dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/erg_MW.json

{
  "ergo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": ergot":[
        "ergo sterol"
      ],
      ": for that reason : because of that : therefore , hence":[
        "\u2026 there is no sound, ergo , no speed of sound, in the vacuum of space.",
        "\u2014 Stephan Wilkinson"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "There's no win-win situation for workers of the world, in the current era at least. American steelworkers here do better, ergo Russian and South Korean steelworkers overseas do worse. \u2014 Alexander Cockburn , Nation , 3 Jan. 2000",
      "He that comforts my wife is the cherisher of my flesh and blood; he that cherishes my flesh and blood loves my flesh and blood; he that loves my flesh and blood is my friend; ergo , he that kisses my wife is my friend. \u2014 William Shakespeare , All's Well that Ends Well , 1603",
      "The products are poorly constructed; ergo , they break easily.",
      "according to that line of reasoning, the eyewitness couldn't identify the aircraft, ergo it must have been from another planet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Somewhat cuter is the Oxo Good Grips Compost Bin ($20), a squarish plastic affair that bears the company\u2019s ergo -mod aesthetic and is offered in white or black. \u2014 Steven Sclaroff, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "Longtime Toronto pundit Damien Cox this past week suggested that the remedy might have to be a Marner trade, with the Leafs getting back young, promising ( ergo : cheap) talent in the form of, say, a top-six forward and top-four defenseman. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Sep. 2019",
      "Apparently, ergo gets into the food chain other than by mushroom consumption via fungi in the soil. \u2014 Robert Beelman, CNN , 25 Apr. 2018",
      "In the hubbub around this controversy, likely many doctors felt too embarrassed to grab the pharma handout\u2014 ergo my reborn popularity. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, Slate Magazine , 17 Feb. 2017",
      "The global television audience is (at least) sixteen hundred times as big; ergo , the halftime show is more music video than live concert. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017",
      "Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo , sentenced to a life of searching for approval. \u2014 John C Abell, WIRED , 27 Oct. 2011"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from ergot":"Combining form",
      "Middle English, from Latin, from Old Latin, because of, from Old Latin *e rogo from the direction (of)":"Adverb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8er-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "\u02c8\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accordingly",
      "consequently",
      "hence",
      "so",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "thus",
      "wherefore"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190537",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "combining form"
    ]
  },
  "ergonomics":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely":[],
      ": the design characteristics of an object resulting especially from the application of the science of ergonomics":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-miks",
      "\u02cc\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4m-iks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Manageably sized for a full-sizer, smart ergonomics and big available touchscreen, unobtrusive 10-speed automatic. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Other percussive devices are used by NFL players, including Hyperice, which Patrick Mahomes invested in and is one of his many endorsements, but Wersland said that Therabody has better ergonomics , frequency, amplitude and torque. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "In addition, having Touch ID integrated into the Power button will be an interesting test of ergonomics . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "In ergonomics , simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, but effectiveness often takes a backseat to aesthetics. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Proper wrist ergonomics is your first line of defense against injury, especially at your keyboard and when lifting or pushing anything, from strollers to groceries. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Up front, comfort is measurably better, even if the ergonomics are hit-and-miss. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Our testers especially liked the Flexzilla's ergonomics , including the large gripping surfaces and the swivel action on the connections that prevent kinking and make the hose easy to maneuver. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1990, Republican Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole initiated the process to establish an ergonomics standard. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "erg- + -nomics (as in economics )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212105"
  }
}