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"eclampsia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kristen had pre- eclampsia and needed to be admitted to the hospital for monitoring. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Women who were turned away reported more life-threatening complications like eclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Stress has also caused pre- eclampsia , a complication of elevated blood pressure that can be lethal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"After running several tests, she was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, a life-threatening pregnancy complication associated with pre- eclampsia . \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Those emergencies can include induction, emergency C-section, hemorrhaging after birth, eclampsia , placental abruption, or the immediate need of a large medical team in a way that was unknown prior to labor or delivery. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Felix delivered Camryn at 32 weeks after an emergency C-section due to severe pre- eclampsia in November 2018. \u2014 Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021",
"After learning that pre- eclampsia is 60% more common in Black women than white women, Felix decided to share her experience publicly. \u2014 Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021",
"In 2018, Felix gave birth two months early to her daughter Camryn due to pre- eclampsia , a blood pressure condition that arises during pregnancy that can be fatal if the mother goes to full term. \u2014 Olivia Perez, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek \u00e9klampsis \"violent onset, sudden development\" (from ekl\u00e1mpein \"to shine out, burst forth violently\"\u2014from ek- ec- + l\u00e1mpein \"to give light, shine\"\u2014 + -sis -sis ) + New Latin -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at lamp":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klam(p)-s\u0113-\u0259, e-",
"i-\u02c8klam(p)-s\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114216",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"eclectic":{
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
],
"definitions":{
": one who uses a method or approach that is composed of elements drawn from various sources : one who uses an eclectic method or approach":[],
": selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines , methods, or styles":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"All around us, fishers galumphed past. \u2026 They carried an eclectic array of rods, nets, buckets and coolers. \u2014 Stephen C. Sautner , New York Times , 2 Apr. 2000",
"Her witty, mordant and splendidly vinegary observations were informed by broad and eclectic reading. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 24 May 1999",
"The polo crowd is eclectic and dangerously hagridden with narcissism and treachery, and that is the way they like it. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"\u2026 big wheels of country bread and eclectic selections of p\u00e2t\u00e9s, hams, cheeses, honey and all sorts of homemade cookies and sweets. \u2014 Per-Henrik Mansson , Wine Spectator , 28 Feb. 1993",
"The collection includes an eclectic mix of historical artifacts.",
"the museum's eclectic collection has everything from a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This eclectic dive bar is a collaboration between Marfa food truck Food Shark and Casita Bar, a bar located in a 1970s-era house with a large yard fenced in by vintage cars. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The band just got off a tour of amphitheaters with Tears for Fears and is now headlining theaters, probably a better way to appreciate their eclectic vibe. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Thinx\u2019s have mesh panels on the sides for extra airflow and style, and Modibodi\u2019s briefs come in a range of eclectic patterns and colors. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"In the meantime, viewers gain insight into the rest of the eclectic family over the course of the quirky film. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
"This luscious red velvet curtain in an eclectic kitchen designed by Tamsin Johnson Interiors keeps storage spaces and appliances discreetly tucked away. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"The Virginia rapper ventures to the wild wild west to race cars and channel his inner cowboy for the eclectic track. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Order a specialty latte and a donut before exploring their eclectic selection of local and imported goods. \u2014 Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"So much energy in the music and a really eclectic mix of influences that are somehow alien and absolutely familiar at the same time. \u2014 Gary Smith, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Central Lodi has blocks filled with bike shops and clothing stores, wine bars and beer joints, white-linen dining and ethnic eclectics . \u2014 Ken Van Vechten, latimes.com , 21 Dec. 2017",
"By allying himself with the eclectics , Lloyd was ostracized by regular pharmacists. \u2014 Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"Borrow Vintage + Eclectic , which rents and retails furniture, home accessories by local designers, is hosting a designer's showcase and open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. \u2014 Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com , 21 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"1817, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek eklektik\u00f3s \"any of a group of philosophers who selected beliefs from a variety of schools of thought,\" noun derivative of eklektik\u00f3s eclectic entry 1":"Noun",
"borrowed from Greek eklektik\u00f3s \"picking out, selecting what appears to be best,\" from eklekt\u00f3s \"picked out, select\" (verbal adjective of ekl\u00e9gein \"to pick out, select,\" from ek- ec- + l\u00e9gein \"to collect, gather, count, say\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at legend":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klek-tik",
"e-\u02c8klek-tik, i-",
"e-",
"e-\u02c8klek-tik",
"i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"raggle-taggle",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084648",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"eclipse":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another":[],
": the passing into the shadow of a celestial body \u2014 compare occultation , transit":[],
": the state of being in eclipse plumage":[],
": to cause an eclipse of: such as":[],
": obscure , darken":[],
": to reduce in importance or repute":[],
": surpass":[
"her score eclipsed the old record"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klips"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"fall"
],
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an eclipse of the sun",
"The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.",
"an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipse",
"Verb",
"The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.",
"Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The eclipse is the result of the Earth passing between the sun and the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"Although the various livestreams begin at different times the eclipse is a global event. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 12 May 2022",
"The Blood Moon eclipse isn\u2019t the only thing unique taking place that weekend. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
"The eclipse will not be visible from anywhere in the U.S. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The eclipse will also be viewable from Antarctica and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lucy spacecraft captured a stunning lunar eclipse video during this month\u2019s eclipse . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"People in South America and in the eastern part of North America were expected to get the best view of the lunar eclipse, said Noah Petro, chief of NASA's Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab, before the eclipse . \u2014 Katie Hunt, Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Night owls were treated to a massive nightlight phenomenon Sunday night and early Monday with the sort-of-super flower blood moon lunar eclipse . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While not likely to eclipse the 56,743 from the Roadrunners\u2019 inaugural game, Friday could challenge to be the second-largest attendance in 11 years of UTSA football, chasing 42,071 against Baylor in 2018 and 40,977 against Oklahoma State in 2013. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Generally, APRs on personal loans will approach or eclipse 30.00% for those with average to poor credit. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Forecasting the Bucs to eclipse the 11.5-victory mark set by Bovada aligns with Tom Brady ending his 40-day retirement, as Brady had to see a broad road to the playoffs to come back. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Resale is expected to eclipse fast fashion by 2028. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Good enough to eclipse Sam Burns\u2019 62, which marked the best tournament round since the event moved to Craig Ranch from Trinity Forest Golf Club last year. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The sale of the National Football League\u2019s Denver Broncos is expected to eclipse all others. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These days, cars are starting to eclipse 300 mph, but at the dawn of the 1970s the number to beat was 200 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bigsby followed that up with a 1,000-yard sophomore season, becoming the Tigers\u2019 first rusher to eclipse that mark since Kerryon Johnson back in 2017. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle English eclipse, clips, borrowed from Anglo-French eclyps, eclypse, borrowed from Latin ecl\u012bpsis, borrowed from Greek \u00e9kleipsis \"abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another,\" from ekle\u00edpein \"to leave out, abandon, cease, die, be obscured (of a celestial body)\" (from ek- ec- + le\u00edpein \"to leave, quit, be missing\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at delinquent entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English eclypsen, clypsen, derivative of eclipse eclipse entry 1 , probably after Medieval Latin ecl\u012bps\u0101re or Middle French esclipser":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191912"
},
"eclipse plumage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": comparatively dull plumage that is usually of seasonal occurrence in birds exhibiting a distinct breeding plumage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211447"
},
"eclipser":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224830"
},
"eclipsed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another":[],
": the passing into the shadow of a celestial body \u2014 compare occultation , transit":[],
": the state of being in eclipse plumage":[],
": to cause an eclipse of: such as":[],
": obscure , darken":[],
": to reduce in importance or repute":[],
": surpass":[
"her score eclipsed the old record"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klips"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"fall"
],
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an eclipse of the sun",
"The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.",
"an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipse",
"Verb",
"The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.",
"Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The eclipse is the result of the Earth passing between the sun and the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"Although the various livestreams begin at different times the eclipse is a global event. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 12 May 2022",
"The Blood Moon eclipse isn\u2019t the only thing unique taking place that weekend. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
"The eclipse will not be visible from anywhere in the U.S. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The eclipse will also be viewable from Antarctica and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lucy spacecraft captured a stunning lunar eclipse video during this month\u2019s eclipse . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"People in South America and in the eastern part of North America were expected to get the best view of the lunar eclipse, said Noah Petro, chief of NASA's Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab, before the eclipse . \u2014 Katie Hunt, Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Night owls were treated to a massive nightlight phenomenon Sunday night and early Monday with the sort-of-super flower blood moon lunar eclipse . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While not likely to eclipse the 56,743 from the Roadrunners\u2019 inaugural game, Friday could challenge to be the second-largest attendance in 11 years of UTSA football, chasing 42,071 against Baylor in 2018 and 40,977 against Oklahoma State in 2013. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Generally, APRs on personal loans will approach or eclipse 30.00% for those with average to poor credit. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Forecasting the Bucs to eclipse the 11.5-victory mark set by Bovada aligns with Tom Brady ending his 40-day retirement, as Brady had to see a broad road to the playoffs to come back. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Resale is expected to eclipse fast fashion by 2028. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Good enough to eclipse Sam Burns\u2019 62, which marked the best tournament round since the event moved to Craig Ranch from Trinity Forest Golf Club last year. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The sale of the National Football League\u2019s Denver Broncos is expected to eclipse all others. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These days, cars are starting to eclipse 300 mph, but at the dawn of the 1970s the number to beat was 200 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bigsby followed that up with a 1,000-yard sophomore season, becoming the Tigers\u2019 first rusher to eclipse that mark since Kerryon Johnson back in 2017. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle English eclipse, clips, borrowed from Anglo-French eclyps, eclypse, borrowed from Latin ecl\u012bpsis, borrowed from Greek \u00e9kleipsis \"abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another,\" from ekle\u00edpein \"to leave out, abandon, cease, die, be obscured (of a celestial body)\" (from ek- ec- + le\u00edpein \"to leave, quit, be missing\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at delinquent entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English eclypsen, clypsen, derivative of eclipse eclipse entry 1 , probably after Medieval Latin ecl\u012bps\u0101re or Middle French esclipser":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002312"
},
"eclegma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a syrup on licorice root sucked for the relief of cough":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"e\u02c8klegm\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, alteration of Latin ecligma electuary, from Greek ekleigma , from ekleichein to lick up":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033720"
},
"eclipses":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another":[],
": the passing into the shadow of a celestial body \u2014 compare occultation , transit":[],
": the state of being in eclipse plumage":[],
": to cause an eclipse of: such as":[],
": obscure , darken":[],
": to reduce in importance or repute":[],
": surpass":[
"her score eclipsed the old record"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klips"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"fall"
],
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an eclipse of the sun",
"The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.",
"an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipse",
"Verb",
"The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.",
"Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The eclipse is the result of the Earth passing between the sun and the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"Although the various livestreams begin at different times the eclipse is a global event. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 12 May 2022",
"The Blood Moon eclipse isn\u2019t the only thing unique taking place that weekend. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
"The eclipse will not be visible from anywhere in the U.S. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The eclipse will also be viewable from Antarctica and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lucy spacecraft captured a stunning lunar eclipse video during this month\u2019s eclipse . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"People in South America and in the eastern part of North America were expected to get the best view of the lunar eclipse, said Noah Petro, chief of NASA's Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab, before the eclipse . \u2014 Katie Hunt, Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Night owls were treated to a massive nightlight phenomenon Sunday night and early Monday with the sort-of-super flower blood moon lunar eclipse . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While not likely to eclipse the 56,743 from the Roadrunners\u2019 inaugural game, Friday could challenge to be the second-largest attendance in 11 years of UTSA football, chasing 42,071 against Baylor in 2018 and 40,977 against Oklahoma State in 2013. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Generally, APRs on personal loans will approach or eclipse 30.00% for those with average to poor credit. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Forecasting the Bucs to eclipse the 11.5-victory mark set by Bovada aligns with Tom Brady ending his 40-day retirement, as Brady had to see a broad road to the playoffs to come back. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Resale is expected to eclipse fast fashion by 2028. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Good enough to eclipse Sam Burns\u2019 62, which marked the best tournament round since the event moved to Craig Ranch from Trinity Forest Golf Club last year. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The sale of the National Football League\u2019s Denver Broncos is expected to eclipse all others. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These days, cars are starting to eclipse 300 mph, but at the dawn of the 1970s the number to beat was 200 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bigsby followed that up with a 1,000-yard sophomore season, becoming the Tigers\u2019 first rusher to eclipse that mark since Kerryon Johnson back in 2017. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle English eclipse, clips, borrowed from Anglo-French eclyps, eclypse, borrowed from Latin ecl\u012bpsis, borrowed from Greek \u00e9kleipsis \"abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another,\" from ekle\u00edpein \"to leave out, abandon, cease, die, be obscured (of a celestial body)\" (from ek- ec- + le\u00edpein \"to leave, quit, be missing\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at delinquent entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English eclypsen, clypsen, derivative of eclipse eclipse entry 1 , probably after Medieval Latin ecl\u012bps\u0101re or Middle French esclipser":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040533"
},
"eclectus parrot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of certain parrots of the southwest Pacific constituting a genus ( Larius , formerly Eclectus ) and being distinguished by having males predominantly green and females predominantly red":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8kl|",
"(\u02c8)e\u00a6kl|ekt\u0259s-",
"\u0113\u02c8kl|"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Eclectus , from Greek eklektos picked out, select":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122750"
},
"ecl":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"eclectic":[],
"eclogue":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130124"
},
"ecliptic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse":[],
": the great circle of the celestial sphere that is the apparent path of the sun among the stars or of the earth as seen from the sun : the plane of the earth's orbit extended to meet the celestial sphere":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8klip-tik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That two planets can appear to almost collide is made possible by the fact that all the planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun on the same ecliptic plane. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This reasoning eliminates any Lagrange points outside of this plane of the ecliptic (the imaginary plane containing Earth\u2019s orbit around the sun). \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The ecliptic is high in summer when the Sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest (meaning longer, hotter days) and low in winter when the Sun rises in the southeast and sets in the southwest (meaning shorter, colder days). \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Its position in the ecliptic \u2014the plane of the Solar System\u2014also provides a link to the Western zodiac. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Using this high priority list as the input catalog, Kaltenegger is now working with NASA\u2019s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to search the ecliptic plan region for exoplanets. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Predicting the positions of the planets along the ecliptic was very difficult for early astronomers. \u2014 Tony Freeth, Scientific American , 15 Dec. 2021",
"All star signs are signs of the zodiac\u2014constellations on the ecliptic , a line in the sky that the Sun appears to follow. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The Moon orbits roughly on the same plane as the Sun\u2014the ecliptic \u2014which is high in the day and low in the night as seen from northerly latitudes at this time of year. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Only rarely does Mercury reach maximum elongation when the ecliptic is at a steep angle to the horizon, so that it can be spotted against a fairly dark sky. \u2014 Geoff Gaherty, Scientific American , 30 Nov. 2012",
"The ecliptic is the plane of the solar system on which all the planets orbit the sun, and the moon travels nearby. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Until now, almost all of the solar-watching spacecraft have orbited in the ecliptic , or the same plane that the planets travel around the sun. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
"The planets and the moon follow roughly the same path through the sky, which is called the ecliptic . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020",
"By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Feb. 2020",
"This craft will spend the next two years performing fly-bys of Venus and Earth, using the gravity of both planets to kick itself into an unusual orbit that will take it well above the ecliptic , the plane in which all of the sun\u2019s planets orbit. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Mercury\u2019s orbit is inclined seven degrees to the ecliptic , or plane of Earth\u2019s orbit, as Bob King of Sky and Telescope explains. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 7 Nov. 2019",
"The moon would have formed in the plane of Earth\u2019s equator, with its orbit also tilted far from the ecliptic . \u2014 Simon J. Lock, Scientific American , 2 July 2019"
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"It\u2019s a mode of have-it-all eclecticism that is frequently redolent of the wishful artists\u2019 statements that art schools require their students to write\u2014a godforsaken prose genre that is, at best, wholesomely cynical. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Telluria, in its formal eclecticism and beautiful strangeness, reads like a microcosm of Sorokin\u2019s chaotic and genre-spanning career. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Even in the wake of a pandemic, this summer brings striking examples of the theater field\u2019s breadth, depth and glorious eclecticism . \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"And there's no better playground for experimentation and eclecticism than Coachella. \u2014 Crystal Bell, Glamour , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Skirts, pearls, and an insouciant eclecticism are emerging as defining trends for all genders at the fall 2021 collections. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Apfel, a former interior designer who rose to fame late in life after decorating the White House under various administrations with her husband, liked the idea of bringing her signature eclecticism to a wider audience. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"What sets this edition apart, for me, is the determined consistency of its taste in this respect, which avoids the baggy eclecticism that has enfeebled some years\u2019 exhibitions. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Fashion wasn\u2019t always this welcoming of eclecticism . \u2014 Vogue , 8 Feb. 2022"
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