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"adept":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ace",
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"artist",
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"authority",
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"cognoscente",
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"connoisseur",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dab",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"fiend",
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"geek",
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"guru",
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"hand",
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"hotshot",
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"maestro",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"meister",
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"past master",
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"proficient",
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"scholar",
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"shark",
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"sharp",
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"virtuoso",
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"whiz",
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"wizard"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a highly skilled or well-trained individual : expert":[
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"an adept at chess"
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],
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": thoroughly proficient : expert":[
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"an adept negotiator",
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"He's adept at fixing computers."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Madison, Jefferson's lifelong friend, collaborator, and political ally, was quizzical and skeptical. His mind was less capacious and less elevated than Jefferson's, but more \u2026 original, and instinctively contrary. Less learned than Jefferson, his verbal skills inferior, he was almost pedantically alert to inner complications, and so, though less adept a politician, he was more consistent. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003",
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"Three small figurines carved of ivory from mammoth tusks have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany, providing stronger evidence that human ancestors were already adept at figurative art more than 30,000 years ago, an archaeologist is reporting today. \u2014 John Noble Wilford , New York Times , 18 Dec. 2003",
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"The Angels exploited center-fielder Bernie Williams's weak throwing arm in the division series against the Yankees and are adept at scampering from first to third on hits to the outfield. \u2014 Jack Curry , New York Times , 20 Oct. 2002",
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"Barnum was especially adept at pulling back one curtain after another, keeping the audience in a state of panting uncertainty, perpetually postponing the revelation of what was \"really\" going on. \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 12 Nov. 2001",
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"He's adept in several languages.",
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"he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him",
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"Noun",
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"Once safely back in Paris, and having attained his majority, the poet squandered his inheritance with an adept's fervor \u2026 \u2014 Nicholas Delbanco , Harper's , September 2004",
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"They recruited computational chemists, software engineers, AI experts, and various other computer adepts , all of whom put their monster minds together to create an automated reasoning system that could inspect vast amounts of chemical data quickly and point the finger at potential new drug compounds. \u2014 Ed Regis , Wired , June 2000",
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"even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Twitter\u2019s financials are notoriously poor when matched against other social media platforms like Meta\u2019s Facebook, which has proven far more adept at translating user engagement into advertising revenue. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Those small, mobile squads have already proven adept at taking out Russian tanks and trucks with portable antitank missiles like the U.S. Javelin and British NLAW. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"North Korea, however, has proven adept at evading international sanctions, including those imposed by the United Nations Security Council. \u2014 Gordon Lubold And Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"An auditory shapeshifter, Bush has proven adept in several roles and styles over the course of his nearly three decades in music. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s already happened to a certain extent with the Delta variant, which has proven more adept at evading immune defenses and caused surges across the U.S since the summer. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Additionally, the growing cottage industry of crypto forensic and analytic companies led by Chainalsyis, Elliptic, and CipherTrace have proven adept at attaching identities to illicit transactions. \u2014 Hailey Lennon, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Milwaukee has the arms and manager Craig Counsell has proven adept at pushing the right buttons in the postseason over the past few years. \u2014 USA TODAY , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The Jazz, of course, have proven exceedingly adept at surviving short-handed, and Wednesday was no different. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Andela is now accepting applications from senior developers across the continent adept in the most in-demand web frameworks and program languages. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 1 July 2020",
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"Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, azcentral , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2020",
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"Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"The Bills addressed some of Allen\u2019s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who\u2019s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. \u2014 Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated , 14 June 2019",
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"As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers\u2019 surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. \u2014 Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American , 22 May 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1674, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1698, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin adeptus \"one who has attained a high degree of proficiency (as in alchemy or hermetic philosophy),\" going back to Latin, \"having attained,\" past participle of adip\u012bsc\u012b \"to arrive at, attain,\" from ad- ad- + ap\u012bsc\u012b \"to seize hold of, obtain,\" perhaps an inchoative derivative from the base of apere \"to join\" \u2014 more at apt entry 1":"Noun",
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"derivative of adept entry 2":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccdept",
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"also \u02c8a-\u02ccdept",
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"a-\u02c8dept",
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"\u0259-\u02c8dept"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adept Adjective proficient , adept , skilled , skillful , expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines",
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplished",
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"ace",
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"compleat",
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"complete",
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"consummate",
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"crack",
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"crackerjack",
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"educated",
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"experienced",
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"expert",
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"good",
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"great",
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"master",
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"masterful",
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"masterly",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"professed",
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"proficient",
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"skilled",
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"skillful",
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"versed",
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"veteran",
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"virtuoso"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192510",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adeptness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ace",
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"artist",
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"authority",
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"cognoscente",
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"connoisseur",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dab",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"fiend",
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"geek",
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"guru",
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"hand",
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"hotshot",
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"maestro",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"meister",
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"past master",
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"proficient",
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"scholar",
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"shark",
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"sharp",
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"virtuoso",
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"whiz",
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"wizard"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a highly skilled or well-trained individual : expert":[
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"an adept at chess"
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],
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": thoroughly proficient : expert":[
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"an adept negotiator",
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"He's adept at fixing computers."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Madison, Jefferson's lifelong friend, collaborator, and political ally, was quizzical and skeptical. His mind was less capacious and less elevated than Jefferson's, but more \u2026 original, and instinctively contrary. Less learned than Jefferson, his verbal skills inferior, he was almost pedantically alert to inner complications, and so, though less adept a politician, he was more consistent. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003",
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"Three small figurines carved of ivory from mammoth tusks have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany, providing stronger evidence that human ancestors were already adept at figurative art more than 30,000 years ago, an archaeologist is reporting today. \u2014 John Noble Wilford , New York Times , 18 Dec. 2003",
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"The Angels exploited center-fielder Bernie Williams's weak throwing arm in the division series against the Yankees and are adept at scampering from first to third on hits to the outfield. \u2014 Jack Curry , New York Times , 20 Oct. 2002",
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"Barnum was especially adept at pulling back one curtain after another, keeping the audience in a state of panting uncertainty, perpetually postponing the revelation of what was \"really\" going on. \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 12 Nov. 2001",
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"He's adept in several languages.",
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"he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him",
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"Noun",
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"Once safely back in Paris, and having attained his majority, the poet squandered his inheritance with an adept's fervor \u2026 \u2014 Nicholas Delbanco , Harper's , September 2004",
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"They recruited computational chemists, software engineers, AI experts, and various other computer adepts , all of whom put their monster minds together to create an automated reasoning system that could inspect vast amounts of chemical data quickly and point the finger at potential new drug compounds. \u2014 Ed Regis , Wired , June 2000",
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"even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Twitter\u2019s financials are notoriously poor when matched against other social media platforms like Meta\u2019s Facebook, which has proven far more adept at translating user engagement into advertising revenue. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Those small, mobile squads have already proven adept at taking out Russian tanks and trucks with portable antitank missiles like the U.S. Javelin and British NLAW. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"North Korea, however, has proven adept at evading international sanctions, including those imposed by the United Nations Security Council. \u2014 Gordon Lubold And Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"An auditory shapeshifter, Bush has proven adept in several roles and styles over the course of his nearly three decades in music. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s already happened to a certain extent with the Delta variant, which has proven more adept at evading immune defenses and caused surges across the U.S since the summer. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Additionally, the growing cottage industry of crypto forensic and analytic companies led by Chainalsyis, Elliptic, and CipherTrace have proven adept at attaching identities to illicit transactions. \u2014 Hailey Lennon, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Milwaukee has the arms and manager Craig Counsell has proven adept at pushing the right buttons in the postseason over the past few years. \u2014 USA TODAY , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The Jazz, of course, have proven exceedingly adept at surviving short-handed, and Wednesday was no different. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Andela is now accepting applications from senior developers across the continent adept in the most in-demand web frameworks and program languages. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 1 July 2020",
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"Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, azcentral , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2020",
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"Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"The Bills addressed some of Allen\u2019s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who\u2019s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. \u2014 Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated , 14 June 2019",
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"As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers\u2019 surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. \u2014 Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American , 22 May 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1674, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1698, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin adeptus \"one who has attained a high degree of proficiency (as in alchemy or hermetic philosophy),\" going back to Latin, \"having attained,\" past participle of adip\u012bsc\u012b \"to arrive at, attain,\" from ad- ad- + ap\u012bsc\u012b \"to seize hold of, obtain,\" perhaps an inchoative derivative from the base of apere \"to join\" \u2014 more at apt entry 1":"Noun",
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"derivative of adept entry 2":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccdept",
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"also \u02c8a-\u02ccdept",
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"a-\u02c8dept",
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"\u0259-\u02c8dept"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adept Adjective proficient , adept , skilled , skillful , expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines",
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplished",
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"ace",
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"compleat",
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"complete",
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"consummate",
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"crack",
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"crackerjack",
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"educated",
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"experienced",
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"expert",
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"good",
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"great",
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"master",
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"masterly",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"professed",
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"proficient",
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"skilled",
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"versed",
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"veteran",
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"virtuoso"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012551",
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"adequacy":{
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"inadequacy",
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"the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan",
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"The adequacy of food supplies has long been a top issue in China, where tens of millions of people died of famine in the early 1960s during Mao\u2019s disastrous agricultural experiments. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Cease cooperation in other areas \u2013 the EU could look to end cooperation with the UK in all manner of areas beyond trade and customs, such as on data adequacy , aviation, and research programs. \u2014 Robert Marchant, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"The environmental group Beyond Nuclear has challenged the adequacy of an outdated generic environmental impact statement that the NRC had previously relied on for the license extensions. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Some Republicans have expressed concerns about the adequacy of security screenings for applicants. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 11 May 2022",
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"Such a modification of capital adequacy risk-weights would simply join a colossal jumble of regulatory complexity that can be easily gamed with sizable unintended consequences for systemic risk. \u2014 Christian Lundblad, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Both increases are in line with the educational adequacy recommendations made by the House and Senate education committees. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"The casualties at the Travis Scott show in Houston on Friday night are prompting the concert business to search for what went wrong and raise fresh questions about the adequacy of security at music festivals. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"As far back as 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that concerns had been raised about the timeliness and adequacy of complaint investigations and federal oversight. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02c8a-di-kw\u0259-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acceptability",
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"satisfactoriness",
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"sufficiency"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222722",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"adequate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wanting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lawfully and reasonably sufficient":[
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"adequate grounds for a lawsuit"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Then, during the spring and summer, allow adequate recovery by taking one or two days off the bike each week and scaling back the intensity of your rides one week out of every month. \u2014 Selene Yeager , Bicycling , January/February 2008",
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"\u2026 they are adequate for almost any computing need. \u2014 Michael Meyer , Newsweek , 26 Oct. 1998",
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"\u2026 the government would have to bail out any bidder with less adequate resources \u2026 \u2014 The Economist , 30 Aug.-5 Sept. 1986",
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"The garden hasn't been getting adequate water.",
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"The food was more than adequate for the six of us.",
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"The school lunch should be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of growing children.",
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"The machine does an adequate job.",
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"The tent should provide adequate protection from the elements.",
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"The quality of his work was perfectly adequate .",
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"Your grades are adequate but I think you can do better.",
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"The quality of his work was only adequate .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The results from the studies also suggest the vaccines are adequate for the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, which are rapidly circulating in the U.S., according to the companies' statement. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
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"If 0-60 in a bit under 5 seconds isn\u2019t adequate , the 500-hp AWD model in the fall should address those concerns. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"This will be adequate for most vehicles, but may be lacking for lifted trucks in particular. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Wanting to help Casey, Haddix took over the care of seven chimpanzees, including Tonka, but PETA claimed the facility still wasn\u2019t adequate for the animals, and therefore added Haddix to the suit. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 4 June 2022",
|
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"In addition to adequate interest coverage, the Altman Z-Score of 3.92 indicates the company is in good standing even though assets are building up at a faster rate than revenue is growing. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Pfizer\u2019s vaccine had been delayed earlier when a two-dose regimen didn\u2019t evoke an adequate response. \u2014 Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"On our brief drive, the acceleration seemed more than adequate for a vehicle of its size, with the e-RV weighing in around 9300 pounds before passengers and cargo. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Because tackling the world's environmental crisis without an adequate pump session is just unreasonable. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin adaequ\u0101tus, past participle of adaequ\u0101re \"to equalize, put on an equal footing,\" from ad- ad- + aequ\u0101re \"to make level, equalize\" \u2014 more at equate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8a-di-kw\u0259t"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adequate sufficient , enough , adequate , competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. sufficient savings enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient . do you have enough food",
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"synonyms":[
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"acceptable",
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"all right",
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||
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"decent",
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||
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"fairish",
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||
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"fine",
|
||
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"good",
|
||
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"OK",
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||
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"okay",
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||
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"passable",
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||
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"respectable",
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"satisfactory",
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"serviceable",
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||
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"tolerable"
|
||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235518",
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||
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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||
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},
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"adequately":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"bad",
|
||
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"badly",
|
||
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"deficiently",
|
||
|
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"ill",
|
||
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"inadequately",
|
||
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"insufficiently",
|
||
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"intolerably",
|
||
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"poorly",
|
||
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"unacceptably",
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||
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"unsatisfactorily"
|
||
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],
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||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent":[
|
||
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"There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla.",
|
||
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"\u2014 Sy Montgomery",
|
||
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"The blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.",
|
||
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"\u2014 Tom Ewing"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8a-di-kw\u0259t-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"acceptably",
|
||
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"all right",
|
||
|
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"alright",
|
||
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"creditably",
|
||
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"decently",
|
||
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"fine",
|
||
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"good",
|
||
|
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"middlingly",
|
||
|
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"nicely",
|
||
|
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"OK",
|
||
|
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"okay",
|
||
|
|
"passably",
|
||
|
|
"respectably",
|
||
|
|
"satisfactorily",
|
||
|
|
"serviceably",
|
||
|
|
"so-so",
|
||
|
|
"sufficiently",
|
||
|
|
"tolerably",
|
||
|
|
"well"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161649",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenohypophysis":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4f-\u0259-s\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u014d-h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-f\u0259-s\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"probably borrowed from German Adenohypophyse, from adeno- adeno- + Hypophyse hypophysis":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011541"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adeno-":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"combining form"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": gland":[
|
||
|
|
"adeno carcinoma",
|
||
|
|
"adeno virus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": adenoid":[
|
||
|
|
"adeno carcinoma",
|
||
|
|
"adeno virus"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aden-, ad\u0113\u0301n \"gland\" (of uncertain origin) + New Latin -o- -o-":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015210"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenodactyl":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": one of the penislike supplementary structures in the male reproductive system of certain turbellarians":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8de-n\u0259-\u02ccdak-t\u1d4al",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u0113-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"aden- + Greek daktylos finger":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020040"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenocarcinoma":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02cck\u00e4rs-\u1d4an-\u02c8\u014d-m\u0259",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u014d-\u02cck\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"For the study, Dr. Karlitz and colleagues analyzed 16 years of adenocarcinoma data from the 2000-2016 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) on 103,975 patients representing 106,871 colorectal cancer cases. \u2014 Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, and the most common type of adenocarcinoma is endometrioid cancer. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Health.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Back in September 2021, Mora took to his Instagram account to share that he\u2019d been battling with stomach cancer, an advanced gastric adenocarcinoma . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mora said he was eventually diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma , stage 4 stomach cancer. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After falling ill with mysterious symptoms in 1951, a visit to Johns Hopkins Hospital revealed that Henrietta had adenocarcinoma , an aggressive cancer that had spread to her reproductive system. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After three specialists and an endoscopic biopsy, Mike was diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma \u2014 stomach cancer stage 4. \u2014 Essence , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"His manager, Lisa DiSante, confirmed to Deadline and Entertainment Weekly that Robinson died in Los Angeles at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center of cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock, and metastatic adenocarcinoma . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 13 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The cause was cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock, and metastatic adenocarcinoma . \u2014 Ryan Pearson, Star Tribune , 13 July 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from German Adenocarcinome, from adeno- adeno- + Carcinome carcinoma":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052648"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenitis":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccad-\u1d4an-\u02c8\u012bt-\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aden-, ad\u1e17n \"gland\" + New Latin -itis -itis \u2014 more at adeno-":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063010"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Ade":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"biographical name",
|
||
|
|
"noun suffix"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": act : action":[
|
||
|
|
"block ade"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"George 1866\u20131944 American humorist and playwright":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from French, borrowed from Old Occitan, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada, going back to Late Latin -\u0101ta, going back to Latin, feminine of -\u0101tus -ate entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083153"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenylate cyclase":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cyclic AMP from ATP":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02cc\u0101t-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccad-\u1d4an-(\u02cc)il-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02cckl\u0101z",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02ccni-l\u0259t-",
|
||
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccden-\u1d4al-\u0259t-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t-",
|
||
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccde-n\u0259-l\u0259t-\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u0101s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"adenylate \"a salt of adenylic acid,\" from adenyl(ic acid) + ate entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104136"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenosine triphosphate":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": atp":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-tr\u012b-\u02c8f\u00e4s-\u02ccf\u0101t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Right after fish is caught and killed, an energy-carrying molecule in the cells of all living things called ATP ( adenosine triphosphate ) is broken down and converted to inosinic acid, an umami-producing compound. \u2014 Akiko Katayama, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This reaction uses a combination of oxygen, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and compounds called luciferins. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"This is in the form of a chemical called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"McElroy discovered that the gentle insect\u2019s flash was the result of an enzymatic reaction with the compound ATP, or adenosine triphosphate , which was an essential component of the mating ritual. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 10 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Known as the cell's powerhouse, mitochondria is responsible for cellular respiration and produces energy, known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), from oxygen. \u2014 Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2020",
|
||
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"Mitochondria are the tiny structures inside complex (eukaryotic) cells that manufacture adenosine triphosphate , or ATP, the chemical fuel for most metabolic processes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Your muscles use a molecule called adenosine triphosphate , or ATP, to power their contractions. \u2014 Sara Chodosh, Popular Science , 3 Jan. 2019",
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"Yeast uses sugar to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that provides energy for many biological processes. \u2014 Molly Glick, Popular Science , 10 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114753"
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},
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"adenosine triphosphatase":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": atpase":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-tr\u012b-\u02c8f\u00e4s-f\u0259-\u02cct\u0101s",
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"-\u02cct\u0101z",
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"-tr\u012b-\u02c8f\u00e4s-f\u0259-\u02cct\u0101s, -\u02cct\u0101z"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150343"
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},
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"Adenostoma":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of California evergreen shrubs (family Rosaceae) having heathlike leaves and small white panicled flowers and comprising the chamisa and the ribbonwood":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-st\u0259-m\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aden- + -stoma":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183240"
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},
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"adenosine monophosphate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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||
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"definitions":{
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": amp":[]
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"-\u02ccm\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8f\u00e4s-\u02ccf\u0101t, -\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0259-",
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"-\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u00e4s-\u02ccf\u0101t",
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||
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"-\u02ccm\u014d-"
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||
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"Such medications act by inhibiting the action of phosphodiesterase enzymes that normally degrade cyclic guanosine monophosphatec (GMP) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
||
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"The amoebas sought after an acid called adenosine monophosphate that flooded the maze\u2019s end. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Sep. 2020"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190625"
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||
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},
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||
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"adenylic acid":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
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": amp":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02ccad-\u1d4an-\u02ccil-ik-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccni-lik-"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"adenyl \"a univalent radical C 5 H 4 N 5 derived from adenine\" (borrowed from German Adenyl, from Adenin adenine + -yl -yl ) + -ic entry 1 (as translation of German Adenyls\u00e4ure )":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194822"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenosine diphosphate":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": adp":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214737"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"adenylpyrophosphatase":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": adenosine triphosphatase":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccnil-\u00a6p\u012b-r\u014d-\u02c8f\u00e4-sf\u0259-\u02cct\u0101s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"adenylpyrophosphate + -ase":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225325"
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|