dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/asa_MW.json

{
  "asarum camphor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": asaron":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144923"
  },
  "Asarah b'Tebet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Jewish fast day observed on the 10th day of Tebet to mark the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 b.c.":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4\u00a6s\u022f\u02ccr\u022fb\u0259\u02c8t\u0101(\u02cc)ves"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u02bd\u0103\u015b\u0101r\u0101h b\u0115\u1e6d\u0113bh\u0113th":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193459"
  },
  "asarabacca":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plant of the genus Asarum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccas\u0259r\u0259\u02c8bak\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier asarabacara , probably from Spanish asarab\u00e1cara , irregular from \u00e1saro asarabacca (from Latin asarum hazelwort) + b\u00e1cara clary ( Salvia sclarea ), from Latin baccaris , a plant with an aromatic root, from Greek bakkaris":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212521"
  },
  "Asama":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "volcano 8300 feet (2530 meters) in central Honshu, Japan":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212616"
  },
  "asarfi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several gold coins of Nepal distinguished by weight and having no denomination":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213429"
  },
  "Asaphus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of trilobites occurring abundantly in the Ordovician of northern Europe and having subequal cephala and pygidia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8as\u0259f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, irregular from Greek asaph\u0113s indistinct, dim, from a- a- entry 2 + saph\u0113s distinct, clear":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223704"
  },
  "Asaphite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a descendant of the Levite Asaph":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101\u02ccsa\u02ccf\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Asaph + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224520"
  },
  "asarotum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ancient Roman painted pavement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccas\u0259\u02c8r\u014dt\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek asar\u014dton , neuter of asar\u014dtos paved in mosaic resembling an unswept floor, literally, unswept, from a- a- entry 2 + sar\u014dtos , verbal of saroun to sweep, from saron broom; probably akin to Latin turba disturbance, tumult":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230249"
  },
  "Asaphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to Asaph, chief musician of the sanctuary in the time of David, or to the hereditary musical guild founded by him":[
        "Asaphic psalms"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6safik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Asaph , 10th century b.c. Levite and musician mentioned in 1 Chronicles 16:5, 25:1\u20132 + English -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101746"
  },
  "asaron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline phenolic ether C 12 H 16 O 3 found in the oils of a number of plants especially of the genus Asarum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8as\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary asar- (from New Latin Asarum ) + -on, -one":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224047"
  },
  "asana":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various yogic postures":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These unisex yoga socks have grippy silicone bottoms and can even be used on regular floors for impromptu asanas on the road. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "This virtual class combines Vinyasa flows with longer held asanas with the goal of building strength and flexibility. \u2014 Robert Gant, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Ideally, Deshpande says, a teacher will link asana with the other limbs of yoga. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 4 Jan. 2019",
      "As mentioned, many yoga classes in America focus primarily on just the asana part of yoga. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 4 Jan. 2019",
      "Going remote and above the tree line for asanas in the Puerto Rican jungle",
      "The discipline of Yoga is based on breath control, meditation, and asanas , and its roots are traced to the Indus Valley civilisation. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 20 June 2019",
      "Work on your asanas at Mirepoix Wellness Studio (1414 N. Ashland Ave.) from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, and treat yourself afterward with some juice from Real Good Juice Co. $15, all proceeds go to the Chicago Period Project. \u2014 Sad\u00e9 Carpenter, RedEye Chicago , 31 Oct. 2017",
      "Perhaps most damaging is how yoga asana \u2014physical posturing in yoga\u2014has been appropriated in its entirety by the fitness industry and mainstream media. \u2014 Rina Deshpande, SELF , 27 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit \u0101sana manner of sitting, from \u0101ste he sits; akin to Greek h\u0113sthai to sit, Hittite es-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1811, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015332"
  }
}