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"Rumors of Sandberg\u2019s dwindling influence at Meta have also served to undermine her aura of power. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 2 June 2022",
"The first step was to research the band\u2019s fashions over the years, but her aim was to interpret its aura rather than recreate past looks. \u2014 Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"While the former president remains the GOP\u2019s leader, even after his 2020 defeat, falling flat on his face in Battleground Georgia \u2013 again \u2013 would definitely diminish his aura of invincibility. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"To her critics, the foreign secretary was purposefully mimicking her great heroine in the hope that some of the Iron Lady\u2019s aura might rub off on her. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
"Yet the most startling effect is how profoundly this thoughtful interpretation erases the opera\u2019s Romantic aura and accentuates its universal despair, upending the traditional balance of tragedy elevated through beautiful sounds. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But after the first phase of the primary season concluded on Tuesday, a month in which a quarter of America\u2019s states cast their ballots, the verdict has been clear: Mr. Trump\u2019s aura of untouchability in Republican politics has been punctured. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"France\u2019s fifty-three licensed thalassotherapy centers have done fine as private enterprises, retaining a medical aura while embracing a more luxurious, spa-like ambience. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Not all of us can be born with the tough aura that surrounds the likes of John Wayne or Kevin Costner\u2019s John Dutton of Yellowstone. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 18 May 2022"
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"the aureate speeches that are traditionally given at graduation ceremonies",
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"Because emotionally, they are spirited by your aureate leadership heart. \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Go for the gold with Knesko\u2019s multi-masking collection, which includes made-for-Instagram aureate treatments for the face, neck, d\u00e9collet\u00e9, eyes, and lips. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 17 Dec. 2020",
"If monochrome is more your speed, Pecheux swept swathes of deep aureate pigment across the lids for the downtown girls at Saint Laurent. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 3 Oct. 2018"
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"The celestial event detailed in Advances in Space Research predates the previous reference of an aurora by three centuries. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Its heat-shield was reaching around 500\u00b0C\u2014and its images are giving scientists new insights into our star\u2019s magnetic behavior and how if affects the space weather that causes solar flares and aurora . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But that still leaves a window between sundown Wednesday evening and the incoming clouds early Thursday morning for potential aurora viewing. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Geomagnetic storms can deliver spectacular aurora on Earth. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Of course, this option has more to offer than good looks: The aurora plant is also known for its air-purifying qualities. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"The aurora \u2019s various colors may be more visible over the next few days, including deep reds above the green arc. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Thanks to a recent strong geomagnetic storm from the sun, the aurora might be visible in several northern states. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"The World Cup, bless its enormous heart \u2014 which this year is missing Italian, American, Chilean and Dutch ventricles and auricles \u2014 can bring out the worst (acting, officiating) and best (quotes, actions) in people. \u2014 Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 July 2018",
"The auricle collects those sound waves and funnels them into the ear canal, which then makes your eardrum vibrate, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Amber Brenza, SELF , 4 Feb. 2018",
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"Humans do have weak vestigial muscles attached to the shell of the ear, called the auricle or pinna, as well as evidence of a vestigial nervous system, which could have functioned to orient the ears. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 16 Jan. 2017"
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"The aural landscape is reminiscent of indietronica artists like M83, but Bad Bunny and his producers Tainy, MAG and La Paciencia immerse it in Caribbean gloss. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Although it was released on an excellently remastered and invaluable CD by Cambria Master Recordings in 2004, the recording has a particularly lovely aural ambience on vinyl. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The pulse-pounding pace and stellar aural beats put the viewers right in the cockpit, creating an experience that\u2019s the most accessible for recognition. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"But for those with the time to take a deep dive, attentive airings will deliver aural payoffs well worth the effort. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Even in chaste scenes, Acosta\u2019s tenor and Hadley\u2019s baritone swirl within each other in an aural reflection of sensual passion. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Every part of his actions was meticulously scripted, with Mr. Nitsch composing the aural elements, which included Gregorian chants and noise orchestras. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The sound is seamlessly transmitted to the interior for a natural aural experience. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Arguably the most exciting realm of the electronic scene is the up-and-coming, where fresh artists with fresh sounds build on the aural history of the genre \u2014 and its thousand sub-genres \u2014 while pushing the music ever-further into the future. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Some people can control their auricular muscles to move the ear slightly but to a noticeable extent, an ability that seems to have a genetic basis. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 16 Jan. 2017",
"A 2015 study in the journal Psychophysiology reviewed past research on the auricular nerves and found indications that the system could have been adapted to respond to sounds. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 16 Jan. 2017"
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"Makeup artist William Scott showed off their skills on themselves, creating an aurora borealis eye moment of shimmering turquoises and purples. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 12 June 2022",
"The wave-like appearance of the exterior was inspired by the aurora borealis , which are a common sight above Nuuk in the long nights of winter. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"While the aurora borealis usually dances yellow and green ribbons across the sky, the red sky occurs at much higher altitudes. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021",
"So, a few extra electrons make it into the atmosphere and possibly make more aurora borealis . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Folks across the far northern U.S. could have a treat Wednesday night: the appearance of the aurora borealis , aka northern lights, in the night sky. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Just as with the aurora borealis , the conditions have to be perfect for proper napping to occur. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"On Wednesday, geomagnetic activity picked up over the continental United States, and the greens, pinks, and reds of the aurora borealis were seen as far south as Colorado. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The weather is terrible, but Wisconsinites on Thursday night might get a dazzling consolation prize: a glimpse of the aurora borealis . \u2014 Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Passing 133 icebergs, Ault may have seen the brilliant aurora australis reflect off the frozen surfaces, yet in darkness the Carnegie sometimes crept up to undetected bergs sailing within a mile before the crew noticed them near the ship. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The aurora borealis is over the north pole, and aurora australis is over the south. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s official: a strong geomagnetic storm is in the forecast for this Saturday and Sunday, which means that Northern Lights (aka aurora borealis) as well as some Southern Lights ( aurora australis ) will extend further towards the equator than usual. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The southern lights, which are known as the aurora australis , can also be visible in far southern parts of the world. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
"This buffeting generates shimmering, glowing curtains of color known as the aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere's polar regions, and aurora australis in the south. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, Star Tribune , 17 July 2021",
"This buffeting generates shimmering, glowing curtains of color known as the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere\u2019s polar regions, and aurora australis in the south. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"The southern lights, or aurora australis , were going strong last night as a geomagnectic storm continued. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021",
"Aurora are a natural sky phenomenon seen near the Arctic Circle (aurora borealis or northern lights) and Antarctic Circle ( aurora australis or southern lights). \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021"
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"The celestial event detailed in Advances in Space Research predates the previous reference of an aurora by three centuries. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Its heat-shield was reaching around 500\u00b0C\u2014and its images are giving scientists new insights into our star\u2019s magnetic behavior and how if affects the space weather that causes solar flares and aurora . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But that still leaves a window between sundown Wednesday evening and the incoming clouds early Thursday morning for potential aurora viewing. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Geomagnetic storms can deliver spectacular aurora on Earth. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Of course, this option has more to offer than good looks: The aurora plant is also known for its air-purifying qualities. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"The aurora \u2019s various colors may be more visible over the next few days, including deep reds above the green arc. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Thanks to a recent strong geomagnetic storm from the sun, the aurora might be visible in several northern states. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2014 see \u02bd\u0101lamg\u012br":[]
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"the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole",
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"One image, Imogen, has the model\u2019s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2020",
"However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole . \u2014 Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 July 2020",
"Dark wood stain applied in the center of three interlocking aureole forms gives one floor-sculpture the appearance of a giant bouquet of Van Gogh\u2019s sunflowers \u2014 a symbol of happiness now bloated and earthbound. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 14 June 2018",
"In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 14 June 2018",
"Venus Express will peer into the planet's upper atmosphere during the aureole , providing an absolute chemical measurement. \u2014 Dave Mosher, Popular Mechanics , 4 June 2012"
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"Middle English aureole heavenly crown worn by saints, from Medieval Latin aureola , from Latin, feminine of aureolus golden, diminutive of aureus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092127"
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"village in southwestern France southwest of Toulouse population 1248":[]
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"noun"
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": a complex salt (such as sodium aurocyanide Na[Au(CN) 2 ] formed in the cyanide process for gold) made by the union of aurous cyanide with another cyanide":[]
": cranial height as measured from the auditory point to the vertex":[],
": the vertical section of the triangle formed by the distance between the poria and that from each porion to the bregma":[]
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": of or relating to an Upper Paleolithic culture marked by finely made artifacts of stone and bone, paintings, and engravings":[]
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"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113n-\u02c8y\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"French aurignacien , from Aurignac , France":""
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a free-swimming holothurian larva of which the body has short blunt lobes":[],
": the type genus of Auriculariaceae \u2014 see wood ear":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u022f\u02ccriky\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259",
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"\u022f\u02c8-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113823"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an extinct large long-horned wild ox ( Bos primigenius ) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle":[]
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"\u02c8au\u0307-\u02ccr\u00e4ks",
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02cc\u00e4ks"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some Mesolithic sediment layers at the site still hold the hoofprints of long-extinct aurochs , and more than half the animal bones archaeologists have unearthed there come from that animal. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"Hundreds more bones attributed to elephants, rhinoceroses, giant deer, horses and bovine aurochs , a now extinct cow-like animal, were also discovered in the cave. \u2014 Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN , 11 May 2021",
"Europe\u2019s largest mammal, and also a stable hybrid) is from its ancestors\u2014the aurochs and plains bison. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
"In that case, researchers would expect to find points made from antler as well as bones of aurochs , other deer species and Eurasian elk. \u2014 Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2020",
"The project now has herds of 27 European bison, 25 aurochs , and some 70 wild horses. \u2014 Karel Janicek, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2020",
"The project now has herds of 27 European bisons, 25 aurochs and some 70 wild horses. \u2014 Karel Janicek, Star Tribune , 8 Aug. 2020",
"The Czech project includes tauros that were transferred from the Netherlands, where a cross-breeding program aimed at coming close to the original species, the aurochs , started in 2008. \u2014 Karel Janicek, Star Tribune , 8 Aug. 2020",
"The Czech project includes tauros that were transferred from the Netherlands, where a cross-breeding program aimed at coming close to the original species, the aurochs , started in 2008. \u2014 Karel Janicek, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2020"
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"German, from Old High German \u016brohso , from \u016bro aurochs + ohso ox; akin to Old English \u016br aurochs \u2014 more at ox":""
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"noun"
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": cobalt yellow":[]
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"International Scientific Vocabulary aureol- (from Latin aureolus golden) + -in ; probably originally formed in German":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125608"
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": of, relating to, or derived from gold":[]
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"\u02c8\u022fr-ik"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What interests Gaghan, by contrast, is the mere idea of gold: the madness that infects both markets and men whenever the auric stink is in the air. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017"
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"Latin aurum":""
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
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"city in south central France population 29,061":[]
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"noun"
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": an early 20th century American iridescent glassware":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184319"
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"probably from French aureux , from Late Latin aurosus goldlike, from Latin aurum gold + -osus -ous":""
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"Indian seer, poet, and nationalist":[
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"noun"
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"New Latin aureolus (specific epithet of the Sunapee trout Salvelinus aureolus ), from Latin, golden":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212638"
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"\"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220614"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000251"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002207"
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"New Latin, from Auricularia + -ales":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010727"
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"type":[
"combining form"
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": gold and":[
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"auro thiosulfate"
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"type":[
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": of or relating to an auricularia":[]
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"-ler-",
"\u022f\u00a6riky\u0259\u00a6la(a)r\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034949"
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"noun"
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": a person who can testify about what he or she has heard":[]
"modification (influenced by Latin Phrygius Phrygian) of Medieval Latin aurifrigiatus , from aurifrigium orphrey + Latin -atus -ate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090649"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8\u022f\u02ccr-",
"\u02c8au\u0307\u02ccr\u00e4ks"
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"partial translation of German aurochs":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120758"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u022f\u00a6rifik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"auri- entry 1 + -fic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132454"
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"auriferous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": containing gold":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021"
],
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"Latin aurifer , from aurum + -fer -ferous":""
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"1655, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132901"
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"Aur\u00e8s":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"massif about 7600 feet (2316 meters) high in the Saharan Atlas, Mountains of northeastern Algeria":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u022f-\u02c8res"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190632"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u022f-\u02c8rik-y\u0259-l\u0259t",
"\u022f-\u02c8ri-ky\u0259-l\u0259t"
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"first_known_use":{
"1690, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201250"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cyanoauric acid":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u022fr\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213408"
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225756"
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": an anterior ear-shaped pouch in each atrium of the human heart":[],
": an angular or ear-shaped lobe, process, or appendage":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fr-i-k\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The World Cup, bless its enormous heart \u2014 which this year is missing Italian, American, Chilean and Dutch ventricles and auricles \u2014 can bring out the worst (acting, officiating) and best (quotes, actions) in people. \u2014 Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 July 2018",
"The auricle collects those sound waves and funnels them into the ear canal, which then makes your eardrum vibrate, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Amber Brenza, SELF , 4 Feb. 2018",
"Another catheter, similarly connected, went into the right auricle . \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 11 Dec. 2017",
"Humans do have weak vestigial muscles attached to the shell of the ear, called the auricle or pinna, as well as evidence of a vestigial nervous system, which could have functioned to orient the ears. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 16 Jan. 2017"
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"Latin auricula , from diminutive of auris ear \u2014 more at ear":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231425"
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"type":[
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": aural and":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from New Latin, from auricula auricle of the heart, from Latin, external ear":""
