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"\u2014 Christine M. Flowers",
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"\u2014 David Delvin"
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"Verb",
"She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
"A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
"The cat coiled up into a ball.",
"The snake coiled around its prey."
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8k\u022fil",
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"stir",
"storm",
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"tumult",
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"whirl",
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"zoo"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"corkscrew",
"curl",
"entwine",
"spiral",
"twine",
"twist",
"wind"
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"That means no condoms, no pills, no coils or sterilization \u2026",
"\u2014 Christine M. Flowers",
"The IUD or ' coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant. It's often called a ' coil ' because most of the original IUDs were coil-shaped.",
"\u2014 David Delvin"
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"Verb",
"She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
"A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
"The cat coiled up into a ball.",
"The snake coiled around its prey."
],
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"French coillir, cuillir to gather \u2014 more at cull":"Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u022fil",
"\u02c8k\u022fi(\u0259)l"
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"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
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"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
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"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
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"noun",
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},
"coin":{
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": a unit of a cryptocurrency":[
"I also caution market participants against promoting or touting the offer and sale of coins without first determining whether the securities laws apply to those actions.",
"\u2014 Jay Clayton"
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"I'm in it for the coin",
"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin"
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"perhaps wisecracks \u2026 are respectable literary coin in the U.S.",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)",
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"\u2014 Ian Fleming"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"I have a dollar in coins .",
"seeking a job that pays plenty of coin",
"Verb",
"The coach coined the phrase \u201crefuse to lose.\u201d",
"William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.",
"The nation plans to coin more money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Risk and change are two sides of the same coin of an ever-evolving world. \u2014 Saeed Elnaj, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The shooter\u2019s manifesto makes clear, climate denial and ecofascism are two sides of the same right-wing coin . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The film took a magnifying glass to the hypocritical nature of politicians, showing how foreign communism and American extremism were just two sides of the same authoritarian coin . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To me, Trump and Putin are two sides of the same coin . \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The simple truth is the dual crises of the lack of affordable housing and homelessness are two sides of the same coin . \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Her singing and playing braid together unusually, as if each represents one side of the same coin . \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Jenny Arden talks about her career in design as straddling two very distinct sides of the same coin : left brain and right, business and design. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Gasc\u00f3n and Spitzer were always different sides of the same coin . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But to coin a phrase, necessity is the mother of invention, and businesses must have confidence that AI will give their legal teams the power to navigate today's landscape of regulatory unpredictability. \u2014 Eleanor Weaver, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Island-ism, to coin a word, has reigned forever since, imprinted ineradicably in the psyche of Britain\u2019s inhabitants. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"With a history and stronghold in the manufacturing industry, IFS wants to coin the term and concept of \u2018servitization\u2019 as a way of describing the perfect storm where both suppliers and customers want outcomes more than products. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This means that the aesthetic isn't just for grandmothers and seaside dwellers, but anyone who appreciates the vibes of Nancy Meyers' films or visiting relatives that live near the beach, both of which first inspired Nicoleta to coin the term. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The suffix was an ADS nominee for most creative word of 2021, probably because it has been used to coin names for hundreds of music genres and aesthetic styles over the past two years. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The Rams looked like legitimate Super Bowl contenders and the fans rocked the stadium, inspiring Times columnist Bill Plaschke to coin a new term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In Week 1461 the Empress asked the Loser Community to coin words based on people\u2019s names. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
"This move led Forrester to coin a new security strategy \u2014 zero trust. \u2014 Robert Fly, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The victim told him where to find a bedroom safe and coin jar, which together contained $230. \u2014 Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com , 21 June 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8k\u022fin"
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"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"currency",
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"green",
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"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
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"lucre",
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"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"coinage":{
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": coins":[],
": something (such as a word) made up or invented":[],
": the act or process of coining":[]
},
"examples":[
"The word \u201cblog\u201d is a recent coinage .",
"Coinage was scarce in the colonies.",
"an expert in Chinese coinage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is the first time Britain's LGBTQ+ community has been celebrated on official UK coinage and forms part of the Royal Mint's wider commitment to diversity and inclusion, according to its website. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The first contains a small amount of coinage which symbolizes the monarch's gift for food and clothing. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Edmund said that the new gold coinage could have been made from Byzantine coins and Islamic gold dinars, revealing trade routes between Europe and the Middle East at the time. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Henry's coinage was the first to be cast in gold since the Norman Conquest, with the economy relying on silver coins since then. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"To put that figure in perspective, only select COVID-era releases have managed to generate that kind of coinage in their entire theatrical runs, much less in their second weekend of release. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 21 Oct. 2021",
"As Dergarabedian points out, dramas, musicals and comedies are failing to drum up significant coinage , a state of affairs that was evident even before the onset of COVID-19. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fi-nij"
],
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"brainchild",
"concoction",
"contrivance",
"creation",
"innovation",
"invention",
"wrinkle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062950",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"coincide":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be in accord or agreement : concur":[
"She coincided with his views on most subjects."
],
": to correspond in nature, character, or function":[
"\" \u2026 our sentiments coincided in every particular \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
],
": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series":[
"100\u00b0 Celsius coincides with 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit."
],
": to occupy the same place in space or time":[
"The base of the triangle coincides with one side of the square.",
"The heroic age of bridge construction coincided with the expansion of the railroads \u2026",
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
]
},
"examples":[
"The goals of the business partners coincide .",
"the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But two other meetings of rising importance that coincide on the calendar this year with the advertising industry\u2019s highest-profile annual conference have divided the attention of some. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The increased shares and likes for GOP posts certainly coincide with the change, the researchers said. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The next calls coincide with when authorities say officers entered the classroom \u2014 more than an hour after Ramos\u2019s arrival on campus \u2014 and shot him. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"That means the election for the District 3 seat would coincide with the Aug. 9 primary and Nov. 8 general election, as does the special election for Johnson's seat on the city's northwest side. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Those publisher changes coincide closely with app updates that have morphed AppLovin's Wordle! \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend more often than not, but the two rarely coincide with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is based on an uncorrected lunar calendar. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Will the Grammys shift the eligibility period for nominations to coincide more closely with the calendar year",
"How these film trends coincide with past economic and political trends is complicated, but the clear common denominator across every film is the fear of the unknown. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co- co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd",
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincide agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire",
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"accompany",
"attend",
"coexist",
"concur",
"co-occur",
"synchronize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081404",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence":[
"\u2026 a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert South"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.",
"By coincidence , every man in the room was named Fred.",
"\u201cI'm going to Boston this weekend.\u201d \u201cWhat a coincidence ! I am too.\u201d",
"It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.",
"a series of strange coincidences",
"By a fortunate coincidence , we arrived at the theater at the same time.",
"Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ayah Al-Hashim, a 14-year-old who used her iPhone to enthusiastically record almost every float, ended up at the parade by coincidence . \u2014 oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
"After a few occurrences, the couple realizes their contest victory was no coincidence and are shocked and worried when Faith tries to rekindle a romance with the groom. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"The timing is no coincidence , as Mr. Trudeau is responding to the U.S. debate over guns and mass shootings. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"That everyone was in full feather at this restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, was no coincidence . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Satterfield stopped short of accusing Alabama of tampering outright but suggested Harrell's 10-day stint in the transfer portal before choosing the Crimson Tide as his next destination was no coincidence . \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 May 2022",
"The timing of the Tigers\u2019 trip to Israel, then, is no coincidence . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
"That two of those last three key baskets came after offensive rebounds is no coincidence . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That just a week or so ago the house opened a brand-new boutique on the town\u2019s main shopping artery, Corso Umberto I, complete with an upstairs terrace\u2014which will be joined by a second one next summer\u2014is hardly a coincidence . \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia , derivative of coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
},
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"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
"-s\u0259-\u02ccden(t)s",
"k\u014d-\u02c8in-s\u0259-d\u0259ns"
],
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"coexistence",
"concurrence",
"concurrency"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062549",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": occupying the same space or time":[
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"Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter."
],
": of similar nature : harmonious":[
"a theory coincident with the facts"
]
},
"examples":[
"the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
"a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
"Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
"The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
},
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"-\u02ccdent",
"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincident contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
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"attendant",
"attending",
"coexistent",
"coexisting",
"coincidental",
"concomitant",
"concurrent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083503",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"coincidental":{
"antonyms":[
"asynchronous",
"noncontemporary",
"nonsimultaneous",
"nonsynchronous"
],
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": occurring or existing at the same time":[
"coincidental deaths"
],
": resulting from a coincidence":[
"a coincidental resemblance"
]
},
"examples":[
"The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental .",
"the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The noise, or lack of in the cabin, is not coincidental . \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"In a statement released over the weekend, Novavax said myocarditis is relatively common and the cases seen may be coincidental , not caused by the vaccine. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Many online were also confused after noticing that Terraform Labs Korea was dissolved just days before the crash, but Kwon and Terraform Labs claim the company had longstanding plans to incorporate in Singapore, saying the timing was coincidental . \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"But Kreiss-Tomkins said that was purely coincidental ; it had been scheduled for a vote Tuesday. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The timing of his visit was purely coincidental , said Marc Short, who served as Pence\u2019s chief of staff. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Sheh affirmed that the voice match was purely coincidental . \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
"And Just Like That\u2026 in December 2021, so the parallel plotlines are purely coincidental . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The timing seemed hardly coincidental as Biden was visiting Warsaw. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click",
"\u2014 People"
],
": it is or seems coincidental that":[
"coincidentally , the dog died exactly one year after his owner did"
]
},
"examples":[
"the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freed, coincidentally , had a friend bartending at the Short Stop in Echo Park and convinced them to take over the music on a random Tuesday night. \u2014 Jessica Shalvoy, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Louis and Tampa Bay\u2014 coincidentally have the oldest rosters in the eight-team field with an average age well over 28. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Scott was born to a single mother in a small town in East Texas \u2014 coincidentally , just a few miles from the town where Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) was born. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"In addition, the suit alleges, Price coincidentally met a woman named Kathryn McGhee at a social event in 2020. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The bond deepened when Alex chose Wake Forest to play his college golf and coincidentally , Annabelle picked the school as well. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Cleveland\u2019s public-relations headache intensified on Tuesday when the team \u2014 apparently coincidentally \u2014 invited fans on Twitter to participate in a question-and-answer session just minutes after The Times published its investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Based on the comedian Sarah Silverman\u2019s memoir of the same name, the show focuses on the plight of a 10-year-old girl, named not coincidentally Sarah Silverman ( Zoe Glick ), whose bladder is as leaky as her mouth is foul. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"While the actress had a recurring role in the series, Krause only appeared in one episode, which coincidentally included a scene with Graham. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022"
"Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter."
],
": of similar nature : harmonious":[
"a theory coincident with the facts"
]
},
"examples":[
"the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
"a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
"Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
"The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
],
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"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
},
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"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
"-\u02ccdent"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincident contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
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"accompanying",
"attendant",
"attending",
"coexistent",
"coexisting",
"coincidental",
"concomitant",
"concurrent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025306",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"coinciding":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to be in accord or agreement : concur":[
"She coincided with his views on most subjects."
],
": to correspond in nature, character, or function":[
"\" \u2026 our sentiments coincided in every particular \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
],
": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series":[
"100\u00b0 Celsius coincides with 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit."
],
": to occupy the same place in space or time":[
"The base of the triangle coincides with one side of the square.",
"The heroic age of bridge construction coincided with the expansion of the railroads \u2026",
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
]
},
"examples":[
"The goals of the business partners coincide .",
"the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But two other meetings of rising importance that coincide on the calendar this year with the advertising industry\u2019s highest-profile annual conference have divided the attention of some. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The increased shares and likes for GOP posts certainly coincide with the change, the researchers said. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The next calls coincide with when authorities say officers entered the classroom \u2014 more than an hour after Ramos\u2019s arrival on campus \u2014 and shot him. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"That means the election for the District 3 seat would coincide with the Aug. 9 primary and Nov. 8 general election, as does the special election for Johnson's seat on the city's northwest side. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Those publisher changes coincide closely with app updates that have morphed AppLovin's Wordle! \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend more often than not, but the two rarely coincide with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is based on an uncorrected lunar calendar. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Will the Grammys shift the eligibility period for nominations to coincide more closely with the calendar year",
"How these film trends coincide with past economic and political trends is complicated, but the clear common denominator across every film is the fear of the unknown. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co- co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd",
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincide agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire",
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"accompany",
"attend",
"coexist",
"concur",
"co-occur",
"synchronize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032159",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"coitus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements : sexual intercourse sense 1 \u2014 compare orgasm":[]
},
"examples":[
"the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near- coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Maybe that\u2019s the binary nature of digital thought, ones and zeroes, coitus and cuddles. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The intriguing gender discourse opened up by this bizarre encounter is stopped short when, mid- coitus in a cheap hotel room, news of a nearby terrorist explosion flashes across the TV screen. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But the distance quickly narrows and then disappears as moments of inter-guest coitus and hand-to-hand combat overrule the abstract principles of pathogen avoidance. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
"This woman saw Jessie\u2019s suck it and recognizes the exuberance inherent in low-stakes coitus . \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 20 July 2021",
"Joining these two together in unholy coitus will have dire consequences on the rest of the Seven, and The Boys, and just everyone involved with the final three episodes of season 2. \u2014 Rachel Paige, refinery29.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"The two seem to have a post- coitus glow, which means all of our Falice dreams have finally come true. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 29 Aug. 2018",
"The death occurs in the wee hours of the post- coitus morning. \u2014 Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com , 8 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin, \"meeting, encounter, act of sexual intercourse,\" from coi- , variant stem of co\u012bre \"to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse\" + -tus , suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at coition":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259t-\u0259s",
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-",
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8k\u022fi-t\u0259s",
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113t-"
],
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"coition",
"commerce",
"congress",
"copulating",
"copulation",
"coupling",
"intercourse",
"lovemaking",
"mating",
"relations",
"sex",
"sex act",
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual relations"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102754",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"coitus interruptus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": coitus in which the penis is withdrawn prior to ejaculation to prevent the deposit of sperm into the vagina":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The question of sperm in precum usually comes up in reference to the pull-out method, also known as the withdrawal method (and coitus interruptus \u2014sounds like a dinosaur, but OK). \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, SELF , 7 Mar. 2019",
"You were beaten by coitus interruptus imposed by the Church. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 12 July 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, \"interrupted sexual intercourse\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccint-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259s",
"-\u02ccin-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103146",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"coition":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": coitus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u014d-\u02c8ish-\u0259n",
"k\u014d-\u02c8i-sh\u0259n"
],
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"coitus",
"commerce",
"congress",
"copulating",
"copulation",
"coupling",
"intercourse",
"lovemaking",
"mating",
"relations",
"sex",
"sex act",
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual relations"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Put another way, the three latest Brood X generation map perfectly to milestones in my life cycle: birth, coition , procreation. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American , 14 June 2021",
"But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition . \u2014 Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin coiti\u014dn-, coiti\u014d , going back to Latin, \"encounter, conspiracy,\" from coi- , variant stem of co\u012bre \"to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse\" (from co- co- + \u012bre \"to go\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at issue entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142443"
},
"coinvest":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to join another or others in investing in something":[
"They also coinvested in Firefly, an Internet upstart from MIT's media lab \u2026",
"\u2014 Mary Beth Grover",
"A dozen or so quasi-public financing institutions co-invest with private banks and venture capitalists in companies \u2026",
"\u2014 Anne Reilly Dowd"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8vest"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist and senior vice president of analytics at Haus, an organization that coinvests with buyers purchasing homes, also doesn't see another crash along the horizon for the real estate market. \u2014 Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner , 23 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144831"
},
"coinvent":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to invent (something) with one or more other people":[
"\u2026 tells us much about Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the restlessly creative oceanographer-cinematographer who \u2026 coinvented the Aqua-Lung in 1943 \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert Higgins",
"\u2026 the engineer who co-invented the first popular microprocessor.",
"\u2014 Julie Pitta"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8vent"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152848"
},
"coinvestigator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of two or more investigators working together":[
"\"We sent a memo around to a number of faculty members,\" [William] Oh says, \"and we attracted ten coinvestigators .\"",
"\u2014 John Lauerman",
"\"\u2026 one significant frustration is we don't know a lot about the disease,\" said Dr. Holly Frost, study co-investigator and pediatrician \u2026",
"Randy Auerbach, a clinical psychologist at Columbia University and a MAPS coinvestigator , is used to hearing that the study sounds like an invasion of privacy. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 21 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154140"
},
"coir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This option by Miracle-Gro does contain some sphagnum peat moss along with coir . \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"Coconut coir is used for soil aeration and to increase water retention to promote root health. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"Some people use coconut coir , which can be expensive on its own, or peat moss, which is not sustainable, according to worm experts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Throw out that soak water and add clean water to be sure the coir is suitable for use. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"One local collector recommends a mix that is half seed starter mix, one-quarter coir chunks or chunky orchid bark, and a quarter small lava or pumice, or large perlite. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"And in order to be functional, your doormat should have a non-slip rubber or vinyl backing with a coir or burlap material that effectively wipes off the dirt from shoes. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In her moss creations, Mrs. Buzo uses coconut coir as the planting medium, over the usual base of drainage pebbles. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Coco coir is a fibrous natural byproduct of coconuts, prized as a growing medium for its ability to hold water. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tamil kayir\u0324u rope":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163806"
},
"coix":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of coarse Asian monoecious grasses having the pistillate flowers and seeds enclosed in a shining capsulelike involucre":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014d\u0259\u0307ks"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek ko\u00efx doom palm":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164830"
},
"coistrel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mean fellow : varlet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fi-str\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, from coustille short sword, ultimately from Latin cultellus knife \u2014 more at cutlass":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190329"
},
"Cointreau":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"kwa\u207f\u2027tr\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201024"
},
"cointise":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"kwan\u02c8t\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (also, wisdom, skill), from Old French, from cointe wise, skillful, elegantly dressed":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003628"
},
"coinsurance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": joint assumption of risk (as by two underwriters) with another":[],
": insurance (such as fire insurance) in which the insured is obligated to maintain coverage on a risk at a stipulated percentage of its total value or in the event of loss suffer a penalty in proportion to the deficiency":[],
": health insurance in which the insured is required to pay a fixed percentage of the cost of medical expenses after the deductible has been paid and the insurer pays the remaining expenses":[
"Coinsurance is not a new idea\u2014Americans who grew up in the era before managed care will remember their parents paying 20% of the costs of office visits, tests, and prescriptions.",
"\u2014 Thomas H. Lee et al."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02c8in-\u02ccshu\u0307r-",
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259n(t)s, -\u02c8sh\u0259r- also -\u02c8in-\u02ccshu\u0307r-, -\u02ccsh\u0259r-",
"This account, by the way, can be used to pay out-of-pocket deductibles, copayments or coinsurance under all parts of Medicare. \u2014 John C. Goodman, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"There was no apparent business reason for the credit- coinsurance contracts. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Any copay, deductible or coinsurance is the financial obligation of the person seeking care, not the insurance company. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Gossett said rising out-of-pocket costs are due to increasing insurance deductibles, copayments and coinsurance . \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Consumers with private insurance will be able to obtain the tests without any cost sharing such as deductibles, coinsurance or copayments, according to the new policy. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The funds can be used to pay for bills that count toward your deductibles, copayments, coinsurance , and some other expenses (but generally not your health insurance premiums). \u2014 Margaret Littman, Health.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The cost for this type of therapy depends on whether or not insurance is covering it and what the deductible or coinsurance plan is. \u2014 Claire Sibonney, SELF , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Workers also have paid a larger share of their heath costs through co-pays, deductibles and coinsurance that require people to pay a percentage of their medical bill. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012406"
},
"coinstantaneous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": happening at the same instant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"co- + instantaneous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090500"
},
"coinsure":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to insure jointly":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8shu\u0307r",
"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111243"
},
"coin gold":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": gold of the fineness legalized for coins (such as .900 fine in the U.S., .9166 or \u00b9\u00b9/\u2081\u2082 fine in Great Britain)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132357"
},
"coinfinite":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": equally infinite : conjointly infinite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"co- + infinite":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000819"
},
"coinstantaneity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being coinstantaneous":[]
