dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kol_MW.json

{
  "Kolarian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": kol":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Kolar , town in southern India + English -ian":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114443",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kol":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": a people of Bengal and Chota Nagpur, India":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124204",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kola tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an African tree (genus Cola , especially C. nitida and C. acuminata of the family Sterculiaceae) cultivated in various tropical areas for its kola nuts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102748",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kolattam":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a folk dance of southern India accompanied by the striking together of sticks":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Tamil k\u014dl stick + \u0101\u1e6d\u1e6dam dance":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d\u02c8l\u00e4t\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103923",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kolbeckite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate and phosphate of beryllium, aluminum, and calcium":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German kolbeckit , from Friedrich Kolbeck \u20201943 German mineralogist + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl\u02ccbe\u02cck\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125341",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Kol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a people of Bengal and Chota Nagpur, India":[],
      ": a member of such people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154033"
  },
  "Kolbe reaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the synthesis of a hydrocarbon (as ethane) by the electrolysis of a salt (as sodium acetate)":[],
      ": the synthesis of salicylic acid by heating a mixture of sodium phenoxide and carbon dioxide under pressure at 180\u00b0 to 200\u00b0 C":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dlb\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after A. W. Hermann Kolbe \u20201884 German organic chemist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165545"
  },
  "Kolar":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in the state of Karnataka, southern India population 138,500":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u014d-\u02c8l\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182659"
  },
  "Kolbe-Schmitt reaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a modified Kolbe reaction for synthesizing salicylic acid and other phenolic acids at temperatures of from 130\u00b0 to 140\u00b0 C":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after A. W. Hermann Kolbe \u20201884 and Rudolf Schmitt \u20201898 German chemist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193354"
  },
  "Kola Peninsula":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "peninsula 250 miles (402 kilometers) long and 150 miles (241 kilometers) wide in northwestern Russia in Europe between the Barents and White seas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215016"
  },
  "kolinsky":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several Asian weasels (especially Mustela siberica )":[],
      ": the fur or pelt of a kolinsky":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8lin(t)-sk\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231251"
  },
  "Koli":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a people of Bombay, Mysore, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the Punjab, India":[],
      ": a member of the Koli people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014dl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053052"
  },
  "kola nut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the bitter caffeine-containing chestnut-sized seed of a kola tree used especially as a masticatory and in beverages":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the medicinal and food staples introduced by the African diaspora were sorghum, millet, African rice, yams, black-eyed peas, watermelon, eggplant, okra, sesame and kola nut , whose extract was a main ingredient in the original Coca-Cola recipe. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Plus, a blend of ingredients like caffeine, kola nut extract, and sea whip extract help to reduce redness. \u2014 Victoria Moorhouse, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
      "Meletti and Ramazzotti are both made from kola nut , the same ingredient used to create the distinct caramelly flavors of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper. \u2014 Laura Itzkowitz, Saveur , 13 Apr. 2018",
      "The breaking of kola nut , known as iwa oji, is an important Igbo ritual traditionally performed to welcome guests to a gathering. \u2014 Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker , 11 July 2019",
      "On the day of the initiation, John was given a shopping list: candles, bug spray, a kola nut (a caffeinated nut native to West Africa), razor blades, and 10,000 Nigerian naira (around thirty dollars)\u2014his bamming fee. \u2014 Sean Williams, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "kola , perhaps modification of Malinke kolo kola nut":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081113"
  },
  "kolkhoz":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a collective farm of the former Soviet Union":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "-\u02c8k\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The kolkhoz , or collective farm, that once stood in the heart of Senkivka was abandoned, graffiti on its walls warning that the building was liable to collapse. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Even lower was the number of herders interested in joining an artel or a kolkhoz . \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The New Yorker , 15 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian, from kol lektivnoe khoz ya\u012dstvo collective farm":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115215"
  },
  "Kolhapur":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in the state of Maharashtra, western India, south-southeast of Mumbai population 555,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccpu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131511"
  },
  "kolami":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the Dravidian language of the Kolam people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170938"
  },
  "koleroga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of an areca palm ( Areca catechu ) caused by a fungus ( Phytophthora arecae )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cck\u00e4l-",
      "\u02cck\u014dl\u0259\u02c8r\u014dg\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Kannada ko\u1e37er\u014dga , from ko\u1e37e rot + Sanskrit roga disease":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172109"
  },
  "kolkhoznik":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a kolkhoz":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u022fz-nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian, from kolkhoz + -nik , agent suffix":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182056"
  },
  "kolel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a community or congregation of Jewish settlers in Israel receiving financial support from the halukkah fund":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d\u02ccl\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Hebrew k\u014dl\u0113l , from Hebrew k\u0101lal to comprise, include":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011900"
  },
  "kolek":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Malayan canoe often rigged with a rectangular sail":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8k\u014d\u02cclek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Malay":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023046"
  }
}