dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/by_mw.json

{
  "by and large":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": on the whole : in general"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "altogether",
      "basically",
      "chiefly",
      "generally",
      "largely",
      "mainly",
      "mostly",
      "overall",
      "predominantly",
      "primarily",
      "principally",
      "substantially"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "by and large , that information is accurate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Study after study shows that the kids who get hospitalized for Covid-19 are, by and large , those who are unvaccinated ... \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Our tuition dollar is lower by and large , than a lot of our regional peer institutions. \u2014 al , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And these were, by and large , students who had just been cleared to attend school in the baseline testing the week before. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "People were, by and large , returning to normal life. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "With earnings season by and large in the rearview mirror, that leaves the focus on any economic data to be released in the coming weeks. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "So his calculus on when to engage is still, by and large , based on intuition. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Those chosen, by and large , are lauded for having a positive impact on the world, but some on the list are simply acknowledged for having great power. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
      "The effort is there, but by and large , most attempts to move the needle on well-being have been frustrating failures. \u2014 Tessa West, WSJ , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1707, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204711"
  },
  "bygone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gone by : past",
      ": outmoded",
      ": gone by : past",
      ": an event that is over and done with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccg\u022fn",
      "also",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccg\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bypast",
      "dead",
      "defunct",
      "departed",
      "done",
      "expired",
      "extinct",
      "gone",
      "nonextant",
      "vanished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alive",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "extant",
      "living"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the bygone days of our ancestors",
      "The stone wall is from a bygone age.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the 2,900-square-foot residence has been modernly updated, there are several remaining features that tell the story of a bygone era, including the Fortuny silk headboard and walls in the primary suite that Garbo installed. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
      "The appeal of lavish period dramas that depict life in a bygone era is undeniable. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "During this bygone era of mass political mobilization, adults saved some of themselves for the people around them and for civic service. \u2014 Carolyn Chen, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "His average sinker velocity of 90.3 mph is a relic of a bygone era, sitting in just the 12th percentile league-wide \u2014 an especially striking sight coming from a 6-foot-4 left-hander who looks the part of a fireballer. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The roads and parkways are dilapidated and overcrowded, as they\u2019ve been built in a bygone era and are not wide enough to cater to the massive growth in population. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "From Lady Mary's fashionable ball gowns to Mr. Carson's butler's uniform, the costumes used in Downton Abbey have the ability to transform an actor, and take the viewer back to a bygone era. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
      "The pastel-yellow wedding-cake design of what\u2019s now known as the Grand Hotel Tremezzo still recalls a bygone era of tourism. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Originally built to house residents\u2019 driving horses and even the family milk cows and chickens, most of these relics of a bygone era have today been modified into garages to house automobiles, according to officials. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215457"
  },
  "bylaw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs",
      ": a local ordinance",
      ": a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the management of its affairs",
      ": a local ordinance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccl\u022f",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccl\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ground rule",
      "reg",
      "regulation",
      "rule"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, debate over the bylaw has continued to ripple across the island. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "An eligibility bylaw will allow a student manager or students with an intellectual or physical disability to participate one time in a varsity contest without needing to meet OHSAA academic requirements. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "The NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, a document frequently referenced in the case, has guidelines to prevent exertional rhabdomyolysis, but they are not codified in NCAA bylaw and thus carry no penalty for noncompliance. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
      "The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The bylaw , proposed by seventh-generation Nantucket resident Dorothy Stover, was passed with a 327-242 vote by the Gender Equality on Beaches, according to WCVB. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022",
      "In a way, a ban that applies nationwide would feel more fair than Brookline\u2019s bylaw , Audy added. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "But there\u2019s something else to know: Before a bylaw can be voted upon, conference rules require it to be officially proposed to the board in a motion. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But the sorority\u2019s national leaders opposed the expulsion, citing a bylaw stating that members cannot be punished for actions before joining the group. \u2014 Jeong Park Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bilawe , probably from Old Norse *b\u0233l\u01ebg , from Old Norse b\u0233r town + lag-, l\u01ebg law",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174626"
  },
  "bypass":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a passage to one side",
      ": a deflected route usually around a town",
      ": a channel carrying a fluid around a part and back to the main stream",
      ": shunt sense 1b",
      ": shunt sense 1c",
      ": a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt",
      ": to avoid by means of a bypass",
      ": to cause to follow a bypass",
      ": to neglect or ignore usually intentionally",
      ": circumvent",
      ": a road serving as a substitute route around a blocked or crowded area",
      ": to make a detour around",
      ": avoid sense 1 , forgo",
      ": a surgically established shunt",
      ": a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt",
      "\u2014 see coronary artery bypass , gastric bypass , jejunoileal bypass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpas",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpas",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpas"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circumnavigate",
      "circumvent",
      "detour",
      "skirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The bridge is being rebuilt so we'll have to take the bypass .",
      "Verb",
      "To bypass the city, take the highway that circles it.",
      "Is there a way to bypass the bridge construction?",
      "He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner.",
      "She managed to bypass the usual paperwork.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Russin would have to open her brain and build a bypass around the aneurysm \u2014 a risky procedure. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The section of 26th Avenue between Kemman and Maple avenues has long been a bypass for motorists looking for a way to avoid heavy traffic and slower roadways when entering or driving through the Village. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Bennett survived the eight-hour procedure, but remained connected to a heart-lung bypass machine for a period of time after the surgery. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Bennett was bedridden and on a heart-lung bypass machine at the University of Maryland Medical Center from October 2021 until the transplant surgery. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The remaining patients Tuesday included 13 who were in intensive care, 12 who were on ventilators and one who was on a heart-lung bypass machine, Taylor said. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "People in the Pacific Northwest medical community heard of a doctor in Washington who got COVID-19 and had to go on a heart-lung bypass machine. \u2014 Michael Armstrong, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Bennett could be taken off the bypass machine as early as Tuesday, if all goes well, his doctors said. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By tapping into a host kitchen network, cloud concepts can avoid the massive outlay of capital needed to launch a ghost kitchen and bypass the long time to scale in organic expansion. \u2014 Rishi Nigam, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "To bypass these restrictions amidst the national shortage, the Ohio Department of Health applied for two waivers on May 18. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "One of the passwords let the investigators bypass the encryption on the virtual machine. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "One reason: consumers continue to ditch or bypass legacy cable TV at a rapid pace. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "This software allows judges to approve no-knock warrants with the click of a button and bypass the face-to-face process that usually involves an officer meeting with a judge in person. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "The Equality Act, which passed in the House in a 224-206 vote largely along party lines in February 2021, doesn\u2019t have the 60 votes needed to bypass a filibuster in the Senate. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
      "Canada, home to the largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world after Russia, expanded its support to Ukrainians with a temporary Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program to bypass lengthy immigration processes. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The state took over the project and ownership of the land from the JDA to bypass zoning votes. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213712"
  },
  "byword":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a proverbial saying : proverb",
      ": one that personifies a type",
      ": one that is noteworthy or notorious",
      ": epithet",
      ": a frequently used word or phrase"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adage",
      "aphorism",
      "apothegm",
      "epigram",
      "maxim",
      "proverb",
      "saw",
      "saying",
      "sententia",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Mom's favorite byword is \u201cYou can get more flies with honey than with vinegar\u201d.",
      "nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their names were a byword for the very idea of Entertainment writ large. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Over the past decade, Edirisa\u2019s hiking and dugout canoeing tours, run not-for-profit and providing employment opportunities for dozens of local people, have become a byword for culturally sensitive travel that goes beyond the guidebooks. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
      "For now, a sorrowful procession arrives daily at the morgue in Bucha, a town whose name has become a byword for hideous suffering coming to light weeks after the fact. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Now Bucha is a byword for war crimes, like Srebrenica or My Lai. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega\u2019s Sandinista government has become a byword for overt power grabs and human rights abuses. \u2014 Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The graying West looks fearfully to Japan \u2014 itself a byword for overpopulation in the early 20th century \u2014 where crashing fertility threatens government finances, the economy, and the social order at large. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "These speakers are an exceptional creation that reignites the design, heritage and engineering brilliance that made B&O a byword for audio and design excellence back in the 1970s. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Then, Los Angeles was a byword for racial unrest, still reeling from the uprising over the acquittal of four officers for beating Mr. King. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225432"
  },
  "by":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in proximity to : near",
      ": into the vicinity of and beyond : past",
      ": through or through the medium (see medium entry 1 sense 2 ) of : via",
      ": in the direction of : toward",
      ": during the course of",
      ": not later than",
      ": through the agency (see agency sense 3 ) or instrumentality of",
      ": born or begot of",
      ": sired or borne by",
      ": with the witness or sanction (see sanction entry 1 sense 4c ) of",
      ": in conformity with",
      ": according to",
      ": with respect to",
      ": on behalf of",
      ": in or to the amount or extent of",
      ": in comparison with : beside",
      ": in the opinion of : from the point of view of",
      ": incidentally sense 2",
      ": past",
      ": at or to another's home",
      ": close at hand : near",
      ": aside , away",
      ": something of secondary importance : a side issue",
      ": being off the main route : side",
      ": incidental",
      ": close to : near",
      ": so as to go on",
      ": so as to go through",
      ": so as to pass",
      ": at sense 1 , during",
      ": no later than",
      ": with the use or help of",
      ": through the action of",
      ": according to sense 1",
      ": with respect to",
      ": to the amount of",
      ": near at hand",
      ": past entry 4",
      ": after a while"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b",
      "before consonants also",
      "\u02c8b\u012b",
      "\u02c8b\u012b",
      "\u02c8b\u012b",
      "\u02c8b\u012b",
      "b\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "through",
      "via"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "around",
      "close",
      "hard",
      "in",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Heartbreakingly, despite best efforts by outreach teams, service providers often must stand by and watch if a person does not have the capacity to accept help. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "By the time Licht took over CNN in the spring, the network was grappling with what one staffer described as an identity crisis, struggling to find a purpose after spending the Trump years doing hour- by -hour critiques of his presidency. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Judges award Huber privileges on a case- by -case basis for offenses such as drunk driving, low-level drug crimes or others. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "The former Bridgerton star is keeping busy\u2014not only by starring alongside Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in The Gray Man, a new thriller out on July 15, but also as the new face of Armani Code Parfum. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 June 2022",
      "Swimmers walk back from the sea after a summer solstice dip in Saltburn- by -the-Sea, England, on June 21, 2021. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "With Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to hold the second-highest office in the executive branch, by his side, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law last year, on June 17, 2021. \u2014 Jamia Pugh, ABC News , 19 June 2022",
      "Maldonado already knew McLeod \u2014 not well, but definitely by reputation. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
      "Living closer to the edge Even before this latest inflationary burst, millions of Americans were scraping by . \u2014 Russ Wiles, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "As the years went by , these trips into the Wallowa Mountains became multigenerational. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "As the years went by , and the pandemic restricted in-person services and events, 10 other municipalities joined the agency. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Years went by without the bodies being identified and without progress in the missing persons case. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Not a minute went by without motorcycles bawling past us. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As the years went by , the jingle from the federal piggy bank diminished, but the freeways stayed on the drawing boards and in the minds of highway project planners. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The royal siblings were spotted snacking, waving and dancing to the music as the floats and performers went by . \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Two months went by without any visits at all until May 24, when an investigator visited the family and spoke with the mother and the child. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Siddharth Menon, the co-founder of WazirX, told CNN Business that following the announcement, his platform saw daily sign-ups jump by over 50%. \u2014 Diksha Madhok, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Cambridge family took in the traditional fly- by . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "The Tom Cruise actioner had a spectacular red carpet premiere in Cannes on Wednesday, which even featured a fly- by from a squadron of French fighter jets. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "What is the name of the asteroid that NASA's Osiris Rex spacecraft is preparing to leave after collecting a sample and conducting a recent fly- by ? \u2014 CNN , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "In 2111, the probe will have a fly- by near the planet that lasts about two minutes. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Winemakers often bleed off juice to add intensity to their red wines, in this way the resulting ros\u00e9 is really a by -product of red wine. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "City workers were on stand- by , ready with axes, picks and crowbars to raze the market to the ground before anyone could protest the ruling. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The mass resignations will require fresh by -elections in well over 100 seats. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "In another instance of character-building- by -tailoring, Richie\u2014the hothead son of a local crime boss\u2014is seen in a Harrison\u2019s camel-hair overcoat with too-wide shoulders, aggressive lapels and turnback cuffs. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Running backs coach Mike Jinks reiterated USC wants to employ less of a by -committee approach this fall, and Ingram has the look of a workhorse, with the ability to do damage in space and between the tackles. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2021",
      "About 500 fast charging stalls will go live the by end of this year, GM said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "But even Alabama must face this stark reality: Smith, Waddle and Harris were generational talents capable of being replaced only with a by -committee approach. \u2014 USA Today , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Clouds will increase by evening as the next rainy front approaches. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Partly sunny skies emerge for all by afternoon as temperatures struggle to move past the 30s to low 40s for highs. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Horton was a familiar face in the community by sight, if not by name. \u2014 Susan Hoffman, Daily Pilot , 15 July 2019",
      "JoJo\u2019 Robar, if not by name then by description \u2014 that guy with the 200-watt smile and his three-wheeled bike who rode all over, collecting cans and friends. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community , 13 June 2018",
      "In the church\u2019s library, retired religion scholar Herb Burhenn unpacks John 16 verse by verse as a dozen seniors seated around a long table listen and nod deferentially. \u2014 G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition, Adverb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Noun",
      "1567, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "1709, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-130315"
  },
  "byzantine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium",
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold",
      ": of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern (see eastern sense 2 ) canon law",
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation",
      ": intricately involved : labyrinthine",
      ": a native or inhabitant of Byzantium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bi-z\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0113n",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-",
      "-\u02cct\u012bn",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8zan-\u02cct\u0113n",
      "b\u012b-\u02c8zan-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "complex",
      "complicate",
      "complicated",
      "convoluted",
      "daedal",
      "elaborate",
      "intricate",
      "involute",
      "involved",
      "knotty",
      "labyrinthian",
      "labyrinthine",
      "sophisticated",
      "tangled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncomplex",
      "noncomplicated",
      "plain",
      "simple",
      "uncomplicated"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202807"
  },
  "by and by":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a future time or occasion",
      ": before long , soon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "future",
      "futurity",
      "hereafter",
      "offing",
      "tomorrow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anon",
      "before long",
      "directly",
      "momentarily",
      "presently",
      "shortly",
      "soon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "we'll get under way by and by"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230157"
  },
  "bypast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bygone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bygone",
      "dead",
      "defunct",
      "departed",
      "done",
      "expired",
      "extinct",
      "gone",
      "nonextant",
      "vanished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alive",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "extant",
      "living"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "those bypast days when gasoline was cheap"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120617"
  },
  "byname":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a secondary name",
      ": nickname"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
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      "Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname , Lawrence of Arabia."
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      ": an indirect blow",
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      ": a future time or occasion",
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      "\u02ccb\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012b"
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      "soon"
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      "Adverb",
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      "Noun",
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      "Adverb",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143949"
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      "idiom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042851"
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      "noun"
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      ": a side altar : a secondary altar"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130505"
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112201"
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      "noun"
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      ": something produced in a usually industrial or biological process in addition to the principal product",
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      ": something produced (as in manufacturing) in addition to the main product"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
      "\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-d\u0259kt"
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      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180653"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200922"
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      "noun"
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      ": coke made in a by-product oven, usually obtained in various sizes, and when made by high-temperature carbonization having great structural strength and being especially suitable for use in blast furnaces and cupola furnaces"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085033"
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      ": a coke oven consisting typically of rows of long narrow coking chambers that alternate with flues in which fuel gas is burned, used especially for high-temperature and medium-temperature carbonization of coal, and having provision for recovery of volatile products (such as gas, ammonia, light oils, and tar)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110257"
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      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "Richard Evelyn 1888\u20131957 American admiral and polar explorer":[],
      "William 1543\u20131623 English composer":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105514"
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