"faced with a class forever enveloped in a miasma of apathy and intellectual hebetude , the professor had little hope of kindling an interest in medieval European history",
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"The leaden weight of an irremediable idleness descended upon General Feraud, who having no resources within himself sank into a state of awe-inspiring hebetude . \u2014 Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Sep. 2017"
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"circa 1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin hebetudo , from heb\u0113re to be dull; akin to Latin hebes dull":""
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"\u02c8he-b\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"\u02c8heb-\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
],
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"languor",
"lassitude",
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"stupor",
"torpor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044405",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162806"
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a form of schizophrenia characterized especially by incoherence, delusions lacking an underlying theme, and affect that is usually flat, inappropriate, or silly":[]
"His acceptance speech for the Best Actor prize was a more interesting performance than the hebephrenia Phoenix displayed in Joker. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
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"borrowed from German Hebephrenie \"type of mental disorder occurring at puberty,\" from Greek h\u0113b\u0113- (probably extracted from h\u0113b\u0113t\u1e17s \"having reached sexual maturity, adult,\" from h\u0113b\u0113-, variant stem of h\u0113b\u00e1\u014d, h\u0113b\u00e2n \"to reach puberty, be in the prime of youth\" \u2014derivative of h\u1e17b\u0113 \"youth, vigor of youth, sexual maturity\"\u2014 + -t\u0113s, adjective suffix) + phren-, phr\u1e17n \"midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wits\" + German -ie -ia entry 1 ; Greek h\u1e17b\u0113 perhaps going back to Indo-European *(H)i\u032f\u0113g w -eh 2 , whence also Lithuanian j\u0117g\u00e0 \"strength, force,\" Latvian j\u0119\u0304ga \"power, sense\" \u2014 more at frenetic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
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"province of northeastern China surrounding but not including the municipality of Beijing; capital Shijiazhuang area 77,079 square miles (199,635 square kilometers), population 71,854,210":[]
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"\u02c8h\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": jew":[],
": the Greek goddess of youth and a cupbearer to the gods":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u0113-b\u0113",
"\u02c8h\u0113b"
],
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"examples":[],
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"short for Hebrew":"Noun",
"Latin, from Greek H\u0113b\u0113":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1561, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201333"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Scottish university formerly appointed for the week to superintend student discipline":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of hebdomadary entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110837"
},
"hebe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": jew":[],
": the Greek goddess of youth and a cupbearer to the gods":[]
"Latin hebdomad-, hebdomas , from Greek, from hebdomos seventh, from hepta seven \u2014 more at seven":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074550"
},
"Heber":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Reginald 1783\u20131826 English prelate and hymn writer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-b\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082820"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture":[]
},
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"hi-\u02c8br\u0101-ik"
],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English Ebrayke , from Late Latin Hebraicus , from Greek Hebraikos , from Hebraios":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090558"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Hebrew scholar":[]
},
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"hi\u02c8b-",
"h\u0259\u02c8b-",
"(\u02c8)he\u00a6b-",
"(\u02c8)h\u0113\u00a6br\u0113\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Hebrae us Hebrew + English -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154507"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant having a poisonous juice":[
"with juice of cursed hebona in a vial",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224757"
},
"Hebraica":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113k\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter plural of Hebraicus":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005128"
},
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"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": a theological treatise addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)br\u00fcz"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015429"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hebraism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113(\u02cc)br\u00fc\u02cciz\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030411"
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"Hebrician":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hebraist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0113\u02c8brish\u0259n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebr ew + -ician":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045615"
},
"hebdomadal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": weekly":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"heb-\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1711, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055922"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"islands of western Scotland in the Atlantic, divided by Little Minch Strait into the":[
"Inner Hebrides (near the mainland)",
"Outer Hebrides (to the northwest)"
],
"and the":[
"Inner Hebrides (near the mainland)",
"Outer Hebrides (to the northwest)"
],
"area 2900 square miles (7540 square kilometers), population 30,660 \u2014 see lewis with harris , western isles":[
"Inner Hebrides (near the mainland)",
"Outer Hebrides (to the northwest)"
]
},
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"\u02c8he-br\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113z"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070720"
},
"Hebraic granite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": graphic granite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its supposed resemblance to letters of the Hebrew alphabet":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105245"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews":[],
": any of various later forms of this language":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)br\u00fc",
"\u02c8h\u0113-br\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English Ebreu , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin Hebraeus , from Latin, adjective, from Greek Hebraios , from Aramaic \u02bdEbrai":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110720"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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": the thought, spirit, or practice characteristic of the Hebrews":[],
": a moral theory or emphasis attributed to the Hebrews":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)br\u0101-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111812"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make dull or obtuse":[]
},
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"\u02c8he-b\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin hebetatus , past participle of hebetare , from hebet-, hebes dull":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112837"
},
"hebraize":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to use Hebraisms":[],
": to make Hebraic in character or form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-br\u0101-\u02cc\u012bz"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1645, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160818"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Semitic alphabet used since about the 5th century b.c. for writing Hebrew and in medieval and modern times used also for Yiddish and on occasion other languages":[
"\u2014 see Alphabet Table"
],
": the Semitic alphabet used in writing Hebrew until about the 5th century b.c. and on occasion as late as the 2d century a.d.":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164306"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in the West Bank south-southwest of Jerusalem population 79,087":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u0113-br\u0259n"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181542"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113br\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebron , Maine, its locality + English -ite":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221113"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies":[]
},
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"\u02c8h\u0113-\u02ccbr\u0101-ist"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230920"
},
"Hebraistic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by Hebraisms":[],
": hebraic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u0113-br\u0101-\u02c8i-stik"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004136"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the thought, spirit, or practice characteristic of the Hebrews":[],
": a moral theory or emphasis attributed to the Hebrews":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)br\u0101-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050039"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture":[]
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"hi-\u02c8br\u0101-ik"
],
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