dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/api_MW.json

{
  "Apidae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of social bees having the glossa and basal joints of the labial palpi elongate and including the common honeybees and the stingless bees, in some classifications also the bumblebees and some solitary bees, and formerly all the bees":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Apis , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ap\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202301",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "apiculate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": ending abruptly in a small distinct point":[
        "an apiculate leaf"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin apiculus , diminutive of Latin apic-, apex":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8pi-ky\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040748",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "apiculation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": apiculus":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192508",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "apiculture":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the keeping of bees especially on a large scale":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This record of their work is likely to have lasting implications for our understanding of bees, their roles in ecosystems and the future of apiculture . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Produced by native stingless honey bees, the local Maya outside of Cob\u00e1 have mastered the art of apiculture , with all sorts of sweet selections on sale for visitors. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Sebastian and Camille Seusing poured a bucket of honey onto the ministry steps, saying it was contaminated with high levels of glyphosate that was sprayed onto fields near their apiculture business in Brandenburg state, which surrounds Berlin. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "Cities also have greater demand for local apiculture products. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 Dec. 2017",
      "With a surface area of over 1.5 million ha, the area is used for livestock rearing, grazing, red deer farming, fodder production and apiculture . \u2014 Alex Treadway, National Geographic , 14 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from French, from Latin apis bee + French culture":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101-p\u0259-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082327",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "apiculus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small acute point or tip":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, diminutive of Latin apic-, apex summit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0101\u02c8-",
      "\u0259\u02c8piky\u0259l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224915",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "apiece":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": for each one : individually":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His shoes weigh four pounds apiece .",
      "when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece , you're getting quite a bargain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sixty matches will be played in the U.S., with Canada and Mexico staging 10 apiece . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
      "All of South Carolina\u2019s starters scored in double figures, with Brea Beal chipping in 12, Destanni Henderson 11 and Victaria Saxton and Zia Cooke scoring 10 apiece . \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Koby Huerta and Willie Thomas III added 10 apiece for UAF. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Tickets cost $15 for general admission; $13 for those 62 and older; $10 for students up to 12th grade; and $10 apiece for groups of 10 or more. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Floors 3 through 10 \u2014 each the size of 3\u00bd football fields \u2014 would hold more than 700 beds apiece in spacious dorm rooms for a total of nearly 5,900 beds in the building, with the capacity for more than 10,000. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "China Mobile's shares were trading at 58.64 yuan ($9.23) apiece in Shanghai as of 2:34 p.m. local time. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Golden State also got 12 from Kevon Looney on 6-for-6 shooting, and 11 apiece from Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "The stock price rose to Rs918 apiece in early trade but was still below the issue price. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all",
      "each",
      "per",
      "per capita"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163339",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "apieces":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in or to pieces":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + pieces":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135921",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "apish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "archetypal",
      "archetypical",
      "original"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely silly or affected":[
        "apish antics"
      ],
      ": given to unoriginal imitation":[
        "\u2026 the results \u2026 are truly phenomenal. Nor is it mere apish copying.",
        "\u2014 Abraham Cahan"
      ],
      ": having an apelike appearance":[
        "an apish jaw"
      ],
      ": resembling an ape: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his twilight years, Art would make good on his name and let his penchant for art shine, brightening the lives of the residents of Cedar Mountain Commons with his signature acrylic paintings, including the colorful, apish Jojo. \u2014 courant.com , 5 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101-pish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "canned",
      "emulative",
      "epigonic",
      "epigonous",
      "formulaic",
      "imitative",
      "mimetic",
      "mimic",
      "slavish",
      "unoriginal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210345",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "apivorous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bee-eating":[
        "apivorous birds"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6piv\u0259r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from French apivore , from api- + -vore -vorous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230718"
  },
  "apical meristem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a meristem at the apex of a root or shoot that is responsible for increase in length":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002846"
  },
  "apical plate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of specialized cells of nervous and sensory function at the anterior end of the trochophore larva of certain invertebrates":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023050"
  },
  "apitong":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the reddish brown wood of an apitong tree":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8p\u0113\u02cct\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Tagalog":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023425"
  },
  "apiin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline glycoside C 26 H 28 O 14 obtained from parsley":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101p\u0113\u0259\u0307n",
      "\u02c8ap-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary api- (from Latin apium parsley, celery) + -in":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042001"
  },
  "Apistogramma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of small cichlid fishes including a species ( A. agassizi ) commonly kept in the tropical aquarium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02ccpist\u0259\u02c8gram\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, perhaps from Greek apistos untrustworthy (from a- a- entry 2 + pistos trustworthy) + gramma letter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051653"
  },
  "apiole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a colorless crystalline diether C 12 H 14 O 4 of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley":[],
      ": an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils":[],
      ": an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ap-",
      "\u02c8\u0101p\u0113\u02cc\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary api- (from Latin apium parsley, celery) + -ole, -ol":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094215"
  },
  "apio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": arracacha":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4p\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American Spanish, from Spanish, celery, from Latin apium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155612"
  },
  "apiology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the scientific study of honeybees":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u0101p\u0113\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "api- + -logy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181613"
  },
  "Apician":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8pish\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin apicianus , from Marcus Gavius Apicius , flourished a.d. 14\u201337 Roman epicure + Latin -anus -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184738"
  },
  "Apinay\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Gesan people of north central Brazil":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": the language of the Apinay\u00e9 people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4p\u0113(\u02cc)n\u00e4\u02c8y\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Portuguese, of American Indian origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230439"
  },
  "apishamore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a saddle blanket usually of buffalo hide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8pish\u0259\u02ccm\u014d(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Ojibwa apishamon something to lie down on":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230524"
  }
}