or plateaux platypuses NOT platypi phenomena podiums, sometimes podia portfolios potatoes radios radii or radiuses ratios referendums or referenda rhinos rhinoceroses seraphs or seraphim spectra stilettos stimuli strata studios syllabuses, sometimes syllabi symposiums or symposia synopses syntheses termini or terminuses theses tornados or tornadoes torpedoes vertebrae, vertebras vetoes

vortex weirdo zoo

virtuosi volcanoes or volcanos vortexes or vortices weirdos or weirdoes zoos

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