"Martin 1930\u2013 American (Austrian-born) chemist":[]
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"\u2014 Sam Smith",
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"Maybe Butler used up all of its karma in 2010 and 2011 runs to NCAA championship games. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The Rams went 1-2 in the regular season when wearing those white jerseys, which wouldn\u2019t seem to bring good karma . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Rappers on The Masked Singer seem to have bad karma , as Chameleon learned by being the first out on the season 5 finale, just as Bow Wow was last season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Rappers on The Masked Singer seem to have bad karma , as Chameleon learned by being the first out on the season 5 finale, just as Bow Wow was last season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Other Asian Americans have been told their disability is the result of bad karma or moral wrongs. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Rappers on The Masked Singer seem to have bad karma , as Chameleon learned by being the first out on the season 5 finale, just as Bow Wow was last season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Rappers on The Masked Singer seem to have bad karma , as Chameleon learned by being the first out on the season 5 finale, just as Bow Wow was last season. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2021"
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"ambience",
"ambiance",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
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"flavor",
"halo",
"mood",
"nimbus",
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": a plant of the genus Rhus (especially R. viminalis ) of southern Africa":[]
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": a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that resembles a nucleolus":[]
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"\u02c8kar-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccs\u014dm",
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": a ribbed and fluted rock surface resulting at least in part from differential solution":[]
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"geographical name"
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"geographical name"
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},
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},
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4rt\u00a6v\u0113l\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052320"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8ka-r\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In their place are elderly, ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing black overcoats and fedoras; south and central Asians with traditional karakul hats; and gaggles of merchants shouting in languages from across the world. \u2014 Barak Richman, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Most fur-bearing animals have never been domesticated, which makes raising a fox for the trim of a parka inherently crueler than aborting a karakul lamb for a wool cap, animal rights activists say. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 29 Aug. 2019"
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"Karakul , village in Uzbekistan":""
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"type":[
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],
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"k\u0259\u02c8rel"
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"back-formation from karelian":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104917"
},
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"Herbert von 1908\u20131989 Austrian conductor":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccy\u00e4n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105340"
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
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"\u02ccka-r\u0113-",
"\u02ccker-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121205"
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},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259n",
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"adjective",
"noun"
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},
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"noun"
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": achromatic figure":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164747"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
"city in northeastern Turkey population 79,496":[]
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rz",
"\u02c8k\u00e4rs"
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"Guests can also experience an indoor water park, fresh off a 22,500-square-foot expansion that includes a new children's splash zone and swim area; the world's first multilevel go- kart track; and the world's first underground roller coaster. \u2014 Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"As long as highway slogs are limited, and regularly driven roads aren't too rough, the 2022 Transit Connect is easy to get around in, and its go- kart -like handling is endearing. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"And the most transformative equipment of all, a spindly aluminum go- kart that folded like a business letter to fit inside the lander and weighed all of 78 pounds in the moon\u2019s one-sixth gravity. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"The trampoline park features jump zones, obstacle courses, a go- kart track, dodgeball courts and climbing ropes and walls. \u2014 Joshua Gunter, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Then one day her father, Charles, took 9-year-old Toni and twin sister, Annie, to the go- kart track at nearby Sonoma Raceway in Southern California. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Having gathered a head of steam, the racer jumps into the sled, which resembles a rogue bumper car or a very sophisticated go- kart . \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The new vessel will also have a three-level go- kart track, the Viva Speedway, which can accommodate up to 15 racers, and a series of thrill rides first seen on Prima, such as The Drop and The Rush, that will offer pulse-quickening moments. \u2014 Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"biographical name"
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"Tamara 1885\u20131978 Russian dancer":[]
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"-\u02c8sa-",
"k\u00e4r-\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259-n\u0259"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"isthmus of Russia in Europe between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga":[]
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8r\u0113l-y\u0259n"
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"noun"
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"-\u00e4r\u0259y\u0259",
"\u02cck\u0259rm\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4r\u0113\u0259"
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"Sanskrit karmadh\u0101raya , from karma- (from karman ) + dh\u0101raya that holds, that maintains; perhaps from the fact that such words maintain the same function throughout, inasmuch as the syntactic function of the entire compound is the same as the syntactic function of its final constituent would be if used alone; akin to Sanskrit dh\u0101rayati he holds, carries, keeps":""
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"geographical name"
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"ruined city in Mongolia on the upper Orhon River":[]
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259m"
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"noun"
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": Arabic written in Syriac characters especially as used in the Maronite ritual":[]
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"k\u0259\u02c8ren\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a Kyrgyz people closely resembling the Mongols and dwelling chiefly in the Tien Shan highlands and the Great Pamir":[],
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"-ar\u0259\u02cckir\u00a6-",
"\u00a6kar\u0259(\u02cc)k\u0259r\u00a6g\u0113z"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rst"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Variations in the local geology, climate, and other factors affect the way a karst appears at the surface, says international cave expert George Veni in a news release. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"The spectacular karst formations in China have earned the region a UNESCO world heritage site designation. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"Further in, stretched across the dirt, is an entrance to a cave \u2014 a karst that leads deep under the forest to the Edwards Aquifer. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There are 1,474 karst features throughout Camp Bullis, ranging from small cracks and crevices to slits in the earth, that deposit water into the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Enshi contains a karst cave system with numerous bats in its 37 miles of passages. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Kentucky and bluegrass go together like Sea and Biscuit, and the byway has plenty of both: The karst and phosphate-rich soil is the special sauce in raising prizewinning thoroughbreds. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The telescope is located in Puerto Rico's karst region, which serves as an important water source and contains the island's richest biodiversity. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"But thermokarst is far more unstable than limestone karst . \u2014 Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 May 2020"
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"German, from Slovene dialect or Croatian dialect kras, kars , type of rock, region composed of such rock":""
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041806"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rst"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Variations in the local geology, climate, and other factors affect the way a karst appears at the surface, says international cave expert George Veni in a news release. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"The spectacular karst formations in China have earned the region a UNESCO world heritage site designation. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"Further in, stretched across the dirt, is an entrance to a cave \u2014 a karst that leads deep under the forest to the Edwards Aquifer. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There are 1,474 karst features throughout Camp Bullis, ranging from small cracks and crevices to slits in the earth, that deposit water into the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Enshi contains a karst cave system with numerous bats in its 37 miles of passages. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Kentucky and bluegrass go together like Sea and Biscuit, and the byway has plenty of both: The karst and phosphate-rich soil is the special sauce in raising prizewinning thoroughbreds. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The telescope is located in Puerto Rico's karst region, which serves as an important water source and contains the island's richest biodiversity. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"But thermokarst is far more unstable than limestone karst . \u2014 Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 May 2020"
],
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"German, from Slovene dialect or Croatian dialect kras, kars , type of rock, region composed of such rock":""
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an underground irrigation tunnel bored horizontally into rock slopes in Baluchistan":[],
": a system of irrigation by underground tunnels":[]
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"k\u00e4\u02c8rez"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Persian k\u0101rez":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064016"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Konstantinos 1907\u20131998 prime minister (1974\u201380) and president (1980\u201385; 1990\u201395) of Greece":[],
"Kostas 1956\u2013 Konstantinos Karamanlis, nephew of Konstantinos Karamanlis prime minister of Greece (2004\u201309)":[]
": a Nilotic language of the Karamojong people":[]
},
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"\u02cckar\u0259\u02c8m\u014d\u02ccj\u00e4\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130422"
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"karamu":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a New Zealand shrub or tree of the genus Coprosma":[]
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"\u02c8kar\u0259\u02ccm\u00fc"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Maori":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134625"
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"kara su":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"the Euphrates River above its junction with the Murat River in east central Turkey":[]
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"\u02ccka-r\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fc",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175732"
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"Kara Sea":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"arm of the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Russia east of Novaya Zemlya":[]
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185254"
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"karma-yoga":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": yoga through disinterested service or the selfless performance of duties":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit karmayoga , from karma- (from karman ) + yoga":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203041"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a unit of fineness for gold equal to \u00b9/\u2082\u2084 part of pure gold in an alloy":[]
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"\u02c8ker-\u0259t",
"\u02c8ka-r\u0259t"
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"examples":[
"She was wearing an 18 karat gold bracelet.",
"Pure gold is 24 karats .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her offering includes everything from silver talismans engraved with the elaborate designs of Berber, Tuareg and Turkmen peoples to a ruby and table-cut diamond ring set in typically Indian high- karat gold. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The watch is paired with a sleek black alligator strap and 18 karat pink gold folding buckle. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Girard-Perregaux\u2019s new Tourbillion with Three Flying Bridges was created to celebrate the company\u2019s 230th anniversary, and is the first in this line to cast all three bridges in 18 karat pink gold. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Francisco Pizarro\u2019s men entered the Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, the Incan capital in modern-day Peru, and melted down breathtaking works of high- karat art because bars were easier to stack and transport back to Spain. \u2014 Longreads , 5 Feb. 2021",
"The All In website says the ring features 283 diamonds and is a 5.1 carat-weight ring, crafted with 10 karat white gold. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 22 May 2020",
"In this new bit for The Late Late Show, Brosnahan checks the karat count on the Infinity Gauntlet and uses Captain America\u2019s shield to catch rays instead of villains. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Stolen were seven Cartier watches, one Franck Muller watch, a necklace with a 2.2 karat diamond, a 2-karat diamond ring, 20 miscellaneous pieces of jewelry, watches and gold bars. \u2014 La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 7 Aug. 2019",
"In addition to having great sentimental value, the ring cost about $10,000, with a center stone that was about three-quarter karat , and 72 smaller diamonds around it. \u2014 Allison Klein, Washington Post , 27 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English carrat \u2014 more at carat":""
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210054"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) with the flowers in dense terminal heads":[],
": any plant of the genus Karatas (especially K. plumieri )":[],
": silk grass sense 3b":[]
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"\u02c8kar\u0259\u02cctas"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Tupi caraut\u00e1, caragoat\u00e1 karatas":""
"Frida Fest will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora and will include artwork, presentations, karaoke and more, organizers said. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 July 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and serve as an after-hours watering hole with live music, line dancing and karaoke . \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"This year, new festivals began in places like Wilson, North Carolina, and 10,000-resident Berwick, Pennsylvania, which featured vendors, live music and karaoke . \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"After heavy filtering, her part resembles a flashback to a voice from the past, whether that\u2019s Messina or the karaoke singer. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Thailand will also increase the opening hours of karaoke venues, bars and pubs beyond the current rule to close at midnight. \u2014 Johanna Read, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The performance boarded on karaoke despite Chris owning the song\u2019s chorus and melodies. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Miller was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment in Hawaii in March for allegedly yelling at and grabbing a microphone from someone singing karaoke and lunging at someone playing darts. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Attendees of the Houston show took to Twitter to explain that the other lingering members of Bright Eyes invited fans to sing karaoke for a few songs until the venue officially canceled the show. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 23 May 2022"
],
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"Japanese, from kara empty + \u014dke , short for \u014dkesutora orchestra":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221314"
},
"Karankawa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Indian people of the Gulf coast in Texas":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": a language of the Karankawa people":[],
": a language family perhaps related to Coahuiltecan and Tonkawan that comprises the Karankawa language":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8ra\u014bk\u0259\u02ccw\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224429"
},
"Kara Su":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"the Euphrates River above its junction with the Murat River in east central Turkey":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccka-r\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fc",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-\u0259-"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225659"
},
"karmouth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several African siluroid fishes (genera Clarias and Heterobranchus ) that have an accessory breathing organ enabling them to live for a time out of water":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic qarm\u016b\u1e6d":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225701"
},
"karate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Japanese art of self-defense employing hand strikes and kicks to disable or subdue an opponent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rex Tullis holds a black belt in karate and is a friend of the Liu family. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"The birthplace of karate , Okinawa, Japan, is offering an entertaining way to improve your skills. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Seven played as hard as any other child and was particularly fond of karate . \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Mike Barnes, a karate champion who fights La Russo in the climactic scene. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 28 Dec. 2021",
"At the buffet, a Luke attired in a white karate gi grabbed a plate of salmon as other passengers poured cups of blue milk, a delicacy on Tatooine. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"His client McQueen introduced him to karate , and Josephson went on to earn a 4th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Netflix confirmed hopeful updates about our favorite karate kids. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
"He was obsessed with sports\u2014bodybuilding, boxing, drag racing, dogfighting, karate , hawking. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese, from kara empty + te hand":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232233"
},
"karateka":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a practitioner of karate":[
"\u2026 one of the few remaining karateka to have trained with the younger Funakoshi.",
"\u2014 Dragon Times , 8 July 1998"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4",
"\u02cck\u00e4-r\u00e4-\u02c8t\u0101-k\u00e4"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011659"
},
"Karzai":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Hamid 1957\u2013 president of Afghanistan (2004\u201314)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4r-\u02c8z\u012b",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccz\u012b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025519"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Japanese ceramic ware traditionally made from about the 16th century at Karatsu on Kyushu island that is probably the earliest glazed Japanese ceramic ware, includes both earthenware and stoneware, and comprises chiefly vessels for chanoyu":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t(\u02cc)s\u00fc-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Karatsu , city in Japan":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030119"
},
"karyotype":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to determine or analyze the karyotype of":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kar-\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp",
"\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp",
"\u02c8ka-r\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An analysis of the only usable fragment of femur left in the grave found evidence of an XXY karyotype , consistent with what is known today as Klinefelter syndrome. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Without karyotype comparisons of the cases and the control group, there\u2019s no way to determine with confidence whether vaccination is linked to loss. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 13 Sep. 2017"
