{
  "Pecksniffian":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "candid",
      "genuine",
      "heartfelt",
      "honest",
      "sincere",
      "undesigning",
      "unfeigned"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Seth Pecksniff , character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843\u201344) by Charles Dickens":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pek-\u02c8sni-f\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "backhanded",
      "counterfeit",
      "double",
      "double-dealing",
      "double-faced",
      "fake",
      "feigned",
      "hypocritical",
      "insincere",
      "Janus-faced",
      "jive",
      "left-handed",
      "lip",
      "mealy",
      "mealymouthed",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "phony-baloney",
      "phoney-baloney",
      "pretended",
      "two-faced",
      "unctuous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163219",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "peccant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": guilty of a moral offense : sinning":[],
      ": violating a principle or rule : faulty":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And even peccant democracies like Australia\u2019s can change course. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin peccant-, peccans , present participle of peccare to stumble, sin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pe-k\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8pek-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065019",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "peck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large quantity or number":[],
      ": a quick light kiss":[
        "a peck on the cheek"
      ],
      ": a quick sharp stroke":[],
      ": a unit of capacity equal to \u00b9/\u2084 bushel \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[],
      ": an impression or hole made by pecking":[],
      ": carp , nag":[],
      ": to eat reluctantly and in small bites":[
        "peck at food"
      ],
      ": to make by pecking":[
        "peck a hole"
      ],
      ": to pick up with the bill":[],
      ": to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool":[],
      ": to strike, pierce, or pick up something with or as if with the bill":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hen pecked my finger.",
      "The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.",
      "He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English pek , from Anglo-French":"Noun",
      "Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "nibble",
      "pick"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080348",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "peck (at)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take small bites of (food)":[
        "Her son pecked at his food and said he wasn't hungry."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181551",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "pecker":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cowardice",
      "cowardliness",
      "cravenness",
      "dastardliness",
      "poltroonery",
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": courage":[],
      ": one that pecks":[],
      ": penis":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Churchillian speeches that encouraged Britons to keep their pecker up during those trying times."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pe-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bottle",
      "bravery",
      "courage",
      "courageousness",
      "daring",
      "daringness",
      "dauntlessness",
      "doughtiness",
      "fearlessness",
      "gallantry",
      "greatheartedness",
      "guts",
      "gutsiness",
      "hardihood",
      "heart",
      "heroism",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "intrepidity",
      "intrepidness",
      "moxie",
      "nerve",
      "prowess",
      "stoutness",
      "valor",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163630",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "peckiness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several diseases of the heartwood of trees caused by polypores and related fungi and characterized by lens-shaped or finger-shaped pockets of decay running with the grain":[
        "\u2014 compare pin rot"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pecky + -ness":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-kin-",
      "\u02c8pek\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135931",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pecking order":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a social hierarchy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order .",
      "the pecking order of Washington politics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Primeau, stuck behind Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov in the pecking order , thought he had been made a scapegoat for past playoff failures. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s been little change in how most Americans view their place in the pecking order . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
      "Where do Day and Holtmann fall in the pecking order ",
      "At Sealand, Tilikum joined two female killer whales, Haida and Nootka, who were sorting out the social pecking order . \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
      "In a culture where fans and observers define players\u2019 legacies based upon their performances and win-loss records in the biggest of games, Paul falls drastically short on the all-time pecking order . \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2018, Mathis made 18 tackles, but remained behind Williams, Davis and Buggs in the defensive-line pecking order . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Afghanistan and Afghan lives do not figure very highly in this new pecking order . \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 16 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-i\u014b-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010006",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "peckish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "full",
      "sated",
      "satiate",
      "satiated",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": crotchety":[],
      ": hungry":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If you're feeling peckish , there's some cheese in the fridge.",
      "a peckish tone of voice",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Guests can relax in style on its plentiful lounge chairs, or grab a drink at Tipsy Bar, its idyllic watering hole with a wood shake roof that also serves light bites for peckish guests. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "And those who feel peckish can can raid the mini bar, which comes stocked with snacks, water, soda, and iced tea. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "When clients are feeling peckish after a session in My Zen Den\u2019s infrared sauna, Gilleo often sends them to Ziatun, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Beacon. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
      "In addition, peckish souls who want to venture beyond popcorn and a soda can order a shake, a pizza or a cocktail created specifically for the movie. \u2014 Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "Hopefully Jughead and the other bikers won\u2019t miss him because Spider-Hilda grew rather peckish waiting for her food. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "The sarcastic rabbit and the sincere, if sincerely peckish , bear make an entertaining duo. \u2014 \u2014 Kathie Meizner, Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Turns out that when honey isn\u2019t available, peckish bears will happily grab a pumpkin. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "This sandwich-and-scone combo was invented by a peckish noblewoman tired of waiting for Queen Victoria at supper. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "peck entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pe-kish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "empty",
      "famished",
      "hungry",
      "starved",
      "starving"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104438",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "peckle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": speckle":[],
      ": spot , speck":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of speckle , noun":"Noun",
      "by alteration":"Transitive verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8pek\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040754",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "peckled":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": speckled":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094511",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "pecksniffery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being pecksniffian":[
        "the national pecksniffery",
        "\u2014 H. L. Mencken"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek\u02ccsnif\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pecksniffery from Seth Pecksniff , character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843\u201344) by Charles Dickens \u20201870 English novelist + English -ery; pecksniffianism from pecksniffian + -ism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071700"
  },
  "peculiar":{
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive":[
        "\u2026 a drowsy fervour of manner and tone which was quite peculiar to her.",
        "\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
      ],
      ": different from the usual or normal:":[],
      ": eccentric , unusual":[
        "The play had a zany plot and very peculiar characters."
      ],
      ": odd , curious":[
        "It seems peculiar that she would leave town without telling anybody."
      ],
      ": special , particular":[
        "a matter of peculiar interest"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "As military coups go, this was a most peculiar one, bloodless, and in Bangkok at least quite popular. \u2014 Ian Buruma , New York Review , 1 Mar. 2007",
      "Right about then, Ensberg got himself back on the field, where a peculiar thing happened: he stopped thinking. \u2014 Tom Friend , ESPN , 28 Aug. 2006",
      "I smell again the peculiar and dynamic smell of Gillespie's science room. \u2014 Muriel Spark , Curriculum Vitae , (1992) 1993",
      "It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.",
      "The dog's peculiar behavior worried them.",
      "She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang.",
      "She had a peculiar expression on her face.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "These routines imbue the narrative with that peculiar , French conceit of la vie quotidienne, a poetic celebration of the fanciful within the everyday. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "He had been given a peculiar and difficult task: to go door-to-door and take passport photos of the city's most vulnerable residents. \u2014 CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "His most peculiar and endearing trait by far was his penchant for headbutting people \u00e0 la a pro hockey player hip-checking an opponent. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "These priorities give Thrasio\u2019s portfolio a peculiar and distinctly Amazonian quality: a little bit Bed Bath & Beyond, a little bit QVC, a little bit Home Depot, a little bit Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods, with a dash of randomized chaos. \u2014 John Herrman, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "After Sandy Hook, too many explanations described these horrible events as peculiar to a deranged individual or due to the sole factor of mental illness. \u2014 Darcie Vandegrift, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "What\u2019s peculiar about this modular contraption is that at least two of the three parts would also have a display component, which is an immediate problem, as displays feature bezels. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 May 2021",
      "The 2021 season will be a peculiar one in terms of roster management thanks to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 6 Feb. 2021",
      "Eagle-eyed Lil Nas X fans spotted something peculiar during the 2022 Grammys: His outfit seemed familiar. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Former members who have turned away, in addition to followers of other faiths, don\u2019t want to be this version of peculiar at all. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "And the company is faced with a peculiar (but not uncommon) state law that prohibits car companies from selling directly to customers, which will force the company to take a roundabout route to reach its Texan buyers. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1562, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English peculier , from Latin peculiaris of private property, special, from peculium private property, from pecu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle \u2014 more at fee":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pi-\u02c8ky\u00fcl-y\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for peculiar Adjective characteristic , individual , peculiar , distinctive mean indicating a special quality or identity. characteristic applies to something that distinguishes or identifies a person or thing or class. responded with her characteristic wit individual stresses qualities that distinguish one from all other members of the same kind or class. a highly individual writing style peculiar applies to qualities possessed only by a particular individual or class or kind and stresses rarity or uniqueness. an eccentricity that is peculiar to the British distinctive indicates qualities distinguishing and uncommon and often superior or praiseworthy. a distinctive aura of grace and elegance strange , singular , unique , peculiar , eccentric , erratic , odd , quaint , outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable. a journey filled with strange sights singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness. a singular feeling of impending disaster unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel. a career unique in the annals of science peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness. the peculiar status of America's First Lady eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior. the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating. a friend's suddenly erratic behavior odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected. an odd sense of humor quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness. a quaint fishing village outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric. outlandish fashions of the time",
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinaire",
      "extraordinary",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195042",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "peculiarity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a distinguishing characteristic":[],
      ": oddity , quirk":[],
      ": the quality or state of being peculiar":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the peculiarity of his appearance",
      "It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door.",
      "her peculiarities as a writer",
      "Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This peculiarity is just one that Sarah Fay explores in this piece. \u2014 Kara Devlin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "Which highlights the peculiarity of the U.S. political economy with regard to anti-competitive behavior and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, spurred in part by the Standard Oil Trust. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The peculiarity of his appearance preoccupied everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "That could reflect a peculiarity of the data, according to Cooke. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "One peculiarity of European aristocrats is that their names pile up, like snowdrifts. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Either way, there\u2019s appreciation for the peculiarity of what\u2019s happening here, where the yards that once poured pillars of black smoke into smoggy Beijing are shooting Olympians skyward instead. \u2014 Jake Seiner, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Also note: a peculiarity regarding the year\u2019s best movie ripples throughout the categories. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Still another peculiarity of an election in the midst of an indictment may be the importance of endorsements. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ya-r\u0259-",
      "pi-\u02ccky\u00fcl-\u02c8yer-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02ccky\u00fc-l\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0259-",
      "pi-\u02ccky\u00fc-l\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8a-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "crotchet",
      "curiosity",
      "eccentricity",
      "erraticism",
      "idiosyncrasy",
      "individualism",
      "kink",
      "mannerism",
      "oddity",
      "quiddity",
      "quip",
      "quirk",
      "singularity",
      "tic",
      "trick",
      "twist"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053455",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "pectoral sandpiper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rather small sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos ) with a thickly streaked breast that breeds in Arctic America and migrates through most of North and South America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194019"
  },
  "pectunculate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": minutely pectinate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "(\u02c8)pek\u00a6t\u0259\u014bky\u0259l\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pectunculus small scallop (diminutive of pectin-, pecten comb, scallop) + English -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195043"
  },
  "pectoral cross":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cross worn on the breast especially by a prelate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Reuters reports that the priest, who was dressed in black ecclesiastical vestments and a silver pectoral cross , shouted loudly enough for the pope to hear him. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "But there was always another weapon in the archbishop\u2019s armory in addition to his pectoral cross : humor. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "But the scene of the documentary is identical to the Televisa interview, including the yellow background, a chair in the corner and slightly off-center placement of the chain of Francis' pectoral cross . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "In that melee, Bishop Silvio B\u00e1ez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, was punched in the stomach as an assailant tried to steal his pectoral cross . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 De C\u00f3rdoba |, WSJ , 23 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1728, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005341"
  },
  "pectoral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something worn on the breast":[],
      ": pectoral muscle":[],
      ": of, situated in or on, or worn on the chest":[],
      ": coming from the breast or heart as the seat of emotion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-t(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Williams will help ease a lot of fears with both starting cornerbacks, Marcus Peters (knee) and Marlon Humphrey ( pectoral ), returning from major season-ending injuries a year ago. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Gregory had the tattoo imprinted on his right forearm, while Michael has it above his left pectoral . \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Safety Charles Washington was activated from the IR in addition to Edmonds, and cornerback Robert Alford ( pectoral ) was placed on that list with Hopkins. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "Roethlisberger is expected to play despite battling pectoral , hip and right shoulder issues. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Coach Mike Tomlin said that Roethlisberger is dealing with an injury to his left pectoral , leaving his participation in practice this week in question. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In 2019 Robert Alford suffered a tibia fracture and in 2020 tore his chest pectoral . \u2014 Kamryn Walker, The Arizona Republic , 30 July 2021",
      "The loss of second-year tackle Hakeem Adeniji ( pectoral ) hurts the team\u2019s depth at tackle. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer , 27 July 2021",
      "The Sox are already without two starting outfielders, Luis Robert (hip) and Eloy Jimenez ( pectoral ), who have long-term injuries. \u2014 Megan Ryan, Star Tribune , 17 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Chao said a ruptured pectoral tendon prevents a player from wrapping up an opponent. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Waynes missed his entire first season with a pectoral injury. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Eric Fisher has been declared inactive after battling knee, toe and pectoral injuries all week. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The 39-year-old is dealing with a left pectoral issue sustained at some point against the Raiders. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "The 29-year-old suffered a pectoral injury that forced him to miss the entire 2020 season. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Murray continues to rehab from a high left ankle sprain, which could force him to also miss his third straight game, and McCoy suffered a pectoral strain that knocked him out of Sunday\u2019s 34-10 loss to the Panthers. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Garrett Whitlock, in his first appearance since a pectoral strain forced him from a Sept. 19 game, breezed through a 10-pitch seventh and Eduardo Rodriguez had a perfect eighth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "Driscoll returned to practice on Monday after missing the first three games of the 2021 season because of a pectoral strain. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 2 Oct. 2021"
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      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin pectoralis , from pector-, pectus breast; akin to Tocharian A p\u00e4\u015b\u0161\u00e4m breasts, Old Irish ucht breast":"Adjective"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033021"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of the muscles which connect the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder and of which there are two on each side of the human body":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Humphrey tore a pectoral muscle in the Ravens\u2019 20-19 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 May 2022",
      "He was recently sidelined by a pectoral muscle injury, sidelining him for four to six months. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "A quarter of their sacks have come, however, from star Danielle Hunter, who tore his pectoral muscle in the last game and will miss the remainder of the season. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Two months before safety DeShon Elliott suffered a biceps and pectoral muscle injury that will sideline him for the rest of the year, Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters tore his ACL. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "A week after their best cornerback, Marlon Humphrey, tore a pectoral muscle in a season-ending injury, the Ravens dealt with another hit of attrition when fullback Patrick Ricard and tight end Nick Boyle were unable to play because of a knee injury. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Humphrey, who tore his pectoral muscle in Sunday\u2019s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been one of the league\u2019s most versatile, physical and durable cornerbacks. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Colt McCoy, who was questionable for the game because of a pectoral muscle injury, is expected to start for the third consecutive game. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "To make matters worse, Elliott tore his biceps and pectoral muscle and is likely out for the season. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044008"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a ridge on the upper ventral part of the humerus":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052859"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a whitish or grayish monoclinic mineral NaCa 2 Si 3 O 8 (OH) consisting of a basic sodium calcium silicate occurring in crystal aggregates or fibrous masses (hardness 5, specific gravity 2.68\u20132.78)":[]
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      "\u02c8pekt\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
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      "German pektolith , from Greek p\u0113ktos compacted (from p\u0113gnynai to fix, fasten) + German -lith -lite":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072001"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "\u02c8pekt\u0259s"
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      "New Latin, from Latin, breast":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081723"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": consisting of or measured in money":[
        "pecuniary aid",
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        "pecuniary needs",
        "pecuniary rewards"
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      "pi-\u02c8ky\u00fc-n\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113"
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      "fiscal",
      "monetary",
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      "that makes good pecuniary sense",
      "the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He is charged with capital murder during a first-degree burglary, and murder for pecuniary gain - meaning that he was paid to commit the slaying. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "But the board\u2019s latest move betrays hesitation that shareholders might not put the same value on non- pecuniary factors. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "He is charged with capital murder during a first-degree burglary, and murder for pecuniary gain - meaning that he was paid to commit the slaying. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "He is charged with capital murder during a first-degree burglary, and murder for pecuniary gain - meaning that he was paid to commit the slaying. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "He is charged with capital murder during a first-degree burglary, and murder for pecuniary gain - meaning that he was paid to commit the slaying. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "He is charged with capital murder during a first-degree burglary, and murder for pecuniary gain - meaning that he was paid to commit the slaying. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "The plaintiffs are seeking 60 million rubles (approx. $730,000) compensation for non- pecuniary damages as well as a fine against Netflix equal to 50% of the amount awarded by the court. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Assane\u2019s quest for revenge against Hubert Pellegrini (Herv\u00e9 Pierre), the man who wrongly accused his father for his own pecuniary gain, is now taking its toll, putting his family and himself in harm\u2019s way. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 12 June 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pecuniarius , from pecunia money \u2014 more at fee":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1506, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104133"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": shoulder girdle":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But paleontologists also noted that many mosasaur fossils have very large pectoral girdles , the area that supports the muscles of the forelimbs. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "Their analysis found that the pectoral girdle was likely the site of large muscle attachments. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "In ray-finned fish, such as catfish, the pectoral girdle is directly attached to the skull and retracts when suction feeding occurs. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 July 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120141"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": having narrow parallel projections or divisions suggestive of the teeth of a comb":[
        "pectinate antennae"
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      "\u02c8pek-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pectinatus , from pectin-, pecten comb; akin to Greek kten-, kteis comb":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1757, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174023"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": either of the fins of a fish that correspond to the forelimbs of a quadruped":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other scans revealed the delicate bones of its pectoral fin . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The misshapen right pectoral fin and scars on the mottled many-shades-of-gray skin of one narwhal looked familiar. \u2014 Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021",
      "In one video, Gauna captured a shark with a pectoral fin bent at a right angle from an injury, like a broken wing. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, oregonlive , 16 May 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1715, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174646"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      "\u02c8pekt\u0259n\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin pectinalis , from Latin pectin-, pecten comb, pubic bone + -alis -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182904"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": bona adventitia":[]
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      "-v\u0259n-",
      "-tish\u0113-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233844"
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      "noun"
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      ": the property held by a person (as a wife, child, slave) under the potestas, manus, or mancipium of another as his own private property either by the permission of the paterfamilias or master or by the rules of law but becoming with certain exceptions the property of the paterfamilias or master at his pleasure \u2014 compare bona adventitia":[],
      ": a fund or property held by one as his own exclusive possession or for his own private use (as the salary of a Roman soldier or the separate personal property of a wife in Scotland)":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015826"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": monetary unit":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022340"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of several protopectins formerly regarded as combinations of pectic substances and celluloses":[]
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      "\u00a6pek(\u02cc)t\u014d+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "pect ic + -o- + cellulose":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052104"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": either member of the anterior of the two pairs of limbs characteristic of a vertebrate (as an arm, forelimb, wing, or pectoral fin)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052617"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or containing pectin":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpek-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080742"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or derived from pectin":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French pectique , from Greek p\u0113ktikos coagulating, from p\u0113gnynai to fix, coagulate \u2014 more at pact":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115121"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": scallop sense 1a":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-t\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin pectin-, pecten , from Latin, comb, scallop":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125206"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a salt or ester of a pectic acid":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary pect- (from pectic ) + -ate ; probably originally formed in French":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125320"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to change from a sol to a gel \u2014 compare peptize":[],
      ": to undergo a change from a sol to a gel":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek\u02cct\u012bz"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek p\u0113kt os coagulated + English -ize":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133453"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being pectized":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek\u02cct\u012bz\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135554"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "city in southern Hungary west of the Danube River population 156,049":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8p\u0101ch"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163302"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": marked by lenticular or finger-shaped pockets of decay caused by fungi":[
        "pecky cypress"
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      ": containing discolored or shriveled grains":[
        "pecky rice"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pe-k\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The handcrafted tiles complement the texture of warm pecky cypress on a soaring ceiling that expresses the arch idea in a Palm Beach vernacular. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "In lieu of a traditional tile backsplash, the designer continued the pecky cypress to the ceiling. \u2014 Blake Miller, House Beautiful , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The first floor includes a master suite with a spacious closet, study, guest suite, great room with pecky cypress wood beams and two-car garage. \u2014 Dallas News , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "Here, neutral furnishings, pecky cypress accents, and durable upholstery work in tandem with designer pillows, modern art, family portraits, and select pieces from Scott Antique Markets in Atlanta. \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, AL.com , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "The pecky cypress cabinets, topped with white marble, give the room a clean, modern aesthetic. \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, AL.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Other features include a wooden front door made from pecky cypress, a ballroom and library, and a courtyard with a pond and mermaid statue. \u2014 Jason Ruiter, OrlandoSentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2017",
      "The studio's two side walls are covered in iridescent tiles and reflect light streaming in from its large, horizontal window and cupola in the vaulted, pecky cypress ceiling. \u2014 Madeleine Winer, The Courier-Journal , 20 July 2017",
      "A wall of pecky cypress paneling also adds warmth to the living room. \u2014 Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com , 19 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "peck entry 3":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165153"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)":[
        "a custom peculiar to America"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184818"
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    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Filibranchia comprising active bivalve mollusks that have a fan-shaped shell and no siphons including the typical pectens and related forms":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpekt\u0259\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0113\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Pectin-, Pecten , type genus + -acea":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192014"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or containing pectin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pekt\u0259\u0307n\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pectin + -ous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203315"
  },
  "peculiar people":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": God's own chosen people":[
        "\u2014 used by various Christians to emphasize their nonconformity to the world"
      ],
      ": an Evangelical Christian organization founded in England in the 19th century that holds to essentially fundamentalist doctrines and practices divine healing to the extent of refusing medical aid":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English peculier people , from peculier peculiar":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224944"
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  "pectinate claw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a claw found in some birds that has a serrate edge and is believed to be used in cleaning the feathers":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003439"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-t\u0259n"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many recipes call for commercial pectin , but sugar and lemon are two natural ingredients that will help the cause as well. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "The recipe calls for apples with a specific pectin content, which are baked, liquefied, whipped, layered, rendered into meringue, and then baked again for sixteen hours. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Once the citrus peel is boiled, the pectin is leached into the cooking liquid. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "That same pectin that helps lower LDL cholesterol also helps bacteria found in the gut produce compounds that protect colon cells from cancer. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Apples supply pectin , a heart-healthy soluble fiber that can help lower levels of LDL, or bad, cholesterol in the blood. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Blueberries also contain the soluble fiber pectin that helps to lower blood cholesterol levels. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 5 July 2021",
      "The plums have a lot of tannin and natural pectin , so the finished jam has a super smooth, velvety, silky texture that no other has. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021",
      "Following a full-body exfoliation, your body is wrapped in 24-carat gold, massaged with gold body oil, body butter, and given a pectin face mask. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 4 May 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French pectine , from pectique":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012208"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of various water-insoluble substances formed by hydrolyzing the methyl ester groups of pectins":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-020926"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-t\u0259n"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many recipes call for commercial pectin , but sugar and lemon are two natural ingredients that will help the cause as well. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "The recipe calls for apples with a specific pectin content, which are baked, liquefied, whipped, layered, rendered into meringue, and then baked again for sixteen hours. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Once the citrus peel is boiled, the pectin is leached into the cooking liquid. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "That same pectin that helps lower LDL cholesterol also helps bacteria found in the gut produce compounds that protect colon cells from cancer. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Apples supply pectin , a heart-healthy soluble fiber that can help lower levels of LDL, or bad, cholesterol in the blood. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Blueberries also contain the soluble fiber pectin that helps to lower blood cholesterol levels. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 5 July 2021",
      "The plums have a lot of tannin and natural pectin , so the finished jam has a super smooth, velvety, silky texture that no other has. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021",
      "Following a full-body exfoliation, your body is wrapped in 24-carat gold, massaged with gold body oil, body butter, and given a pectin face mask. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 4 May 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French pectine , from pectique":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022626"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "archaeological site in north central New Mexico southeast of Santa Fe containing Native American villages and a Spanish mission":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-054237"
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  "Pectinatella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a common genus of freshwater colonial bryozoans forming large lobate gelatinous colonies with circular or subquadrangular statoblasts having a single row of marginal hooks":[]
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      "-n\u0259\u02c8t-",
      "\u02ccpekt\u0259\u02ccn\u0101\u02c8tel\u0259"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin pectinatus pectinate + -ella":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075331"
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  "pecky cypress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": cypress lumber affected by peckiness that is very durable in damp ground and is much used in greenhouse benches and in ornamental work (as paneling)":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092113"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of gelechiid moths containing the pink bollworm":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpekt\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4f(\u0259)r\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pectin- + -o- + -phora":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100640"
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  "pectinesterase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccr\u0101z",
      "\u02ccpek-t\u0259-\u02c8ne-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s",
      "\u02ccpek-t\u0259-\u02c8nes-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111557"
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  "peccary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of several largely nocturnal gregarious American mammals resembling the related pigs: such as":[],
      ": a grizzled animal ( Tayassu tajacu ) with an indistinct white collar":[],
      ": a blackish animal ( Tayassu pecari ) with a whitish mouth region":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pe-k\u0259-r\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So does the white-lipped peccary , a shy pig that tends to disappear quickly when there\u2019s hunting pressure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "The hogs are considered an invasive species, much larger than their south Texas cousin the peccary , or javelina. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "Giant plants that reduced us to the size of Lilliputians lined the path as our hike led us to a clearing where agoutis, flying wild turkeys and peccaries dazzled us with their acrobatics. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Feral hogs, whose rooting in soil increases tree growth and attracts bird flocks, are replacing ecological work done by extinct giant peccaries in North America. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "There are three species of peccaries in the Americas. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "The virus infects pigs, warthogs, European wild boar, American wild pigs, bush pigs, giant forest hogs and peccaries . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "A half-dozen javelinas, a kind of peccary , scampered in the thick undergrowth. \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "An animal caring for a sick, injured, or dead individual of its own kind is referred to as epimeletic behavior, and besides humans and great apes, it\u2019s been documented in elephants, peccaries , and orcas, among other species. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "of Cariban origin; akin to Suriname Carib paki:ra peccary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1697, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193245"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": protopectin":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccjen",
      "pek\u02c8tin\u0259j\u0259\u0307n"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pectin + -o- + -gen":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225930"
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  "Pecos":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "river in eastern New Mexico and western Texas flowing southeast into the Rio Grande":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8p\u0101-k\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014535"
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  "Pectinibranchia":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a large order of Gastropoda (subclass Streptoneura) comprising univalve mollusks that have a single kidney, have typically a single ctenidium which resembles a comb and is usually attached to the mantle throughout its length, and have a heart with only one auricle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pek\u02cctin-",
      "\u02ccpekt\u0259n\u0259\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from pectin- + -branchia":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023844"
  },
  "peccavi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an acknowledgment of sin":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccv\u012b",
      "pe-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)w\u0113",
      "-(\u02cc)v\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, I have sinned, from peccare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030942"
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  "pectinite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fossil scallop shell":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pekt\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "pectin- + -ite":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082616"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": pectinate":[],
      ": resembling a scallop shell":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "pek\u02c8tin\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
      "\u02c8pekt\u0259n-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin pectin-, pecten comb + English -iform":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101037"
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  "pecky dry rot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": peckiness":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103150"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a social hierarchy":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek-i\u014b-\u02cc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order .",
      "the pecking order of Washington politics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Primeau, stuck behind Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov in the pecking order , thought he had been made a scapegoat for past playoff failures. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s been little change in how most Americans view their place in the pecking order . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
      "Where do Day and Holtmann fall in the pecking order ? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "At Sealand, Tilikum joined two female killer whales, Haida and Nootka, who were sorting out the social pecking order . \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
      "In a culture where fans and observers define players\u2019 legacies based upon their performances and win-loss records in the biggest of games, Paul falls drastically short on the all-time pecking order . \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2018, Mathis made 18 tackles, but remained behind Williams, Davis and Buggs in the defensive-line pecking order . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Afghanistan and Afghan lives do not figure very highly in this new pecking order . \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 16 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103258"
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  "peculiar motion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the actual motion of a star after its observed proper motion and radial velocity are corrected for the effect of the sun's motion":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113348"
  },
  "Pecopteris":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "p\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u00e4pt\u0259r\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek pekein to comb + New Latin -pteris":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120645"
  },
  "Pectinidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of bivalve mollusks having a single adductor muscle, comprising the pectens, and belonging to and formerly being coextensive with the suborder Pectinacea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pek\u02c8tin\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Pectin-, Pecten , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130209"
  },
  "peculiarize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to assign or appropriate as exclusive":[],
      ": to make peculiar or distinctive : individualize":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132032"
  },
  "pecorino":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various cheeses of Italian origin made from sheep's milk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccpe-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At least one hard: Asiago, manchego, aged provolone, pecorino . \u2014 USA Today , 29 May 2022",
      "Its most famous export is this dish, in which pasta is swirled in cream, topped with a classic Norcia sausage (which has been cooked with onion and white wine before being crumbled over the pasta), and has local pecorino dusted on top. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "The Sicilian lineup includes starter choices of arancini with meat sauce, meatballs with tomato sauce or a pizza topped with tomato, anchovies, pecorino and bread crumbs \u2014 all accompanied by salad and bread. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The result is a pasta web that is traditionally broken into jagged pieces and added to a mutton broth sprinkled with fresh pecorino cheese. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Filings of pecorino suggest the delicious salad has just come in from the snow. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Castro Mortillaro believes harder cheeses such as Parmigiano, pecorino or gouda are also among the healthiest options, when consumed in moderation. \u2014 Francesca Giuliani-hoffman, CNN , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Add the butter and pecorino and stir well to combine. \u2014 Angie Rito And Scott Tacinelli, Robb Report , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Middle-Aged pecorino that sits in a natural cave for four months. \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from pecorino of sheep, from pecora sheep, ewe, from Latin, domestic animals, from plural of pecus cattle \u2014 more at fee":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135029"
  },
  "pecan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large hickory ( Carya illinoinensis synonym C. illinoensis ) that has roughish bark and hard but brittle wood and is widely grown in the warmer parts of the U.S. and in Mexico for its edible nut":[],
      ": the wood of the pecan tree":[
        "The hardwood floor was made of pecan ."
      ],
      ": the smooth oblong thin-shelled nut of the pecan tree":[
        "bought some pecans to make a pie"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "pi-\u02c8k\u00e4n",
      "-\u02c8kan; \u02c8p\u0113-\u02cckan",
      "\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cckan",
      "-\u02c8kan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pecan from the brewer's table comes from a tree that fell on Sorensen's family ranch in Industry, Texas. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "Our choice today is the ever-so-smooth butter pecan . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Our choice today is the ever-so-smooth butter pecan . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Our choice today is the ever-so-smooth butter pecan . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 19 May 2022",
      "Experiment with five options -- mesquite, apple, hickory, pecan and cherry -- in the Wood Chunk variety pack ($36.95). \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "The company recently bought a pecan -and-candy plant in Georgia. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The bakery also stocks king cakes stuffed with apple, cherry, cream cheese or praline pecan . \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Immediately top with a whole pecan and allow to cool. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "American French pacane , from Illinois pakani":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143232"
  },
  "Pecora":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a division of Artiodactyla equivalent to the suborder Ruminantia with the chevrotains and their extinct related forms excluded":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pek\u0259r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, cattle, plural of pecor-, pecus cattle, herd; akin to Latin pecu cattle, pecud-, pecus head of cattle, Greek pekos fleece":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164522"
  },
  "pecopteroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": like or related to the genus Pecopteris":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccr\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Pecopteris + English -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174155"
  },
  "pec":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a muscle connecting the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder : pectoral muscle":[
        "\u2014 usually plural His muscular pecs and biceps were vestiges of his short, happy life as a pro triathlete. \u2014 Austin Murphy Hunky Patrick Swayze got to flex his pecs as a surfer in Point Break \u2026 \u2014 Jim Harwood In this totally enjoyable film, Schwarzenegger is witty, charming, subtle, tough and most impressive\u2014a Cary Grant with pecs . \u2014 Ralph Novak"
      ],
      "town in western Kosovo that was the seat of the patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Middle Ages population 49,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pech",
      "\u02c8pek"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sutterer draws parallels between Rhodes' injury and bodybuilder Ryan Crowley, who sustained a similar pec tear while performing the bench press last year (powerlifter Larry Wheels later uploaded the gruesome footage to Instagram). \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
      "Try squeezing your pec muscles and abducting your arms (move them out to the sides away from your body), Williams says. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Williams also suggests rolling or stretching out your pec minor before and after the workout. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Setting themselves apart from the mirror-gazing, pec -bulging culture that characterized chains like Gold\u2019s Gym in the 1980s and 1990s, the two chains emphasized accessibility to all. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Then on Tuesday in his press conference, Mike Tomlin told reporters including Aditi Kinkhabwala of the NFL Network that Ben Roethlisberger has a left pec injury. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "An orchid branch with flowers crawls across the left pec of Gaelen Genoud, 29, the first tattooon his body. \u2014 Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2021",
      "It\u2019s filled with thirst trap pictures of a shirtless Kubiak, striking poses in the desert, his snake tattoo winding its way from his pec to his crotch. \u2014 Hallie Lieberman, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "The Bears, who are waiting on word about the status of left guard James Daniels' pec injury, also need to regroup on their run game after a rough five days. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2020"
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      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024141"
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