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{
"Physcia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage + New Latin -ia ; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
},
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"-is\u0113\u0259",
"\u02c8fish(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123625",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Physcomitrium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome \u2014 see urn moss":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfisk\u014d\u02c8mi\u2027tr\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114550",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Physeter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, sperm whale, from Greek phys\u0113t\u0113r bellows, blowhole of a whale, sperm whale; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120725",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phylactery":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"definitions":{
": amulet":[],
": either of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men and especially adherents of Orthodox Judaism during morning weekday prayers":[]
},
"examples":[
"he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Popular images of Jewish men worshiping at the wall in prayer shawls and phylacteries show only a small stretch of the ancient retaining wall for the Temple Mount. \u2014 David M. Halbfinger, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2017",
"Beit El\u2019s other concerns are small-scale by comparison: a factory for tefillin, or phylacteries ; a bakeshop called Herby\u2019s; and some workshops for aluminum and carpentry. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English filaterie, philacterie, borrowed from Late Latin filact\u0113rium, phylact\u0113rium \"amulet, tefellin,\" borrowed from Greek phylakt\u1e17rion \"guarded place, outpost, safeguard, amulet, tefellin,\" from phylakt\u1e17r \"guard, guardian\" (from phylak-, stem of phyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep watch on, guard, preserve\" \u2014derivative of phylak-, ph\u00fdlax \"guard, guardian, protector,\" of obscure origin\u2014 + -t\u0113r, agent suffix) + -ion, noun suffix":""
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"talisman"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095307",
"type":[
"noun"
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"phylogeny":{
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"definitions":{
": the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism":[],
": the evolutionary history of a kind of organism":[],
": the history or course of the development of something (such as a word or custom)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the history of the bicycle, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"To do this work, Professor Sz\u00e9kely and his collaborators conducted a variety of statistical analyses on weaverbird diet, habitat type, distribution, and social behavior and compared these results to the weaverbird phylogeny (family tree). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Their scripts compared data from the animal experiments to the species\u2019 phylogeny , a web describing their evolutionary relatedness. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers resolved to reconstruct the phylogeny \u2014or family tree of evolutionary relationships\u2014of these groups from 56 million to 15 million years ago. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
"To determine how these viral samples are related to each other, researchers use computer tools to construct the virus\u2019s family tree, or phylogeny . \u2014 Marilyn J. Roossinck, The Conversation , 7 June 2021",
"Tracking down and sequencing the DNA of all the samples at the heart of this phylogeny took the project\u2019s 21 collaborators six years. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
"The researchers\u2019 main goal was to create an accurate, detailed evolutionary tree, or phylogeny , for this large group of birds by sequencing the DNA of every single species in the group. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fi-\u02c8l\u00e4j-\u0259-n\u0113",
"f\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-j\u0259-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phys ed":{
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"definitions":{
": physical education":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the final period of each school day, players also practiced shooting outside during phys ed class, careful to avoid dribbling and wrenching their ankles on pine roots. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But the benefits reaped by his friends\u2014especially phys ed teacher Tommy, played by Vinterberg regular Thomas Bo Larsen\u2014are more questionable, and the stakes rise all around when Nikolaj decides to escalate the group\u2019s Sk\u00e5rderudian experiment. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Mike Friskey, a phys ed and weight training teacher at Bel Air High School, was excited and poised to take over the Bobcats girls soccer program. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
"To someone who couldn\u2019t even get himself over the pommel horse in phys ed , this looked like a superpower. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Nicole Franklin, physical education teacher at Elmwood Park High School and a phys ed curriculum leader, expressed concernthat requiring two physical education courses for high school graduation instead of four could have negative repercussions. \u2014 Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2019",
"On this day at Wyoming High, the Calvin Johnson referee\u2014who is a phys ed and AP History teacher when not on an NFL field\u2014has put today\u2019s assignment on the blackboard in this middle-class \u2019burb. \u2014 Peter King, SI.com , 5 Dec. 2013",
"Completing the mile in middle school phys ed was 13-year-old me's version of torture. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, SELF , 27 Sep. 2018",
"Karen Borrelli-Luke, a health and phys ed teacher in Camden, works at Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School, where kids are taught first aid and CPR. \u2014 Kathy Boccella, Philly.com , 11 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fiz-\u02c8ed"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114326",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": heal , cure":[],
": natural science":[],
": the art or practice of healing disease":[],
": the practice or profession of medicine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English physik natural science, art of medicine, from Anglo-French phisique, fisik , from Latin physica , singular, natural science, from Greek physik\u0113 , from feminine of physikos \u2014 more at physics":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-zik",
"\u02c8fiz-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cure",
"drug",
"medicament",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"medicine",
"pharmaceutical",
"remedy",
"specific"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103218",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"physical":{
"antonyms":[
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by especially rugged and forceful physical activity : rough":[
"a physical hockey game",
"a physical player"
],
": characterized or produced by the forces and operations of physics":[],
": concerned or preoccupied with the body and its needs : carnal":[
"physical appetites"
],
": having material existence : perceptible especially through the senses and subject to the laws of nature":[
"everything physical is measurable by weight, motion, and resistance",
"\u2014 Thomas De Quincey"
],
": of or relating to material things":[],
": of or relating to natural science":[],
": of or relating to physics":[],
": of or relating to the body":[
"physical abuse"
],
": physical examination":[],
": sexual":[
"a physical love affair",
"physical attraction"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The program is designed to address both physical and emotional health.",
"No physical contact with other players is allowed in the game.",
"He has an unusual physical appearance.",
"There was no physical evidence of the crime.",
"Their relationship was purely physical .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many factors influence employees\u2019 lives and their overall well-being and health, such as purpose/career, social, financial, physical , community and mental/emotional wellness. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"However for Twight, the most powerful aspect of training, whether with an actor or an elite athlete, is not the physical , but the mental. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
"The mental, physical , and emotional toll of two-and-a-half more years without the freedom that had been granted to them. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"This indelible, extraordinary show about trans women and gay men gave us a rich perspective on families of choice and their sustaining power during times of emotional, physical , and financial hardship. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In many cases, a partner\u2019s uncontrolled alcohol abuse leads to psychological, physical , and social trauma, and the rate of divorce is 18 percentage points higher than among nonalcoholic couples. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Participants will be connected to wellness services that target emotional, social, spiritual, physical , environmental and occupational health. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Originating in ancient India, yoga is a physical , mental and spiritual practice, the UN says. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Has a physical , mental or cognitive disability (dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s), drug dependency or another condition that is dangerous to themselves or others. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Even South Korea\u2019s Asian Film Market, held alongside the Busan Film Festival, is expected to return as a physical , convention center-style confab in 2022. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"There are other challenges on the horizon: population growth, urbanization, the prospect of future pandemics, the growing risk of physical and cyberattacks from state and non-state actors and the inherent vulnerability of complex systems. \u2014 Sadek Wahba, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The problem was detected during a physical as Rossi was set to join the team at training camp following the World Junior Championships. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Feb. 2021",
"Once Watson passes his physical , the trade will be complete: the Browns sent six draft picks to Houston in exchange for Watson and a 2024 sixth round pick. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Left-hander Steven Brault is on the Triple-A IL after an MRI during his physical in March showed a triceps issue. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Eberflus, who was trying to add a three-technique defensive tackle after Larry Ogunjobi failed his physical , said his argument was simple. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Maile agreed to a one-year $900,000 big-league contract contingent on him passing his physical . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Kershaw passed his physical , including MRIs on his elbow, and officially rejoined the Dodgers on a one-year contract for $17 million. \u2014 Theresa Smith, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin physicalis , from Latin physica":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fiz-i-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8fi-zi-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for physical Adjective material , physical , corporeal , phenomenal , sensible , objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual , or imaginary . the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force. artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction. scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses. the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it. no objective evidence of damage",
"synonyms":[
"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"material",
"somatic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081857",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"physician":{
"antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
"definitions":{
": one exerting a remedial or salutary influence":[]
},
"examples":[
"you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kent Sepkowitz is a physician and infectious disease expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Bruce Lanphear, a physician and health researcher at Simon Fraser University, argues lead is already behind as many as 400,000 deaths in the US annually, with more than half of these from heart disease. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"In an expansive Republican-leaning open district that includes South Lake Tahoe and Death Valley, Democrat Kermit Jones, a physician and Navy veteran, will appear on the November ballot. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand named a physician and small-town mayor as ambassador to the Seychelles. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Robinson\u2019s choices include physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein, conservationist John Muir, memoirist Mary Austin, and poet Gary Snyder. \u2014 Michael Berry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Pennsylvania primary to boost late-surging Kathy Barnette against Trump\u2019s candidate, the physician and television personality Mehmet Oz \u2014 putting two of the most influential forces in the GOP, Trump and the Club for Growth, at odds. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his nonprofit group Partners in Health said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on physician and surgeon incomes shows median wages of $208,000 per year. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English phisicien, fisicien , from Anglo-French, from phisique medicine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8zish-\u0259n",
"f\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"sawbones"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiosociological":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to both physiology and sociology":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + sociological":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141234",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"physiosophy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": wisdom about nature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + -sophy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz\u0113\u02c8\u00e4s\u0259f\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182140",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiotherapeutics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical therapy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + therapeutics":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070658",
"type":[
"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
]
},
"physiotherapy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": physical therapy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another massage physiotherapy session with Jeroen Deen. \u2014 Hannah Borenstein, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2020",
"There is also a treatment room in collaboration with HUM2N, offering everything from physiotherapy and sport massage to breath-work, nutrition support, and medical-grade supplements. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Not originally trained in fashion design, Tsakatsa studied physiotherapy . \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"More innovative offerings include EMsculpt, a physiotherapy that enhances the core musculature and improves posture and performance, and FLOWpresso, a spacesuit that uses infrared waves to encourage lymphatic drainage. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
"Besides the bedroom, this suite includes a parlor, study, kitchen, physiotherapy area and a room just for getting dressed. \u2014 Lilit Marcus And Shawn Deng, CNN , 29 June 2021",
"Most health systems don't currently have the infrastructure to provide hospital at home \u2014 daily visits, remote monitoring, blood tests, physiotherapy . \u2014 Tom Moon, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
"There is great potential, and the club is keen to harness practices such as nutrition, pedagogy, physiotherapy and psychology to advance its players. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
"The anger and frustration stirred by the most recent COVID wave is different from Indians\u2019 reaction to another crisis, the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman physiotherapy intern in Delhi in 2012. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 3 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin physiotherapia , from physi- + therapia therapy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz-\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113",
"\u02ccfi-z\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074413",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physique":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup":[]
},
"examples":[
"she had a well-toned physique",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holmgren couldn\u2019t have asked for a better home than the small-market Thunder, who are fully committed to a patient developmental approach and can help shield him from questions about his physique early in his career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The experience of becoming a Marvel superhero also gave Portman a new perspective on what Hemsworth has had to do for over a decade to maintain his Asgardian physique . \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Sharing a photo on her Instagram Story, Jones showed off her physique in a chrome two-piece and matching thigh-high boots and what appeared to be her new tattoo. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"To become such a legend in the stunt scene, English has undergone dramatic transformations to his physique , gutted through gnarly injuries, and learned how to train for\u2014and recover from\u2014just about anything. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"Strangely, front ventilated seats ($500) aren\u2019t part of either Convenience or Premium packages for the iX Drive50, but are a must-have to keep the bottom of my midwestern, body-by-Costco physique cooled. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
"The winger, who naturally morphs into a forward, is diminutive in physique and tends to be an afterthought, with much attention revolving around Benzema and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior in the forward positions. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But more than a high-fashion reverberation, the see-through shirt speaks to a personal willingness, even a desire, to show off one\u2019s physique . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Analyses breaking down her physique and her body chemistry have been splashed over the fronts of national publications and covered by news outlets, including CNN. \u2014 Danielle Mclean, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from physique physical, bodily, from Latin physicus of nature, from Greek physikos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"build",
"constitution",
"figure",
"form",
"frame",
"habit",
"shape"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiqued":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a specified physique":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-kt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041515",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"physitheism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ascription of physical form to deity":[],
": veneration of the physical powers of nature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + theism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fiz\u0259\u0307+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051413",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiurgic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": effected or brought about by natural as distinguished from divine or human influences":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"physi- + -urgic (as in theurgic )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fiz\u0113\u00a6\u0259rjik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170745",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"physo-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see phys-":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114000",
"type":[]
},
"phytosuccivorous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeding on the sap of plants":[
"\u2014 used especially of an insect"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + succivorous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u012bt(\u02cc)\u014d+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121756",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phylogenist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in phylogeny":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4j\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142145"
},
"physeterid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
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"On Thursday, Superintendent Keith Posley will present a $1.3 billion budget proposal that pledges to maintain staff positions in schools and adds art, music and physical education teachers thanks to the district\u2019s referendum. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
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"After mapping the genetic sequences geographically, the team found that the new phylum , Taraviricota (named after the Tara Oceans expedition) was more abundant in temperate and tropical waters. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Above the size of L rotifers, however, farmers switch phylum and feed their charges crustaceans called brine shrimps, the smallest of which clock in at 400 microns. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
"For the smallest fry these are often rotifers, a phylum of tiny animals discovered in the late 17th century by early microscopists. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Think of loungewear as the kingdom of clothing, whereas sweats are a phylum , and a Juicy Couture-revival velour suit is a species. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Then there are the bryozoans, a phylum of animals all its own. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"The California lake is just one of several extreme locales where researchers have spotted nematodes, the phylum all eight worm species belong to. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The hundreds of species belonging to the phylum Tardigrada are so hardy that many could be here long after other life on Earth has perished, enduring as long as the sun continues to shine. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2019",
"One type of bacterium from the Verrucomicrobia phylum , Akkermansia muciniphila, seemed to play a role in a healthy aging process, the researchers say, possibly by increasing the amounts of secondary bile acids in the gut. \u2014 Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS , 29 July 2019"
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"Promote eye, skin, and bone health: Phytochemicals like carotenoids and phytosterols reduce oxidative and inflammatory stress. \u2014 Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping , 26 Sep. 2018",
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"One of Luis\u2019 younger brothers is a physician assistant , and the other is a legal assistant intent on becoming a lawyer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Also, a physician assistant at the practice, William Soyke, then 69, pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone and alprazolam, and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The elderly couple were in an exam room with a physician assistant on the second floor of the Natalie Building on the Saint Francis Health System campus. \u2014 Jana Hayes, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Since entering the race, her ties to USC \u2014 dating back to her time as a physician assistant \u2014 have also led to some bumps in the road. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"The medical community was shocked by the findings, and many were doubtful about a dramatic new trend spotted by an unknown physician assistant , Dr. Herman-Giddens recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Dante Langston, a physician assistant in Colorado Springs, wrote an email to the Exalgo sales team in March 2011, urging the company to stop sending out opioid promotional material. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Rabadi's wife, who also works as a physician assistant at the hospital, arrived at the home with her father-in-law, about the same time deputies showed up, authorities said. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"They are prescribed, in person or by telehealth, by a physician or a nurse midwife, advance practice registered nurse or physician assistant . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022"
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"As the expedition doctor, Khytryi\u2019s main task is to monitor the physiological and mental condition of the other team members. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Some people have an intense and outwardly demonstrative physiological and mental reaction and the phobia can be severely debilitating. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Application of cold therapy like an ice pack signals the brain to trigger a complex physiological response. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"These physiological responses can have warning signs, but again the main issue is pacing along with paying attention to early symptoms and adjusting one\u2019s pace to account for environmental conditions. \u2014 Michael J. Joyner, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Another graphed his physiological responses, which were translated into various types of trust processing, each represented by a different-colored line. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Such hormones may be associated with some physiological changes for adult transgender people. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"The results showed that many species were pushed past their physiological limits. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"What may have seemed like an exciting possibility to some, at, say, 38, seems, at 40, more like a daunting set of fiscal and, for women, physiological hurdles to clear. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 11 May 2022",
"He has also been sanctioned for presenting false and altered documents from a physical examination to West Virginia stewards and for inflicting visible injuries on one of his mounts through misuse of the whip. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Parasites are also a concern with songbirds, as well as some species of bacteria, so Lossie and another avian pathologist began with a physical examination . \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But a drug test must accompany a physical examination as well, as THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can stay in the bloodstream for weeks. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The deal, which also includes a mutual option for 2023 worth $4 million, is pending a physical examination . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Social Security Administration sent her for an independent physical examination before issuing the denial. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"During LeVert\u2019s required physical examination , doctors found a cancerous mass on his left kidney -- a life-saving discovery. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Between her physical therapy and love for swimming, the penguin has built enough strength and confidence to no longer need her penguin baby bouncer, though the aquarium keeps the creation to show guests. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Hand and arm injuries allow players such as Jones, Caruso and Williams to remain around the team regularly since their physical therapy is less involved. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Griffin is currently completing her spring semester classes online but will probably conduct her physical therapy in Storrs, Sterling said. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"His physical therapy was over at the end of the year. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"My physical therapy will continue until the end of December. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The premiere episodes ended on an emotional but still hopeful note, as John took a horse out for an early morning ride as part of his physical therapy , leaving Carter to man the barn. \u2014 Danielle Turchiano, Variety , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Not to mention actually doing your physical therapy , stretching, or foam rolling. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Tuesday morning, the Michigan commit went to physical therapy when the doctor finally gave him the green light to swing the bat. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022"
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"All the doctors failed to recognize the connection and thanks to a physician's assistant recommending a bone density exam, it was discovered. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Keravive is offered by a number of dermatologists and plastic surgeons, though in many offices, an aesthetician, nurse, or physician's assistant trained in HydraFacial techniques may be the one who administers the Keravive treatment. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Some pharmacy groups have chafed against the required authority, like a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant , who must prescribe the pills on-site. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In September, the Inspiration4 launch sent four civilians (a physician's assistant , an aerospace worker, a professor and a billionaire) into orbit. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Dad was ready with the lie when the physician's assistant asked. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The two settled in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where Schneider most recently worked as a senior software engineer for a financial services payment platform, while his wife works as a physician's assistant in pain management. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
"One of the passengers was Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old cancer survivor who works as a physician's assistant at St. Jude. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Isaacman is joined by Hayley Arceneaux, a physician's assistant and childhood cancer survivor; Chris Sembroski, a data engineer; and Sian Proctor, a geoscientist and community college professor. \u2014 Amy Thompson, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dr Barrios and her collaborators used these data to construct a phylogenetic tree, or a family genetics tree. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The team\u2019s phylogenetic analysis, which indicates evolutionary relationships, placed the species within the vampyropod side of the evolutionary tree, Whalen said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, despite being related to SARS-CoV-2, RaTG13 has been found to occupy a separate phylogenetic branch. \u2014 Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But non-primate species clustered on other branches of the phylogenetic tree did well too. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Genome sequencing allowed researchers to separate and organize individual rockfish species into a phylogenetic tree. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Plots showing the diversity of both the phylogenetic tree and tooth shapes show two distinct drops, around 34 million and 31 million years ago, reflecting these back-to-back disasters. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
"This statistical method, known as phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs), uses information from the historical relationships of lineages, or phylogenies, to test evolutionary hypotheses. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"But the researchers\u2019 multiple lines of morphological and phylogenetic evidence offer strong support for their claims, according to Dr. Mah. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021"
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"Brine shrimp in Gilbert Bay depend on nutrient flows from fresher bays, grazing so heavily on the ensuing phytoplankton that the waters become visibly clearer between spring and fall. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Officials believe the June 2 sewage spill might have contributed to a phytoplankton bloom in the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Natural ingredients keep skin safe, with zinc oxide microalgae, rice starch, and blue phytoplankton working together to protect the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Satellites can measure phytoplankton by using algorithms to calculate the concentration of chlorophyll based on the colors in the water. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Chitwood, who has been in the physical medicine field for 28 years, began working as a physical therapist at both the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Danielson and Day Kimball HomeCare in 2008. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021"
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"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Gonzaba Medical Group has started construction on an 11,120-square-foot physical medicine and rehabilitation center near its main medical campus on Pleasanton Road. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
"As omicron wave wanes:Cincinnati area hospitals reschedule surgeries delayed by COVID-19 Specialty care services will include cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, ENT, physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthopedics and obstetrics. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Venus notes that physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation (also called physiatrists) work closely with physical and occupational therapists to collaboratively manage spasticity across multiple diagnoses. \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Smith resolved to learn more about the field of physiatry, or physical medicine and rehabilitation , taking a four-week elective rotation at Chicago\u2019s Rehabilitation Institute. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"UT Southwestern\u2019s clinic is based in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation . \u2014 Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Smith, an expert in physical medicine and rehabilitation , alleged in his complaint that he was abruptly fired in January after complaining about racially insensitive remarks overheard on a Zoom call. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 19 July 2021",
"Her specialty lies in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine, with sub-specialties in brain injury medicine and lifestyle medicine. \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
"In her current role as clinical supervisor for the physical medicine and rehabilitation department, Chitwood is responsible for supporting and mentoring clinical and clerical staff, in addition to providing direct patient care. \u2014 courant.com , 26 Feb. 2021"
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"Despite those critiques, Morton\u2019s approach helped lay the foundation for the burgeoning field of physical anthropology . \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 8 July 2021",
"Morton, a successful doctor who was an active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, has sometimes been called the founder of American physical anthropology . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Considered the founder of American physical anthropology , Morton professionalized the acquisition of human remains in the name of scientific practice and education. \u2014 Chip Colwell, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2021",
"In the strangest irony, the methods used to identify the criminal were essentially versions of the physical anthropology that Mengele had been trained in. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"The era\u2019s systematic forays into physical anthropology and human classification laid the foundation for the noxious race science that emerged in the nineteenth century. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2019",
"The era\u2019s systematic forays into physical anthropology and human classification laid the foundation for the noxious race science that emerged in the nineteenth century. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2019",
"Bruwelheide and her colleague, Doug Owsley, curator and the museum\u2019s division head for physical anthropology , were tasked at the request of Kennicott\u2019s family and the museum, with finding out how Kennicott died in 1866. \u2014 Allison Keyes, Smithsonian , 8 Mar. 2017",
"The bones and funerary objects were originally collected from the area in 1931 by Ale\u0161 Hrdli\u010dka, head of the physical anthropology department at what is now the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of Natural History. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Nov. 2017"
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"\u2014 The Norman Transcript (Norman, Oklahoma)",
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"\u2014 Samantha Beattie"
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"Health professionals are urging the public to \u2026 stay home when sick and keep a physical distance between oneself and others to reduce the risk of being exposed to the virus.",
"\u2014 The Norman Transcript (Norman, Oklahoma)",
"The models don't reveal how long Canadians will have to maintain physical distance , but they do indicate the measures will need to be in place \"for a considerable amount of time,\" [Dr. Theresa] Tam said.",
"\u2014 Samantha Beattie"
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"2003, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182913"
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"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of short stocky carnivorous bugs that have strong thick forelegs, live chiefly in or about flowers, and feed on other insects \u2014 see ambush bug":[]
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"f\u012b\u02c8mat\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192611"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": recognizable plant forms and fossils in coal as distinguished from the organic coal substance":[]
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"\u02c8fit-",
"\u02c8f\u012bt\u0259r\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"phyt- + -eral (as in mineral )":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215407"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a branch of serology that deals with plants and plant products especially in respect to identification, determination of relationships, and study of plant viruses":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u012bt\u014d+"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the way one looks":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234127"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a spray applied primarily to the foliage of plants to supply nutrient elements":[]
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": a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Caryophyllales) with racemose flowers and fruit of many carpels":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": an exponent or practicer of physical culture":[]
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": the biogeography of plants":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012b-t\u014d-j\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably borrowed from French phytog\u00e9ographie, from phyto- phyto- + g\u00e9ographie geography , as translation of Danish Plantegeographie or German Pflanzengeographie":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010909"
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"type":[
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],
"definitions":{
": in a physical manner : in accord with physical laws":[
"It seemed that such long distance flights would be physically impossible without a highly energy-efficient form of soaring.",
"\u2014 Henri Weimerskirch"
],
": in respect to the body":[
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"Just two weeks before his death, Belushi was physically ejected from an L.A. convenience store at 2 a.m. when he insisted on buying liquor after hours.",
"\u2014 Peter Carlson",
"I loved it; but I was physically exhausted when I walked out of that studio on Sunday nights \u2026",
"\u2014 Brent Musberger"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-zi-k(\u0259-)l\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011513"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Phytolaccaceae ) of mostly tropical perennial herbs or occasionally trees having a 5- to 15-celled berry \u2014 see pokeweed , umbra tree":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012bt\u0259\u02c8lak\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phyt- + lacca lac":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014155"
},
"physical geography":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": geography that deals with the exterior physical features and changes of the earth":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Born in 1921 to upwardly mobile parents, Hermans was obliged to interrupt his university studies in physical geography when the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Even in the age of cyber attacks and hypersonic weapons, American strategists are discovering that old-fashioned physical geography matters in U.S.-China competition. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
"For those with the skills to harness these innovations, GEOINT offers a unique perspective of human activity, physical geography , and how the world around us is changing, that most businesses have never had access to before. \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Colee\u2019s focus on the New River is a tie-in of culture, historical events and physical geography . \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 6 July 2021",
"The study cites a report published in 1899 that suggests M\u0101ori accounts of voyages referred to sub-Antarctic flora, fauna and physical geography . \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 11 June 2021",
"His colleague Phillip Toms, a professor of physical geography at the University of Gloucestershire, also examined quartz taken from the deepest sediment layer \u2014 around 3 feet deep at the giant\u2019s elbows and soles. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
"Robin quickly establishes complete authority over the mall\u2019s physical geography . \u2014 Michelle Delgado, The Atlantic , 17 July 2019",
"In addition to the physical geography of the cloud, the HBDI is unhappy about telemetry in both Office 365 and Windows 10 itself. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 15 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014333"
},
"physical culture":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the systematic care and development of the physique":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020016"
},
"phytoglobulin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant globulin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + globulin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021207"
},
"physiologoi":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the ancient Greek nature philosophers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfiz\u0113\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccg\u022fi"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, plural of physiologos , from physi- + logos word, speech":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023148"
}
}
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