dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/cio_MW.json

{
  "cionocranial":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a rodlike epipterygoid bone in the skull":[
        "\u2014 used of some lizards"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "cion- + cranial":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u012b\u0259n\u014d+\u00a6-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111842",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "cioppino":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stew of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices, and herbs":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This branch is larger than the Newbury Street version, with a patio and more menu items, including chicken Milanese, veal scallopine, branzino, and cioppino , plus pastas and pizza. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Afterward, the book lays out dozens of delicious recipes from easy (a wild-salmon poke bowl) to expert (a massive pot of spicy cioppino \u2014an Italian-American fisherman\u2019s stew). \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "For many locals, Sotto Mare is synonymous with cioppino . \u2014 Martha Cheng, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Tales of cioppino \u2019s evolution call to mind the stone soup folk story. \u2014 Martha Cheng, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Among his favorites are her risotto, cioppino and an earthy dish of farrow, butternut squash and bacon that bakes in the oven. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "On the dinner menu are Serina\u2019s Seasonal Salad, beef or vegetable lasagna, cioppino and dessert. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 6 July 2021",
      "Guests can imbibe gin- and bourbon-based cocktails at the Fed, a lounge reminiscent of the city\u2019s Jazz Age bars, and enjoy family-style dishes like roasted porchetta and cioppino stew prepared by chef Stephen Bukoff at the Italian restaurant Grana. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
      "Don\u2019t miss oysters on the half shell, cioppino , and their special Moonstone chowder. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Italian dialect (Liguria) ciuppin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ch\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190341",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "CIO":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "chief information officer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085848"
  },
  "cion-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": uvula":[
        "cion itis",
        "ciono tomy"
      ],
      ": pillar":[
        "ciono cranial"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek kion-, kiono- , from kion-, ki\u014dn pillar, uvula; akin to Armenian siun pillar":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112903"
  },
  "Ciona":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (coextensive with the family Cionidae) comprising relatively large simple ascidians and including a single cosmopolitan species ( C. intestinalis )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b\u0259n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, perhaps derivative from the base of Greek k\u012bon-, k\u012b\u0301\u014dn \"pillar, uvula\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175450"
  }
}