": a large genus of massive reef-building corals including many brain corals":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin maeander, maeandrus twist, winding":""
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"m\u0113\u02c8andr\u0259"
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"adjective",
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a generous patron especially of literature or art":[],
"Gaius circa 70\u20138 b.c. Roman statesman and patron of literature":[]
},
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"the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Gaius Maecenas \u20208 b.c. Roman statesman & patron of literature":""
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"mi-\u02c8s\u0113-n\u0259s"
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"angel",
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"donator",
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"fairy godmother",
"patron",
"sugar daddy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220120",
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"biographical name",
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"definitions":{
": the status of being a Maecenas":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259s\u02ccship"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061631",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": patronage":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Gaius Maecenat-, Maecenas + English -ism":""
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"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m"
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005647",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"Maelzel's metronome":{
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"definitions":{
": metronome":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Johann N. Maelzel (M\u00e4lzel) \u20201838 German musician, its inventor":""
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"\u02c8melts\u0259lz-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182342",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small family of slender percoid marine fishes including the picarels":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Maena , type genus (from Latin, a kind of small sea fish, from Greek main\u0113 ) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174444",
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"Maeonian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to ancient Maeonia afterward called Lydia and reputed to be the birthplace of Homer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maeonia , ancient country in Asia Minor (from Latin, from Greek Maionia ) + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)m\u0113\u00a6\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105238",
"type":[
"adjective"
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},
"maeandrine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the genus Maeandra":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Maeandra + English -ine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccdr\u012bn",
"-\u02c8dr\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060333",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"maegbote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": compensation paid to the kinsmen of a man slain":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Old English m\u01e3gb\u014dt , from m\u01e3g kinsman, relative + b\u014dt compensation; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German m\u0101g kinsman, Old Norse m\u0101gr relative by marriage, Gothic megs son-in-law, Greek peri\u0113 mektein to be unwilling, Lithuanian m\u0117gti to like; basic meaning: friendly":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171730",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius":[
"tried to shoot the canoe across a stretch of treacherous maelstrom",
"\u2014 Harper's"
],
": something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence":[
"the maelstrom enveloping the country",
"a maelstrom of emotions"
]
},
"examples":[
"She was caught in a maelstrom of emotions.",
"The ship was drawn into the maelstrom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wall Street\u2019s sour mood dragged into a second day Friday amid the maelstrom of uncertainties surrounding Russia and Ukraine, with the Dow sliding more than 250 points in afternoon trading. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"So when someone's stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Just as in most large galaxies, a supermassive black hole sits at the core of our own island in the universe, enveloped in a swirling maelstrom of molecular clouds and stars. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Welcome, in other words, to the latest cinematic incarnation of the multiverse, in which an infinite number of parallel timelines suddenly converge in a maelstrom of controlled chaos. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Kruger mixes exceptional graphic design skills with deep knowledge of the structural complexities of art and language, not to mention the media maelstrom in which modern life is lived. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The maelstrom of disruption is arriving at a moment when the global economy is grappling with a host of pandemic-era stressors, from chaotic supply chains to widespread labor shortages. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Underneath these challenges lie questions from the public over whether Biden is a strong enough leader to confront the maelstrom . \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This powerful northern maelstrom grabs the magnetic field lines diving into the north pole, bends them out of shape, and spins them about. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom ), from malen to grind + strom stream":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101l-str\u0259m",
"-\u02ccstr\u00e4m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gulf",
"vortex",
"whirlpool"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233957",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of maen Scottish variant of moan"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205134",
"type":[]
},
"maenad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an unnaturally excited or distraught woman":[],
": bacchante":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manson\u2019s maenads \u2014 dirty, barefoot examples of Dionysian abandon \u2014 provide the most fascinating sequences of QT\u2019s career. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 26 July 2019",
"All across its 375 square feet swarm birds, masks and maenads \u2014the besotted followers of the god Dionysus. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian , 24 May 2018",
"The libretto from the premiere has Orpheus being torn to pieces by maenads , the female devotees of Bacchus whose bloodthirsty rampages figure in both the mythology and evidently the historical truth of ancient Greece. \u2014 Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2018",
"An actor\u2019s dance becomes a slaughter; a bathing nymph turns out to be one of a cluster of handless maenads . \u2014 Douglas Wolk, New York Times , 1 June 2016",
"Often faces turned up to address the sky, as with the maenads and nymphs whose shapes in Greek sculpture did so much to inspire Duncan. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 20 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin maenad-, maenas , from Greek mainad-, mainas , from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit \u2014 more at mind":""
"Despite not playing in a tournament since Wimbledon last July, the 40-year-old Swiss maestro earned more money in the last 12 months off the field \u2013 $90 million \u2013 than any other athlete in the world. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The feed of Charlie Puth, a 30-year-old maestro of radio-ready cheesiness, feels a bit like postmodern performance art. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"He was recruited by Roone Arledge, a hard-driving maestro of broadcast television who tasked him with handling daily operations inside the news division. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"The Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, who has long been close to Mr. Putin, was fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and saw his international engagements dry up. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Kirill Petrenko, conductor, The Berliner Philharmonic\u2019s Russian-Austrian maestro didn\u2019t mince words in his criticism of the Russian attack. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the Movies: The 90-year-old Hollywood maestro will soon step away from film to focus on another passion: writing concert works. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s right \u2014 the Harry Potter alum has been tapped to portray the accordian-playing and multi-Grammy-winning maestro of musical parody in an upcoming Roku Channel biopic co-produced by Funny or Die and Tango. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"His purity of voice and ability to coax a wide range of emotion from his throat is what set Mr. Fakhri apart, said Syrian maestro Abdel Halim Hariri, head of Aleppo\u2019s Music Syndicate and director of the Sabah Fakhri Institute for singing and music. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1724, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, master, from Latin magister \u2014 more at master":""
