{ "AAPI":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Asian American and Pacific Islander":[ "the AAPI community" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113008", "type":[ "abbreviation" ] }, "AAR":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "against all risks":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110831", "type":[ "abbreviation" ] }, "Aarau":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "commune , capital of Aargau canton , northern Switzerland; population 15,300":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccau\u0307" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104511", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Aare":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "river 183 miles (294 kilometers) long in central and northern Switzerland, flowing east and northeast into the Rhine River":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111737", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Aargau":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "canton in northern Switzerland bordering on Germany; capital Aarau area 542 square miles (1409 square kilometers), population 550,900":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccgau\u0307" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121615", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "aardvark":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large burrowing nocturnal mammal ( Orycteropus afer ) of sub-Saharan Africa that has a long snout, extensible tongue, powerful claws, large ears, and heavy tail and feeds especially on termites and ants":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Arthur is an aardvark , though there are differences between the actual animal and him. \u2014 Olivia Munson, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022", "For the first time in over 35 years, a baby aardvark is padding around California's San Diego Zoo. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022", "The people behind the cartoon aardvark say goodbye. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022", "Read more: The people behind everyone's favorite cartoon aardvark say goodbye. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2022", "Brown turns to a page that shows how to draw \u2026 an aardvark . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022", "The show premiered in 1996, and follows the adventures of an 8-year-old aardvark named Arthur Read along with his family and friends. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 22 Feb. 2022", "Based on a children\u2019s book series by author Mark Brown, Arthur tells the story of Arthur Read, a talking aardvark who lives in Elwood City with his parents and younger sisters D.W. and Kate. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022", "In an upcoming special on Sept. 6, Arthur, the bespectacled aardvark , and his gang will bring a new friend into the fold: a Sikh boy named Samir. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1822, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from early Afrikaans aardvarken (modern erdvark ), from aarde \"earth\" + vark \"hog\"; akin to Old English eorthe \"earth\" and to Old English fearh \"young pig\" \u2014 more at earth entry 1 , farrow entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4rd-\u02ccv\u00e4rk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104415", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "aardwolf":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a maned striped nocturnal mammal ( Proteles cristatus ) of southern and eastern Africa that resembles the related hyenas and feeds chiefly on insects and especially termites":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The conservation union\u2019s hyena specialist group is currently conducting the largest global survey of the four species of hyena \u2014 spotted, striped, brown and the aardwolf \u2014 since the 1990s. \u2014 Helen Sullivan, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1833, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from early Afrikaans, from aarde \"earth\" + wolf \"wolf\"; akin to Old English eorthe \"earth\" and to Old English wulf \"wolf\" \u2014 more at earth entry 1 , wolf entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8\u00e4rd-\u02ccwu\u0307lf" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104714", "type":[ "noun" ] } }