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": a genus of southern African herbs (family Iridaceae) that resemble tulips and are sometimes poisonous to cattle \u2014 see cape tulip":[]
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"New Latin, from Homer , Greek poet + New Latin -ia":""
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"h\u014d\u02c8mir\u0113\u0259"
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"Homerian":{
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"definitions":{
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": homeric":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"1717, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Homer + English -ian":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"h\u014d\u02c8mir\u0113\u0259n",
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"-m\u0113r-"
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"adjective"
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"Homeric":{
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"humble",
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"unheroic",
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"unimposing",
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"unimpressive"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of epic proportions : heroic":[
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"Homeric feats"
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],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek poet Homer , his age, or his writings":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the climactic scene of the movie is a pitched battle of Homeric proportions"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"h\u014d-\u02c8mer-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"august",
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"baronial",
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"epic",
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"gallant",
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"glorious",
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"grand",
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"grandiose",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"imperial",
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"imposing",
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"magnific",
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"magnificent",
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"majestic",
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"massive",
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"monumental",
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"noble",
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"proud",
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"regal",
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"royal",
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"splendid",
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"stately"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034750",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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},
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"Homeric simile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": epic simile":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085820",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Homerican":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": homeric":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin Homeric us + English -an":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259\u0307k\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101349",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Homerist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in Homer and his epics":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1695, 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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"\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259r\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064344",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Homerologist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in Homerology":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1890, 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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"\u02cch\u014dm\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125531",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hom-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": homosexual":[
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"homo phobia"
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],
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": one and the same : similar : alike":[
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"homo graph",
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"homo sporous"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek, from homos \u2014 more at same":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075437",
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"prefix"
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]
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},
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"homa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stylized tree pattern originating in Mesopotamia as a symbol of the tree of life and used especially in Persian textiles":[],
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": haoma":[]
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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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"AV haoma haoma, plant that is the source of haoma and is conceived as the tree of life":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100218",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"homage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord":[],
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": an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations due from a vassal to a feudal lord":[],
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": expression of high regard : respect":[
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"bowed in homage to the king",
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"\u2014 often used with pay Her work pays homage to women artists of the past."
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],
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": something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another : tribute":[
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"his long life filled with international homages to his unique musical talent",
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"\u2014 People"
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],
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": the relationship between a feudal lord and his vassal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The book is a deeply personal homage to her favorite city.",
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"the poem is a moving homage to all who have served in our nation's armed services",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s even an initiative whereby local Figeacois pay homage to Egypt in their shop windows. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"The two rides are designed to pay homage to classic, 19th century Coney Island rides, as well as Zamperla\u2019s family, which has been involved in circuses, carnivals and amusement parks for generations. \u2014 Joseph Frederick, ajc , 30 June 2022",
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"When Cremona took over Henry Jacques Perfumes, her vision was to build upon and pay homage to the company created by her parents. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Pay homage to your favorite creepy titles with a cool book-spine display. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"In 1323, Isabella\u2019s brother Charles, now the king of France, insisted that Edward come and pay homage for lands that England held in France. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
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"While its delectable food might be the main attraction, the marketplace is also famous for its bars, live jazz shows and concerts as well as two hallway-length murals that pay homage to Black history in Detroit. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
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"Ankara aviators pay homage to the African heritage of its founders. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
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"Powered by her rebellious vocals and electric guitars that pay homage to the Y2K pop-punk sound, the lyrics are about being in a toxic physical relationship, where most problems are solved in the bedroom. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French homage, omage , from home man, vassal, from Latin homin-, homo human being; akin to Old English guma human being, Latin humus earth \u2014 more at humble":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4-mij",
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"sense 2b is often \u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4zh",
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"\u02c8h\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for homage honor , homage , reverence , deference mean respect and esteem shown to another. honor may apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition. the nomination is an honor homage adds the implication of accompanying praise. paying homage to Shakespeare reverence implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion, or awe. great reverence for my father deference implies a yielding or submitting to another's judgment or preference out of respect or reverence. showed no deference to their elders",
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"synonyms":[
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"accolade",
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"citation",
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"commendation",
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"dithyramb",
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"encomium",
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"eulogium",
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"eulogy",
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"hymn",
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"paean",
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"panegyric",
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"salutation",
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"tribute"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194901",
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"noun"
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},
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"hombre":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": guy entry 1 sense 1a , fellow sense 4c":[
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"Back in the days of the Wild West, when every gunslinger tried to make his reputation by outdrawing the baddest hombre in town \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bob Greene",
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"Here we have four hombres who have been rocking and rolling for a long time \u2026",
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"\u2014 Greg Sandow",
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"His injuries have left him with a reputation as one tough hombre , a genuine stoic, a man who would battle Godzilla\u2014and win\u2014to stay at the job he loves.",
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"\u2014 Rick Telander"
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},
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"examples":[
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"two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered \u2026 lemonade",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Young hombres on bikes circled, ready to grab anything, even from moving vehicles. \u2014 David Hammond, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"Un ranchero de Texas est\u00e1 enamorado de una mujer que se casar\u00e1 con otro hombre . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"King became a martyr in my home, a pobre hombre who died for the idea of social equality. \u2014 H\u00e9ctor Tobar, The New Yorker , 22 July 2019",
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"La esposa y el ahijado de un hombre planean asesinarlo despu\u00e9s de que descubren que se han enamorado. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"Despu\u00e9s del juicio, \u00e9l descubre que sus acciones liberaron a un hombre culpable. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
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"And there are several more huge homer hombres who haven\u2019t yet surfaced in the Derby rumor mill: Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman\u2026 the list goes on. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 2 July 2019",
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"The Warriors\u2019 most sensitive and emotionally fragile player might be the coldest-blooded crunch-time hombre in the league. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 11 June 2019",
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"That Texas trio took its inspiration from being Lone Star State beer-drinking boogie-rock hombres . \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 19 May 2018"
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, man, from Latin homin-, homo":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u014dm-",
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"\u02c8\u0259m-",
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"-\u02ccbr\u0113",
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"\u02c8\u00e4m-br\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastard",
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"bloke",
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"buck",
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"cat",
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"chap",
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"chappie",
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"dude",
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"fella",
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"fellow",
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"galoot",
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"gent",
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"gentleman",
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"guy",
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"jack",
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"joe",
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"joker",
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"lad",
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"male",
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"man"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182239",
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"home":{
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": an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs":[
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"homes for the elderly"
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": habitat":[
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"the home of the kangaroo",
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"The island is home to many species of birds."
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": headquarters sense 2":[
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"home of the dance company"
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": house":[
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": relaxed and comfortable : at ease":[
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": the social unit formed by a family living together":[
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"trying to make a good home for their children",
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"comes from a loving home"
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": to a vital sensitive core":[
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"let us home"
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": to move to or toward an objective by following a signal or landmark":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on or in missiles homing in on a target mariners \u2026 sought the dark spires of Oakland's redwoods to home on \u2014 J. W. Noble"
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": to or at an ultimate objective (such as a goal or finish line)":[
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"fired the puck home"
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": to or at one's place of residence or home (see home entry 1 sense 1a )":[
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"told the dog to go home",
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"stayed home all day"
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": to proceed or direct attention toward an objective":[
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"science is homing in on the mysterious human process",
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"\u2014 Sam Glucksberg"
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": to return accurately to one's native area of place of birth or origin from a distance : to return home":[
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"The salmon will home to spawn."
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": to send to or provide with a home":[
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"hidden pools and much wider creeks each of which homed its cranes",
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"\u2014 I. L. Idriess"
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"Sir Alec Douglas- 1903\u20131995 British prime minister (1963\u201364)":[],
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"William Douglas- 1912\u20131992 brother of Alec Douglas-Home British dramatist":[]
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"Right now his home is a small apartment.",
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"People are concerned about protecting their homes .",
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"They have a second home on the lake.",
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"There's no place like home .",
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"I must have left my notes at home .",
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"She made a good home for her husband and children.",
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"The islands are home to many species of birds.",
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"Can you find homes for these files in your office",
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"Adverb",
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"She called home to say she would be late for dinner.",
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"He's sending money home from a job overseas.",
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"She is on her way home .",
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"It's great to be back home .",
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"I can't wait to come home .",
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"He used a hammer to drive the nail home .",
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"Adjective",
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"She has a happy home life.",
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"Please give us your home phone number.",
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"What is your home address",
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"The team opens its home season in just two weeks.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Authorities also seized $5,000 in cash from Buie\u2019s home . \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Once, while traveling up the California coast, cookbook author Lukas Volger was invited to a friend\u2019s home for lunch. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"An 8-year-old boy who was missing in the northwest Germany city of Oldenburg for over a week was found in the city's sewer system about a 1,000 feet from his family's home on Saturday. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"Alternatively, if northern climates are home , consider heading south for a change of natural surroundings. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Blue Ash, home of the popular annual fireworks display Red, White and Blue Ash, only allows professional exhibitors to use fireworks, according to city code. \u2014 Erin Couch, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"You album was recorded for Atlantic Records, home of Stax Records and Led Zeppelin, which makes her representative of where the music and media industry stand. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 June 2022",
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"In March, federal agents searched Develin\u2019s home and found more than 25 firearms. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
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"At Madrid\u2019s Palacio de Liria, one of the largest private residences in the city and home to the dukes of Berwick and Alba and their families, there resides an impressive array of Cartier watches and clocks. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Having the opportunity to come home and build this brand from the ground up with my family and friends by my side is a real dream come true,'' Dailey said. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"And don\u2019t come home and immediately crank up the heat or AC. \u2014 Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s four consecutive race weekends where, if not for mistakes from Ilott, the No. 77 Chevy likely would\u2019ve come home with strong finishes. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
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||
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"Besides, most Black people just want to come home safe every night and will avoid taking risks that could result in injury or death. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"But despite their intense connection, Oliver\u2019s impending return home to the United States threatens to tear them apart. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 25 June 2022",
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"Bennett said his grandson\u2019s wish has always been to return home to Uvalde after college graduation to become a farmer like his father. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 25 June 2022",
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"His dad would come home , after a long day in Washington, D.C., talking about the inner workings of upcoming legislation. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 June 2022",
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"Around 2014, Rivera left the Central Valley to become an English teacher at San Jose State University; they were forced to come home when their mom panicked about deportation amid Trump-era immigration raids. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"More than 30 San Antonio fire units were in a West Side neighborhood after a multi- home fire broke out Friday morning. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Feb. 2022",
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||
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"Current Sea Cliff neighbors include Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer (who owns a multi- home compound) and San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Virtual care is likely here to stay: Medicare began covering remote appointment benefits in 2019, but limited them to rural areas and non- home settings. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Oct. 2020",
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||
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"The Astros were scheduled to play two home exhibition games and six regular season games at Minute Maid Park prior to April 9 \u2014 the earliest date on which the schedule will resume. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2020",
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||
|
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"The Hawks will play two home exhibition games at Georgia Tech\u2019s McCamish Pavilion (Oct. 9 and Oct. 12) as Philips Arena undergoes renovation. \u2014 Michael Cunningham, ajc , 1 Oct. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The 155-millimeter-diameter Excalibur shells, which home in on a spot of laser light and can strike enemy vehicles in forests, revetments and alleyways, could help the Ukrainians to chip away at the Russian army\u2019s firepower advantage in Ukraine. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"How can home shoppers find the most bang for their buck",
|
||
|
|
"The pursuit ultimately concluded in front of Simpson\u2019s Brentwood home a little before 8 p.m., and negotiations began. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"After its decision to close the Alaska Heritage Museum, the bank made plans to re- home its collection of 14,000 items at 35 different organizations, almost all of them in Alaska. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Karen Landers, district medical officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, told STAT on Thursday that not all of the cases had a high enough viral load to be able to conduct tests to home in on the type of adenovirus. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"For a decade, rock-bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Evans explores the impact that the Food Timeline had on its users, from podcast hosts to home cooks. \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022"
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||
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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||
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
|
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"Middle English hom, going back to Old English h\u0101m, probably from accusative of h\u0101m \"dwelling, home entry 1 \" (with parallel forms in other Germanic languages)":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English hom, hoome \"dwelling, building, one's native town or land,\" going back to Old English h\u0101m \"landed property, estate, dwelling, house, inhabited place, native land,\" going back to Germanic *haima- \"dwelling\" (whence also Old Saxon & Old Frisian h\u0113m \"home, dwelling,\" Middle Dutch heem, heim \"dwelling,\" Old High German heima \"dwelling, homeland,\" Old Norse heimr \"abode, land, this world,\" Gothic haims \"village, countryside, [in compounds] home\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"derivative of home entry 1":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"from attributive use of home entry 1":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8hy\u00fcm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abode",
|
||
|
|
"diggings",
|
||
|
|
"domicile",
|
||
|
|
"dwelling",
|
||
|
|
"fireside",
|
||
|
|
"habitation",
|
||
|
|
"hearth",
|
||
|
|
"hearthstone",
|
||
|
|
"house",
|
||
|
|
"lodging",
|
||
|
|
"pad",
|
||
|
|
"place",
|
||
|
|
"quarters",
|
||
|
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"residence",
|
||
|
|
"roof"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161845",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"biographical name",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home base":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the base that a runner must touch in order to score":[
|
||
|
|
"The runner was tagged out at home base ."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": the place in which someone or something lives or operates":[
|
||
|
|
"The company's home base is in New York.",
|
||
|
|
"She returned to her home base after a long month of traveling."
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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|
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|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194351",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home in on":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to find and move directly toward (someone or something)":[
|
||
|
|
"The missile was homing in on its target.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively Researchers are homing in on the cause of the disease."
|
||
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|
||
|
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|
||
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"examples":[],
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|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131458",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"home key":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": one of the eight keys for the characters asdf and jkl ; on which the fingers normally rest in starting position for touch typing":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004314",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home remedy":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a medicine made with ingredients available at home":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113456",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home road":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the railroad owning or leasing a car in freight-car interchange":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191410",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home run":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run":[],
|
||
|
|
": an impressive success":[
|
||
|
|
"the president's speech was a home run"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He hit three home runs .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Slavens finished the game 2-for-3 with a walk in addition to his solo home run . \u2014 Erik Hall, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 26-year-old outfielder cruised into second base with a double, adding to his single, triple and home run earlier in the game. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rookie Alek Thomas had two hits, including his sixth home run . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rizzo hit his 19th home run this season and became just the second left-handed batter to homer off McClanahan this year after Seattle\u2019s Jesse Winker. \u2014 Dick Scanlon, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Read more: With one swing Ryan MacDougall turns Taunton baseball into a state champion again Ryan MacDougall (34) celebrates with teammates after his home run , which was the deciding run in Taunton's state championship victory. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On the plus side for the Dodgers, Freddie Freeman produced his sixth home run , Trea Turner extended his hitting streak to 12 games and Andrew Heaney pitched five-plus effective innings in his return. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alejandro Kirk hit his sixth home run in the sixth as the Blue Jays lost to the Yankees for the seventh time in 10 games this year. \u2014 Ian Harrison, ajc , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Morel, who has an .872 OPS after hitting his fifth home run on Thursday, has the versatility to play the middle infield but fits well in an outfield that has Ian Happ in left field and Suzuki in right, which is Heyward\u2019s best position. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 17 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202448",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
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|
},
|
||
|
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"home signal":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a railroad signal placed at the beginning of a block to indicate whether or not the block is clear \u2014 compare distant signal":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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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":"20220706-132952",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
||
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},
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"home stand":{
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": a series of baseball games played at a team's home field":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After drawing the Washington Spirit 1-1 in a physical affair, the Portland Thorns wrap up their four-game home stand with a matinee match against the Houston Dash on Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
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"Portland comes off an 11-game home stand that saved their season. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"The series continues through Sunday and the \u2018Birds (8-3) will be back in Aberdeen Tuesday to begin a two-week home stand . \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"This is the fourth outing in an eight-game home stand for the Beavers, who are 10-5 this season at Goss Stadium. ... \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Austin will have a front-row seat this week as Miguel Cabrera looks to get the 3,000th hit of his career during the up-coming home stand against the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Bosquez is hopeful to return this weekend for the home stand beginning on Thursday at 5 p.m. against USC. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"This final 10-day home stand includes no off days, so the Brewers will need six starters to maintain that regimen. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Newman, who injured his ankle on a dunk, added 13 points for Cincinnati, which closes out its three-game home stand Sunday against Temple. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002009",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"homekeeping":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": stay-at-home":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1616, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040110",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"homeland":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": native land : fatherland":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He returned to his homeland for the first time in many years.",
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"The rebels are fighting for an independent homeland .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For Muhammad al-Tarawneh, a mansaf chef in the central Jordanian town of Karak, considered the dish\u2019s homeland , the answer was clear: Mansaf in a cup is just plain wrong. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Together, the father-and-son Kuti team creates a propulsive sonic gumbo with songs whose lyrics address the political and economic challenges that face Africa in general and their Nigerian homeland specifically. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Pope Francis recently postponed a trip to Biyombo's homeland , the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan of Africa. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
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"Silva, however, who has already played in France where City paid Monaco \u20ac50mn ($53mn) plus \u20ac30mn ($32mn) in variables for his services in 2017, wants to be closer to his homeland Portugal which makes Barca his top priority choice. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
||
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"Inspired by travels in her ancestral homeland , the artist made semiabstract, mixed-media pictures of members of the Surma and Mursi tribes. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
||
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"The actor, host, and avid traveler has long been known for his love of the European nation, which also happens to be his ancestral homeland . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
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"In his more explicit essays and public talks, Mr. Yehoshua affirmed the Zionist ideal of a Jewish homeland , but indicated that Israelis had to accommodate the needs of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians exiled from that land. \u2014 Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Authorities returned them not to South America, where some of their children were born, but to their original homeland \u2014 Haiti. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022"
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||
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],
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||
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
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},
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccland",
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||
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"also -l\u0259nd"
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||
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],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"country",
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||
|
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"fatherland",
|
||
|
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"home",
|
||
|
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"mother country",
|
||
|
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"motherland",
|
||
|
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"sod"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092336",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"homeless":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": having no home or permanent place of residence":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Drop-off days are currently Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a reservation and any items Welcome Home can\u2019t use are repurposed, recycled, or donated to agencies like homeless shelters and animal rescues. \u2014 Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Swanigan\u2019s brother, Carl Jr., said in the Bleacher Report article that living in Utah was especially difficult. Swanigan recalled in a 2017 ESPN story staying in five homeless shelters throughout his youth. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Since last August, facilitators Belinda Breaux and Tom Barrett have guided negotiations over plans to transition out of the city\u2019s COVID-19-era mass care homeless shelters and to expand longer-term services in Anchorage. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Without those tests to rely on, county officials will pay more attention to cases in hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters and other high-risk settings. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bring a new piece of luggage, backpack, duffel or new package of socks for the luggage and sock drive to benefit San Diego\u2019s homeless shelters and San Pasqual Academy and receive a special drink. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"His wife has left them and Chris has nowhere to go, leading them to sleep in homeless shelters and subway stations. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Right now there are veteran homeless shelters that have been renovated to serve more people thanks to grants from the foundation. \u2014 Gina Loveless, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Lee\u2019s brother, Aaron Lee, previously told Rolling Stone that Lee has been in and out of homeless shelters in Los Angeles in recent years and has struggled with his mental health. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042258",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homelife":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the domestic routine or way of living":[
|
||
|
|
"television will change the homelife of America",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 L. A. Appley"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111446",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeliness":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
||
|
|
"esthetic",
|
||
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
||
|
|
"esthetical",
|
||
|
|
"attractive",
|
||
|
|
"beauteous",
|
||
|
|
"beautiful",
|
||
|
|
"bonny",
|
||
|
|
"bonnie",
|
||
|
|
"comely",
|
||
|
|
"cute",
|
||
|
|
"drop-dead",
|
||
|
|
"fair",
|
||
|
|
"fetching",
|
||
|
|
"good-looking",
|
||
|
|
"goodly",
|
||
|
|
"gorgeous",
|
||
|
|
"handsome",
|
||
|
|
"knockout",
|
||
|
|
"lovely",
|
||
|
|
"pretty",
|
||
|
|
"ravishing",
|
||
|
|
"seemly",
|
||
|
|
"sightly",
|
||
|
|
"stunning",
|
||
|
|
"taking",
|
||
|
|
"well-favored"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home":[
|
||
|
|
"satisfy themselves with houses, furniture, books and clothes that were worn and homely and friendly to the touch",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Brendan Gill"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple":[
|
||
|
|
"plain, homely prose"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": not elaborate or complex":[
|
||
|
|
"homely virtues"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": plain or unattractive in appearance":[
|
||
|
|
"a homely face",
|
||
|
|
"he's a bit homely"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She has a homely face.",
|
||
|
|
"He's a bit homely but nice.",
|
||
|
|
"the homely appeal of farm life",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Catherine Zeta-Jones got her start in this homely British series set in South East England in the 1950s. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight \u2014 highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm \u2014 a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent\u2019s fridge. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
|
||
|
|
"It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Into this scene came the short, homely , ardent, Waldo-worshipping figure of Thoreau. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The outgoing, attention-loving critters are a hit in a section that focuses on homely farm breeds \u2014 as opposed to exotic wild species, say zoo officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English homly, homely \"belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive,\" from hom home entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"grotesque",
|
||
|
|
"hideous",
|
||
|
|
"ill-favored",
|
||
|
|
"monstrous",
|
||
|
|
"ugly",
|
||
|
|
"unappealing",
|
||
|
|
"unattractive",
|
||
|
|
"unbeautiful",
|
||
|
|
"uncomely",
|
||
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
||
|
|
"unlovely",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
||
|
|
"unpretty",
|
||
|
|
"unsightly",
|
||
|
|
"vile"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065023",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homely":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
||
|
|
"esthetic",
|
||
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
||
|
|
"esthetical",
|
||
|
|
"attractive",
|
||
|
|
"beauteous",
|
||
|
|
"beautiful",
|
||
|
|
"bonny",
|
||
|
|
"bonnie",
|
||
|
|
"comely",
|
||
|
|
"cute",
|
||
|
|
"drop-dead",
|
||
|
|
"fair",
|
||
|
|
"fetching",
|
||
|
|
"good-looking",
|
||
|
|
"goodly",
|
||
|
|
"gorgeous",
|
||
|
|
"handsome",
|
||
|
|
"knockout",
|
||
|
|
"lovely",
|
||
|
|
"pretty",
|
||
|
|
"ravishing",
|
||
|
|
"seemly",
|
||
|
|
"sightly",
|
||
|
|
"stunning",
|
||
|
|
"taking",
|
||
|
|
"well-favored"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home":[
|
||
|
|
"satisfy themselves with houses, furniture, books and clothes that were worn and homely and friendly to the touch",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Brendan Gill"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple":[
|
||
|
|
"plain, homely prose"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": not elaborate or complex":[
|
||
|
|
"homely virtues"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": plain or unattractive in appearance":[
|
||
|
|
"a homely face",
|
||
|
|
"he's a bit homely"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"She has a homely face.",
|
||
|
|
"He's a bit homely but nice.",
|
||
|
|
"the homely appeal of farm life",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Catherine Zeta-Jones got her start in this homely British series set in South East England in the 1950s. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight \u2014 highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm \u2014 a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent\u2019s fridge. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
|
||
|
|
"It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Into this scene came the short, homely , ardent, Waldo-worshipping figure of Thoreau. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The outgoing, attention-loving critters are a hit in a section that focuses on homely farm breeds \u2014 as opposed to exotic wild species, say zoo officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English homly, homely \"belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive,\" from hom home entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"grotesque",
|
||
|
|
"hideous",
|
||
|
|
"ill-favored",
|
||
|
|
"monstrous",
|
||
|
|
"ugly",
|
||
|
|
"unappealing",
|
||
|
|
"unattractive",
|
||
|
|
"unbeautiful",
|
||
|
|
"uncomely",
|
||
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
||
|
|
"unlovely",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
||
|
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"unpretty",
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"unsightly",
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"This year featured a gentle breakup here, with no ice-jam flooding at the town of Eagle, nor 12 miles downriver, where Andy Bassich reported all was well at his homesite . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
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"Getting a homesite designation can take years, with a lengthy process of approvals from families with grazing permits, signoffs from archaeologists, fish and wildlife services, environmental reviews, surveys and grazing officer clearances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"In Spring 2020, archaeologist Dr. Julie Schablitsky and a team from Maryland\u2019s Department of Transportation discovered the former homesite of Tubman\u2019s father, Ben Ross, within a portion of the refuge. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, baltimoresun.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The most recent Benefit home built was Chesmar Homes\u2019 Hillcrest plan in Lago Mar. Chesmar donated construction management and Land Tejas, the developer of Lago Mar, donated the homesite . \u2014 Chron , 21 Aug. 2021",
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"While the property homesite sprawls over 7,500 square-feet, the villa itself covers just 1,650. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 29 June 2021",
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"If building your dream home is the plan, then the property at 3801 Beverly Drive covers two landscaped lots that were combined to create a 40-foot by 225-foot homesite on .75 acres. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 June 2021",
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"Cindy Wright, the homeowner who lives on the corner directly adjacent to the project, also worries about a pair of Engelmann oaks \u2014 trees unique to Southern California and Baja California \u2014 at her homesite . \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2021",
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"Now through Sunday, June 27, buyers can own an all new, 1-plus-acre homesite , during the Belle Oaks Grand Opening Land Sale. \u2014 Chron , 26 June 2021"
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"dispenses his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Last summer, Dua Lipa shared photos on her Instagram wearing a homespun iteration complete with flower and rainbow patches. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Museum of Appalachia\u2019s origins were fittingly homespun . \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
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"His homespun sermons packed the church every weekend, and the priest frequently visited the region\u2019s agricultural fields with lunches for campesinos, many of whom hailed from his native Michoac\u00e1n. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"It\u2019s a fun, easy, inexpensive way to add a little professional flair to a homespun tree. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"Both items use fabric left over from past Loeffler Randall designs, a homespun callback to the love of quilting and DIY-crafting Randall doubled down on last year. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"With its semi-old-school special effects\u2014who isn\u2019t a little nostalgic for those staticky, zig-zaggy ghostbuster-gun effects",
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"For this reason, scientists have even likened the homespun structure to a gill. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"But overall, there is a kind of homespun quality that is personal yet creative. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Since that first summer, when Norman firefighter Tim Suchy won with a 52-pound flathead weighed in at Bob\u2019s Pig Shop, Beesley\u2019s homespun competition has grown into the largest noodling competition in the nation. \u2014 Matt Carney, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
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"The three gossiping figures at the right, their homespun dresses echoing the colors of the rocks, are grounded in a circle of friendship and community. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Reference the past To sound homespun , Biden often talks about his parents and his family, but all of that is about past. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"This can be over a meal or simply at a homespun or professional mixer. \u2014 Nona Djavid, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Her Ruthie, inheritor of a hallowed homespun eatery in Philadelphia, is the surefire anchor of the world-premiere production, with music and lyrics by Nolan Williams Jr. and a book by Williams and Nikkole Salter. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Given Charlene's absence and concerns over COVID, the twins' party will have a more homespun feel, Albert says. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"These towering platform suede sandals can carry you right into the holiday season, while these feminine slides have a homespun feel, and would look great with a little black dress or a laidback pair of straight-leg jeans, depending on your mood. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"The designer and entrepreneur has made waves on social media for his insanely innovative and unconventional DIYs; each design challenges the typical scope of most other homespun projects. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 29 July 2021"
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"Byron Nongbri runs a homestay with his wife, near the famous double-decker bridge in Nongriat village. \u2014 Anne Pinto-rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
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"Expedia, which offers travel bookings from hotels to cruises, didn\u2019t even consolidate its homestay brands into one until recently, finally redirecting HomeAway users to Vrbo.com in June of last year. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 1 June 2021",
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||
|
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"That bodes well for Airbnb\u2019s pace of recovery and consumers\u2019 likelihood to opt toward the safety of a homestay over the exposure of a hotel as the world slowly opens back up. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
||
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"After a homestay there, the couple returned to Minnesota on March 10, the day before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. \u2014 Star Tribune , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
||
|
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"Even in tech, some companies such as ride-share services Uber and Lyft, travel sites Expedia and TripAdvisor, and homestay provider Airbnb face massive challenges in the coronavirus era. \u2014 Jay Greene, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Hotels and homestays are also providing more flexibility on bookings, as well as deals. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
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"Several trekking companies based in the city offer trip and homestay packages of varying lengths, prices, and difficulty. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
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"Our lodgings are a mixture of hotels and rustic homestays in rural villages. \u2014 Anna Hartley, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2020"
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||
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|
||
|
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||
|
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|
||
|
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"They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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||
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"For those residents who qualify for the homestead reduction, the current and proposed monthly garbage fee is $1 less. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"After losing out on several properties due to all-cash offers, many of which were $100,000 over the asking price, the couple purchased a two-bedroom homestead cabin on five acres for $475,000 in February 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a tour across North America, Srinath helps aqua, rooftop, indoor, homestead , suburban and foraging farmers who are at a breaking point. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Your will cannot avoid these homestead rights, as they were enacted to prevent a surviving spouse from becoming suddenly homeless. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The majority of the $600 million is expected to be used by DHHL for developing homestead lots and acquiring land \u2014 an effort that will be further boosted by a record $22.3 million that Congress approved earlier this year for Native Hawaiian housing. \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The lawsuit stems from a 1991 law allowing Native Hawaiians to file claims against the state for losses incurred while waiting for a homestead lease from 1959 to 1988. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It was known to the government as Launch Facility E05, one of 52 active nuclear missile sites on the old homestead farms of Fergus County. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Denali dog teams stopped overnight at Jenna and David Jonas\u2019 homestead near Hadley Island and talked about their dogs over homemade pie. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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||
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021"
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|
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||
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|
||
|
|
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|
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||
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|
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"They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For those residents who qualify for the homestead reduction, the current and proposed monthly garbage fee is $1 less. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"After losing out on several properties due to all-cash offers, many of which were $100,000 over the asking price, the couple purchased a two-bedroom homestead cabin on five acres for $475,000 in February 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a tour across North America, Srinath helps aqua, rooftop, indoor, homestead , suburban and foraging farmers who are at a breaking point. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Your will cannot avoid these homestead rights, as they were enacted to prevent a surviving spouse from becoming suddenly homeless. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The majority of the $600 million is expected to be used by DHHL for developing homestead lots and acquiring land \u2014 an effort that will be further boosted by a record $22.3 million that Congress approved earlier this year for Native Hawaiian housing. \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The lawsuit stems from a 1991 law allowing Native Hawaiians to file claims against the state for losses incurred while waiting for a homestead lease from 1959 to 1988. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It was known to the government as Launch Facility E05, one of 52 active nuclear missile sites on the old homestead farms of Fergus County. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Denali dog teams stopped overnight at Jenna and David Jonas\u2019 homestead near Hadley Island and talked about their dogs over homemade pie. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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||
|
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
||
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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||
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
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||
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|
||
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"The horses are in the homestretch .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"Construction of Auburn\u2019s new Football Performance Center is approaching the homestretch . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
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"The start line also changes from the backstretch to the homestretch depending on the placement of the water jump. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"Voters may think November\u2019s election is barely on the horizon, but for the industry built around petition drives, this is the homestretch . \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
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"The homestretch lolls pleasantly, offering sweet butter and a hint of cool lemon custard. \u2014 Dan Dunn, Robb Report , 15 Dec. 2020",
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||
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"Our congressional correspondent Rachel Scott traveled to the Buckeye State as the primary race enters the homestretch . \u2014 ABC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"But Delgado responded with a burst of speed down the homestretch , winning in 4:20.93. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Smith\u2019s current groove was crucial for Auburn during the homestretch of the regular season; the Tigers might not have won the regular-season crown without him playing at the level. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In 1984, Jack Daniels and his wife, Nancy, sat for 10 days in the middle of the homestretch at the LA Olympics without seeing much of the track action. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 July 2019"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02c8strech"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"capper",
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"close",
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"closing",
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"conclusion",
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"consummation",
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"end",
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"endgame",
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"ending",
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"finale",
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"finis",
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"finish",
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"grand finale",
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"mop-up",
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"windup",
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"wrap-up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221048",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"homicidal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or tending toward homicide":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a homicidal maniac who should be put away for life",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In addition to two counts of first-degree murder, Holloway faces two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child, one count of dismembering a human body, concealment of homicidal death and a several motor vehicle charges. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Background checks consistently miss people with homicidal tendencies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
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"Melinda's acceptance of Vic's homicidal tendencies also adds a twist to a film whose main, potentially deflating, revelation is that the person who has been calling himself a murderer all along is indeed a murderer. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Thus, an occasional homicidal track is less likely to have an effect than a steady diet. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
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"The patient, a serial killer played by Domhnall Gleeson, demands to be cured of his homicidal urges. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"The last is dangerous, homicidal and enigmatic in a way that pushes the movie to the edge of its PG-13 rating, bearing a greater resemblance to Heath Ledger's Joker than Jim Carrey's manic incarnation, much less the colorful 1960s version. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"The story rose to a new level of prominence after police soon arrested her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, and charged him with murder, saying that Kathleen's injuries were consistent with homicidal assault. \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
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"But as the two of them begin arguing, the truth about their toxic, homicidal relationship bubbles to the surface, and madness soon takes hold. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1725, 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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"\u02cch\u014d-",
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"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd-\u1d4al, \u02cch\u014d-",
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||
|
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"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u1d4al",
|
||
|
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-",
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||
|
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"\u02cch\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd-\u1d4al"
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||
|
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],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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||
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"bloodthirsty",
|
||
|
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"bloody",
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||
|
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"bloody-minded",
|
||
|
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"murdering",
|
||
|
|
"murderous",
|
||
|
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"sanguinary",
|
||
|
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"sanguine",
|
||
|
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"sanguineous"
|
||
|
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],
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||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102636",
|
||
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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||
|
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"adverb"
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||
|
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]
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||
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},
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||
|
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"homicide":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
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||
|
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": a killing of one human being by another":[
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||
|
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"detectives investigating a homicide"
|
||
|
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],
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||
|
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": a person who kills another":[]
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||
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},
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||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"The number of homicides increased last year.",
|
||
|
|
"He has been arrested for homicide .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Sean Kinchla of the West Bureau homicide unit said at the time. \u2014 Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the homicide unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Anyone with information is urged to contact the Cincinnati Police Department's homicide unit at 513-352-3542. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The department's homicide unit is handling the investigation, Smiley said. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Brazilian police have made a second arrest in the disappearance of a British reporter and an Indigenous expert in the Amazon jungle, while signaling a shift to a homicide probe 10 days after the pair went missing. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These temperatures can be linked to at least 17 causes of death, most of them related to heart and breathing issues but also including suicide, drowning and homicide . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the story itself feels like an afterthought, and the energy level tends to droop whenever Bridges is not getting his homicide on. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Three adults and a 15-year-old boy are dead in Casselberry in what police say is a triple- homicide and suicide. \u2014 Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicida , from homo human being + -cida -cide; in sense 2, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicidium , from homo + -cidium -cide":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd, \u02c8h\u014d-",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8h\u014d-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blood",
|
||
|
|
"foul play",
|
||
|
|
"murder",
|
||
|
|
"rubout",
|
||
|
|
"slaying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170229",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homicidious":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": homicidal":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin homicidi um + English -ous":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173532",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homiculture":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": scientific physical improvement of humankind":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin homi- (from homo man) + English culture":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m\u0259",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259+\u02cc-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172010",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homilete":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": homilist":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Greek homil\u0113t\u0113s disciple, scholar, fr, homilein":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccl\u0113t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090137",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homiletic":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a homily":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a word for this style of narrative preaching\u2014 homiletic . \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That interpretation of Kipling\u2019s homiletic verse required her to overlook its gender-specific language, which is directed exclusively to boys who want to be men. \u2014 Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"There was no Jesus in that house, no Bible, no devotional materials of any kind, no crucifixes or homiletic asides, nothing. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker , 19 May 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin homileticus , from Greek homil\u0113tikos of conversation, from homilein":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8le-tik"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"didactic",
|
||
|
|
"moralistic",
|
||
|
|
"moralizing",
|
||
|
|
"preachy",
|
||
|
|
"sententious",
|
||
|
|
"sermonic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032032",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homiletical":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a homily":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s a word for this style of narrative preaching\u2014 homiletic . \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That interpretation of Kipling\u2019s homiletic verse required her to overlook its gender-specific language, which is directed exclusively to boys who want to be men. \u2014 Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"There was no Jesus in that house, no Bible, no devotional materials of any kind, no crucifixes or homiletic asides, nothing. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker , 19 May 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin homileticus , from Greek homil\u0113tikos of conversation, from homilein":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8le-tik"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"didactic",
|
||
|
|
"moralistic",
|
||
|
|
"moralizing",
|
||
|
|
"preachy",
|
||
|
|
"sententious",
|
||
|
|
"sermonic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182351",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homiletics":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the art of preaching":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Although sermons used to be reprinted regularly in newspapers, such controversies are uncommon, and homiletics rarely makes headlines anymore. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8le-tiks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185028",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homiliary":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a book of homilies":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Medieval Latin homiliarium , from Late Latin homilia homily + Latin -arium -ary":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u00e4\u02c8mil\u0113\u02ccer\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132519",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homily":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme":[],
|
||
|
|
": a usually short sermon":[
|
||
|
|
"a priest delivering his homily"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The priest gave a brief homily on forgiveness.",
|
||
|
|
"We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service.",
|
||
|
|
"a politician with a fondness for homily",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Despite these strong words, the court ruling didn\u2019t explicitly come up during the homily at Sunday\u2019s service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, blocks from where protesters had gathered over the past three days. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Family members and other funeral attendees paid their respects at the funeral, where Archbishop Humberto S. Medeiros, right, gave the homily . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On Wednesday, Morales concelebrated the Garcias\u2019 joint funeral, though Garc\u00eda-Siller gave the homily . \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Father Edward Estok, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish in North Royalton, will provide the homily . \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered a homily on the life of one of their own, Dorothy Day, a native New Yorker and anarchist writer and activist who died in 1980. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Father Edward Estok, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish in North Royalton, will provide the homily . \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Tutu also delivered a homily to 500 people at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Madison. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"As a humble, Catholic man, devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe and considered a family man who knew how to unite nations through his song, this is how Fern\u00e1ndez was remembered during the homily of the present body mass on the stage of his Arena VFG. \u2014 Diana Garc\u00eda, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English omelie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin homilia , from Late Greek, from Greek, conversation, discourse, from homilein to consort with, address, from homilos crowd, assembly; akin to Greek homos same \u2014 more at same":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"sermon"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171737",
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"noun"
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"homogeneous":{
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"definitions":{
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": having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out : having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered":[
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"a homogeneous equation"
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],
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": of the same or a similar kind or nature":[],
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": of uniform structure or composition throughout":[
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"a culturally homogeneous neighborhood"
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]
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"examples":[
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"In their natural state, mountains of this type are almost entirely covered by dense forest. The wooded landscape is very uniform, lacking in contrast, and any disturbance of the homogeneous green blanket is very obvious \u2026 \u2014 John Crowley , Focus on Geography , Winter 2007",
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"One odd side effect is that, during the last 20 years, the formerly homogeneous , rather stodgy world of academic criticism has diversified into an incoherent mob of competing factions. \u2014 Walter Kendrick , New York Times Book Review , 24 Dec. 1995",
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"The Benedictine convents for women, which had begun to be founded soon after Benedict's day, became particularly homogeneous in their social composition. The nuns of the ninth and tenth centuries were all high-born ladies, and it was almost impossible to be admitted to these convents without being a widowed or maiden relative of an important lord. \u2014 Norman F. Cantor , The Civilization of the Middle Ages , 1993",
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"a fairly homogeneous collection of examples",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Critically though, neurodivergent traits are not homogeneous . \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"He was born in 1962, into a Reykjav\u00edk that was, in many ways, still a village: small, dull, remote, conservative, homogeneous . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Democrats find themselves in a position similar to Republicans in recent years: Their majorities are small by historical standards, but more ideologically homogeneous than before. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Cultivating a homogeneous workforce is not a strategy for success. \u2014 Kara Alaimo For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 3 June 2022",
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"Her research revealed the details of what, to a casual observer, might seem a homogeneous slice of the long-ago. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
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"At the same time, Korea is a homogeneous , mono-ethnicity country that has maintained its own cultural identity throughout its long history. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
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"Usually, a successful tenant association is a homogeneous group, led by neighbors from similar backgrounds. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"At higher temperatures, there is a risk of not obtaining a homogeneous cream. \u2014 CNN , 8 May 2022"
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus , from Greek homogen\u0113s , from hom- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, -ny\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114736",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"homogenize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become uniform in structure or composition throughout : to become homogenized":[],
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": to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout":[],
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": to make uniform in structure or composition throughout : to make homogeneous":[],
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": to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The new curriculum is an attempt to homogenize education throughout the county.",
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"plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When enough brands and retailers begin using these inventory tactics and trend-prediction methods, the results homogenize over time. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
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"And this basically puts it back to a point where, like most of these issues when one side of the aisle wants to homogenize it federally, is not the right way to do it. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The movement seeks to homogenize Indian culture around Hindu values. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Once Hollywood signed the overseas talent, there were two approaches: one was to homogenize the imports and turn them into Hollywood\u2019s version of Americana. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see homogeneous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"h\u0259-",
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"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"formalize",
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"normalize",
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"regularize",
|
||
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"standardize"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102753",
|
||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun",
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||
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"verb"
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||
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]
|
||
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},
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"homologate":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
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"decline",
|
||
|
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"deny",
|
||
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"disallow",
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||
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"disapprove",
|
||
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"negative",
|
||
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"reject",
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||
|
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"turn down",
|
||
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"veto"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{},
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Porsche\u2019s first 911 Turbo came to market in 1975, with the factory needing 400 examples to homologate its 911 for Group 4 racing. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Born of the need to homologate the 911 GT3 Cup racer's control-arm front suspension, the strut-type layout that 911s have used since the 1960s is tossed aside for this model. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Porsche paleontologists who dig into the 911 fossil record can trace the DNA of the GT3 to the 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a limited run made in Touring and Sport configuration to homologate a lightweight 911 for competition. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The affordable and stylish Fiat allowed Ferrari to reach the production volume needed to homologate the V6 engine for racing. \u2014 Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED , 19 Sep. 2008"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Medieval Latin homologatus , past participle of homologare to agree, from Greek homologein , from homologos":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
||
|
|
"h\u0259-"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accredit",
|
||
|
|
"approbate",
|
||
|
|
"approve",
|
||
|
|
"authorize",
|
||
|
|
"clear",
|
||
|
|
"confirm",
|
||
|
|
"finalize",
|
||
|
|
"formalize",
|
||
|
|
"OK",
|
||
|
|
"okay",
|
||
|
|
"ratify",
|
||
|
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"sanction",
|
||
|
|
"warrant"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061917",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
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"noun",
|
||
|
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"transitive verb",
|
||
|
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"verb"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"homophone":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too , and two )":[],
|
||
|
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": a character or group of characters pronounced the same as another character or group":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u014dn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"\u201cTo,\u201d \u201ctoo,\u201d and \u201ctwo\u201d are homophones .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Back on our coast, my mother became particularly attentive to a Chinese superstition that pears couldn\u2019t be shared between people, because fen li, to split a pear, is a homophone for the characters of separation. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For Lunar New Year, Chinese people use this homophone phenomenon to attach symbolic significance to food. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And remember: The greatest homophone ever is Champagne and sham pain. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"And speech is so full of homophones that comprehension always depends on context. \u2014 Wade Roush, Scientific American , 1 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Because Mandarin has so many homophones , typing became an inefficient exercise in word selection. \u2014 Mara Hvistendahl, Wired , 18 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Due to the prevalence of space-saving techniques in tweets, and the commonality of casual language, nearly all grammar rules were ignored and only three rules were kept as follows: spelling, homophone swap and incorrect multi-word phrase. \u2014 Marina Di Marzo, CNN , 3 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"What3words removed any hyphenated words, curse words, and homophones . \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The term plays on the multiple homophones for the word zung, which can mean China, an ending, or clock. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 20 June 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151247"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeopathy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-th\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Queen is a great believer in homeopathy and herbal medicines, and each dog has a unique menu. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jarry has written about the dangers of homeopathy for years, and has even taken part in a national initiative for labeling the lack of evidence of homeopathic products in Canada. \u2014 Derek Beres, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In other words, when researchers have to commit to a study design, their results don't show homeopathy to be effective. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And, of course, Goop embraces the long-standing hokum known as homeopathy , which essentially claims ritualized dilutions of poisons can cure disease and anthropomorphic water molecules can remember how to heal you. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While holding a medical license, Mehmet Oz, widely known as Dr. Oz, has long pushed misleading, science-free and unproven alternative therapies such as homeopathy , as well as fad diets, detoxes and cleanses. \u2014 Timothy Caulfield, Scientific American , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Experts have linked a sharp increase in infections there to frequent exchanges with Austria, but also to a cultural inclination among the population toward homeopathy and natural cures. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Some doctors will harbor a secret disdain for Reiki; Kvale told me that homeopathy alarms her the most. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Everyone should respect his decision to try homeopathy over a coronavirus vaccine. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from German Hom\u00f6opathie, from hom\u00f6o- homeo- + -pathie -pathy , after earlier hom\u00f6opathisch homeopathic":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153257"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeopathic magic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": imitative magic":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153817"
|
||
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|
},
|
||
|
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"homeo-":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"combining form"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": like : similar":[
|
||
|
|
"homeo stasis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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": homeotic":[
|
||
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|
"homeo box"
|
||
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|
]
|
||
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|
},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin & Greek; Latin homoeo- , from Greek homoi-, homoio- , from homoios , from homos same \u2014 more at same":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155450"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeoblastic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": having a texture corresponding to the equigranular in igneous rock and grains of approximately equal size":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 used of metamorphic rock"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u00e4m-",
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u014dm\u0113\u014d\u00a6blastik"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary home- + -blastic ; originally formed as German hom\u00f6oblastisch":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160554"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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|
"home movie":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a movie that one makes for people to watch in one's home and that is usually of the family or a family event":[
|
||
|
|
"We watched home movies of the family reunion."
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165532"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"homeopathic":{
|
||
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to homeopathy":[],
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": of a diluted or insipid nature":[
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"a homeopathic abolitionist",
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"\u2014 W. A. White"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8pa-thik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Genexa has pain & fever medicine and other homeopathic remedies for infants, babies and children. \u2014 Tanya Klich, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Today, roughly half of Germans have reported using homeopathic remedies, which are sold in every corner pharmacy. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Bar owners, homeopathic doctors, pharmacists and others have been arrested this year for selling fraudulent cards. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"The Washington Post reported this week that Rodgers may have been interested in a homeopathic medicine alternative to vaccination. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Another person with knowledge of the case suggested that Rodgers may have been interested in a homeopathic -medicine alternative to vaccines. \u2014 Mark Maske, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"According to NFL Network, Rodgers received homeopathic treatment from his personal doctor to raise his antibody levels and asked the NFL to review his status. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Scientific evidence backing up homeopathic remedy claims is also frequently lacking. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
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"In July, a homeopathic doctor in California was the first to be federally charged with selling fake vaccination cards. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"homeo- + -pathic , after German hom\u00f6opathisch":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173705"
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},
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"home range":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Breeding season is over, the pups are out of the den and the dogs are roaming across their 116-square-mile home range with predatory brio. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
||
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"Turtles have a home range and females often return to the same area to lay eggs. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Here, the correlation was clear: Neuron density had the biggest effect on quantitative sensitivity among all metrics tested, including traits like home range size and social group size. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"As one of the most aquatic garter snakes, the narrow-headed garter snake is facing a bleak future in Arizona and throughout its Southwestern home range . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Wolverines live in extremely low densities and have an average home range of about 500-square miles for an adult male. \u2014 Abi Cole, Outdoor Life , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
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"The current study was the first to describe home range size, movements, and habitat selection of Japanese rat snakes. \u2014 Susan D'agostino, Wired , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
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"A year ago, these snakes were just doing their thing on their home range . \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 13 July 2021",
|
||
|
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"As so often happens with large land animals that make long movements out of their home range , this one ended with Bruno being struck by a vehicle. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2021"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174010"
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||
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},
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"homeomorphy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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||
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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||
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": homomorphy":[]
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||
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"home- + -morphy":""
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||
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174116"
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||
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},
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"home reserve":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
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||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a part of the organized armed forces of a country whose members live at home, carry on their usual vocations, and except for occasional calls for drill or instruction are liable to call only in emergency":[
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||
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"\u2014 compare home guard"
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||
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]
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||
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184658"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"homeosmotic":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": having a relatively constant bodily osmotic pressure that is maintained independent of the osmotic pressure of the external environment \u2014 compare poikilosmotic":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u00a6h\u00e4m\u0113+",
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u014dm\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"home- + osmotic":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184751"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeobox":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a short usually highly conserved DNA sequence in various eukaryotic genes and especially homeotic genes that encodes a DNA-binding amino acid domain of some proteins":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccb\u00e4ks",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185600"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home field":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a team's own field where it plays in front of its fans":[
|
||
|
|
"The team has been tough to beat on its home field ."
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195950"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home missionary":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a missionary appointed to a home mission":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205650"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeotic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usually major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"from homeosis, homoeosis a shift in structural development, from Greek homoi\u014dsis assimilation, resemblance, from homoioun to make like, from homoios":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214355"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homosexuality":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": sexual or romantic attraction to others of one's same sex : the quality or state of being gay":[],
|
||
|
|
": sexual activity with another of the same sex":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccsek-sh\u0259-\u02c8wa-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccsek-sh\u0259-\u02c8wal-\u0259t-\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The percentage of Americans who believe homosexuality should be accepted has risen from 47% in 2003 to 72% in 2019, according to the Pew Research Center. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Globally, my sexuality continues to be persecuted ( homosexuality is still criminalized in about 70 countries). \u2014 Ella Braidwood, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"About 54% of practicing Christians said homosexuality should be accepted, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Some of its photos, taken when homosexuality was criminalized and pathologized in the U.S., are minor miracles, developed and preserved despite showing subjects rogued up in drag or affectionately cradling significant others. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the church\u2019s reputation spread, migrants from Jamaica and the dozens of other countries where homosexuality is explicitly outlawed began arriving, oftentimes unannounced, Hanlon said. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"During debate, some Baptists criticized the consulting firm that conducted the report, Guidepost Solutions, for its recent tweet in support of Pride month, which goes against the SBC's view that homosexuality is sinful. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The film, which was acquired for sales by LevelK in 2020, has a daring conceit, turning on an all-male school, St. Sebastian Academy, where homosexuality is the norm among students. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The couple's time together (until her death in 1978) was tumultuous, marked by Bernstein's private struggles with his homosexuality . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 31 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230242"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeothermic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": having a relatively uniform body temperature maintained nearly independent of the environmental temperature : warm-blooded":[
|
||
|
|
"There are several mechanisms by which homeothermic animals increase their heat production, including shivering, sympathetic nervous system activation and stimulation of thyroid hormone secretion.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 J. E. Silva et al."
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8th\u0259r-mik",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8th\u0259r-mik"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230603"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homeotransplant":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": homograft":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u00e4m-+",
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u014dm\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"home- + transplant":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231138"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"hominy grits":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": grits":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"It's also used in soft drinks, snack foods, cereals, salad dressings, chewing gum, peanut butter, hominy grits , taco shells and dozens of other flower products. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231716"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"hominid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the great apes (the orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, and bonobo)":[],
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a member of a family (Hominidae) of erect, bipedal, primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan":[
|
||
|
|
"The discovery of a 3.5-million-year-old hominid skull and other fossil remains in northern Kenya is shaking the human family tree at its very roots.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Balter"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259d",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccnid",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-n\u0259d, -\u02ccnid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"War is the worst evil that people have inflicted upon one another, at costs to themselves, since some hominid discovered the lethal efficacy of rocks. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the lure of the fossil beds remained strong, and his discovery of the lower jaw from the genus Australopithecus, an early hominid , brought him back into the field. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An international team of scientists from New York University, the University of the Witwatersrand and 15 other institutions studied lower back bones found in 2015 that belonged to a female Australopithecus sediba, a type of ancient hominid . \u2014 Hannah Ryan, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
||
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"For example, the initial discovery of a new fossil hominid usually elicits some different interpretations and expressions of uncertainty in the scientific community. \u2014 Sean B. Carroll, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2020",
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"One thing that still mystifies Raia and Diniz-Filho is how these hominids , with tiny, chimp-sized brains, thrived for so long on the islands. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Nov. 2019",
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"During much of the human journey from just another primate to world-conquering hominid , our four-legged pals have been right by our side. \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Some 400,000 years ago, ancient hominids living in what is now Israel hunted down their meals and brought the remains back to a site known as Qesem Cave. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 11 Oct. 2019",
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"According to a press release, DNA has been key in helping scientists map out the messy relationships between primates and hominids that lived within the past 50,000 years. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 14 Nov. 2019"
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": a subject or class that teaches skills (such as cooking or sewing) which are useful in the home":[
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"Classes in the family and consumer sciences\u2014no one calls it home economics anymore\u2014have changed too, stressing the entrepreneurial over the domestic \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bonnie Miller Rubin",
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"If you passed seventh-grade home economics , you can probably sew a few basic nursery accessories.",
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"\u2014 Deeanne Gist"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His mother, June Wilson, a beloved home economics teacher at Woodstock Union High School, had retired to Florida and decided to put the Woodstock house on the market. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"One of the retired lab technicians Shapiro-Shapin interviewed was Loney Clinton Gordon, an African American woman who had a bachelor\u2019s degree in home economics and chemistry but had been unable to get work as a dietitian in Grand Rapids. \u2014 Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Everett attended North Carroll High School and learned to sew in high school home economics class. \u2014 Lyndi Mcnulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"But home economics has a much more complicated and at times surprising past. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
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"What also helped were the home economics classes from the orphanage. \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Bristol-Joseph grew up in the tropical Georgetown, Guyana, and majored in home economics in school. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"What comes together is a story of race, class, equity, women\u2019s roles, home economics and more. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"An advocate for women\u2019s rights, Soraya introduced a modern education for women, one that included sciences, history and other subjects alongside traditional home economics -style training and religious topics. \u2014 Homa Hoodfar, The Conversation , 27 July 2021"
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233110"
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},
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"homeowner":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who owns a home":[
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"Most homeowners take a pretty relaxed approach to the back of the house, even if they spend more time there than they do out front.",
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"\u2014 Deborah Baldwin",
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"homeowners insurance"
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]
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},
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02cc\u014d-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Part of the issue is that the standard homeowner or renter insurance policy doesn\u2019t cover damage caused by waves rippling through the Earth\u2019s crust. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
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"Joh also used Presidio\u2019s account to purchase a home in Burr Ridge and make mortgage and homeowner assessment payments, none of which was reported on his taxes, according to the indictment. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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||
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"The Fire Department gets called out to about two homes per week to help consult on landscaping changes after a homeowner \u2019s insurance company has threatened to cancel their policy. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Building a four-story,146-unit apartment complex next to the Prattling Pond section would be entirely unreasonable, homeowner Richard Fichman said during a hearing last summer. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
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"The disease has been found in many homeowner flocks across the country. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The first animal was discovered in a homeowner \u2019s yard in Murray on May 24, and the second was found two days later in Taylorsville, a news release stated. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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||
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"The anthem for every homeowner who bought in suburban Boston before 2006. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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||
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"However, at 12% rates, the chance of that homeowner moving after eight years would drop to less than 40%; and to 30% if rates went to 14%. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233629"
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},
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"homeotype":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a biological specimen that has been carefully compared with and identified with an original or primary type":[],
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": homeotypic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u00e4m+\u02cc-",
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"\u02c8h\u014dm\u0113\u0259",
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"\""
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"home- + type":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000711"
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"home rails":{
|
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|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"plural noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": shares of domestic railroads offered on the London Stock Exchange":[]
|
||
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000840"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"homing pigeon":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a racing pigeon trained to return home":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-mi\u014b-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The latest trend to rebuild the homing pigeon scene in the United States is something called a one-loft race. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Jardy suspects that this capsule slipped off the homing pigeon \u2019s leg early in its journey. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Nov. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Officers responded to a report of a homing pigeon on the deck of a home in the 7000 block of Eagle Trail. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Known for his self-deprecating sense of humor, Dedera once described filing a column from an old cavalry camp in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area via homing pigeon . \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The authorities have restricted live entertainment venues, ordered people to vacate apartments and banned flying kites, sky lanterns and even homing pigeons , a charming feature of many neighborhoods. \u2014 Steven Lee Myers, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"While Vider\u2019s head often can be found in the clouds alongside his birds, his nose was buried in books that taught him how to succeed in the business of homing pigeons . \u2014 Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post , 24 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"While Vider's head often can be found in the clouds alongside his birds, his nose was buried in books that taught him how to succeed in the business of homing pigeons . \u2014 Elizabeth Hernandez, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"His predominant interest was in raising tumbling and homing pigeons , which reminded him of his childhood in Turkey. \u2014 courant.com , 13 June 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004043"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"hominin":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of a taxonomic tribe (Hominini) of hominids that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccnin",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The ancient hominin fossils were discovered in the Sterkfontein Caves, 30 miles northwest of Johannesburg, that form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Cradle of Humankind. \u2014 Rhoda Kwan, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The site, northwest of Johannesburg, was home to the discovery of the first adult Australopithecus, an ancient hominin , in 1936. \u2014 Ellen Francis, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"East Africa is another location rich with early hominin fossils, and many have been found in the Great Rift Valley, where volcanoes have created layers of ash that are easier to date. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There are lots of ideas about how our species survived the ice age when our hominin cousins did not. \u2014 Denise Su, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"More than one species of Australopithecine took their first bipedal steps in Eastern and Southern Africa, while more than one hominin wandered around Europe and Asia at the same time, often interbreeding. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Grotte Mandrin had everything a hominin could want. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At other sites, the fossils don\u2019t quite have all the features that distinguish our skulls from those of our now-extinct hominin cousins: things like a high, round cranium (the round part of your skull that holds your brain) and a chin. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In December, a team led by Ellison McNutt from Ohio University announced that their reanalysis of some of the footprints from Site A at Laetoli were not left by a bear, as had been hypothesized, but by a bipedal hominin . \u2014 Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin Hominini , from Homin- , Homo + -ini , tribe suffix, from Latin -inus -ine entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020107"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homo signorum":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a conventionalized figure often found in old almanacs showing a person surrounded by signs of the zodiac from which lines point to the parts of the body thought to be subject to their influence":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u00a6h\u014d(\u02cc)m\u014dsig\u02c8n\u014dr\u0259m"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, literally, man of signs":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021136"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homish":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun,"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": homey":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dmish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"home entry 1 + -ish":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030752"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"hominids":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the great apes (the orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, and bonobo)":[],
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a member of a family (Hominidae) of erect, bipedal, primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan":[
|
||
|
|
"The discovery of a 3.5-million-year-old hominid skull and other fossil remains in northern Kenya is shaking the human family tree at its very roots.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Balter"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259d",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccnid",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-n\u0259d, -\u02ccnid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"War is the worst evil that people have inflicted upon one another, at costs to themselves, since some hominid discovered the lethal efficacy of rocks. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the lure of the fossil beds remained strong, and his discovery of the lower jaw from the genus Australopithecus, an early hominid , brought him back into the field. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An international team of scientists from New York University, the University of the Witwatersrand and 15 other institutions studied lower back bones found in 2015 that belonged to a female Australopithecus sediba, a type of ancient hominid . \u2014 Hannah Ryan, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"For example, the initial discovery of a new fossil hominid usually elicits some different interpretations and expressions of uncertainty in the scientific community. \u2014 Sean B. Carroll, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"One thing that still mystifies Raia and Diniz-Filho is how these hominids , with tiny, chimp-sized brains, thrived for so long on the islands. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"During much of the human journey from just another primate to world-conquering hominid , our four-legged pals have been right by our side. \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Some 400,000 years ago, ancient hominids living in what is now Israel hunted down their meals and brought the remains back to a site known as Qesem Cave. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 11 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"According to a press release, DNA has been key in helping scientists map out the messy relationships between primates and hominids that lived within the past 50,000 years. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 14 Nov. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin Hominidae , from Homin-, Homo + -idae":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032555"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home ec":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a subject or class that teaches skills useful in the home : home economics":[
|
||
|
|
"In part, home ec has become a victim of education trends: School budgets are contracting, many more students are preparing for college, and class hours are increasingly devoted to a narrow core of academic subjects and testing. Home economics also has to conquer its associations with training non-college-bound girls to be good wives.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Ruth Graham"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02c8ek"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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": a personal computer used in the home":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And as those laws were codified, the world wide web came online, giving anyone with a home computer increasingly easy access to court records. \u2014 Amanda P\u00e9rez Pintado, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
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"A Louis Harris & Associates survey finds that 10% of U.S. adults have a home computer and, of those, 14% use a modem to send and receive information. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"One version of the attack video circulating online indicates that the viewer who saved it was watching a stream of Gendron\u2019s home computer screen, which was in turn displaying the live attack video. \u2014 Reed Albergotti, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"One version of the attack video circulating online indicates that the viewer who saved it was watching a stream of Gendron\u2019s home computer screen, which was in turn displaying the live attack video. \u2014 Jon Swaine And Reed Albergotti, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
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"From the privacy and safety of a home computer , users could search community forums and trade instant messages that provided support, encouragement and guidance. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
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"Legal secretary Allison Rea was working at her home computer , and Navy nurse David Antico was washing dishes by the kitchen window. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a fair chance that your phone cost more than your home computer . \u2014 PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"On a home computer setup stretching across six monitors, Swider will usually sift through about 1,000 messages per day. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 30 Jan. 2022"
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": a return home":[
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b"
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"examples":[
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"A large crowd gathered at the airport for the soldiers' homecoming .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Just weeks before Wimbledon, her participation in the event, the most anticipated homecoming this sport has experienced in years, appeared to be in jeopardy. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"The parking lots at Ruoff were lined with RVs and tents, reminiscent of how a college campus might look on its homecoming game day: grills out and beer in hand. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
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"Up to that point, the second night of Freeman\u2019s homecoming in Atlanta had been subdued. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
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"Lukas and Jeremy are seniors in high school who are both battling for the crown of homecoming king. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
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"There are eight ticketed events highlighted by homecoming concerts by Clevelanders Joe Lovano and Sean Jones, plus performances by Anthony Hamilton, Cyrille Aim\u00e9e and Eddie Palmieri. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"Congo Square will also host its annual Juneteenth homecoming events on June 17, 2023. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Texas represents a homecoming of sorts for Kumaran, who read Western novels as a kid in India, rides a motorcycle and walks around with the point of his cowboy boots sticking out the bottom of his dungarees. \u2014 Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
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"Although exact details are unclear, a homecoming tour is expected to take the relic to Lumumba\u2019s home village, ending with an official burial in the capital, Kinshasa. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051228"
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"homeochromatic":{
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of similar color":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064546"
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"homograft":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a graft of tissue taken from a donor of the same species as the recipient \u2014 compare xenograft":[]
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccgraft",
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"\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-"
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070003"
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"homosexualist":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": homosexual":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070208"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"homey":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": homely sense 3":[
|
||
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"homey anecdotes"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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": homeboy":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0113"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Starting with this one, consom\u00e9 de pollo, a homey Mexican chicken soup from Enrique Olvera, chef of Pujol in Mexico City. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"These authentic gestures felt very homey , warm and real. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Even for those of us who adhere to a sense of normalcy by getting dressed up, chances are, feeling homey in your outfits is giving you a literal sense of comfort\u2014and that\u2019s where Verishop\u2019s Early Summer Sale comes in. \u2014 Glamour , 13 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"But the house had high ceilings and large windows, and the client preferred a light-gray color palette \u2014 not necessarily an ideal recipe for what might be homey . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"As in many lobbies, there\u2019s homey decor touches in rooms, too. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Some of the appliances and fixtures on view didn\u2019t seem especially homey to me. \u2014 Benjamin Lima, Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Joining Jackie on this mission is Walter, the soldier at the heart of season 1, who was last seen living a homey , small-town life. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"White's Golden Rule Cafe has a homey , no-frills interior with brown booth seats and a diner-style counter table in front of the kitchen. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Throughout the home, gorgeous Moroccan touches welcome guests with carved doors and intricate tile work as well as large fireplaces that make the villa feel both homey and like a piece of art. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This place feels homey , inviting and laid-back \u2014 exactly the vibe the co-founders of Juice @ 1340 want. \u2014 Chasity Cooper, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Steps from the Louis Pasteur monument, Au Petit Jurassien serves local fare in a homey setting. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Check out the homey Lococo House (from $195) in historic Saint Charles and the Yates House (from $229), a reproduction of an 1800s-style roadside inn in charming Rocheport. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 29 Mar. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Other homey touches include the macram\u00e9 wall hanging made by friend and fellow blogger Sara Banner, and a wood bead garland and block-print pillow, both of which Erin made. \u2014 Kelly Ryan Kegans, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Since opening its first clubhouse on Greek Street in 1995, the trendy-yet- homey interiors of Soho House became almost as envy-worthy as the membership itself. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Bring the pot to the table for a homey , welcoming presentation, that invites people to gather 'round and serve themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The upstairs has couches and chairs in more of a homey setting. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"by shortening & alteration":"Noun"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
||
|
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073132"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"homeostasis":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group":[
|
||
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"striving to achieve homeostasis"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8st\u0101-s\u0259s"
|
||
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|
||
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|
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"examples":[
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"This system sends messages to receptors in various organs and systems throughout the body and helps them to maintain homeostasis , or balance. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Delta-8 THC helps the body regulate itself by supporting homeostasis , a technical term for balance. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This mechanism continuously calculates the maximum pace that the runner can sustain through the remainder of a race without a catastrophic loss of homeostasis (such as overheating) occurring. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The definitions of life that arose from the minds of 19th-century thinkers \u2014 metabolism, sentience, homeostasis , evolution \u2014 are physiological descriptions, dealing entirely with the operational. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"And then, of course, there is the problem of homeostasis . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Before the pair got to jump, the oxygen system that is required to use at that altitude malfunctioned, and suddenly everyone began to experience hypoxia, which means that there wasn\u2019t enough oxygen present for homeostasis to occur in body tissue. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s homeostasis , there\u2019s reproduction, there\u2019s metabolism, and so on. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"From a plant perspective, tea and cannabis both contain phytochemicals that cross the blood-brain barrier that have an impact on your mood and homeostasis . \u2014 Jackie Bryant, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"New Latin":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080007"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home video":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": prerecorded videocassettes or videodiscs marketed for home viewing":[],
|
||
|
|
": a homemade movie usually filmed with a camcorder":[]
|
||
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|
||
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"the latest releases in home video",
|
||
|
|
"We watched a home video of their wedding.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The home video release spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Music Video Sales chart. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hilaria shared the baby news on Instagram Tuesday, posting a sweet home video that shows the couple telling their six children of their newest sibling. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Robin Schiff: This is a movie that found a second life on home video , cable reruns, and now streaming. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Chapek, an Indiana native who studied microbiology in college, joined Disney in 1993 and came up through the operational rungs of Disney, including home video , consumer products and theme parks. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The group filmed the song\u2019s down- home video on day five. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The doc, executive-produced by Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace, features rare home video and behind-the-scenes footage, alongside new interviews with his closest friend and family. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But theatrical movies also generate revenue from other release windows such as home video , which also could disappear if a movie simply goes to HBO Max. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The 53-year-old host introduced Bravo viewers to his second child, in a sweet home video filmed just for his late night show. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082945"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"homefelt":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": felt in one's own breast : inward , private":[]
|
||
|
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|
||
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|
||
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||
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|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1637, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091728"
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"homophobia":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or gay people \u2014 compare transphobia":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"Rouge Direct, a group fighting homophobia in sports demanded French football authorities sanction Gueye. \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Societal change is a slower process, and Ukrainian activists have few illusions about undoing the homophobia that is deeply entrenched here. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The homophobia Yamilet and her brother Cesar grow up around seeps its way in. \u2014 Eva Recinos, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The two boys are kept apart by forces as vehement as the antipathy between the Montagues and Capulets, and just as wasteful: the hatred between Protestants and Catholics, for one, but the homophobia of their fathers and brothers, too. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Twitter, replying with memes that poke fun at his homophobia and pointing out his apparent self-contradiction. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"DeBose is visible proof that Latinos come in all colors, and her newfound stardom may help chip away at the homophobia and colorism that persist within the Latino community. \u2014 Raul A. Reyes, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Meanwhile, Indian social media users called out the homophobia among the country\u2019s political class. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"During the show, two men opened up about experiencing homophobia from religious family members and their relationship to their faith. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
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": pragmatic humanism that regards the human being as only a highly differentiated animal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092216"
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"homozygous":{
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"adverb"
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": having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci":[]
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8z\u012b-g\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8z\u012b-g\u0259s",
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"\u02cch\u00e4-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"About a quarter of the man\u2019s genome consisted of very long stretches of homozygous DNA: DNA where both copies of the genes were the same, instead of the mix-and-match pairs most people inherit from their parents. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 19 June 2020",
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"With help from a Moscow hearing clinic, this summer Rebrikov identified five couples who are homozygous for 35delG and certain to have a deaf child. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Cooper\u2019s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Aug. 2019",
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"Cooper\u2019s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Aug. 2019",
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"Cooper\u2019s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Aug. 2019",
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"People homozygous for 35delG, like Yevgenievna\u2019s daughter, will inevitably have hearing loss, albeit to varying degrees. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Cooper\u2019s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Jan. 2019",
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"My wife is homozygous non-risk, for the FTO obesity region. \u2014 Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101514"
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},
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"home car":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a freight car on the tracks of the railroad line to which it belongs":[
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"\u2014 contrasted with foreign car"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103128"
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},
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"homebuilt":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": homemade sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02c8bilt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103433"
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},
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"home-wrecker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": someone who has an affair with a married person and causes that person's marriage to fail":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105234"
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},
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"homonym":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": homophone":[
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"the homonyms there and their"
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],
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": homograph":[
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"The words lead , as in the metal, and lead , as in the verb, are homonyms ."
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],
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": one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (such as the noun quail and the verb quail )":[],
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": namesake":[],
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": a taxonomic designation rejected as invalid because the identical term has been used to designate another group of the same rank \u2014 compare synonym":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014d-",
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"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccnim",
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"The noun \u201cbear\u201d and the verb \u201cbear\u201d are homonyms .",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"On November 26th China\u2019s e-commerce juggernaut sold HK$88bn ($11.2bn) of secondary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock symbol 9988\u201488 is not only a homonym for baba, but also signifies double luck. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
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"Some refashioned Pocari Sweat\u2019s Chinese name (\u5bf6\u7926\u529b) with a homonym , rebranding it as a drink of the resistance (\u5bf6\u6297\u529b), for example. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 11 July 2019",
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"Pearle is, after all, both her middle name and a homonym of purl, a type of knitting stitch. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 9 July 2018",
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||
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"Since the judges didn't warn her that her word had a homonym and because Reagan didn't ask for the definition - a garment covering the head and neck except for parts of the face - her spelling was deemed correct after further review. \u2014 CBS News , 30 May 2018",
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|
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"In addition to being a homonym for an oil-rich state, the Q8 is expected to showcase Audi's latest technologies. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"In addition to being a homonym for an oil-rich state, the Q8 is expected to showcase Audi\u2019s latest technologies. \u2014 Mark Phelan, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
||
|
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"In addition to being a homonym for an oil-rich state, the Q8 is expected to showcase Audi\u2019s latest technologies. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2018",
|
||
|
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"But feminists have worked to counter censors: As the hashtag #MeToo came under fire, women started using homonym hashtags. \u2014 Karen Yuan, The Atlantic , 5 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin homonymum , from Greek hom\u014dnymon , from neuter of hom\u014dnymos":""
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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||
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105420"
|
||
|
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},
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||
|
|
"homeward":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
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"adverb",
|
||
|
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"adverb or adjective"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": toward home":[
|
||
|
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"look homeward , angel",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
": being or going in the direction of home":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-w\u0259rd"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"He struggled homeward in the rain.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Three to four dozen chalk-size samples will be sealed in tubes and set aside on Mars to be retrieved by a fetch rover and brought homeward by another rocket ship. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Chron , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The moment suggests that George will probably soon begin helping his wife fix the house, refocusing his wanderlust vision homeward to improve what is near to him instead. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"When the storm began, a great many private carriages whose occupants had seized time by the forelock and scattered their flowers before the rain began to fall turned homeward not remaining to hear the speeches, music, etc. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 21 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The goal of the Wagner\u2019s board is to keep the players homeward bound instead of leaving for outside travel clubs. \u2014 Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Houston, Texas, Tuesday July 22, 1969 Morning Edition) As Apollo 11 rocketed homeward today from its incredible adventure on the Moon, space officials praised the mission and began looking to the future. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 21 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The German army had been badly beaten in a series of battles and was streaming homeward in confusion. \u2014 Arthur Herman, WSJ , 11 Nov. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Best-known for fighting disease and destitution around the globe, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now turning its attention homeward with a new initiative to help poor Americans move up the economic ladder. \u2014 Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times , 3 May 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Wait until a leave of a few days is granted before venturing homeward . \u2014 Jessica Stahl, Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"The '90s was a great decade for dog films (also see the original Air Bud, which almost made our list), but Homeward Bound: \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Homeward Bound has a list of about 75 waiting families who are looking for a golden retriever, said Homeward Bound president and founder Jody Jones. \u2014 Sammy Caiola, sacbee.com , 9 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121004"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homunculus":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a little man : manikin":[],
|
||
|
|
": a miniature adult that in the theory of preformation is held to inhabit the germ cell and to produce a mature individual merely by an increase in size":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259\u014b-ky\u0259-l\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Until that happens, the textbook homunculus \u2014and the missing details for a hermunculus\u2014will likely remain unchanged. \u2014 Dana G. Smith, Scientific American , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Short of a magical homunculus watching the activities of all the neurons in the brain with the omniscience of the experimenter, the neurons that take this all in are unaware of the events that caused these changes in their firing patterns. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In an article published in Brain in 1937 that first described the work that led to the development and refinement of the homunculus . \u2014 Dana G. Smith, Scientific American , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Penfield\u2019s original homunculus did not include the vulva or breasts, and out of the more than 400 people involved, only nine of them were women. \u2014 Dana G. Smith, Scientific American , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That\u2019s a twist so preposterous it\u2019s high camp, since the guy who isn\u2019t the killer is a homunculus who looks like Danny DeVito in a hospital gown. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Maxwell posited a tiny homunculus that could cordon off hotter, faster molecules from colder, slower ones. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"And along comes Robert Frank, the hairy homunculus , the European Jew with his 35-mm. \u2014 Philip Gefter, New York Times , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The book culminates with Christian\u2019s involvement in complex laboratory preparations, including the creation of a bird that is then killed; its ashes are used to make two homunculi , which, in the laboratory, grow to become the bridal couple. \u2014 Peter Bebergal, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2016"
|
||
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
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"Latin, diminutive of homin-, homo human being \u2014 more at homage":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
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},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121314"
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||
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},
|
||
|
|
"home cooking":{
|
||
|
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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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"definitions":{
|
||
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": food that is cooked at home or is similar to food cooked at home":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 the lunchtime special \u2026 pays homage to his grandparents' simple home cooking \u2026",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Gourmet",
|
||
|
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"\u2026 an antacid may save the day if that roadside diner doesn't live up to its \" home cooking \" claims.",
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||
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"\u2014 Joe Graedon"
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||
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]
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||
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
|
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
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},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122547"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"homelike":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": characteristic of a home":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccl\u012bk"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Our space is down to earth, cozy, homelike and comfortable. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The banners hang in the pod common area, which Ms. Tong has made more homelike with huge, plastic rocking chairs, live plants, and a miniature fish tank with blue and red betta fish. \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Centennial\u2019s residents live in the sort of faux- homelike institutional care that is common for middle-class people who are neither rich nor poor. \u2014 Joyce S\u00e1enz Harris, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Michaela Fissel, executive director of Advocacy Unlimited, said hospitals could make the settings more homelike and comfortable by adding yoga or music and letting patients wear their own clothes instead of a paper garment. \u2014 Chris Ehrmann, courant.com , 1 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Pearlview is a post-hospital rehabilitation and skilled nursing care facility that offers post-acute recovery programs in a homelike atmosphere. \u2014 Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"These are homelike environments with private rooms, restful gathering places for family members and the 24/7 support of Hospice of Cincinnati staff. \u2014 Hospice Cincinnati, Cincinnati.com , 19 Mar. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"But better-quality fast food for less money, companies that push cook-it-yourself meal kits and the homelike comfort of mom-and-pop restaurants are taking a bite out of sales. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 2 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123048"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homologous":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": having the same relative position, value, or structure: such as":[],
|
||
|
|
": exhibiting biological homology":[],
|
||
|
|
": having the same or allelic genes with genetic loci usually arranged in the same order":[
|
||
|
|
"homologous chromosomes"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
": belonging to or consisting of a chemical series (see series sense 6 ) whose successive members have a regular difference in composition especially of one methylene group":[],
|
||
|
|
": derived from or developed in response to organisms of the same species":[
|
||
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"a homologous tissue graft"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4l-\u0259-g\u0259s, h\u0259-",
|
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"In general, these have shown it\u2019s about as good as, and in some cases better than, a homologous regimen. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"The OriCiro Assembly Kit is a one-step process to assemble multiple DNA fragments to form a circular DNA molecule via the homologous overlapping ends. \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
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"Random mutations make the sequences diverge over time, but homologous genes (or homologs) can still be sorted into families by their similarities. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"This type of gene disruption \u2014 called non- homologous end joining \u2014 is being used in sickle-cell and thalassemia trials. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2018"
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"home truth":{
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": an unpleasant fact that jars the sensibilities":[],
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": a statement of undisputed fact":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When Janis approaches Arturo, played by Israel Elejalde, to help excavate a mass grave, Cruz\u2019s Janis is forced to face a home truth after running a home paternity test. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Anyway, Wheeler \u2014 a word snob who has a gift for stating home truths that nobody else dares utter \u2014 soon has the audience in the palm of his 11 \u00bd-sized hand. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"And David, despite his optimism, is not short of home truths . \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 8 Oct. 2019",
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"Brexit has exposed a lot of home truths about financial services in London and the euro zone. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2019",
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"Our new truth and conviction involves championing old home truths . \u2014 Steven Petrow, Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"As to be expected, the high command did not react favorably to these home truths . \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine , 10 June 2019",
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"Left out, especially, is the home truth that the Catholic Church has changed already. \u2014 Paul Elie, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2018",
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"And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger. \u2014 Cathie Anderson, sacbee , 9 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132527"
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},
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"Homo sapiens":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": humankind":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cch\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u014d-\u02c8sap-\u0113-\u0259nz",
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"-\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-",
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"\u02cch\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u014d-\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-\u02ccenz",
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"-\u0259nz",
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"especially British -\u02c8sa-p\u0113-\u0259nz",
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"-\u02ccenz"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"humanity",
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"humankind",
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"man",
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"mankind"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"All people are members of Homo sapiens .",
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"how far into outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, species name, from Homo , genus name + sapiens , specific epithet, from Latin, wise, intelligent \u2014 more at homo , sapient":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133811"
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},
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"home demonstration":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134145"
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},
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"homuncular":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling or characteristic of a homunculus":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"(\u02c8)h\u014d\u00a6m\u0259\u014bky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"homuncul us + -ar":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135849"
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},
|
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"homology":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a similarity often attributable to common origin":[
|
||
|
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"\u2026 the anthropologist is in the curious position of dealing with \u2026 striking homologies not necessarily due to historical contact \u2026",
|
||
|
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"\u2014 Edward Sapir"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
|
": correspondence or similarity in form or function between parts (such as the wing of a bat and the human arm) of different species resulting from modification of a trait possessed by a common ancestor : similarity of traits reflecting common descent and ancestry \u2014 compare analogy , homoplasy":[],
|
||
|
|
": correspondence in structure between a series of parts (such as vertebrae) in the same individual":[],
|
||
|
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": similarity of nucleotide or amino acid sequence (as in nucleic acids or proteins)":[],
|
||
|
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": a branch of the theory of topology concerned with partitioning space into geometric components (such as points, lines, and triangles) and with the study of the number and interrelationships of these components especially by the use of group theory":[
|
||
|
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"\u2014 compare cohomology"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"h\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113, h\u0259-"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Hayden and Sundberg had been doing some exciting work recently using an invariant called Khovanov homology , which uses algebra to extract information about how an object is put together. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Toward this end, the book explains the important difference between analogy and homology . \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Quanta also explored the origins of topology itself with a column in January and an explainer devoted to the related subject of homology . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After all, the Yunnan bat virus with the 96 percent homology to the Wuhan human strain was found approximately 1,000 miles away. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"In the late 1980s, a mathematician named Andreas Floer developed a theory called Floer homology , a powerful framework that is now the primary way mathematicians investigate symplectic phenomena. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 July 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Follow tradition, of course, and enforce the homology down the generations. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 13 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Human studies need more ecologically valid stimuli and better behavioral assays, in particular ones that do not rely on verbal report and that can be argued to have some homology to the behavioral assays used in animal studies. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"At the same time, other necessary characteristics of these homology 3-spheres require beta to be even. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 Jan. 2015"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
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||
|
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143018"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"homologoumena":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"plural noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": books of the New Testament acknowledged as authoritative and canonical from the earliest time \u2014 compare antilegomena":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d\u02ccm\u00e4l-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4m\u0259l\u0259\u02c8g\u00fcm\u0259n\u0259"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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||
|
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"Late Greek homologoumena , from Greek, neuter plural of homologoumenos , present passive participle of homologein to agree, from homologos":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151555"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homme d'affaires":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"French noun phrase"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": man of business : business agent : businessman":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u022fm-d\u00e4-fer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152637"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homecraft":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160044"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homolosine projection":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an equal-area interrupted map projection that combines the sinusoidal projection for latitudes up to 40\u00b0 with the homolographic for areas poleward of these latitudes":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccs\u012bn-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"homolo graphic + sine":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160219"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homophobe":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a person characterized by homophobia":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u014db"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"After all, disseminating homophobe -baiting content is effortless when defended by the protective shield of anonymity, where real-world consequences to real-world actions are easily avoided. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Over the past two weeks, Gen Z has set its sights on Eminem, the monolithic rapper who\u2019s sold tens of millions of albums while infuriating countless critics who branded him a misogynist, homophobe and abuse apologist over the last quarter-century. \u2014 Bryan Rolli, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The LGBTQ Community & Friends \u2014 Incumbent school board member Leslie Ellison, an outspoken homophobe who got 49.9% of the vote in the Nov. 3 primary, ultimately lost to newcomer Dr. J.C. Romero, an openly gay educator. \u2014 Clancy Dubos, NOLA.com , 11 Dec. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Cupcakke takes a stand for her LGBTQ fans by spending the whole track roasting any and every homophobe on earth. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"During their southbound trip, the duo meet dozens of new characters who, on any other television program, would be drawn as over-the-top characatures of homophobes and racists. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Many mainstream politicians are vocal homophobes , which appeals to some Confucian traditionalists and evangelical Christians. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Financial Times Twitter ads Twitter has apologized for letting advertisers target hate groups such as neo-Nazis and homophobes . \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Granted with money, resources, and celebrity, these crusaders are addicts, murderers, racists, rapists, homophobes , and more. \u2014 Maya Phillips, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2019"
|
||
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162054"
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||
|
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},
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||
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"homer":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"biographical name",
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||
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"noun",
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||
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"verb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10\u00b9/\u2082 or later 11\u00b9/\u2082 bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)":[],
|
||
|
|
"9th\u20138th":[],
|
||
|
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": home run":[],
|
||
|
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": homing pigeon":[],
|
||
|
|
"Winslow 1836\u20131910 American artist":[],
|
||
|
|
": to hit a home run":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259r"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"Hebrew \u1e25\u014dmer":"Noun",
|
||
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"home entry 1":"Noun"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162422"
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"homeworker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that carries on remunerative employment in the home":[
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"concealed the existence of homeworkers who were not paid proper overtime wages",
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"\u2014 Progressive Labor World"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170149"
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},
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"homy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": homely sense 3":[
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"homey anecdotes"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170944"
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},
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"homeochronous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": recurring at the same period of life in succeeding generations":[
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"\u2014 used of organs, traits, or other characters"
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],
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"\u2014 compare heterochronism":[
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"\u2014 used of organs, traits, or other characters"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6h\u00e4m-",
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"\u00a6h\u014dm\u0113\u00a6\u00e4kr\u0259n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"home- + -chronous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171148"
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},
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"homework":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": piecework done at home for pay":[],
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||
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": an assignment given to a student to be completed outside the regular class period":[],
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": preparatory reading or research (as for a discussion or a debate)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
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||
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She started her algebra homework .",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
|
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"The rules for building a home are the as the 101s in business: Do your homework , ask the right questions and don\u2019t be willing to settle if something sounds too good to be true. \u2014 Russ Stephens, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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||
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"The couple did their homework and found Mayo Clinic could provide the care Laurie needed. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"As in past periods of market euphoria, today\u2019s investors can\u2019t count on anyone else to do their homework for them. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
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||
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"Other senators have had less time to do their homework on the crash investigation. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Madeleine does her homework at the big table in back. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Do your homework , since not every app works with all types of wireless devices. \u2014 Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Marini says the hardest part of buying towels is doing your homework . \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"From the sleepless nights to the endless hours spent on homework , graduation is a time to celebrate hard work and success. \u2014 Jacqueline Pinedo, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022"
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||
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173751"
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||
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},
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||
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"home edition":{
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||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": city edition":[]
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174504"
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||
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},
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||
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"homewardly":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
|
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"adverb"
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||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": homeward":[]
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174707"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"homonymous":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": ambiguous":[],
|
||
|
|
": having the same designation":[],
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or being homonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4n-\u0259-m\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Breakfast and dinner are served in Biagio Pignatta, once the house of Ferdinando\u2019s homonymous butler and just a few steps from the hotel. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The European Commission also defended the application saying that similar-sounding or homonymous names were not an adequate reason for rejecting a request. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Etna is one of three active volcanoes in Italy, along with Stromboli on the homonymous island and Vesuvius near the southern city of Naples. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Bardonecchia, near Turin, is a mountainous town, for example, while Pantelleria lies on the homonymous island off the coast of Sicily. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The country's most populous state, Sao Paulo, reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday, even as its homonymous metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls. \u2014 Matthew Bodner, NBC News , 11 June 2020",
|
||
|
|
"This means the news of Iggy collaborating with homonymous problematic cohort Azealia Banks puts a limp punctuation mark on this stage of Iggy\u2019s second record. \u2014 Dale Eisinger, Billboard , 9 July 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin homonymus having the same name, from Greek hom\u014dnymos , from hom- + onyma, onoma name \u2014 more at name":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181149"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home folks":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"plural noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185531"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"hominization":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the evolutionary development of human characteristics that differentiate hominids from their primate ancestors":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin homin-, homo + English -ization":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185958"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homoscedasticity":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the property of having equal statistical variances":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u014d-si-\u02ccda-\u02c8sti-s\u0259-t\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"hom- + Greek skedastikos able to disperse, from skedannynai to disperse":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191341"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homme d'esprit":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"French noun phrase"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": man of wit : a wit":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u022fm-des-pr\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192603"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home factor":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": domestic factor":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192740"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homuncio":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": homunculus":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin, diminutive of homin-, homo man":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195751"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home equity loan":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a loan based on the amount of equity a person has in his or her home":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200103"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Homs":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
"city on the Orontes River in western Syria population 354,508":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8hu\u0307ms",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u022fmz"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200214"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homosexual":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"adverb,",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one's same sex : gay":[],
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex":[],
|
||
|
|
": a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of their same sex : a gay person and especially a male gay person":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"An early gay rights group called The Mattachine Society challenged the New York State Liquor Authority, saying that bars couldn\u2019t serve drinks to anyone who identified as or was perceived as homosexual . \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Strong meter can temper hot subjects, such as homosexual desire, domination, the need for speed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What followed was a rambling rant that began with a confession of his own homosexual acts and escalated into a condemnation of the gay community for not being supportive enough of the Black struggle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Here\u2019s a distinct, nonjudgmental look at the perfidies of homosexual license, vanity, and longing. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even still, in the 1990s, anti- homosexual laws barred educators from discussing LGBTQ topics in many school classrooms. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The story is filled with action that plays on the mind and the nerves, including a homosexual affair that may be a scheme of entrapment or blackmail, wild shoot-outs of immense complexity, and elaborate schemes of encryption and coded conversation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The young, homosexual scene then turned into protests and true activism, demanding equality and rights. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
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"Boys snuggle, hold hands, confess their homosexual inclinations without shame. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Billy Eichner, noted homosexual , found himself the target of some odd gossip when a clickbait article touting his relationship with Noelle costar Anna Kendrick went viral. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
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"Every single homosexual in our country should be charged with a crime. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
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"In 1895, Oscar Wilde had his boyfriend\u2019s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, arrested for accurately suggesting that Wilde was a homosexual . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Even in his lifetime, this Prussian royal was widely rumored to be a homosexual , though that term wouldn\u2019t be coined till nearly 90 years after his death. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual , the midshipman told him to cut it out. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"That said, my problem is with my younger brother, who is a homosexual . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"The clip apparently at odds with Harry\u2019s values features Knowles and Nicolosi discussing the treatments Nicolosi uses at the Reintegrative Therapy Association for patients who wish to change their behavior from homosexual to heterosexual tendencies. \u2014 Michael Lee, Washington Examiner , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"In the late 1990s, Koeshall was an Assemblies of God minister in Escondido, when he was outed for being a homosexual , which that denomination considers a sin. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2021"
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"short for homosexual entry 2":"Noun"
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"homologous graft":{
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": homograft":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202334"
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},
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"home freezer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": freezer sense 1d(2)":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203754"
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},
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"homologue":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something (such as a chemical compound or a chromosome) homologous":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
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"-\u02ccl\u00e4g",
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"\u02c8h\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
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|
"When there really isn't even the vaguest homologue at all, though, Murzin's technique loses its advantage. \u2014 Oliver Morton, WIRED , 1 July 2001"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204719"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"homozygote":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": a homozygous individual":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02cch\u00e4-",
|
||
|
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"-\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccg\u014dt",
|
||
|
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccg\u014dt"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"For one thing, 35delG homozygotes sometimes only have mild hearing impairment. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 21 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"These people, known as CCR5\u039432 homozygotes , appear healthy and are highly resistant to HIV infection. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 1 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"What\u2019s more, Lulu is clearly not a CCR5\u039432 homozygote , so the findings don\u2019t apply to her. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 1 Aug. 2019"
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||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
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|
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205027"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"homolographic projection":{
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||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an equal-area map projection \u2014 compare mollweide projection":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210734"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homologize":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": to make homologous":[],
|
||
|
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": to demonstrate the homology of":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u0259-",
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccj\u012bz"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211349"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"hominoid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of primates including recent hominids , gibbons, and pongids together with extinct ancestral and related forms (as of the genera Proconsul and Dryopithecus )":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fid",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fid"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Its enormous size\u201413 inches\u2014also suggests a magnificent hominoid , a King Kong type of image! \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Aug. 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin Hominoidea , from Homin-, Homo + -oidea , suffix of higher taxa, from Latin -o\u00efdes -oid entry 2":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214656"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homophonic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": chordal":[],
|
||
|
|
": of or relating to homophones":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8f\u00e4-nik",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u014d-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Notoriously homophonic rapper DaBaby has canceled all 20 dates on his U.S. winter tour, including his Jan. 29 San Diego performance at the all-ages Soma, according to a representative for Live Nation, the show\u2019s promoter. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It\u2019s all mostly homophonic , with every singer on the same page, but yet an individual amassing into a whole. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Stravinsky\u2019s, in Slavonic, is in the sturdy homophonic style typical of Russian choral music. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 4 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Greek homoph\u014dnos being in unison, from hom- + ph\u014dn\u0113 sound \u2014 more at ban entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215137"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"home loan":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221242"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homrai":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a large hornbill ( Buceros bicornis ) of India and southeastern Asia":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014dm\u02ccr\u012b",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4m-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Nepali h\u00f5gr\u0101yo":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222711"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homophile":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": gay sense 1b":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bl",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"With the rise of the fledgling homophile movement in the 1950s, activists began publicly contemplating the idea. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"hom- + -phil entry 2":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
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||
|
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224429"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homonymy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the quality or state of being homonymous":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
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||
|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233723"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"homophyletic":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": relating to homophyly : belonging to the same race":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"pronunciation at homo- +"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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||
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary hom- + phyletic ; originally formed as German homophyl":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l",
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"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"An early gay rights group called The Mattachine Society challenged the New York State Liquor Authority, saying that bars couldn\u2019t serve drinks to anyone who identified as or was perceived as homosexual . \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Strong meter can temper hot subjects, such as homosexual desire, domination, the need for speed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"What followed was a rambling rant that began with a confession of his own homosexual acts and escalated into a condemnation of the gay community for not being supportive enough of the Black struggle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
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"Here\u2019s a distinct, nonjudgmental look at the perfidies of homosexual license, vanity, and longing. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022",
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"Even still, in the 1990s, anti- homosexual laws barred educators from discussing LGBTQ topics in many school classrooms. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 May 2022",
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"The story is filled with action that plays on the mind and the nerves, including a homosexual affair that may be a scheme of entrapment or blackmail, wild shoot-outs of immense complexity, and elaborate schemes of encryption and coded conversation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The young, homosexual scene then turned into protests and true activism, demanding equality and rights. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Boys snuggle, hold hands, confess their homosexual inclinations without shame. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Billy Eichner, noted homosexual , found himself the target of some odd gossip when a clickbait article touting his relationship with Noelle costar Anna Kendrick went viral. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
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"Every single homosexual in our country should be charged with a crime. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
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"In 1895, Oscar Wilde had his boyfriend\u2019s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, arrested for accurately suggesting that Wilde was a homosexual . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Even in his lifetime, this Prussian royal was widely rumored to be a homosexual , though that term wouldn\u2019t be coined till nearly 90 years after his death. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual , the midshipman told him to cut it out. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"That said, my problem is with my younger brother, who is a homosexual . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"The clip apparently at odds with Harry\u2019s values features Knowles and Nicolosi discussing the treatments Nicolosi uses at the Reintegrative Therapy Association for patients who wish to change their behavior from homosexual to heterosexual tendencies. \u2014 Michael Lee, Washington Examiner , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"In the late 1990s, Koeshall was an Assemblies of God minister in Escondido, when he was outed for being a homosexual , which that denomination considers a sin. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003817"
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},
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"homograph":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation (such as the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-",
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"\u02c8h\u014d-",
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"\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The words \u201cbow\u201d for a part of a ship and \u201cbow\u201d for a weapon that shoots arrows are homographs .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Should someone make a phishing website with a homograph of your domain, your business can take a major hit. \u2014 Akram Atallah, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"There are a few common brandjacking tactics, but a recurring one is building a website that looks legitimate through the use of a domain homograph , or a domain that looks like yours at first glance but actually contains slight variations. \u2014 Akram Atallah, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005448"
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},
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"homosex":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": homosexuality":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening":""
|
||
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013854"
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},
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"home guard":{
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
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||
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a force organized often on a volunteer basis for local defense or home protection especially when the regular army is in a combat area \u2014 compare home reserve":[]
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||
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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|
},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014826"
|
||
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},
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||
|
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"homeomorphism":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": a function that is a one-to-one mapping between sets such that both the function and its inverse are continuous and that in topology exists for geometric figures which can be transformed one into the other by an elastic deformation":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02cch\u014d-m\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u02ccfi-z\u0259m"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This is an even stronger statement than the one Freedman proved \u2014 since a diffeomorphism is a stronger form of equivalence than a homeomorphism \u2014 and one that mathematicians today have no idea how to settle. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"For topological manifolds, the relevant standard is called a homeomorphism . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025359"
|
||
|
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}
|
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