dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ega_MW.json

{
  "egal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": equal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aequalis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121133",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "egalitarian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "egalitarian policies for the redistribution of wealth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Twenty years ago, dotcom evangelists wouldn't shut up about the web as a land of milk and honey, an egalitarian Eden. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "France, much like the United States and other multiracial societies, has long struggled to uphold its universal and democratic ideals of racial equality enshrined in its egalitarian constitution and reality on the ground. \u2014 Chris Massaro, Fox News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "Women\u2019s tennis is particularly deep and egalitarian at the moment. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "Trump thinks America is in similar danger of hyper- egalitarian anarchy. \u2014 James Pethokoukis, TheWeek , 7 July 2020",
      "Palme\u2019s personal life hewed ostentatiously to his egalitarian convictions. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2020",
      "His reasons were grounded in egalitarian principles. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2020",
      "What\u2019s more American than egalitarian pop on the dance floor",
      "No need to wait until the kids in your life are freshmen in college taking an intro gender theory course\u2014picture books about feminist heroes, egalitarian fairytales, and funny, fresh takes on girlhood are available now. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 13 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French \u00e9galitaire , from \u00e9galit\u00e9 equality, from Latin aequalitat-, aequalitas , from aequalis equal":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "i-\u02ccga-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113655",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Egadi Islands":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "islands of Italy off the western coast of Sicily area 15 square miles (39 square kilometers), population 4335":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8e-g\u0259-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143331"
  },
  "egad":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "i-\u02c8gad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s the kind of moderate, difference-splitting division of power that frustrates radicals of all stripes and demands \u2014 egad \u2014 compromise for government to get anything done. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably euphemism for oh God":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1673, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151818"
  },
  "egalitarianism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs":[],
      ": a social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "i-\u02ccga-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Perhaps most ironically, Olmsted\u2019s designs, though conceived in a spirit of egalitarianism , now define some of the country\u2019s most exclusive neighborhoods, including in Boston and Brookline. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Alger commanded enormous popularity in his time, and his novels became integral to the enduring fantasy of American egalitarianism . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Or, in some cases, the team members buy the pretense of egalitarianism and then are enraged when the boss makes a decision that is at odds with their position. \u2014 Prudy Gourguechon, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "In a nod to rising egalitarianism , women now make a covenant to obey God directly. \u2014 Caroline Kline, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "The Latter-day Saint tradition continues, therefore, to embrace a double discourse of male headship and marital egalitarianism . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "After China\u2019s 1949 communist revolution, China developed a strong streak of egalitarianism under Mao Zedong. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "One in particular will be finding a way to avoid letting client firms that do not receive investments from feeling left out, especially in an industry like crypto where themes of decentralization and egalitarianism are endemic to its DNA. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "In his theological works, Luther introduced a radical egalitarianism that helped lay the foundation for modern democracy and human rights. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235518"
  }
}