{
  "paean":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph":[
        "unite their voices in a great paean to liberty",
        "\u2014 Edward Sackville-West"
      ],
      ": a work that praises or honors its subject : encomium , tribute":[
        "wrote a paean to the queen on her 50th birthday"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "his retirement party featured many paeans for his long years of service to the company",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Muti\u2019s concluding paean to the importance of culture was more heartfelt, if also more predictable. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Not to mention asps, chickadees, raptors, ingenues, con artists and magicians, as well as a wide array of genres for nearly every taste and mood: poetry, history, memoir, fantasy, literary fiction and a paean to the natural world. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "His book, a paean to Mr. Carter, is ironic and smart, a social history and a poignant coming-of-age story. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Composed shortly after Nazi Germany\u2019s defeat, there\u2019s little debate that Shostakovich did not deliver a noble paean to the people\u2019s struggle during the Great Patriotic War, upsetting Soviet officials. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a paean to adventure on foot and the pleasures of traveling light in every sense \u2014 a welcome tonic for wearying times. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Life on the Rocks is far more than a paean to coral. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Kelly's book is sublime, a true paean to the power of good food and even better love. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The meal, held before the latest wave of the pandemic, was conceived as both a celebratory pre-Christmas get-together and as a paean to the mother of all inspirations: nature. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, pai\u014dn , from Paian, Pai\u014dn , epithet of Apollo in the hymn":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accolade",
      "citation",
      "commendation",
      "dithyramb",
      "encomium",
      "eulogium",
      "eulogy",
      "homage",
      "hymn",
      "panegyric",
      "salutation",
      "tribute"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053307",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "paedomorphosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": phylogenetic change that involves retention of juvenile characters by the adult":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccp\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-f\u0259-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from paed- + Greek morph\u014dsis formation, from morphoun to form, from morph\u0113 form":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100102"
  },
  "paedomorphism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccp\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u02ccfi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There also is evidence that dogs are more inclined to make eye contact than wolves, and data shows humans are moved by infant-like canine features, known as paedomorphism . \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 18 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182923"
  },
  "paedomorphy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": paedomorphism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "paed- + -morphy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220900"
  },
  "paedotribe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a trainer in gymnastics often represented in ancient Greek art as supervising the exercises of young athletes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8p\u0113d\u0259\u02cctr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek paidotrib\u0113s , from paid- + -trib\u0113s (from tribein to rub)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111615"
  },
  "Paelignian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Sabellian dialect":[],
      ": of or relating to Paelignian":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "p\u0113\u02c8lign\u0113\u0259n",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Paeligni , a people of central Italy + English -ian":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161940"
  },
  "paella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8\u0101-l\u0259",
      "p\u00e4-\u02c8\u0101-y\u0259",
      "-\u02c8e-l\u0259",
      "-\u02c8\u0101l-y\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The paella , fortified with mussels, cockles, shrimp, and rabbit, benefitted from tableside dollops of yet more aioli. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a single main dish, paella , albeit in four guises. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Place a large paella pan on the grill and add the olive oil. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant will serve some larger-format dishes, such as a 44-ounce porterhouse steak for two and, eventually, paella for the table. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Season the paella to taste and top with the sliced green olives. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Treat the family to a Caribbean-style carryout feast that includes an entr\u00e9e (seafood paella , grilled chicken with cilantro crema, jerk chicken wings, or baby back ribs), salad, side, and bread (serves up to 4). \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "As a gift for their seven station hosts, the four visitors are taking up paella and other Spanish cuisine prepared by celebrity chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "As a gift for their seven station hosts, the four visitors are taking up paella and other Spanish cuisine prepared by celebrity chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Catalan, literally, pot, pan, from Middle French paelle , from Latin patella small pan \u2014 more at patella":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163051"
  },
  "paenula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long sleeveless cloak of ancient Rome usually having a hood and sometimes a front opening":[],
      ": an early form of chasuble":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8p\u0113ny\u0259l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek phainol\u0113 cloak":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165610"
  },
  "paedomorphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccp\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-fik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200158"
  },
  "paedogenesis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccp\u0113-d\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213908"
  },
  "paedogamy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mutual fertilization of gametes ultimately derived from the same parent cell or gametangium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary paed- + -gamy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022520"
  },
  "Paenungulata":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a major division of eutherian mammals comprising the extinct orders Pantodonta, Dinocerata, Pyrotheria, and Embrithopoda together with the surviving orders Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, and Sirenia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)p\u0113n+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin paene nearly, almost + New Latin Ungulata ; so called from their position in the evolutionary scale":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023257"
  },
  "paedogamous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or reproducing by paedogamy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "p\u0113\u02c8d\u00e4g\u0259m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "paed- + -gamous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032849"
  },
  "paenungulate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Paenungulata":[],
      ": a mammal of the Paenungulata":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)p\u0113n+",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Paenungulata":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170255"
  },
  "paeon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a metrical foot of four syllables with one long and three short syllables (as in classical prosody) or with one stressed and three unstressed syllables (as in English prosody)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek pai\u014dn , from paian, pai\u014dn paean":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171952"
  },
  "Paeonia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs (family Ranunculaceae) that are native chiefly to Europe and Asia and have thickened or tuberous roots, divided leaves, flowers often double in cultivation, and fruit consisting of several many-seeded follicles \u2014 see peony":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "p\u0113\u02c8\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, peony, from Greek pai\u014dnia , from Pai\u014dn Paeon, physician of the gods, its reputed discoverer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191622"
  }
}