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"Nay Pyi Taw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city built on a site in south central Myanmar (Burma) to serve as the national administrative capital beginning in 2006":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ne-py\u0113-\u02ccd\u022f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004547",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"nay":{
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"antonyms":[
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"negative",
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"no",
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"non placet"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a negative reply or vote":[
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"The nays outnumbered the ayes, and so the measure did not pass."
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],
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": denial , refusal":[],
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": no":[
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"Only one councillor voted nay on the proposal.",
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"I dare not say him nay . [=I dare not say no to him]",
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"\u2026 he was young and too good-natured to say nay to any woman who wooed him.",
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"\u2014 Samuel Butler",
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"\"Gold digging, sir",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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],
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": one who votes no":[
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"He voted with the nays ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"Nay , I do not wish to go.",
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"I was angry\u2014 nay , furious\u2014at the way they were treating that poor dog.",
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"Noun",
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"when the votes were tallied, it was 241 yeas and 54 nays",
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"gave a resounding nay to the request for a mixed-company camping trip",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"So, coming live from my Van Down By the River, Old Prospector's pickaxe in my right hand, Cowbell in my left, Opera Man wig on my head, El Nino thundering away above it, here are the eight footballers who could, nay should, host SNL. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The vote is in and the nay -sayers appear to be out-numbered. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
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"And, on Wednesday evening, Rep. Thomas Massie exercised his prerogative to stand apart from his colleagues by voting nay . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 19 May 2022",
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"Student trustee Malinalli Villalobos joined him in voting nay , but the student role is advisory without a vote that counts toward the outcome. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 May 2022",
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"The duo is also dressed in matching iridescent corsets shaped like seashells that add to the under-the-sea scenery \u2014 nay , seanery. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Some Palestinian rights advocates, including McCollum, didn\u2019t join Tlaib\u2019s nay . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Emphasize the positive and chase away nay -saying demons. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Keep your eyes peeled for cult-favorite Nordstrom pieces as well, like those Zella leggings with hundreds\u2014 nay , thousands\u2014of five-star reviews\u2014and the $44 bra with a loyal celeb following. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Asynchronous collaboration is inherently disruptive and a game changer because there\u2019s no place to hide for nay -sayers and defenders of the status quo. \u2014 Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old Norse nei , from ne not + ei ever \u2014 more at no , aye":"Adverb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"even",
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"indeed",
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"truly",
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"verily",
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"yea"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162125",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nayaur":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Tibetan wild sheep ( Ovis ammon hodgsoni ) that is a variety of the argali":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps modification of Nepali nah\u016br nahoor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"n\u0259\u02c8y\u022fr"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135935",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"naysay":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": deny , refuse , oppose":[
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"there might have been \u2026 for anything he could naysay",
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"\u2014 W. F. De Morgan"
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],
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": refusal , denial":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"nay entry 1 + say , noun; after the phrase to say one nay":"Noun",
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"nay entry 1 + say , verb":"Transitive verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0101-\u02ccs\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030626",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"naysayer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something":[
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"There are always naysayers who say it can't be done."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There are always naysayers who say it can't be done.",
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"those naysayers who attack the integrity of the entire judicial system",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Publicly, Democrats vented fury at Manchin and his fellow naysayer , Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the eccentric opportunist from Arizona. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 20 Jan. 2021",
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"During one of the many times when the criticism of Vogel reached a deafening level, James refused to join the naysayer \u2019s chorus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The Moon is in your career sector, urging you to aim upwards, but a tense square with Uranus in your partnership sector could bring a naysayer out of the woodwork without warning. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Understand that sometimes the very best ideas will have the most naysayer . \u2014 Meimei Fox, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"When a companion sniffed at the idea of my ordering mackerel crudo, an eavesdropping minder swooped in with a taste of the starter \u2014 and sold the naysayer on the strong-tasting fish lashed with fruity olive oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"But Dickens portrayed Moore as a naysayer and someone who has been unable to work with others. \u2014 Jeff Amy, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Dickens has portrayed Moore as a naysayer , someone who has been unable to work with others. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"To the naysayer , Roger Bacon's 2021 season was just about wrapped up, thanks to the Bishop Hartley Hawks. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 13 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1721, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccser",
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"\u02c8n\u0101-\u02ccs\u0101-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cynic",
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"misanthrope",
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"pessimist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171746",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nayword":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a proverb of reproach : byword":[],
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": a word used as a signal : watchword sense 1b":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"nay- (of unknown origin) + word":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015502",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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}
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