dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/tza_MW.json

{
  "tzaddik":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a righteous and saintly person by Jewish religious standards":[],
      ": the spiritual leader of a modern Hasidic community":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210436",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "tzar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one having great power or authority":[
        "a banking czar"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164348",
    "type":[]
  },
  "tzarism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": autocratic rule":[],
      ": the government of Russia under the czars":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lenin, Stalin and their epigones, despite their ideological rejection of czarism , acted as de facto Great Russian imperialists in assembling the Soviet Union and maintaining it by brute force. \u2014 George Weigel, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The difference between czarism and Leninism is the one between absolutism and totalitarianism. \u2014 Josef Joffe, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "With the collapse of czarism , this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated. \u2014 Carolyn Harris, Smithsonian , 13 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "Caesarism",
      "despotism",
      "dictatorship",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033905",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "tzarist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": autocratic rule":[],
      ": the government of Russia under the czars":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lenin, Stalin and their epigones, despite their ideological rejection of czarism , acted as de facto Great Russian imperialists in assembling the Soviet Union and maintaining it by brute force. \u2014 George Weigel, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The difference between czarism and Leninism is the one between absolutism and totalitarianism. \u2014 Josef Joffe, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "With the collapse of czarism , this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated. \u2014 Carolyn Harris, Smithsonian , 13 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u00e4r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8(t)s\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "Caesarism",
      "despotism",
      "dictatorship",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075402",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "tzatziki":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Greek yogurt sauce made with cucumbers and garlic":[
        "In Cyprus, I learned how to mix olive oil, thick yogurt, some minced garlic and chopped cucumbers to make a quick, refreshing tzatziki dip \u2026",
        "\u2014 Nancy Harmon Jenkins"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Feta, olives, cucumber and tzatziki sauce commonly top lamb patties. \u2014 Neil Raman, AJC.com , 28 Jan. 2018",
      "The Power Grain Bowl combines lentils, quinoa, farro, and rice with tzatziki , harissa, and Mediterranean relish. \u2014 Julia Sayers, AL.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "Some of the standouts include the sardines stuffed with mozzarella and spinach pesto, the beetroot salmon salad with crunchy fennel and the spiced lamb brochettes with tzatziki . \u2014 Amy Louise Bailey, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Modern Greek tzatz\u00edki, borrowed from Turkish cac\u0131k, earlier (17th century) cac\u0131h\u032f \"kind of edible herb,\" of obscure origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(d)z\u00e4d-\u02c8z\u0113-k\u0113",
      "tat-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "(t)s\u00e4t-\u02c8s\u0113-",
      "(t)sat-\u02c8s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162356",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}