dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aca_MW.json

{
  "academe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place of instruction":[],
      ": the academic life, community, or world":[
        "in the halls of academe"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe . \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic. \u2014 Seth Shostak, Scientific American , 29 July 2021",
      "The real question should not be why the UNC trustees had reservations about granting Hannah-Jones tenure, but why so many in media and academe chose to treat any criticism of Hannah-Jones as illegitimate and, well, racist. \u2014 Tracey Schirra, National Review , 20 July 2021",
      "But no one is more intolerant than the modern left-wing secular crusader, whose views on these cultural issues further enjoy the backing of the media, big business, academe and so on. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
      "In academe , this idea of the need to have instructors of the same race and with the same values as students in the classroom is not new. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "After all, academe in affluent societies has tended to become a playpen for socialists and social engineers. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
      "The halls of academe are known to be hospitable to people with radical views on power relationships between capital and labor, but colleges themselves are often merciless actors in the labor market. \u2014 Kevin Carey, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Among the most promising starting points for such a transformation are Joe Berry\u2019s and Raewyn Connell\u2019s observations about the overlap between the struggles of academe and those of the larger service sector economy. \u2014 Charles Petersen, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113mus (in the phrase inter silv\u0101s Acad\u0113m\u012b , \"among the groves of Academus,\" from Horace's Epistulae ), borrowed from Greek Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos \u2014 more at academy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113m",
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "academy",
      "school",
      "seminary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224917",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academic":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonacademic",
      "noneducational",
      "unacademic",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)":[
        "Both of her parents are academics ."
      ],
      ": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods":[],
      ": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college":[
        "He has no interest in academics ."
      ],
      ": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning":[
        "her academic qualifications"
      ],
      ": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional":[
        "academic painting"
      ],
      ": having no practical or useful significance":[],
      ": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies":[
        "a region that has both academic and vocational high schools"
      ],
      ": of or relating to performance in courses of study":[
        "academic excellence",
        "academic achievements"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning":[
        "the academic curriculum",
        "academic courses"
      ],
      ": theoretical , speculative":[
        "a purely academic question"
      ],
      ": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters":[
        "academic thinkers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She received awards for her academic achievements.",
      "I spent my academic career at one school.",
      "The board set tough academic standards for graduation.",
      "He was offered a teaching job and decided to return to academic life.",
      "His interest in sailing is purely academic . He's not a sailor himself.",
      "He's not very academic , but he's good with his hands.",
      "Noun",
      "The book appeals to academics and to the general public.",
      "He only cares about sports. He has no interest in academics .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many teenagers had already packed for the three-week academic program. \u2014 Donna St. George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Many of his principals said Welch has gone beyond the role of a typical regional academic superintendent by helping with operational issues outside of his purview. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Barr was a brilliant museum director who had an essentially academic approach to modern art. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Jason Hickel, an academic whose research focuses on global inequality and ecological economics, calculated that in 2015 alone the Global North extracted over $10 trillion from the Global South. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "Echoing Irani, John Michel, an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland, said the academic offerings from universities isn\u2019t necessarily indicative of the current job market. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "Black, Baxter and his three brothers along to a series of academic posts. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Hurricanes FIU will team up with eight other academic partners\u2014ranging from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, to Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame\u2014to design the new facility. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "Lawrence Livermore is far from alone in this discussion \u2014 across the country, there\u2019s growing debate over the role of energy companies in funding academic and other research. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every ruangrupan is a conventional artist; one worked as a journalist, another trained as an ecologist, a third is an academic . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "My co-founder has been exposed to this domain for a long time as an academic , pushing her to bridge the gap between what's known today in research essentially and what's actually using clinical practice. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Originally trained as an academic , Diaz wrote his first book about Borges\u2019s narrative puzzles. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Warren Zanes has since enjoyed an expansive career as an academic . \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Most of Krueger's career was as an academic at Duke University, the University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Oxford University and Texas State University. \u2014 Chron , 1 May 2022",
      "The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus , noun derivative of Acad\u0113micus , adjective \u2014 more at academic entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French achademique, academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus \"of the school of Plato,\" borrowed from Greek Akad\u0113meik\u00f3s, Akad\u0113maik\u00f3s , from Akad\u1e17meia , a place where Plato taught + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at academy":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educational",
      "intellectual",
      "scholarly",
      "scholastic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201053",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academical":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonacademic",
      "noneducational",
      "unacademic",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)":[
        "Both of her parents are academics ."
      ],
      ": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods":[],
      ": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college":[
        "He has no interest in academics ."
      ],
      ": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning":[
        "her academic qualifications"
      ],
      ": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional":[
        "academic painting"
      ],
      ": having no practical or useful significance":[],
      ": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies":[
        "a region that has both academic and vocational high schools"
      ],
      ": of or relating to performance in courses of study":[
        "academic excellence",
        "academic achievements"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning":[
        "the academic curriculum",
        "academic courses"
      ],
      ": theoretical , speculative":[
        "a purely academic question"
      ],
      ": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters":[
        "academic thinkers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She received awards for her academic achievements.",
      "I spent my academic career at one school.",
      "The board set tough academic standards for graduation.",
      "He was offered a teaching job and decided to return to academic life.",
      "His interest in sailing is purely academic . He's not a sailor himself.",
      "He's not very academic , but he's good with his hands.",
      "Noun",
      "The book appeals to academics and to the general public.",
      "He only cares about sports. He has no interest in academics .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many teenagers had already packed for the three-week academic program. \u2014 Donna St. George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Many of his principals said Welch has gone beyond the role of a typical regional academic superintendent by helping with operational issues outside of his purview. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Barr was a brilliant museum director who had an essentially academic approach to modern art. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Jason Hickel, an academic whose research focuses on global inequality and ecological economics, calculated that in 2015 alone the Global North extracted over $10 trillion from the Global South. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "Echoing Irani, John Michel, an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland, said the academic offerings from universities isn\u2019t necessarily indicative of the current job market. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "Black, Baxter and his three brothers along to a series of academic posts. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Hurricanes FIU will team up with eight other academic partners\u2014ranging from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, to Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame\u2014to design the new facility. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "Lawrence Livermore is far from alone in this discussion \u2014 across the country, there\u2019s growing debate over the role of energy companies in funding academic and other research. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every ruangrupan is a conventional artist; one worked as a journalist, another trained as an ecologist, a third is an academic . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "My co-founder has been exposed to this domain for a long time as an academic , pushing her to bridge the gap between what's known today in research essentially and what's actually using clinical practice. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Originally trained as an academic , Diaz wrote his first book about Borges\u2019s narrative puzzles. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Warren Zanes has since enjoyed an expansive career as an academic . \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Most of Krueger's career was as an academic at Duke University, the University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Oxford University and Texas State University. \u2014 Chron , 1 May 2022",
      "The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus , noun derivative of Acad\u0113micus , adjective \u2014 more at academic entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French achademique, academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus \"of the school of Plato,\" borrowed from Greek Akad\u0113meik\u00f3s, Akad\u0113maik\u00f3s , from Akad\u1e17meia , a place where Plato taught + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at academy":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educational",
      "intellectual",
      "scholarly",
      "scholastic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031506",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a body of established opinion widely accepted as authoritative in a particular field":[],
      ": a high school or college in which special subjects or skills are taught":[],
      ": a society of learned persons organized to advance art, science, or literature":[],
      ": higher education":[
        "\u2014 used with the the functions of the academy in modern society"
      ],
      ": the philosophical doctrines associated with Plato's Academy":[],
      ": the school for advanced education founded by Plato":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an academy of the fine arts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weems, of Portage, spent 10 weeks at the academy in Quantico, Virginia, and was one of 255 men and women from 47 states and the District of Columbia to participate in the 282nd class. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Cressy trained at an academy during his last year in high school and was recruited to play at U.C.L.A., where coaches saw some potential for him in doubles. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Curriculum at the academy will also incorporate concepts related to nutrition, mental health, community service and other life skills. \u2014 Benjamin Collins, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
      "The Swedish talent was teammates with \u00d6hrstr\u00f6m at the academy and was offered by the Aggies last summer. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Lastly, Mendy, who spent three years at the academy as a middle infielder/outfielder, will be a part of the inaugural baseball team at Wilberforce University this fall. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "In addition to those four, there are two juniors, one sophomore and six freshmen at the academy who have also refused the vaccine. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
      "Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts rector Oleksandr Soboliev is now living in Lviv and working out of an office at the academy . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Two big moments for Spanish-language music this early in a Grammys show feels like a real sign of change at the academy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in sense 2, borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba , borrowed from Greek Akad\u1e17meia, Akad\u0113m\u00eda , from the name of the gymnasium near Athens where Plato taught, from Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos , Attic mythological hero + -eia or -ia -y entry 2 ; in senses 1, 3, and 4 borrowed from French, Italian, & New Latin; French acad\u00e9mie , borrowed from Italian & New Latin; Italian accademia , borrowed from New Latin academia , going back to Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8ka-d\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "academe",
      "school",
      "seminary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "acatalectic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not catalectic":[
        "acatalectic verse"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin acatal\u0113cticus , from a- a- entry 2 (borrowed from Greek a- ) + catal\u0113cticus \"catalectic,\" borrowed from Greek katal\u0113ktik\u00f3s \u2014 more at catalectic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8lek-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113454",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "acaroid resin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a red or yellow balsamic alcohol-soluble resin from Australian grass trees used chiefly in varnishes, printing inks, and paper sizes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin acaroides":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141906"
  },
  "acarus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak-\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, a re-formation as a masculine noun of Greek akar\u00ed (neuter) \"mite,\" probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143720"
  },
  "acatalepsy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ancient Skeptic doctrine that human knowledge amounts only to probability and never to certainty":[],
      ": real or apparent impossibility of arriving at certain knowledge or full comprehension":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u02c8kat\u1d4al\u02cceps\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akatal\u0113psia , from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113psis comprehension, seizing + -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145126"
  },
  "acataleptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or characterized by acatalepsy":[],
      ": one that suspends judgment as a matter of principle believing certainty is impossible":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akatal\u0113ptos incomprehensible (from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113ptos seized, comprehensible) + English -ic":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1679, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153359"
  },
  "acaroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling a mite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259\u02ccr\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar- + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163614"
  },
  "acarpous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not producing fruit : sterile":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6k\u00e4rp\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akarpos , from a- a- entry 2 + -karpos -carpous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170133"
  },
  "acarpelous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no carpels":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + carpel + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174016"
  },
  "acadia national park":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "section of the coast of Maine including chiefly mountainous areas on Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185050"
  },
  "Acadian chickadee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": boreal chickadee":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185744"
  },
  "acai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small, dark purple, berrylike fruit with a juicy pulp that is often used in beverages or eaten raw and that is produced by a tall, slender palm ( Euterpe oleracea ) native to tropical rain forests of Central and South America":[],
      ": the palm ( Euterpe oleracea ) that produces acai berries":[],
      ": a beverage made from the juice of the acai berry":[
        "Rio de Janeiro is the city that worships health and beauty and where the healthy and the beautiful drink acai .",
        "\u2014 Alex Bellosz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-\u02ccs\u00e4-\u02c8\u0113",
      "-s\u012b-\u02c8\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The product is full of good-for-hair ingredients like rosehip, acai , cocoa seed butter, pumpkin seed oil, aloe leaf juice, blackberry extract and rooibos. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Exfoliating Icelandic volcanic sand is blended with hydrating cactus water, antioxidant-rich acai , and niacinamide (vitamin B3) helping clear dead skin cells and unclog pores. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Many of these buckets eventually make it to the United States, where the acai is processed, and later lands in your ten- to fifteen-dollar bowl or smoothie. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "This silky oil is packed with 5% Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (an advanced, stable form of Vitamin C) to minimize dark spots and boost collagen production, and acai and sea buckthorn oils to reduce inflammation and moisturize skin. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Bases include acai , pitaya and matcha, and blueberries, coconut, goji berries, granola and chia seeds are among the toppings. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Inspired by the loss of her dad to cancer, the health-conscious founder Adelia Yolanda has tailored each of her colorful potions to serve specific functions\u2014like the Mermaid, a bright purple potion that energizes with butterfly pea and acai . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
      "But many items are universal favorites, including acai and pitaya bowls with toppings like granola and cacao nibs; avocado toast and salads packed with fresh vegetables. \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "There are even sales on Foreo\u2019s skincare products, from the mattifying and hydrating face masks to the brand\u2019s new masks infused with rose, honey, acai berry, and coconut oil. \u2014 Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE.com , 2 Dec. 2019"
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      "borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese assa\u00ed, ua\u00e7a\u00ed, a\u00e7a\u00ed , the palm Euterpe oleracea , borrowed from Tupi *\u0268\u03b2asa\u00ed , from \u0268\u03b2\u00e1 \"plant, fruit\" + an element of uncertain meaning":""
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      "circa 1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the quality of being acatalectic":[]
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      "Late Latin, from Greek akatal\u0113xis , from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113xis catalexis":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a plant gall caused by an acarid":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ak\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014ds\u0259\u0307\u02c8sid\u0113\u0259m"
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      "New Latin, from acar- + cecidium":""
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      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": any of an order (Acari synonym Acarina) of arachnids including the mites and ticks":[]
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      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-r\u0259d",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar(us) + -id entry 1 , probably after the New Latin order name Acarida or the family name Acaridae":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8ak\u0259\u02cczh\u00fc",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Portuguese acaj\u00fa":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213718"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215431"
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    "definitions":{
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acalepha":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225806"
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      "noun"
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      ": caterer":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English acatour":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230823"
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  "Acalepha":{
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      "plural noun"
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      ": a class or other group of coelenterates including the jellyfishes, hydroids, and related forms and sometimes the ctenophores":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259\u02c8l\u0113f\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, alteration of Acalephae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014053"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dainty foods : delicacies":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, plural of acat , literally, purchase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024738"
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  "Acaena":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Rosaceae) mostly native to south temperate regions and having compound leaves and spiny calyces \u2014 see new zealand bur":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek akaina spike, goad, from ak\u0113 point":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031207"
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  "Acadian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of Acadia":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "a-",
      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041812"
  },
  "acadialite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a flesh-red chabazite found in Nova Scotia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u0101d\u0113\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Acadia + English -lite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051913"
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  "Acadian owl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054722"
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  "academic year":{
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      "noun"
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      ": the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the 2020-2021 academic year , Black and Latino students accounted for close to three-quarters of students in Boston Public Schools, but just under a quarter of students in the fourth grade cohort of AWC. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
      "Called the Student Protection Act, House Bill 639 would require incoming freshmen in public and private schools to complete self-defense training as part of their health education starting in the 2023-2024 academic year . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "The graduation rate score is based on how many students who entered ninth grade in the 2016-2017 academic year graduated four years later in 2020. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Data collected in academic year 2020-21 showed that freshmen participating in corequisite math achieved a pass rate of 55%, compared to 11% for those taking remedial math alone. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Hudson began offering College Credit Plus courses in partnership with Hiram in the 2016-17 academic year and New Philadelphia started in the 2018-2019 academic year , Bayus said. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "There were 1,739 Ukrainians in the U.S. on student visas during the 2020 - 2021 academic year , government figures show. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Bowser repeatedly tried and failed to reopen schools and get most children back in classrooms during the 2020-2021 academic year . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "For the 2021-2022 academic year , 8.1% of students enrolled in medical schools identified as Black alone. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070701"
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      "geographical name"
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        "\u2014 an early name"
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      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084247"
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      "\u02c8ak\u0259th\u0259\u0307st-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partial translation of Middle Greek akathistos hymnos":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095006"
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  "academy board":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a heavy cardboard having a surface prepared for painting in oil":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, England, where it was much used":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130849"
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  "academy blue":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate greenish blue that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average peacock and greener and deeper than Brittany":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175547"
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    "definitions":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a small North American flycatcher ( Empidonax virescens ) that is olive-green above and whitish below and tinged with yellow on the belly and sides":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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