{
  "ALCS":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "American League Championship Series":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084715",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Alcoran":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": koran":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French & Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-qur'\u0101n , literally, the reading":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-k\u0259-\u02c8ran"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131903",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Alcorc\u00f3n":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "commune in central Spain, southwest of Madrid population 153,100":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l-k\u022fr-\u02c8k\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180417",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Alcott":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Amos) Bronson 1799\u20131888 American teacher and philosopher":[],
      "Louisa May 1832\u20131888 daughter of Bronson Alcott American author":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cck\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8\u022fl-k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8al-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011808",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Alcuin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "circa 732\u2013804 Anglo-Saxon theologian and scholar":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-kw\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181148",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "alchemize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to change by alchemy : transmute":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "time and fiction writers have alchemized these Wild West thugs into romantic heroes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pop culture, always ready to alchemize anxiety into entertainment, has been weaving that sense of abandonment into its stories. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The pre-recession two-thousands were an unusual time in American economic history\u2014a moment in which frenetic but ambiguous activity seemed to alchemize into prosperity. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The challenge is how to process those setbacks and alchemize them into the ultimate success of your company. \u2014 James Garvey, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Your guides are asking you to alchemize the pain, overwhelming feelings, or frustration that\u2019s been present into something beautiful. \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 July 2021",
      "Your guides are asking you to alchemize the pain, overwhelming feelings, or frustration that\u2019s been present into something beautiful. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2021",
      "Your guides are asking you to alchemize the pain, overwhelming feelings, or frustration that\u2019s been present into something beautiful. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2021",
      "Your guides are asking you to alchemize the pain, overwhelming feelings, or frustration that\u2019s been present into something beautiful. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2021",
      "Your guides are asking you to alchemize the pain, overwhelming feelings, or frustration that\u2019s been present into something beautiful. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alchemy + -ize":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "convert",
      "make over",
      "metamorphose",
      "transfigure",
      "transform",
      "transmute",
      "transpose",
      "transubstantiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173827",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "alcohol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ethanol especially when considered as the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors":[],
      ": drink (such as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol":[],
      ": a mixture of ethanol and water that is usually 95 percent ethanol":[],
      ": any of a class of organic (see organic entry 1 sense 1b(2) ) compounds that are analogous to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cch\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aqua vitae",
      "ardent spirits",
      "booze",
      "bottle",
      "drink",
      "firewater",
      "grog",
      "hooch",
      "inebriant",
      "intoxicant",
      "John Barleycorn",
      "juice",
      "liquor",
      "lush",
      "moonshine",
      "potable",
      "rum",
      "sauce",
      "spirits",
      "stimulant",
      "strong drink",
      "tipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "cough medicine that contains alcohol",
      "drinks that are high in alcohol",
      "There was a high level of alcohol in his blood at the time of the accident.",
      "a mixture of different alcohols",
      "The restaurant had a license to serve alcohol .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nobody\u2019s Darling also proudly features a selection of elevated alcohol -free cocktails that allow anyone choosing to stay sober to still partake in the party. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Craft breweries are pitching old customers on a new kind of alcohol -free buzz: bespoke coffee. \u2014 Mike Jordan, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Wine pairings begin at $125; alcohol -free flight $75. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "All skin types can use the #FauxFilter Luminous Matte Liquid Concealer, which is vegan-friendly, fragrance-free, alcohol -free, and non-comedogenic. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 14 June 2022",
      "This resealable packet contains 25 wipes that are alcohol -free and non-irritant, while still being slim enough to fit into a gym or work bag. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "Sustainably sourced and alcohol -free, this alluring option is safe for all skin types. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The bar features a full menu of about 20 cocktails, a few beers and wine as well as a selection of alcohol -free cocktail options. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Shows at the Lemp were all-ages, alcohol -free, and usually just five bucks. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, powdered antimony, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-ku\u1e25ul the powdered antimony, from ku\u1e25l kohl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160630"
  },
  "alcohol of crystallization":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": alcohol, usually ethyl alcohol, combined in a manner analogous to that of water of crystallization \u2014 see alcoholate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213304",
    "type":[]
  },
  "alcohol use disorder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medical condition characterized by a pattern of frequent and usually excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, by strong cravings for alcohol often accompanied by episodes of depression, anxiety, or distress, by symptoms (such as restlessness or sweating) of alcohol withdrawal, and by the impaired ability to stop or control the intake of alcohol despite adverse effects on one's work, school, or family obligations":[
        "Over the long term, teen alcohol use can interfere with normal brain development and can increase the chance that the teens will develop an alcohol use disorder later in life.",
        "\u2014 Cindy Kurman",
        "About 40 to 50 soldiers assigned to Fort Meade are now undergoing treatment for alcohol use disorders .",
        "\u2014 Lisa Rhodes",
        "An estimated 18 million Americans suffer from alcohol-use disorder , as the DSM-5, the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual, calls it. \u2026 Only about 15 percent of those with alcohol-use disorder are at the severe end of the spectrum. The rest fall somewhere in the mild-to-moderate range \u2026",
        "\u2014 Gabrielle Glaser",
        "\u2014 abbreviation AUD"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1985, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193823",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcoholic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person affected with alcoholism":[],
      ": affected with alcoholism":[],
      ": containing alcohol":[
        "an alcoholic beverage"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or caused by alcohol":[
        "an alcoholic odor"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a slightly more alcoholic wine",
      "She has an alcoholic uncle.",
      "Noun",
      "Her uncle is an alcoholic .",
      "one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Seating is first-come-first-serve; must show a valid ID in order to purchase an alcoholic beverage. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "For example, Southwest drink coupons that were set to expire in 2020 or 2021 (and can be redeemed for an alcoholic beverage) now don\u2019t expire until Dec. 31, 2022. \u2014 Sally French, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops. \u2014 Bonnie Bolden, ajc , 8 May 2022",
      "From June 19-21, guests can enjoy Chili\u2019s 3 for $10 menu, featuring a 6-ounce sirloin or lunch portion of chicken fajitas, with your choice of a non- alcoholic beverage and a soup, salad, or chips and salsa. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 6 May 2022",
      "Millar teamed up with Twisted Tea to promote the alcoholic beverage\u2019s new flavor, Twisted Tea Sweet Cherry Lime. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
      "During the flight, Morgan was served one alcoholic beverage, the complaint says. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "During the flight, Morgan was served one alcoholic beverage, according to the attendant. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, Morgan was able to order an alcoholic beverage. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Her son lives with us and is, basically, a hopeless alcoholic . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "The film, which C.K. also co-wrote with Joe List, centers on a recovering alcoholic from New York City who clashes with family on their annual July 4th vacation trip. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The opera was his own effort to become a more creative performer and, as a father of five and a recovering alcoholic , has elements of his own personality and story. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In this lacklustre world, our narrator\u2019s closest friend is Dale, a poet, a fellow working-class transplant, and a budding alcoholic . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "For Watson, a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since July 16, 2007, the bins have become a personal lifeline, too, as so much else has fallen apart. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Playing the role of Charles Billingsley, a former football star-turned- alcoholic who's abusive towards his football-playing son (Garrett Hedlund), McGraw's acting skills were put to the test. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Because Henson plays her as funny instead of a ridiculous and unpredictable alcoholic who is sadly humorous, the motivation for the show\u2019s antagonist feels a little toothless. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk And Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "These kinds of assumptions actually did contribute to me becoming an alcoholic . \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1852, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccal-k\u0259-\u02c8h\u022fl-ik, -\u02c8h\u00e4l-",
      "\u02ccal-k\u0259-\u02c8h\u022f-lik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alkie",
      "alky",
      "boozehound",
      "boozer",
      "dipsomaniac",
      "drinker",
      "drunk",
      "drunkard",
      "inebriate",
      "juicehead",
      "juicer",
      "lush",
      "rummy",
      "soak",
      "soaker",
      "sot",
      "souse",
      "tippler",
      "toper",
      "tosspot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011800",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcoholism":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sobriety",
      "temperance"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chronic, a progressive, potentially fatal disorder marked by excessive and usually compulsive drinking of alcohol leading to psychological and physical dependence or addiction":[],
      ": acute alcohol poisoning resulting from the usually rapid consumption of excessive alcoholic beverages":[],
      ": continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Talking about his teenage struggles with alcoholism , making light of his very public breakup and demystifying therapy, albeit satirically, are all what have drawn people to Olsen. \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Zellars was 80 years old and still working at the East Price Hill rehab center for men with alcoholism and other addictions. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Further complicating her behaviour last season was her battle with alcoholism . \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Aside from Everett, Hagerty\u2019s main scene partner Jane Drake Brody, who portrayed his onscreen wife Mary Jo, who struggles with alcoholism was another important plot point for the show\u2019s first season. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Aside from Everett, Hagerty\u2019s main scene partner was Jane Drake Brody, who portrayed his onscreen wife Mary Jo, whose struggles with alcoholism was another important plot for the show\u2019s first season. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Ball, a Heisman Trophy finalist as a junior in 2011 who left UW with 77 rushing touchdowns and 83 total TDs, discussed his battle with alcoholism . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "His issues with drug addiction and alcoholism led to divorce in 1978, according to court records. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "During a recent interview with The Times, Keith Urban, 54, opened up about his battles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his road to recovery and the role his wife Nicole Kidman played in his journey to overcome addiction. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cch\u022f-\u02ccliz-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cch\u022f-\u02ccliz-\u0259m, -k\u0259-h\u0259-",
      "-k\u0259-h\u0259-",
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cch\u022f-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "drunkenness",
      "insobriety",
      "intemperance",
      "intemperateness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081716",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcoholytic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or productive of alcoholysis":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cch\u00e4-",
      "\u00a6al-k\u0259-\u02cch\u022f-\u00a6li-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024544",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "alcornoque":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several tropical American trees felt to resemble the cork oak":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1811, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Portuguese (also, cork tree) & American Spanish alcornoque , both from Spanish, cork tree, probably from a 12th century Arabic dialect (Spain) word formed from Arabic al the + Medieval Latin quernus oak tree (from Latin, oaken, from quercus oak tree) + Medieval Latin -occus (diminutive & pejorative suffix)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-(\u02cc)k\u022fr-\u02c8n\u014d-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101552",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcos":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of alcos plural of alco"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092338",
    "type":[]
  },
  "alcove":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small recessed section of a room : nook":[],
      ": an arched opening (as in a wall) : niche":[],
      ": summerhouse sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a small alcove in one corner of the backyard garden",
      "an ancient vase in an alcove and a sculpture of Achilles on a stand in the museum's Greek Hall",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tucked in an alcove , my husband, Dave, son, Seth, and I lift our beers high while parsing the graphic, almost violent, nature of Iceland, a place where the Earth seems to split open to reveal its internal organs. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Plans are to install the tree under an alcove leading to the Performing Arts Center at the new Berea-Midpark High School. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "An antique child's bed from Belgium reigns in the alcove . \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
      "The vase was in an alcove set back from the kitchen table. \u2014 CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "Hotel staffers saw the pair near an alcove with an ice machine and vending machine, Eastman said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Also on offer are carpets and wallcoverings, and in a small alcove at the store\u2019s rear, fabric samples hang on pegs in what is known as the textile library. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Around the corner within the space, tucked in an alcove , sits a small free library. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Nearby is an alcove where visitors will eventually be able to walk among free-flying butterflies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French alc\u00f4ve , from Spanish alcoba , from Arabic al-qubba the arch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u02cck\u014dv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belvedere",
      "casino",
      "gazebo",
      "kiosk",
      "pavilion",
      "summerhouse"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101337",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcresta ipecac":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a preparation of ipecac in which the alkaloids have been adsorbed on hydrous aluminum silicate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Alcresta , a trademark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)al-\u00a6kre-st\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175046",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alcohol by volume":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a measure of the concentration of alcohol in an alcoholic beverage":[
        "Last year, lawmakers passed a bill to allow those stores to start selling stronger beer, with up to 6 percent alcohol by volume , starting April 1, 2019.",
        "\u2014 Peter Hancock",
        "By law bourbon must be distilled at no higher than 160 proof (out of a potential 190; proof is double the percentage of alcohol by volume ), but most bourbon makers distill at between 125 and 145.",
        "\u2014 Corby Kummer",
        "\u2014 abbreviation ABV"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170948"
  },
  "alcoholature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an alcoholic tincture prepared from a fresh vegetable drug":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al-k\u0259-\u00a6h\u022fl-\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-\u00a6h\u00e4l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French alcoolature , from alcool alcohol, from Middle French alcohol liquid produced by distillation, from New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184729"
  },
  "Alcock spruce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Japanese pyramidal evergreen tree ( Picea bicolor ) that has stiff branches and slightly flattened leaves and is cultivated for ornament":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Sir Rutherford Alcock \u20201897 English diplomat":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021444"
  },
  "alchemy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life":[],
      ": a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way":[
        "\u2026 the practitioners of financial alchemy that transformed the world of money in the 1980's \u2026",
        "\u2014 Gordon Williams"
      ],
      ": an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She practiced her alchemy in the kitchen, turning a pile of vegetables into a delicious salad.",
      "The company hoped for some sort of economic alchemy that would improve business.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the end of last year, Megan Thee Stallion and Casey Cadwallader had their first meeting on the set of Mugler\u2019s spring 2022 collection video\u2014and the creative alchemy between the pair was instantly apparent. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "And, to quote Jason Reynolds, what happens within that space is a form of alchemy . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s sort of like wok hei, but for pizza ovens, an alchemy of ingredients and cooking vessel that produces flavors impossible to replicate any other way. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Inspired by the ancient practises of alchemy and fragrance making, The Voice of the Snake truly belongs on the wooden shelves of an antique apothecary, and evokes this very image with its enchanting and intensely unique fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "This is pure alchemy , as Day turns chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and chenin blanc from the Applegate and Willamette Valleys into something far better than the individual parts. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Television\u2019s unique alchemy of continuity and endless possibility allows viewers to commit to characters and worlds in a way even franchise films cannot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter\u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Trier\u2019s lineage has given him rare insight into the mysterious alchemy between music and cinema. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alkemye, alkamye, alchymie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French alkemye (Middle French also alquimie, arquemie ), borrowed from Medieval Latin alkimia, alchymia \"transmutation of base metals into gold, the philosopher's stone,\" borrowed from Arabic al-k\u012bmiy\u0101\u02bc, from al \"the\" + k\u012bmiy\u0101\u02bc \"art of transmuting base metals,\" borrowed, perhaps via Syriac k\u012bmiy\u0101, from Late Greek chyme\u00ee\u0101, ch\u0113me\u00ee\u0101, of uncertain origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084348"
  },
  "alchemist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who studies or practices alchemy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-mist"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Directed by genre alchemist Bong Joon Ho, who would revisit similar themes a few years later with the Academy Award-winning Parasite, the film melds action with horror, humor, and a healthy dose of queasy drama. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Accentuate its already alluring scent by layering with perfumed oils from the same line and allow yourself to truly embrace the alchemist within. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Leaders of Transformation Are Shape-Shifters Imagine Zelensky as an alchemist , changing form in plain sight. \u2014 Erica Ariel Fox, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The film follows a young woman named Recent, an alchemist who belongs to a band of grifters called the Famlee, who travel the countryside cheating peasants out of their land. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "To better understand this, think of a fairy-tale kingdom where the royal alchemist succeeded in turning lead into gold, and the delighted king ordered the royal mint to smelt more coins with it. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Smith, leading a band that also features Puerto Rican saxophone dynamo Miguel Zenon, is a skilled aural alchemist . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Speaking Tuesday at the APOS India conference, Nair described the strategy as a akin to being an alchemist . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Jacques Grange is a design alchemist , deftly creating interiors that never repeat themselves. \u2014 Blue Carreon, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alkemyste, alkamystre, borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French alkemiste, arquemiste, borrowed from Medieval Latin alchemista, alkimista, from alkimia, alchymia alchemy + -ista -ist entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105333"
  },
  "alchemic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life":[],
      ": a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way":[
        "\u2026 the practitioners of financial alchemy that transformed the world of money in the 1980's \u2026",
        "\u2014 Gordon Williams"
      ],
      ": an inexplicable or mysterious transmuting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She practiced her alchemy in the kitchen, turning a pile of vegetables into a delicious salad.",
      "The company hoped for some sort of economic alchemy that would improve business.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the end of last year, Megan Thee Stallion and Casey Cadwallader had their first meeting on the set of Mugler\u2019s spring 2022 collection video\u2014and the creative alchemy between the pair was instantly apparent. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "And, to quote Jason Reynolds, what happens within that space is a form of alchemy . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s sort of like wok hei, but for pizza ovens, an alchemy of ingredients and cooking vessel that produces flavors impossible to replicate any other way. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Inspired by the ancient practises of alchemy and fragrance making, The Voice of the Snake truly belongs on the wooden shelves of an antique apothecary, and evokes this very image with its enchanting and intensely unique fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "This is pure alchemy , as Day turns chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and chenin blanc from the Applegate and Willamette Valleys into something far better than the individual parts. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Television\u2019s unique alchemy of continuity and endless possibility allows viewers to commit to characters and worlds in a way even franchise films cannot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Inspiration, the alchemy by which an idea makes it from the mind to the page (or canvas or potter\u2019s wheel or dress form), is often inarticulable or somehow unsatisfying. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Trier\u2019s lineage has given him rare insight into the mysterious alchemy between music and cinema. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alkemye, alkamye, alchymie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French alkemye (Middle French also alquimie, arquemie ), borrowed from Medieval Latin alkimia, alchymia \"transmutation of base metals into gold, the philosopher's stone,\" borrowed from Arabic al-k\u012bmiy\u0101\u02bc, from al \"the\" + k\u012bmiy\u0101\u02bc \"art of transmuting base metals,\" borrowed, perhaps via Syriac k\u012bmiy\u0101, from Late Greek chyme\u00ee\u0101, ch\u0113me\u00ee\u0101, of uncertain origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004551"
  },
  "alchera":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dreamtime":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "native name in Australia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082711"
  },
  "alchemilla":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) with compound serrate leaves and inconspicuous flowers \u2014 see lady's-mantle":[],
      ": a plant of the genus Alchemilla":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-k\u0259-\u02c8mi-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, perhaps from Medieval Latin alchymia alchemy; from the belief that the dew on the leaves of the plants is efficacious in alchemy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231826"
  },
  "alchornea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) with alternate leaves and small unisexual apetalous flowers in spikes or racemes":[],
      ": a plant of the genus Alchornea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Stanesby Alchorne \u2020 about 1799 English botanist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014825"
  },
  "Alcestis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and is restored to him by Hercules":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8se-st\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek Alk\u0113stis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092700"
  },
  "alchemistry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alchemy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alchemist + -ry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1569, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114257"
  },
  "alco-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small long-haired dog with pendulous ears that is native to and sometimes domesticated in tropical America":[],
      ": alcohol":[
        "alco gel",
        "alco sol",
        "alco meter"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from Quechua \u00e1lkko, \u00e1lkkho dog":"Noun",
      "alcohol":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125120"
  },
  "Alcmene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the mother of Hercules by Zeus in the form of her husband Amphitryon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "alk-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek Alkm\u0113n\u0113":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125731"
  },
  "Alcmanian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to Alcman or to verse composed wholly or partly of Alcmanians":[],
      ": a metrical line of four dactyls":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)alk-\u00a6m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Alcmanian from Alcman 7th century b.c. Greek lyric poet (from Greek Alkman ) + English -ian; Alcmanic from Greek Alkmanikos , from Alkman + Greek -ikos -ic":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1712, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1812, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134202"
  },
  "alco":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small long-haired dog with pendulous ears that is native to and sometimes domesticated in tropical America":[],
      ": alcohol":[
        "alco gel",
        "alco sol",
        "alco meter"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from Quechua \u00e1lkko, \u00e1lkkho dog":"Noun",
      "alcohol":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152109"
  },
  "Alces":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the genus of mammals (order Artiodactyla) comprising the moose and the European elk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u02ccs\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, elk, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse elgr elk":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1541, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165850"
  },
  "ALCM":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "air-launched cruise missile":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-031413"
  },
  "Alcelaphus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of African antelopes including the hartebeest, bubalis, and related animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8se-l\u0259-f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin alces elk + Greek elaphos deer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040517"
  },
  "alclad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a duplex metal product made by cladding an aluminum alloy core with surface layers of pure aluminum or aluminum alloy usually for giving increased resistance to corrosion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u02ccklad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Alclad , a trademark":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061758"
  },
  "alcelaphine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or belonging to the genus Alcelaphus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Alcelaphus + English -ine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100532"
  },
  "alcyonaria":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass or order of Anthozoa including chiefly compound coelenterates having polyps with 8-branched tentacles and eight septa and comprising the Stolonifera, Alcyonacea , Gorgonacea, and Pennatulacea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-s\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alcyonium + -aria":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103255"
  },
  "alcyonarian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a subclass (Alcyonaria) of colonial anthozoans (such as the sea pens) having polyps with eight branched tentacles and eight septa":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-s\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ultimately from Greek alkyoneion , a zoophyte, from neuter of alkyoneios of a kingfisher, from alkyon kingfisher; from its resemblance to a kingfisher's nest":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105200"
  },
  "Alcedo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the type genus of Alcedinidae comprising Old World kingfishers including the small brightly colored European kingfisher":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8s\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, kingfisher":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1585, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110145"
  },
  "Alcyonacea":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order or other division of Alcyonaria comprising the soft corals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-s\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alcyonium + -acea":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113308"
  },
  "Alcyone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the brightest star in the Pleiades":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek Alkyon\u0113":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133230"
  },
  "alcyon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a soft coral of Alcyonium or a related genus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-s\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Alcyonium , genus of soft corals, from Greek alkyoneion, alkyonion , a zoophyte, from neuter of alkyoneios of a kingfisher, from alky\u014dn kingfisher; from its resemblance to a kingfisher's nest":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135336"
  },
  "Alcidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of diving birds (order Charadriiformes) having short wings and tail, webbed feet, a large head and heavy body, and thick compact plumage, being confined to the northern parts of the northern hemisphere, and including the auks, puffins, guillemots, murres, and related forms":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alca , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150641"
  },
  "alcaide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a commander of a castle or fortress (as among Spaniards, Portuguese, or Moors)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8k\u012b-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Spanish alcaide, borrowed from Arabic al-q\u0101\u02bcid, from al \"the\" + q\u0101\u02bcid \"leader, commander,\" noun derivative from active participle of q\u0101da \"to lead\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1503, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152235"
  },
  "alc":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "alcohol":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161328"
  },
  "Alcyonaria":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass or order of Anthozoa including chiefly compound coelenterates having polyps with 8-branched tentacles and eight septa and comprising the Stolonifera, Alcyonacea , Gorgonacea, and Pennatulacea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-s\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alcyonium + -aria":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161412"
  },
  "Alcyones":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of birds consisting of the kingfishers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek alky\u014dn kingfisher":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170407"
  },
  "alcaic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or written in a verse or strophe marked by complicated variation of a dominant iambic pattern":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8k\u0101-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin Alcaicus, borrowed from Greek Alka\u00efk\u00f3s \"of Alcaeus\" (Greek poet of Lesbos, flourished ca. 600 b.c., credited with introducing such a verse form), from Alka\u00eeos + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1631, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181243"
  },
  "Alcedinidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large family of large-headed short-bodied birds comprising the kingfishers and constituting a suborder (Alcedines) of the order Coraciiformes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-s\u0259-\u02c8di-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alcedin-, Alcedo , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193750"
  },
  "alcid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a family (Alcidae, the alcid family) of web-footed diving birds with short legs and wings that includes the auks, murres, and puffins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-s\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Alcidae , from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian \u2014 more at auk":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195423"
  },
  "Alca":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the type genus of Alcidae usually including solely the razor-billed auk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian alk, alka":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195918"
  },
  "Alcal\u00e1 de Henares":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "commune in central Spain, east-northeast of Madrid population 176,434":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l-k\u00e4-\u02c8l\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0101-\u0101-\u02c8n\u00e4r-\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211104"
  },
  "alcazar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Spanish fortress or palace":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ka-",
      "al-\u02c8k\u00e4-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Spanish alc\u00e1zar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic al-qa\u1e63ar, corresponding to classical Arabic al-qa\u1e63r, from al \"the\" + qa\u1e63r \"castle, palace,\" probably borrowed from Aramaic qa\u1e63t\u0115r\u0101, borrowed from Late Greek k\u00e1stra, plural of k\u00e1stron \"stronghold,\" borrowed from Latin castrum \"fortified encampment\" \u2014 more at castle entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1615, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211157"
  },
  "Alcatraz":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "island of California in San Francisco Bay":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cctraz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222013"
  },
  "alcalde":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the chief administrative and judicial officer or the mayor of a town in a Spanish-speaking country or region":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8k\u00e4l-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The group learned about the alcalde project from Erika Haskins. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Castillo, a former alcalde or mayor, lived from 1790 to 1842. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The 20 or so members of the Sanchez family who captured alcalde Washington Bartlett and the others escorted their prisoners to ranches across the Bay Area. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Don Herculano, el alcalde , se ha enamorado locamente y sus rivales pol\u00edticos esperan conseguir su posici\u00f3n. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "To summarize the story (which actually takes nearly three hours to tell, given all the big musical numbers and reprises), Don Alejandro de la Vega (Seth Trucks), the alcalde of Los Angeles, has two young sons who don\u2019t get along. \u2014 Christine Dolen, miamiherald , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "Not long afterward, the alcalde \u2019s title was changed to mayor. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Spanish, borrowed from Arabic al-q\u0101\u1e11\u012b, from al \"the\" + q\u0101\u1e11\u012b \"judge,\" noun derivative from active participle of qa\u1e11\u0101 \"to judge\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225352"
  },
  "alcade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alcalde":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete Spanish (now alcalde )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1565, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230056"
  },
  "Alcae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Charadriiformes coextensive with the family Alcidae and including the auks, murres, and puffins":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u02ccs\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alca":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233619"
  },
  "alcatras":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large water bird (as the pelican or frigate bird)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02cctras",
      "-\u02cctraz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Portuguese or Spanish alcatraz pelican":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234554"
  },
  "alcamine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": amino alcohol":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary alc ohol + amine ; originally formed as German alkamin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235605"
  },
  "Alcaeus":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "circa 620\u2013 circa 580 b.c. Greek poet":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235622"
  },
  "Alcamo":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "commune in northwestern Sicily, Italy population 43,578":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4l-k\u00e4-\u02ccm\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003337"
  },
  "alcanna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": henna sense 3":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "al-\u02c8ka-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish alcana henna (shrub)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1956, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003417"
  },
  "alcarraza":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a jug or similar container made of porous earthenware":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-z\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, from Arabic al-karr\u0101z the jar":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1791, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012326"
  }
}