dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ple_MW.json

{
  "Pleasant Hill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in western California east-northeast of Oakland population 33,152":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132346",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Pleasanton":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in western California southeast of Oakland population 70,285":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ple-z\u1d4an-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235746",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Plectropomus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus comprising tropical Indo-Pacific percoid food fishes (as the coral cod of Australia) and others that are dangerously poisonous when eaten and being sometimes isolated in a separate family but usually included among the Serranidae":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek pl\u0113ktron + New Latin -pomus (from Greek p\u014dma lid, cover); akin to Greek p\u014dy herd, flock":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "plek\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111126",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plea":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's declaration in common-law practice":[],
      ": a legal suit or action":[],
      ": a plea of guilty to an indictment":[],
      ": an accused person's answer to a charge or indictment in criminal practice":[],
      ": an allegation made by a party in support of a cause: such as":[],
      ": an allegation of fact \u2014 compare demurrer entry 1":[],
      ": an earnest entreaty : appeal":[
        "their plea for understanding must be answered"
      ],
      ": something offered by way of excuse or justification":[
        "left early with the plea of a headache"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We are making a plea to all companies to stop polluting the environment.",
      "The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram set a July 14 hearing for Spacey to enter a formal plea . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
      "The judge approved bail at $272,500, and Leyvachi didn\u2019t enter a plea . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
      "Suspect Andrew Abdullah, 25, was arrested and did not immediately enter a plea , officials said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "During his initial court appearance Friday, Navarro didn't enter a formal plea to the charges and asked to delay his next hearing scheduled for June 17. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "The gunman, 18, is set to be arraigned on the indictment on Thursday afternoon, where he is expected to enter a plea , per ABC News. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "He is expected to enter a plea to the charges during Thursday's hearing. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe said Arriola opted not to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in Rideout\u2019s killing. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Trooper Brian North, who is free on bail, said nothing during or after the brief appearance in Milford Superior Court and did not enter a plea . \u2014 Dave Collins, ajc , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ple, plede , from Anglo-French plai, pleit from Medieval Latin placitum , from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus , past participle of plac\u0113re to please, be decided \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for plea apology , apologia , excuse , plea , pretext , alibi mean matter offered in explanation or defense. apology usually applies to an expression of regret for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances. said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could apologia implies not admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position. his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure. used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy. her usual plea that she was nearsighted pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation. used any pretext to get out of work alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation. his alibi failed to stand scrutiny",
    "synonyms":[
      "adjuration",
      "appeal",
      "conjuration",
      "cry",
      "desire",
      "entreaty",
      "petition",
      "pleading",
      "prayer",
      "solicitation",
      "suit",
      "suppliance",
      "supplication"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203740",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plea bargaining":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is permitted to plead guilty to a reduced charge":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "As a result of plea bargaining , he would not be sentenced to death.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That quotation came from Judge Jackson\u2019s undergraduate college thesis, which criticized the plea bargaining system. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "But as the legal system grew increasingly professionalized, plea bargaining became more common. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "In particular, coercive plea bargaining artificially lowers the cost of obtaining a criminal conviction. \u2014 Clark Neily And Somil Trivedi, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet despite the drawbacks of trial by jury, the alternative\u2014the ad hoc practice called plea bargaining \u2014is far worse. \u2014 Clark Neily And Somil Trivedi, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Making sweeping changes to plea bargaining , downgrading the emphasis on forensic evidence and eyewitness testimony, and reducing prosecutorial discretion have little traction among law enforcement groups and political leaders. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "Perhaps nothing contributes more to mass incarceration than plea bargaining . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "The case could resovle in a lesser charge through plea bargaining . \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "If a judge decides Stone\u2019s complaint can go forward, the case could serve to shape the court system\u2019s evolving view of plea bargaining . \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-\u02ccb\u00e4r-g\u0259-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131730",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pleach":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": interlace , plait":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plechen , from Anglo-French *plecher, plesser , from Vulgar Latin *plactiare , alteration of Latin plectere to braid \u2014 more at ply":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0101ch",
      "\u02c8pl\u0113ch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054303",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "plead":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to argue a case or cause in a court of law":[],
      ": to conduct pleadings":[],
      ": to make a plea of a specified nature":[
        "plead not guilty"
      ],
      ": to argue for or against a claim":[],
      ": to entreat or appeal earnestly":[],
      ": to maintain (a case, a cause, etc.) in a court of law or other tribunal":[],
      ": to allege in or by way of a legal plea":[],
      ": to offer as a plea usually in defense, apology, or excuse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "assert",
      "contend",
      "maintain",
      "reason"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He begged and pleaded , but she would not change her mind.",
      "She couldn't afford a lawyer to plead her case.",
      "\u201cHow do you plead ",
      "\u201cWe plead guilty, Your Honor.\u201d",
      "He agreed to plead to a lesser charge of manslaughter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While redistricting may occur in a more public setting, anyone can show up to plead their case \u2014 including the politically-connected. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "Over the past month, Chesapeake residents have gone to City Hall to plead their case in person and also protested outside Pama Properties\u2019 corporate office in El Monte. \u2014 Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Pride agreed two years ago to plead guilty to resolve price-fixing charges and paid a fine of $108 million. \u2014 Dave Michaels, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The president of the company was scheduled to plead guilty to criminal charges and faced up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "Reuters reports that the company that was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will plead guilty to emissions fraud and will pay about $300 million in fines. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "Mining and commodities giant Glencore will plead guilty to multiple charges of corruption, market manipulation and pay $1.5 billion in fines as settlement to a years-long multinational investigation led by Brazil, the U.K. and and the U.S. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Adam will plead not guilty to the charge and continue his fight in court to clear his name and reputation. \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Votes from the public account for 50% of the final score, and Psiuk used his time on stage to plead his case. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pleden, plaiden , from Anglo-French plaider, pleder , from plai plea":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180526"
  },
  "plead (to)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101943",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "plead ignorance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to say that one knows nothing about something":[
        "When asked about the reasons for these drastic changes, she pleaded/pled ignorance ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214022",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "pleader":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to allege in or by way of a legal plea":[],
      ": to argue a case or cause in a court of law":[],
      ": to argue for or against a claim":[],
      ": to conduct pleadings":[],
      ": to entreat or appeal earnestly":[],
      ": to maintain (a case, a cause, etc.) in a court of law or other tribunal":[],
      ": to make a plea of a specified nature":[
        "plead not guilty"
      ],
      ": to offer as a plea usually in defense, apology, or excuse":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He begged and pleaded , but she would not change her mind.",
      "She couldn't afford a lawyer to plead her case.",
      "\u201cHow do you plead ",
      "\u201cWe plead guilty, Your Honor.\u201d",
      "He agreed to plead to a lesser charge of manslaughter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While redistricting may occur in a more public setting, anyone can show up to plead their case \u2014 including the politically-connected. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "Over the past month, Chesapeake residents have gone to City Hall to plead their case in person and also protested outside Pama Properties\u2019 corporate office in El Monte. \u2014 Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Pride agreed two years ago to plead guilty to resolve price-fixing charges and paid a fine of $108 million. \u2014 Dave Michaels, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The president of the company was scheduled to plead guilty to criminal charges and faced up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
      "Reuters reports that the company that was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will plead guilty to emissions fraud and will pay about $300 million in fines. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "Mining and commodities giant Glencore will plead guilty to multiple charges of corruption, market manipulation and pay $1.5 billion in fines as settlement to a years-long multinational investigation led by Brazil, the U.K. and and the U.S. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Adam will plead not guilty to the charge and continue his fight in court to clear his name and reputation. \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Votes from the public account for 50% of the final score, and Psiuk used his time on stage to plead his case. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pleden, plaiden , from Anglo-French plaider, pleder , from plai plea":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "assert",
      "contend",
      "maintain",
      "reason"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105834",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "pleading":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sincere entreaty":[],
      ": advocacy of a cause in a court of law":[],
      ": one of the formal usually written allegations and counter allegations made alternately by the parties in a legal action or proceeding":[],
      ": the act or an instance of making a plea":[],
      ": the action or process performed by the parties in presenting such formal allegations until a single point at issue is produced":[],
      ": the body of rules according to which these allegations are framed":[],
      ": the introduction of one of these allegations and especially the first one":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm tired of their begging and pleading .",
      "Despite our pleadings to be allowed to leave, they kept us there for several more hours.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite months of pleading , the bank insisted the passenger owed the money and only relented after being contacted by a reporter. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "Four days after the response was filed, the Chronicle published its article, giving ample weight to each side and quoting from the university\u2019s pleading . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Whatever the case, after years of pleading , TCT got the go-ahead to create an original adaptation of the show. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Charlotte could read the desperate pleading in Marlene\u2019s eyes, fixed on her now, from behind the dark lenses. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "All the pleading to Mar-a-Lago was getting a little embarrassing. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But Black, a judge in Cincinnati, dismissed the pleading on Tuesday, claiming that Borges\u2019 attempt is speculative. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The Wachowskis had every reason not to make another Matrix movie, despite some fierce pleading from Warner Bros. to make one happen over the past two decades. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The migrants keep coming despite the vocal pleading of Biden officials because migrants perceive the benefits are worth the risk. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adjuration",
      "appeal",
      "conjuration",
      "cry",
      "desire",
      "entreaty",
      "petition",
      "plea",
      "prayer",
      "solicitation",
      "suit",
      "suppliance",
      "supplication"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190604",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pleadings":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sincere entreaty":[],
      ": advocacy of a cause in a court of law":[],
      ": one of the formal usually written allegations and counter allegations made alternately by the parties in a legal action or proceeding":[],
      ": the act or an instance of making a plea":[],
      ": the action or process performed by the parties in presenting such formal allegations until a single point at issue is produced":[],
      ": the body of rules according to which these allegations are framed":[],
      ": the introduction of one of these allegations and especially the first one":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm tired of their begging and pleading .",
      "Despite our pleadings to be allowed to leave, they kept us there for several more hours.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite months of pleading , the bank insisted the passenger owed the money and only relented after being contacted by a reporter. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "Four days after the response was filed, the Chronicle published its article, giving ample weight to each side and quoting from the university\u2019s pleading . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Whatever the case, after years of pleading , TCT got the go-ahead to create an original adaptation of the show. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Charlotte could read the desperate pleading in Marlene\u2019s eyes, fixed on her now, from behind the dark lenses. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "All the pleading to Mar-a-Lago was getting a little embarrassing. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But Black, a judge in Cincinnati, dismissed the pleading on Tuesday, claiming that Borges\u2019 attempt is speculative. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The Wachowskis had every reason not to make another Matrix movie, despite some fierce pleading from Warner Bros. to make one happen over the past two decades. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The migrants keep coming despite the vocal pleading of Biden officials because migrants perceive the benefits are worth the risk. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adjuration",
      "appeal",
      "conjuration",
      "cry",
      "desire",
      "entreaty",
      "petition",
      "plea",
      "prayer",
      "solicitation",
      "suit",
      "suppliance",
      "supplication"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110420",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pleas of the crown":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": all criminal actions or proceedings":[],
      ": the judicial proceedings involving murder, rape, robbery, and willful fire-raising":[],
      ": the pleas or actions of which the crown formerly claimed exclusive jurisdiction as affecting the king's peace":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of Medieval Latin placita coronae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204357",
    "type":[]
  },
  "pleasant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "pleasureless",
      "unpalatable",
      "unpleasant",
      "unwelcome"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or characterized by pleasing manners, behavior, or appearance":[],
      ": having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable":[
        "a pleasant day"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the pleasant smell of cookies baking in the oven",
      "We had a pleasant conversation.",
      "Our evening together was pleasant but not very exciting.",
      "I didn't know you were coming. What a pleasant surprise !",
      "Their new teacher seems pleasant enough.",
      "a very pleasant young man",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dill said the season now lasts from the beginning of pleasant weather through the first frost of the year. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
      "San Francisco residents planning to attend the famous Pride parade this weekend can expect pleasant weather, with temperatures around the mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service, though inland areas won\u2019t be so lucky. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 June 2022",
      "Given its location in sunny Southern California, visitors can enjoy pleasant weather almost year-round. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "Outdoors, enjoy pleasant weather at 3 Westerly Bar & Grill in Ossining, Apropos Restaurant & Bar at The Abbey Inn & Spa in Peekskill, RiverMarket Bar & Kitchen in Tarrytown, The Bit in Dobbs Ferry, or Harvest on Hudson in Hastings-On-Hudson. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The volatile weather comes after what should be pleasant weather during the day in Cleveland, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "The city is blessed with pleasant weather only every few years, Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said to the crowd of about 150. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Those who visit in the high season, which runs from late November to mid-April, will enjoy consistently pleasant weather, with little rain and mild but warm temperatures that peak in the mid-eighties. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
      "On an unseasonably warm day in the middle of February \u2014 the kind where the sun shines and the wind sighs and boring observations about pleasant weather feel revelatory \u2014 hundreds of spectators descend upon New York City\u2019s Washington Square Park. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plesaunt , from Anglo-French plaisant , from present participle of plaisir":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ple-z\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "congenial",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "felicitous",
      "good",
      "grateful",
      "gratifying",
      "heavenly",
      "jolly",
      "luscious",
      "nice",
      "palatable",
      "pleasing",
      "pleasurable",
      "pretty",
      "satisfying",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "sweet",
      "tasty",
      "welcome"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053833",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pleasantly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "pleasureless",
      "unpalatable",
      "unpleasant",
      "unwelcome"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or characterized by pleasing manners, behavior, or appearance":[],
      ": having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable":[
        "a pleasant day"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the pleasant smell of cookies baking in the oven",
      "We had a pleasant conversation.",
      "Our evening together was pleasant but not very exciting.",
      "I didn't know you were coming. What a pleasant surprise !",
      "Their new teacher seems pleasant enough.",
      "a very pleasant young man",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dill said the season now lasts from the beginning of pleasant weather through the first frost of the year. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
      "San Francisco residents planning to attend the famous Pride parade this weekend can expect pleasant weather, with temperatures around the mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service, though inland areas won\u2019t be so lucky. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 June 2022",
      "Given its location in sunny Southern California, visitors can enjoy pleasant weather almost year-round. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "Outdoors, enjoy pleasant weather at 3 Westerly Bar & Grill in Ossining, Apropos Restaurant & Bar at The Abbey Inn & Spa in Peekskill, RiverMarket Bar & Kitchen in Tarrytown, The Bit in Dobbs Ferry, or Harvest on Hudson in Hastings-On-Hudson. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The volatile weather comes after what should be pleasant weather during the day in Cleveland, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "The city is blessed with pleasant weather only every few years, Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said to the crowd of about 150. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Those who visit in the high season, which runs from late November to mid-April, will enjoy consistently pleasant weather, with little rain and mild but warm temperatures that peak in the mid-eighties. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
      "On an unseasonably warm day in the middle of February \u2014 the kind where the sun shines and the wind sighs and boring observations about pleasant weather feel revelatory \u2014 hundreds of spectators descend upon New York City\u2019s Washington Square Park. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022"
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      "Rather than having to carry on awkward pleasantry conversations with a driver, the passenger can just go for a ride and not need to engage in sappy dialogue. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
      "While the last year has consisted of on and off lockdown restrictions, the pleasantry in staying at home is being able to master all of your beauty and self-care needs. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "Highs should get to the low-to-mid 70s, so enjoy the last of this stretch of pleasantry . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Some landscaping outside, trees planted in front of the building, even gave it an air of false pleasantry . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "In a different version of Washington \u2014 something in the ballpark of the old normal, whatever that was \u2014 the sentiment could be ignored as a boilerplate pleasantry . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "Miss Manners is afraid that this man\u2019s attempt to make light of his inability to change his size \u2014 after a lifetime of people rudely suggesting otherwise \u2014 was his idea of a pleasantry . \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "The two women knew each other in passing, through front yard waves and occasional swapped pleasantries . \u2014 USA Today , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "Richmond police said the suspect followed the victim a short distance after exchanging pleasantries around 5 p.m. in the area of the 12500 block of San Pablo Avenue near Clinton Avenue. \u2014 Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com , 20 Feb. 2020"
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      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.",
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      "According to Coore, the course in its restored form now looks and plays in a manner that would please its original designer. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
      "But these fresh green bean recipes bring the summer food to a whole new level that is sure to please everyone at the dinner table. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022",
      "One of the most notable draws to the shop are the ceremonial-grade matcha shots, presented in a way that would please a twelfth-century Zen Buddhist Monk. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The immersive dance experience features six rotating mainstage productions accompanied by a variety of activities and interactive events that will please discerning balletomanes and families alike. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
      "Cam Whitmore, meanwhile, put on a performance that should please Villanova coach Jay Wright. \u2014 Andrew Seligman, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Along the way, Jagger will try to pick songs that will please both fans and himself after six decades. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Crash goes a bit deeper and gives her day one Angels subtle hints of her old soft grunge sound while sampling popular beats from the \u201990s and 2000s, a move that will certainly please both old and new fans alike. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The proposal was framed in a way that would please rural county commissioners, but coal country leaders were anything but thrilled. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
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      "Middle English plesen , from Anglo-French plaisir, pleisir, pleire , from Latin plac\u0113re ; akin to Latin placare to placate and perhaps to Greek plak-, plax flat surface \u2014 more at fluke":"Verb"
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      "He joined the football team to please his father.",
      "Her parents were pleased by her decision.",
      "It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.",
      "They're very hard to please .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to Coore, the course in its restored form now looks and plays in a manner that would please its original designer. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
      "But these fresh green bean recipes bring the summer food to a whole new level that is sure to please everyone at the dinner table. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022",
      "One of the most notable draws to the shop are the ceremonial-grade matcha shots, presented in a way that would please a twelfth-century Zen Buddhist Monk. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The immersive dance experience features six rotating mainstage productions accompanied by a variety of activities and interactive events that will please discerning balletomanes and families alike. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
      "Cam Whitmore, meanwhile, put on a performance that should please Villanova coach Jay Wright. \u2014 Andrew Seligman, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Along the way, Jagger will try to pick songs that will please both fans and himself after six decades. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Crash goes a bit deeper and gives her day one Angels subtle hints of her old soft grunge sound while sampling popular beats from the \u201990s and 2000s, a move that will certainly please both old and new fans alike. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The proposal was framed in a way that would please rural county commissioners, but coal country leaders were anything but thrilled. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
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      "Despite the unanimous vote, City Council President Nick Mosby expressed concerns about the agreement, saying many of the businesses weren\u2019t aesthetically pleasing before the unrest and are still in disrepair. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "No stretch was more aesthetically pleasing than five minutes, 16 seconds toward the end of the second quarter. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Creamy baby Dutch potatoes are especially pleasing . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "To our eyes, the Cayenne coupe is more aesthetically pleasing than the similarly sized BMW X6 and Mercedes-AMG GLE-class fastbacks. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The aim of the plan is to provide Village Market with a sense of place and a visually pleasing gateway to the Village as the motorist enters the Village from the South on La Grange Road. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This serves as a visual reminder of the rule of thirds, where key compositional elements are placed along the lines or at their intersections to create visually pleasing photos. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Layers of fabrics, carpets, woods, and objects are warm and inviting and provide a comfortable and pleasing environment. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022"
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      "He wanted his kitchen to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing .",
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      "Who knew that getting clean could be so aesthetically pleasing ",
      "Despite the unanimous vote, City Council President Nick Mosby expressed concerns about the agreement, saying many of the businesses weren\u2019t aesthetically pleasing before the unrest and are still in disrepair. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "No stretch was more aesthetically pleasing than five minutes, 16 seconds toward the end of the second quarter. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Creamy baby Dutch potatoes are especially pleasing . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "To our eyes, the Cayenne coupe is more aesthetically pleasing than the similarly sized BMW X6 and Mercedes-AMG GLE-class fastbacks. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The aim of the plan is to provide Village Market with a sense of place and a visually pleasing gateway to the Village as the motorist enters the Village from the South on La Grange Road. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This serves as a visual reminder of the rule of thirds, where key compositional elements are placed along the lines or at their intersections to create visually pleasing photos. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Layers of fabrics, carpets, woods, and objects are warm and inviting and provide a comfortable and pleasing environment. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The line of pet goods by Diamond CBD is intended to assist you in making your pet\u2019s life more pleasurable and healthy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "How to stop sneezing While sneezing may feel pleasurable , incessant sneezing can be quite annoying. \u2014 Rebecca Strong, Health.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The morning became more pleasurable when Gold crossed the line ahead of all 1,979 Flying Pig Marathon contestants in 2:26:29 to earn the coveted laurel wreath. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Rucker\u2019s definition of fun can be any activity that\u2019s a pleasurable experience (delightful or exciting, as well as relaxing or calm). \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The percale sheets retain their crispness alongside a certain coziness that hints at the softest flannel (minus the overheating), making time spent between them that much more\u2026 pleasurable . \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Participants were also asked to indicate the extent to which the experiences were pleasurable or painful. \u2014 Paul Bloom, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "There was an early day where the immersion was very, very pleasurable . \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "But on Wilke's consumer side of the business, Gagnon says, InfoSec was seen as another overhead cost, one that cut into other projects that made Amazon faster, more profitable, and more pleasurable . \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
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        "\u2014 Time Out",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The line of pet goods by Diamond CBD is intended to assist you in making your pet\u2019s life more pleasurable and healthy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "How to stop sneezing While sneezing may feel pleasurable , incessant sneezing can be quite annoying. \u2014 Rebecca Strong, Health.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The morning became more pleasurable when Gold crossed the line ahead of all 1,979 Flying Pig Marathon contestants in 2:26:29 to earn the coveted laurel wreath. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Rucker\u2019s definition of fun can be any activity that\u2019s a pleasurable experience (delightful or exciting, as well as relaxing or calm). \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The percale sheets retain their crispness alongside a certain coziness that hints at the softest flannel (minus the overheating), making time spent between them that much more\u2026 pleasurable . \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Participants were also asked to indicate the extent to which the experiences were pleasurable or painful. \u2014 Paul Bloom, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "There was an early day where the immersion was very, very pleasurable . \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "But on Wilke's consumer side of the business, Gagnon says, InfoSec was seen as another overhead cost, one that cut into other projects that made Amazon faster, more profitable, and more pleasurable . \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
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      "I paint for the sheer pleasure of it.",
      "His grandparents took great pleasure in seeing him graduate from college.",
      "Is this trip for business or pleasure ",
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      "Now I can enjoy the simple pleasures of life, like spending time with my family.",
      "Verb",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That includes how individuals travel for pleasure and work, the methods of transportation and how goods are shipped. \u2014 Anila Siraj, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Ginny is funny and earnest, equally insistent on her interests (the pop stylings of Shawn Mendes and Selena Gomez; the simple pleasure of a cold Sprite) and her pet peeves (hearing the Lord\u2019s name taken in vain; being told what to do). \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Ballet dancers have been among the pleasure -seekers drawn to the cliffs. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
      "More astonishing, the five planets will be lining up in the correct order away from the sun for Earthly viewing pleasure , according to skyandtelescope.org writer Bob King. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "For the brave viewer ready to commit to the summer\u2019s guiltiest pleasure , here\u2019s a complete guide. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "By the middle of the ten-episode season, the simple pleasure of getting to spend time with the family feels like reason enough to keep coming back \u2014 hopefully for a second season, since the first ends on a romantic cliffhanger. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Why give the enemy the pleasure of hearing about our losses",
      "That\u2019s amazing to see someone quite so hidebound change in that way\u2014and through pleasure . \u2014 Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Now that effort will pay off, so relax and let someone pleasure you. \u2014 Allure , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This romance is about a grumpy Scottish laird falling for a feisty English lady, and trust me, this man knows how to pleasure his woman. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Different races have different ratios of misery to pleasure . \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Try to tap into your creative energy with ample time allotted to art, hobbies, or pleasure each week. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Try to tap into your creative energy with ample time allotted to art, hobbies, or pleasure each week. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The complaint also said Gilbert attempted to persuade the woman to pleasure herself in her bedroom with the door open. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Try to tap into your creative energy with ample time allotted to art, hobbies, or pleasure each week. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Try to tap into your creative energy with ample time allotted to art, hobbies, or pleasure each week. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Dec. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "Middle English plesure , alteration of plesir , from Anglo-French plaisir , from plaisir to please":"Noun"
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      "verb"
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      ": giving no pleasure":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kobayashi basically rewrote the book on how to turn pleasureless gluttony into a profession. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2019",
      "But the issue of female pleasure becomes the novel\u2019s central, surprisingly pleasureless theme. \u2014 Ron Charles | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com , 7 June 2019"
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      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030527",
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      "adjective"
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      "wondered what the people at the country club would think of his plebeian origins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In practice, the plebeians (the general citizenry) had fewer voting rights than the aristocratic patricians. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "The second-class plebeians worked the farms, baked the bread and built the walls. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "But unlike us plebeians , the model got to come back as an adult and put her own stamp on the iconic toy store, which is reopening at 30 Rockefeller Center on November 16. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 25 Oct. 2018",
      "Snob is an 18th-century term for a cobbler's apprentice and, by extension, for plebeians in general, like me. \u2014 P.j. O'rourke, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2016",
      "Celebrities surprising unsuspecting plebeians is practically a cottage industry at this point. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2018",
      "Running dreams, for runners and plebeians nonrunners alike, are totally common and take myriad forms with boundless interpretations. \u2014 Grace Perry, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "That is because the Roman Forum began as a market and became the place where patricians would meet plebeians and press the flesh. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Which is, 99 percent of us plebeians need to pick a new hobby. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Wide fenders, a menacing front fascia, and GR Corolla\u2013specific wheels are only the tip of the iceberg that separates Toyota's hottest hatch from its more plebeian Corolla sibling. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The Lexus ES is the brand's entry-level luxury sedan and shares a mechanical relationship with the more plebeian Toyota Camry. \u2014 Ryan Zummallen, Star Tribune , 2 June 2021",
      "But there are precious few supercars anymore that aren't force-fed air by multiple turbos, and all-wheel drive has become just as ubiquitous in more plebeian autos. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "The reported output figures of at least 400 horsepower and 361 lb-ft of torque for the STI are new, though, and surprising, given that this engine makes 260 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque in its more plebeian applications. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "That's right \u2014 getting a hole in one for Simpson is like yawning for plebeian humans. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Behind the film lie the Panama Papers\u2014the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Once a month, he and Trudy - a registered nurse - volunteer their time at a free medical clinic in Arlington, Virginia, treating the uninsured for problems as plebeian as hemorrhoids. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "Which is to say: The intellectual became a plebeian in part because the patricians abandoned their duty. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 11 July 2019"
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      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044252",
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      "highbred",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "patrician",
      "upper-class",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In practice, the plebeians (the general citizenry) had fewer voting rights than the aristocratic patricians. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "The second-class plebeians worked the farms, baked the bread and built the walls. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "But unlike us plebeians , the model got to come back as an adult and put her own stamp on the iconic toy store, which is reopening at 30 Rockefeller Center on November 16. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 25 Oct. 2018",
      "Snob is an 18th-century term for a cobbler's apprentice and, by extension, for plebeians in general, like me. \u2014 P.j. O'rourke, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2016",
      "Celebrities surprising unsuspecting plebeians is practically a cottage industry at this point. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2018",
      "Running dreams, for runners and plebeians nonrunners alike, are totally common and take myriad forms with boundless interpretations. \u2014 Grace Perry, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "That is because the Roman Forum began as a market and became the place where patricians would meet plebeians and press the flesh. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Which is, 99 percent of us plebeians need to pick a new hobby. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Wide fenders, a menacing front fascia, and GR Corolla\u2013specific wheels are only the tip of the iceberg that separates Toyota's hottest hatch from its more plebeian Corolla sibling. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The Lexus ES is the brand's entry-level luxury sedan and shares a mechanical relationship with the more plebeian Toyota Camry. \u2014 Ryan Zummallen, Star Tribune , 2 June 2021",
      "But there are precious few supercars anymore that aren't force-fed air by multiple turbos, and all-wheel drive has become just as ubiquitous in more plebeian autos. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "The reported output figures of at least 400 horsepower and 361 lb-ft of torque for the STI are new, though, and surprising, given that this engine makes 260 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque in its more plebeian applications. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "That's right \u2014 getting a hole in one for Simpson is like yawning for plebeian humans. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Behind the film lie the Panama Papers\u2014the millions of files, leaked in 2016, that demonstrated how the wealthy stash their moola offshore and thereby avoid the plebeian vulgarity of tax. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Once a month, he and Trudy - a registered nurse - volunteer their time at a free medical clinic in Arlington, Virginia, treating the uninsured for problems as plebeian as hemorrhoids. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "Which is to say: The intellectual became a plebeian in part because the patricians abandoned their duty. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 11 July 2019"
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      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His singing and theatrics and chariot racing offended their sense of decorum, while also garnering adoration of the plebs , threatening the precarious balance of power. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "The plebs \u2019s relative impoverishment in the wake of this would help give rise to an array of demagogues\u2014and eventually the collapse of the Roman republic. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "Political and economic elites fear nothing more than the plebs of the world uniting to challenge their rule, which is what sublime solidarity aims to do. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8pleps"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015807",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fleck, whose Flecktones brought bluegrass into the modern era, plays much like a classical guitarist, using the right-hand plectrum technique popularized by Nashville\u2019s Earl Scruggs. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Where Herrington deftly embellished and added new parts to solos originally recorded on Steely Dan albums by such plectrum masters as Larry Carlton and Elliott Randall, O\u2019Connor generally played his parts by the book. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "People tend to get hung up on the technical side of Montgomery's playing: his parallel octaves, his use of the thumb rather than a plectrum . \u2014 John Corbett, Chicago Reader , 29 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek pl\u0113ktron , from pl\u0113ssein to strike \u2014 more at plaint":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plek-tr\u0259m"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104157",
    "type":[
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      "Noun",
      "He has promised to fulfill a campaign pledge to cut taxes.",
      "To make a pledge or donation, please call the charity's office.",
      "The company has made a pledge of over $3,000.",
      "He left his car as a pledge that he would return with the money.",
      "Verb",
      "Her family pledged $100,000 toward the construction of a new school.",
      "He called to pledge money to the charity.",
      "Every morning, we pledge allegiance to the flag.",
      "teenagers who have pledged not to start smoking",
      "During his campaign, he pledged that he would not raise taxes.",
      "The chefs are pledged to keep the restaurant's special recipe a secret.",
      "He pledged his paintings as collateral for a loan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "McKinsey sponsored Frontier, and dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including McDonald\u2019s and United, have made some kind of net-zero pledge . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
      "The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Nixon, who ranks as the No. 37 prospect in the state of Florida according to 247Sports, announced his verbal pledge to the Gators on social media Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Of the $1 billion pledge from the U.S., only slightly more than one-third of that will be rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon, and the rest will be available over a longer term. \u2014 Andrea Rosa And Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "Of the $1 billion pledge from the U.S., only slightly more than one-third of that will be rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon, and the rest will be available over a longer term. \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "His verbal pledge gives the Wolverines seven commitments in the 2023 class and bumped the group's ranking to 35th nationally and 10th in the Big Ten. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "By virtue of Holstein\u2019s position and the Manning sweepstakes coming to the forefront, Holstein\u2019s verbal pledge on Monday sets up a few questions for those wondering what comes next: Is Alabama out on Manning",
      "The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city\u2019s status as a haven. \u2014 Ella Ceron And, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city\u2019s status as a haven. \u2014 Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But even if foreign donors pledge enough guns and rockets and training goes smoothly, there\u2019s another complication. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Boehly also had to pledge to invest 1.75 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) in the coming years in the teams and infrastructure. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "White, who rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, is the first in-state player and sixth overall to pledge to join UW's 2023 class. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Each will pledge to remain outside the EU and its economic zone; to stay hawkish in their support for Ukraine; and to revisit the Northern Ireland protocol that is the rot underlying Britain\u2019s troubled relationship with Europe. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "The Republican Governors Association, which raises tens of millions of dollars to boost GOP candidates across the country, didn\u2019t pledge to support Mastriano. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 18 May 2022",
      "Applicants will merely pledge their digital coins as collateral. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "As collateral on debt, Mr. Musk would also pledge about a third of his Tesla stake. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The players union and MLB have four months before a decision is needed on the international draft, but for now, the two sides pledge to move forward, and establish a better working relationship for the common goal of growing the game. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plegge security, from Anglo-French plege , from Late Latin plebium , from *plebere to pledge, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pflegan to take care of \u2014 more at plight":"Noun"
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      "Noun",
      "He has promised to fulfill a campaign pledge to cut taxes.",
      "To make a pledge or donation, please call the charity's office.",
      "The company has made a pledge of over $3,000.",
      "He left his car as a pledge that he would return with the money.",
      "Verb",
      "Her family pledged $100,000 toward the construction of a new school.",
      "He called to pledge money to the charity.",
      "Every morning, we pledge allegiance to the flag.",
      "teenagers who have pledged not to start smoking",
      "During his campaign, he pledged that he would not raise taxes.",
      "The chefs are pledged to keep the restaurant's special recipe a secret.",
      "He pledged his paintings as collateral for a loan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "McKinsey sponsored Frontier, and dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including McDonald\u2019s and United, have made some kind of net-zero pledge . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
      "The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Nixon, who ranks as the No. 37 prospect in the state of Florida according to 247Sports, announced his verbal pledge to the Gators on social media Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Of the $1 billion pledge from the U.S., only slightly more than one-third of that will be rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon, and the rest will be available over a longer term. \u2014 Andrea Rosa And Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "Of the $1 billion pledge from the U.S., only slightly more than one-third of that will be rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon, and the rest will be available over a longer term. \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "His verbal pledge gives the Wolverines seven commitments in the 2023 class and bumped the group's ranking to 35th nationally and 10th in the Big Ten. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "By virtue of Holstein\u2019s position and the Manning sweepstakes coming to the forefront, Holstein\u2019s verbal pledge on Monday sets up a few questions for those wondering what comes next: Is Alabama out on Manning",
      "The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city\u2019s status as a haven. \u2014 Ella Ceron And, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The move was part of a broader pledge by the mayor to maintain the city\u2019s status as a haven. \u2014 Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But even if foreign donors pledge enough guns and rockets and training goes smoothly, there\u2019s another complication. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Boehly also had to pledge to invest 1.75 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) in the coming years in the teams and infrastructure. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "White, who rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 22 touchdowns last season, is the first in-state player and sixth overall to pledge to join UW's 2023 class. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Each will pledge to remain outside the EU and its economic zone; to stay hawkish in their support for Ukraine; and to revisit the Northern Ireland protocol that is the rot underlying Britain\u2019s troubled relationship with Europe. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "The Republican Governors Association, which raises tens of millions of dollars to boost GOP candidates across the country, didn\u2019t pledge to support Mastriano. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 18 May 2022",
      "Applicants will merely pledge their digital coins as collateral. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "As collateral on debt, Mr. Musk would also pledge about a third of his Tesla stake. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The players union and MLB have four months before a decision is needed on the international draft, but for now, the two sides pledge to move forward, and establish a better working relationship for the common goal of growing the game. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plegge security, from Anglo-French plege , from Late Latin plebium , from *plebere to pledge, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German pflegan to take care of \u2014 more at plight":"Noun"
    },
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    "definitions":{
      ": one to whom a pledge is given":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rex Tillerson became the latest pledgee from one of America\u2019s most important fraternal organizations to exit the back door of the fraternity house located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. \u2014 Michael Harriot, The Root , 13 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1737, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085834",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "imperfect",
      "incomplete",
      "partial"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": complete in every respect : absolute , unqualified":[
        "plenary power"
      ],
      ": fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present":[
        "a plenary session"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "A plenary meeting of the 500 members was held last summer.",
      "plenary sessions of the legislature",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At a recent Workers\u2019 Party plenary session, Mr. Kim urged the country to boost agricultural production and accelerate rural development. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "At the last plenary meeting in June, Kim ordered his country to be ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States under President Biden. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The proposals passed after an eleventh-hour watering down, negotiated in plain sight in the plenary room. \u2014 Ewa Krukowska, Fortune , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "It is expected that Mr. Kim will deliver a policy speech, outlining North Korea\u2019s 2022 plans, either at the plenary session or potentially in a Jan. 1 address. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "The Constitution gives the House plenary power to decide whether to proceed with impeachment articles, so the House could decide what to do after the committee\u2019s work is done. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The question was raised at seven of the eight plenary sessions at the Yalta Conference, in early 1945, and wasn\u2019t settled there or at the Potsdam Conference that summer. \u2014 Jeffrey Frank, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "In both instances, the law of the land gives white men on horseback plenary power over Black people in flight for survival. \u2014 Alicia Schmidt Camacho, The New Yorker , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "On Monday, Kim opened a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party to review past projects and determine major policies for next year. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin plenarius , from Latin plenus full \u2014 more at full":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8pl\u0113-",
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-n\u0259-r\u0113, \u02c8ple-",
      "\u02c8ple-n\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for plenary full , complete , plenary , replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it. a full schedule complete applies when all that is needed is present. a complete picture of the situation plenary adds to complete the implication of fullness without qualification. given plenary power replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety. replete with delightful details",
    "synonyms":[
      "compleat",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "grand",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "total",
      "whole"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025606",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "plenitude":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "handful",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "mouthful",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "peanuts",
      "pinch",
      "pittance",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "speck",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "taste",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a great sufficiency : abundance":[],
      ": the quality or state of being full : completeness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She has gathered a plenitude of information on the topic.",
      "there's a plenitude of natural beauty in the state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the museums in Athens the fruits of this quest were preserved in countless cavernous galleries, the faces and forms of antiquity that in their extraordinary plenitude constituted a statement about the desire of man to make his mark. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Metaphorically speaking, books are always taking us to the big city, opening our eyes to the world\u2019s plenitude and diversity. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "No drums like them, with such a plenitude of notes, were then in existence. \u2014 Richard Preston, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "And that\u2019s not even taking into consideration the plenitude of Thailand, a country of 70 million people who can enjoy multiple types of eggplant and innumerable varieties of shrimp paste. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2021",
      "Thus with a trans-temporal jump do the pathologies of one time destroy the plenitude of another. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "If not, a bargain can be struck between giver and gifted, allowing anxieties about unearned plenitude to be assuaged. \u2014 Matthew Sweet, The Economist , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "The clients often have a plenitude of bedrooms or bunks and boast of their large families. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020",
      "Nguyen plans to continue contributing to that plenitude . \u2014 Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plenitude , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin plenitudo , from plenus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8ple-n\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
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      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024858",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plenteous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "minimal",
      "scant",
      "spare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": constituting or existing in plenty":[
        "plenteous grace with thee is found",
        "\u2014 Charles Wesley"
      ],
      ": fruitful , productive":[
        "a plenteous harvest",
        "\u2014 J. G. Frazer",
        "\u2014 usually used with in or of the seasons had been plenteous in corn \u2014 George Eliot"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a plenteous supply of napkins for the backyard barbecue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Early accounts say the bird used to be so plenteous that flocks would darken the sky. \u2014 Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 July 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plentevous, plenteous , from Anglo-French plentivus , from plentif abundant, from plent\u00e9 plenty":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plen-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bounteous",
      "bountiful",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plentiful",
      "plenty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162326",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plentiful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bare",
      "minimal",
      "scant",
      "spare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by, constituting, or existing in plenty":[],
      ": containing or yielding plenty":[
        "a plentiful land"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Gasoline won't always be cheap and plentiful .",
      "Space is plentiful enough for several homes.",
      "Natural gas is a plentiful resource.",
      "These vegetables are a plentiful source of vitamins.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many households are flush with cash, and jobs are plentiful with demand for new workers strong. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Rama Sekhar, partner at Palo Alto, Calif.-based VC firm Norwest Venture Partners, said that in 2021 VC funding was plentiful and investors were focused on growth. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Some players prosper amid tamer conditions, when birdies are plentiful . \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
      "Zero percent balance transfer offers are still plentiful , Schulz said. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Jobs are plentiful , giving them the luxury of many choices and employers. \u2014 Kathleen Duffy, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Garden parties were plentiful , including whimsical fetes hosted by Aquazzura and Swarovski. \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
      "Of course, Chotto Matte\u2019s signature sushi, sashimi and robata grill delicacies are still plentiful on its set and \u00e0 la carte menus. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But San Francisco health officer Dr. Susan Philip said Tuesday the city has some of the highest vaccination rates in the nation, high-quality masks and anti-COVID drugs are plentiful , and hospitals have the capacity to accept patients. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plen-ti-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for plentiful plentiful , ample , abundant , copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive. plentiful implies a great or rich supply. peaches are plentiful this summer ample implies a generous sufficiency to satisfy a particular requirement. ample food to last the winter abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful . streams abundant with fish copious stresses largeness of supply rather than fullness or richness. copious examples of bureaucratic waste",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bounteous",
      "bountiful",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plenty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040723",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plentitude":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "handful",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "mouthful",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "peanuts",
      "pinch",
      "pittance",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "speck",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "taste",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": plenitude":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "that new baby is in for a plentitude of love",
      "a plentitude of lumber for the current housing market",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The market for undeveloped land is imperfect but it is not populated with a plentitude of stupid people. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
      "But there is one medium where Nguyen sees the possibility of narrative plentitude for Asian American stories: literature. \u2014 Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "Formerly a private chef, Salls leans toward healthful cooking with organic ingredients and a plentitude of paleo, gluten-free and vegetarian options. \u2014 June Naylor, Dallas News , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Not to mention six full and two partial bathrooms that give everyone enough space to get ready for the plentitude of parties and the big family feast. \u2014 Lauren Smith, House Beautiful , 27 Oct. 2015",
      "But despite their possible plentitude , not all those parallel universes are likely to be blessed with biology. \u2014 NBC News , 28 May 2018",
      "Between the vastness of space and the brightness of stars hide a plentitude of planets. \u2014 Nick Stockton, WIRED , 20 July 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration (influenced by plenty )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8plen-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plenty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "aplenty",
      "bounteous",
      "bountiful",
      "comfortable",
      "cornucopian",
      "galore",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ample":[
        "plenty work to be done",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ],
      ": an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life : a condition or time of abundance":[
        "a feeling of plenty",
        "a land of plenty",
        "a season of plenty"
      ],
      ": an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something : a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose":[
        "had plenty of time to finish the job",
        "plenty of room",
        "I don't need more. I have plenty .",
        "There's plenty to do/see here."
      ],
      ": more than sufficiently : to a considerable degree":[
        "the nights were plenty cold",
        "\u2014 F. B. Gipson"
      ],
      ": plentiful in amount, number, or supply":[
        "if reasons were as plenty as blackberries",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": present or existing in large amounts : in abundance":[
        "There were eggs in plenty not far off, in the hen house.",
        "\u2014 Robert C. O'Brien",
        "\u2026 academics can cite evidence in plenty \u2026 to justify their skepticism.",
        "\u2014 Peter Green"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They thought of America as the land of plenty .",
      "you'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight",
      "Adjective",
      "we've picked plenty blueberries, so there'll be some left over after we make the pie",
      "Adverb",
      "There's plenty more where that came from.",
      "The car is plenty large enough to fit six people.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Faced with this gathering momentum, the nations\u2019 legion of union-avoidance consultants will stay plenty busy. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Several hundred fans arrived early to hit merchandise stands doing brisk business selling T-shirts, hoodies and hats and concession stands were plenty busy as well. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Along with fronting Zopa, Imperioli remains plenty busy as an actor. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Sony\u2019s tiered refresh of its PlayStation Plus service, which is launching in North America on June 13, is plenty convoluted. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "While some economic signals are flashing yellow, plenty more suggest the current economic expansion has a ways to run. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "As the world awaits Taylor Swift\u2019s next installment in her six-album re-recording endeavor, the superstar is keeping plenty busy. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "Well, in a clip exclusive to EW, the 118 seem plenty worried about Bobby \u2014 and new team member Lucy (Arielle Kebbel) \u2014 as the fire truck goes skidding off a cliff toward them performing a rescue below. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Unfortunately, primitive roadside parking at Catherine Creek is plenty clogged on weekends already, Tkach said. \u2014 Scott Hewitt, oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English plente , from Anglo-French plent\u00e9 , from Late Latin plenitat-, plenitas , from Latin, fullness, from plenus full \u2014 more at full":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plen-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "cornucopia",
      "feast",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plethora",
      "superabundance",
      "wealth"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214149",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "pleonastic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instance or example of pleonasm":[],
      ": the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said ) : redundancy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin pleonasmus , from Greek pleonasmos , from pleonazein to be excessive, from plei\u014dn, ple\u014dn more \u2014 more at plus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccna-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222839",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plethora":{
    "antonyms":[
      "deficiency",
      "inadequacy",
      "insufficiency",
      "undersupply"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion":[],
      ": abundance , profusion":[
        "\u2026 Grand Cayman offers a plethora of bustling restaurants, ritzy resorts and comfortable condos \u2026",
        "\u2014 Susanne Cummings",
        "\u2026 in a world whose credibility is threatened by the meaningless plethora of material goods it goes on producing.",
        "\u2014 W. Roy Niblett"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "There has been a plethora of plays in recent years whose claim to modernity is based on indicated rather than felt emotion. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Harper's , March 1999",
      "The plethora of short-lived ceasefires in the Balkans and the Caucasus constitute proof that we are no longer in a world where the old rules of state warfare apply. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , Atlantic , February 1994",
      "\u2026 served at the long plank table in the banquet hut, amid a plethora of toasts to progress, amity, and the overthrow of imperialism\u2014the meal passed in a blur. \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , (1962) 1987",
      "In their view, there are the very few hard-pressed good guys losing the landscape to a plethora of bad guys. \u2014 Carol Bly , Letters from the Country , 1981",
      "A plethora of books have been written on the subject.",
      "a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All of his writings, along with other writings that describe his speeches and interactions among others, provide us today with a plethora of material for inspection and analysis. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "There's no better way to spend some quality time with old friends than with a plethora of key lime pie and conch fritters before heading off on a parasailing adventure. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "Forest Dunes in Roscommon also received a plethora of votes, but did not crack the top 10. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "With a plethora of recreational and cultural activities, the Berkshires has become one of Massachusetts's most popular year-round vacation destinations. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Another industry panel will be about the crucial need for Italy to make bigger-budget product, held by Simone Gialdini, head of Italy\u2019s exhibitors association ANEC, with a plethora of top Italian industry execs. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Jobe has received a plethora of attention from top programs following a star-making junior season at Community Christian. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Over the years, Poetz served on a number of boards and received a plethora of awards for his work, including the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation's Self-Empowerment Award. \u2014 Katie Galioto, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Griffith Public Schools has received a plethora of grants throughout the year, according to an announcement made at a school board meeting Thursday. \u2014 Hannah Reed, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, from Greek pl\u0113th\u014dra , literally, fullness, from pl\u0113thein to be full \u2014 more at full":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ple-th\u0259-r\u0259",
      "\u02c8pleth-\u0259-r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "abundance",
      "cornucopia",
      "feast",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "superabundance",
      "wealth"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190420",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "plethoric":{
    "antonyms":[
      "deficiency",
      "inadequacy",
      "insufficiency",
      "undersupply"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion":[],
      ": abundance , profusion":[
        "\u2026 Grand Cayman offers a plethora of bustling restaurants, ritzy resorts and comfortable condos \u2026",
        "\u2014 Susanne Cummings",
        "\u2026 in a world whose credibility is threatened by the meaningless plethora of material goods it goes on producing.",
        "\u2014 W. Roy Niblett"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "There has been a plethora of plays in recent years whose claim to modernity is based on indicated rather than felt emotion. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Harper's , March 1999",
      "The plethora of short-lived ceasefires in the Balkans and the Caucasus constitute proof that we are no longer in a world where the old rules of state warfare apply. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , Atlantic , February 1994",
      "\u2026 served at the long plank table in the banquet hut, amid a plethora of toasts to progress, amity, and the overthrow of imperialism\u2014the meal passed in a blur. \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , (1962) 1987",
      "In their view, there are the very few hard-pressed good guys losing the landscape to a plethora of bad guys. \u2014 Carol Bly , Letters from the Country , 1981",
      "A plethora of books have been written on the subject.",
      "a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All of his writings, along with other writings that describe his speeches and interactions among others, provide us today with a plethora of material for inspection and analysis. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "There's no better way to spend some quality time with old friends than with a plethora of key lime pie and conch fritters before heading off on a parasailing adventure. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "Forest Dunes in Roscommon also received a plethora of votes, but did not crack the top 10. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "With a plethora of recreational and cultural activities, the Berkshires has become one of Massachusetts's most popular year-round vacation destinations. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Another industry panel will be about the crucial need for Italy to make bigger-budget product, held by Simone Gialdini, head of Italy\u2019s exhibitors association ANEC, with a plethora of top Italian industry execs. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Jobe has received a plethora of attention from top programs following a star-making junior season at Community Christian. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Over the years, Poetz served on a number of boards and received a plethora of awards for his work, including the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation's Self-Empowerment Award. \u2014 Katie Galioto, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Griffith Public Schools has received a plethora of grants throughout the year, according to an announcement made at a school board meeting Thursday. \u2014 Hannah Reed, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2020"
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      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Medieval Latin, from Greek pl\u0113th\u014dra , literally, fullness, from pl\u0113thein to be full \u2014 more at full":""
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      "\u02c8ple-th\u0259-r\u0259",
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      "superabundance",
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      "noun"
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      ": a plea admitting that the plaintiff once had a good cause of action as alleged but that it is barred by some subsequent or collateral matter pleaded in defense (as a repeal of the statute on which the cause of action is founded)":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201803"
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      "noun"
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      ": plectrum sense 1":[]
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      "Greek pl\u0113ktron":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001457"
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      "adjective"
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      ": capable of being pleased":[]
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      "\u02c8pl\u0113z\u0259b\u0259l"
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      "Middle English plesable , from Middle French plaisable , from plaisir to please + -able":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002109"
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      ": the central core of primary meristem of a plant or plant part that according to the histogen theory gives rise to the stele":[],
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      "German plerom , from Late Latin pleroma":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002446"
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      "noun"
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      ": a tendency for individual behavior to be directed toward immediate satisfaction of instinctual drives and immediate relief from pain or discomfort":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ple-zh\u0259r-\u02cc"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The drivers\u2014twinky teen-agers with thick accents and hard bodies\u2014take us with them beyond the pleasure principle . \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "At the other: Christopher Kane progressing his personal obsession with the pleasure principle of human sexuality, making clothes which haven\u2019t been seen before. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 21 Feb. 2018"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004447"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": plait sense 2":[]
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      "\u02c8pl\u0113t"
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      "braid",
      "plait",
      "plat"
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      "Noun",
      "Her skirt has pleats at the waist.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My grandmother could pleat pork dumplings with grace and speed. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Her mom keeps making fun of her inability to pleat a dumpling. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Though, if spring\u2019s expressive prints and stand-out colors are more your mood, there\u2019s a pliss\u00e9 style for that\u2014from Cult Gaia\u2019s voluminous peachy satin top to Julia Heuer\u2019s wavy statement prints, which use the Japanese shibori technique to pleat . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Using hot water ensures thin wrappers that are simple to pleat , whether the dough is rolled into individual rounds or into a sheet for cutting out circles. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "While most women in urban India and of the diaspora wear the sari in the familiar front- pleated style known as the Nivi drape, more than one hundred iterations exist across the country, many of which reveal the sari as a utilitarian garment. \u2014 Meara Sharma, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2019",
      "Battle\u2019s 100 percent cotton masks are washable, have filters sewn in and are pleated to improve breathability and safety. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2020",
      "With no sign the virus will be under control any time soon, surgical masks \u2014 the three-ply, pleated rectangles that typically sell for a few cents each \u2014 have become a political flashpoint across Asia. \u2014 Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "The silk was dyed to a brilliant, rich Prussian blue that becomes glossier and more luminous after pleating . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pinch pleat curtains feature fabric that is pinched along the top to create fullness and often include small loops for curtain hooks. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The silhouette was almost unchanged\u2014little jackets underneath a longer leaner jacket with bracelet-length sleeves, knife- pleat and A-line skirts over trousers, big platform shoes. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For all his pleat advocacy, Martorano realizes that not every guy might be ready to take the plunge. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Childhood chinos have graduated to sultry crop tops and box- pleat ultra-mini skirts at Miu Miu. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Tuck these inward and press flat on the inside of the mask so this new pleat creates a flat seal. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "To that end, the new OCBD features an unfused, unlined collar and cuffs, as well as a seven-button front, a straight box pleat, and six- pleat shirring at the cuffs. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, the trousers are cut on the roomy side with a single pleat for volume, comfort and swagger. \u2014 Benedict Browne, Robb Report , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "The flare of the pants and their diamond-cutting sharp pleat down the middle. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 4 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pleten , from pleit, plete plait":"Verb",
      "Middle English plete":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005207"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": complete assurance":[
        "the plerophory of faith",
        "\u2014 John Trapp"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pl\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4f\u0259r\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek pl\u0113rophoria , from pl\u0113rophorein to bring full measure, to fulfill, from pl\u0113r\u0113s full + phorein , frequentative of pherein to carry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014635"
  },
  "pleuropneumonia-like organism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": mycoplasma":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u012bk-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015521"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a group of microorganisms coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020824"
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  "pleuropodial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a pleuropodium":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6plu\u0307r\u0259\u00a6p\u014dd\u0113\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin pleuropodi um + English -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023152"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": plait sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113t"
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    "synonyms":[
      "braid",
      "plait",
      "plat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her skirt has pleats at the waist.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My grandmother could pleat pork dumplings with grace and speed. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Her mom keeps making fun of her inability to pleat a dumpling. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Though, if spring\u2019s expressive prints and stand-out colors are more your mood, there\u2019s a pliss\u00e9 style for that\u2014from Cult Gaia\u2019s voluminous peachy satin top to Julia Heuer\u2019s wavy statement prints, which use the Japanese shibori technique to pleat . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Using hot water ensures thin wrappers that are simple to pleat , whether the dough is rolled into individual rounds or into a sheet for cutting out circles. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "While most women in urban India and of the diaspora wear the sari in the familiar front- pleated style known as the Nivi drape, more than one hundred iterations exist across the country, many of which reveal the sari as a utilitarian garment. \u2014 Meara Sharma, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2019",
      "Battle\u2019s 100 percent cotton masks are washable, have filters sewn in and are pleated to improve breathability and safety. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2020",
      "With no sign the virus will be under control any time soon, surgical masks \u2014 the three-ply, pleated rectangles that typically sell for a few cents each \u2014 have become a political flashpoint across Asia. \u2014 Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "The silk was dyed to a brilliant, rich Prussian blue that becomes glossier and more luminous after pleating . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pinch pleat curtains feature fabric that is pinched along the top to create fullness and often include small loops for curtain hooks. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The silhouette was almost unchanged\u2014little jackets underneath a longer leaner jacket with bracelet-length sleeves, knife- pleat and A-line skirts over trousers, big platform shoes. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For all his pleat advocacy, Martorano realizes that not every guy might be ready to take the plunge. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Childhood chinos have graduated to sultry crop tops and box- pleat ultra-mini skirts at Miu Miu. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Tuck these inward and press flat on the inside of the mask so this new pleat creates a flat seal. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "To that end, the new OCBD features an unfused, unlined collar and cuffs, as well as a seven-button front, a straight box pleat, and six- pleat shirring at the cuffs. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, the trousers are cut on the roomy side with a single pleat for volume, comfort and swagger. \u2014 Benedict Browne, Robb Report , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "The flare of the pants and their diamond-cutting sharp pleat down the middle. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 4 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pleten , from pleit, plete plait":"Verb",
      "Middle English plete":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044124"
  },
  "pleroma violet":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate purple that is bluer and duller than manganese violet or heliotrope (see heliotrope sense 4a ) and bluer than average amethyst":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051724"
  },
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "plek\u02c8trid\u0113\u0259m"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin plectr um + New Latin -idium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062335"
  },
  "pleater tape":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wide stiff tape with a series of narrow slots used in pleating the tops of curtains":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070414"
  },
  "pleasure-pain":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": pleasantness-unpleasantness":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of German lust-unlust":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083519"
  },
  "pleonasm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said ) : redundancy":[],
      ": an instance or example of pleonasm":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccna-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin pleonasmus , from Greek pleonasmos , from pleonazein to be excessive, from plei\u014dn, ple\u014dn more \u2014 more at plus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090225"
  },
  "pleuropneumonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": combined inflammation of the pleura and lungs":[],
      ": an acute febrile and often fatal respiratory disorder of cattle, goats, sheep, and related animals caused by a mycoplasma ( Mycoplasma mycoides )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccplu\u0307r-\u022f-nu\u0307-\u02c8m\u014d-ny\u0259",
      "-\u022f-nyu\u0307-",
      "\u02ccplu\u0307r-\u014d-n(y)u\u0307-\u02c8m\u014d-ny\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112128"
  },
  "pleasurer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plezh(\u0259)r\u0259(r)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112314"
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  "pleroma":{
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": plenitude :":[],
      ": the fullness of divine excellencies and powers":[
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        "\u2014 Philip Schaff"
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      ": the fullness of being of the divine life held in Gnosticism to comprise the aeons as well as the uncreated monad or dyad from which they have proceeded":[],
      ": plerome":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pl\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u014dm\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin, fullness, from Greek pl\u0113r\u014dma that which fills, from pl\u0113roun to make full, from pl\u0113r\u0113s full":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113016"
  },
  "pleasure-seeker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who looks for enjoyment":[
        "an excuse for pleasure-seekers to see the sun rise",
        "\u2014 Linton Wells"
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    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145122"
  },
  "pleasuremonger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one whose only business is seeking pleasure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151046"
  },
  "pleuroperitoneum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera of vertebrates that have no diaphragm \u2014 compare peritoneum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pleur- + peritoneum, peritonaeum":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151326"
  },
  "pleuropodium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of a pair of glandular organs located on the first abdominal segment of an insect and believed to represent modified appendages":[],
      ": either of a pair of large fleshy lobes of the mantle of a sea hare":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pleur- + -podium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152123"
  },
  "plectridial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the form of a drumstick":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)plek\u00a6trid\u0113\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin plectridi um + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162912"
  },
  "pleather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plastic fabric made to look like leather":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ple-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Break out the black pleather , Dr. Martens and dog collars, y\u2019all. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2022",
      "Beavan defied convention by wearing a pleather jacket and black trousers with imagery from the film, an idea crafted by the costumer herself. \u2014 CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "My grandmother has this gorgeous black pleather trench with shoulder pads, honey. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The plump pleather ear cushions ensure a comfortable fit even for long periods. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Instead, sequins, silks, loud prints, pleather , and gloves (so many varieties of gloves) are involved. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Today, the Grand Scarborough is a gaudy shadow of its founders\u2019 blueprint, its foyer festooned in pleather furnishings and garish carpet. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Each seat has plenty of legroom (think first class on a flight), and the pleather chairs recline by sliding forward to protect that leg space. \u2014 Megan Spurrell, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Endoscopy equipment lives on one side of the padded, gray- pleather operating chair. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 28 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "blend of plastic and leather":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205053"
  },
  "plectre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": plectrum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8plekt\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Latin plectrum":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212539"
  },
  "pleuropedal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": connecting the pleural and pedal ganglia of a mollusk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)plu\u0307\u00a6r\u00e4p\u0259t\u1d4al",
      "\u00a6plu\u0307r\u0259+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pleur- + pedal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222604"
  },
  "pleuropterygian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the subclass or order Pleuropterygii":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "plu\u0307\u00a6r\u00e4pt\u0259\u00a6rij\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Pleuropterygii + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223841"
  },
  "plectostele":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an actinostele (as in a club moss) in which the xylem elements are arranged in usually parallel plates":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "plect- + stele":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232304"
  },
  "pleon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the abdomen of a crustacean":[],
      ": the telson of a horseshoe crab":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pl\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek ple\u014dn , present participle of plein to sail; from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002344"
  },
  "pleurocarpous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bearing the archegonia and antheridia on short lateral branches \u2014 compare acrocarpous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pleurocarpous International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -carpous; pleurocarpic from pleur- + -carpic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010459"
  },
  "pleomorphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": able to assume different forms : polymorphic":[
        "pleomorphic bacteria",
        "a pleomorphic sarcoma"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpl\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-fik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition, Richard Brown, who was maitre d' and the public face of the restaurant, has been diagnosed with a rare cancer, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. \u2014 Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "In their early stages, some liposarcomas can be successfully treated with surgery, although other types can be more aggressive, such as round-cell and pleomorphic liposarcoma. \u2014 Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald , 23 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012445"
  },
  "Pleuropterygii":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass or order of small primitive Devonian elasmobranchs including the genus Cladoselache in which the paired fins are supported by unjointed parallel radial cartilages extending straight outward to the fin membrane and claspers are locking":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pleur- + -pterygii":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012833"
  },
  "Pleurocarpi":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of mosses of the order Bryales comprising the pleurocarpous forms \u2014 compare acrocarpi":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pleur- + -carpi (plural of -carpus )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014313"
  },
  "pleurocentral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a pleurocentrum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6plu\u0307r\u0259\u00a6sen\u2027tr\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin pleurocentr um + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022007"
  },
  "plerocercoid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the solid elongate infective larva of some tapeworms usually occurring in the muscles of fishes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccplir-\u014d-\u02c8s\u0259r-\u02cck\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek pl\u0113r\u0113s full + kerkos tail \u2014 more at full":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022251"
  },
  "Pleuronema":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of holotrichous ciliates living in fresh and salt water and having an ovoid body with a folding undulating membrane \u2014 see holotricha":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccplu\u0307r\u0259\u02c8n\u0113m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pleur- + -nema":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023125"
  }
}