{
  "dice":{
    "antonyms":[
      "chop",
      "hash",
      "mince"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race":[],
      ": a gambling game played with dice":[],
      ": a small cubical piece (as of food)":[],
      ": die sense 1":[],
      ": no entry 1 sense 3":[
        "said no dice to my request"
      ],
      ": of no avail : no use : futile":[],
      ": to bring by playing dice":[
        "dice himself into debt"
      ],
      ": to cut into small cubes":[
        "diced onions"
      ],
      ": to lose by dicing":[
        "dice her money away"
      ],
      ": to ornament with square markings":[
        "diced leather"
      ],
      ": to play games with dice":[
        "dice for drinks in the bar",
        "\u2014 Malcolm Lowry"
      ],
      ": to take a chance":[
        "the temptation to dice with death",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.",
      "They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.",
      "Verb",
      "Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.",
      "quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Prosecutors say Briggs was involved in a dice game in the 300 block of Franklintown Road when McBride approached and opened fire. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There is no requirement that mapmakers slice and dice counties that much. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Whether it's used to slice and dice during an at-home dinner date or to serve up cheese and other goodies during a get-together, no new homeowner or renter should go without a sturdy all-wooden board. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The ultimate goal is to melt, slice, dice and otherwise eviscerate the 60,000-pound section of the jetliner \u2014 including passengers\u2019 seats \u2014 into bits and pieces so unrecognizable that profiteers won\u2019t be able to sell it. \u2014 Mike Kelly, USA TODAY , 7 July 2021",
      "For now, every infection, and every subsequent reinfection, remains a toss of the dice . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "Early Voting represented a wise and lucrative roll of the dice by Brown, who chose not to run in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago in spite of accumulating enough points to do so. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Had the conditions gotten bad enough in that stint, Rossi could have taken over the lead, but the race ran dry enough that Rossi was later forced to pit for red tires and give up on his roll-of-the- dice . \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
      "Roll of the dice with the No. 1 pick, and the Jags opted for DE Travon Walker's potential ahead of Hutchinson's production. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Finely dice all hot dogs into cubes and stir in gently. \u2014 Jonny Sun, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "For a salad with no awkward size differential, dice the vegetables in your salad to be about the same size as the pasta. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Also, make sure there is flexibility in the filters so users can slice and dice the data in the way that\u2019s most useful for them. \u2014 Dan Mallin, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Just dice it up into \u00bc-inch pieces and slowly sizzle it over a medium flame until deeply browned and most of the fat has rendered out. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "There are probably a million ways to slice and dice economic and cost-of-living data, so OJO\u2019s survey isn\u2019t the last word. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The 2022 Porsche Macan can dice it up with sports sedans on a racetrack and carry a reasonable cartful of groceries home from Costco. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "To dispose of them safely, farmers dice them with a snowblower, spread them across their fields and let the winter elements degrade them. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Rather than having to dice and slice veggies when your hands are still numb from outside, a frozen soup will be ready to eat (and heat you up) after just a quick spin in the microwave. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyce , from dees, dyce , plural of dee die entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English dycen , from dyce dice entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bones",
      "die"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061413",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dichloramine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an unstable compound NHCl 2 formed from ammonia by chlorination but not known in the pure state":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary di- + chloramine":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120920",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dichotomy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches":[],
      ": branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches":[],
      ": something with seemingly contradictory qualities":[
        "it's a dichotomy , this opulent Ritz-style luxury in a place that fronts on a boat harbor",
        "\u2014 Jean T. Barrett"
      ],
      ": the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The amusing spectacle of the recent presidential vote in Florida should remind us of the persistence of the federal-state dichotomy . \u2014 Eugene Genovese , Atlantic , March 2001",
      "At the close of this millennium, the favored dichotomy features a supposed battle called \"the science wars.\" \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Science , 14 Jan. 2000",
      "\u2026 to insist on its being either symbol or fact is to dwell needlessly on a false dichotomy . \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
      "\u2026 the Inuit concept of their environment was centred around the dichotomy between land and sea. \u2014 Ian Hodder , Reading the Past , 1986",
      "Her essay discusses the dichotomy between good and evil in the author's novels.",
      "her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy : an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The dichotomy between the futurist and the test pilot gets to a real issue facing any plane with a battery: Who will fly them",
      "Plenty of sci-fi stories have dealt with the dichotomy between two sides of the same character. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Does the world always have to end up being placed into such a dichotomy ",
      "The closing arguments represented a strange dichotomy that has existed throughout the trial, in which Heard and Depp and their witnesses seem to recount the same events in completely different lights. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Those questions from the other characters also reveal an interesting dichotomy with the male characters. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "This dichotomy , balancing cultural expectations while pursuing personal passions, rang true for many young women. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This dichotomy may bleed into the Good American founder's past relationships, which include athletes Lamar Odom and Tristan Thompson. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "That makes sense, structuring this story around two characters who have this dichotomy . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin dichotomia, borrowed from Greek dichotom\u00eda \"division into two parts (of the moon, in logic), bisection,\" from dich\u00f3tomos \"cut in half, dichotomous \" + -ia -ia entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4t-\u0259-m\u0113 also d\u0259-",
      "also d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contradiction",
      "incongruity",
      "paradox"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014938",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dichronous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": common sense 9c":[],
      ": consisting of or lasting through two morae : disemic":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin dichronus, dichronos , from Greek dichronos , from di- + -chronos -chronous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bkr\u0259n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133758",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dichroscope":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instrument for examining crystals for dichroism":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dichro- (as in dichroism ) + -scope":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082240",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dicht":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dicht Scottish variant of dight:2"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u1e35t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165936",
    "type":[]
  },
  "dicing board":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dice board":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164505",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dick":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mean, stupid, or annoying man":[
        "I'll bet I wasn't the only person in the room who felt like a dick nodding over the gravity of this crime.",
        "\u2014 P. J. O'Rourke"
      ],
      ": detective entry 2":[
        "Sam Spade not only became the model for later dicks but also provided Hollywood with the classic private-eye film.",
        "\u2014 Charles Nicol"
      ],
      ": fellow , chap":[
        "He's an odd dick , for sure."
      ],
      ": penis":[],
      ": the least amount : anything at all":[
        "Today, I was thinking, it would win all kinds of prizes at the Whitney Museum, but back in Newark in 1949 nobody knew dick about what real art was \u2026",
        "\u2014 Philip Roth"
      ],
      "George Frederick 1881\u20131967 and Gladys Henry 1881\u20131963 American physicians":[],
      "Philip K(indred) 1928\u20131982 American sci-fi writer":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dick , nickname for Richard":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "detective",
      "gumshoe",
      "hawkshaw",
      "investigator",
      "operative",
      "private detective",
      "private eye",
      "private investigator",
      "shamus",
      "sherlock",
      "sleuth",
      "sleuthhound"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103238",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dicker":{
    "antonyms":[
      "back-and-forth",
      "barter",
      "commutation",
      "exchange",
      "quid pro quo",
      "swap",
      "trade",
      "trade-off",
      "truck"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or session of bargaining":[],
      ": bargain":[
        "dickered over the price"
      ],
      ": barter":[],
      ": the number or quantity of 10 especially of hides or skins":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I tried to dicker for a discounted price.",
      "they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1797, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyker , from Latin decuria quantity of ten, from decem ten \u2014 more at ten":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bargain",
      "chaffer",
      "deal",
      "haggle",
      "horse-trade",
      "negotiate",
      "palter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175331",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dictate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a command by one in authority":[
        "papal dictates"
      ],
      ": a ruling principle":[
        "according to the dictates of your conscience"
      ],
      ": an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction":[
        "the dictates of the party"
      ],
      ": to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively":[
        "dictate the terms of surrender",
        "\u2026 the league will dictate policy for all teams \u2026",
        "\u2014 Alex Yannis"
      ],
      ": to issue as an order":[],
      ": to require or determine necessarily":[
        "injuries dictated the choice of players",
        "The weather will dictate how long we stay."
      ],
      ": to speak or act domineeringly : prescribe":[
        "resents being dictated to"
      ],
      ": to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record":[
        "dictating a letter to her secretary"
      ],
      ": to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation":[
        "dictate for the stenographer"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's dictating a letter to her secretary.",
      "They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.",
      "Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.",
      "The basket's function dictates its size and shape.",
      "Noun",
      "a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As such, Chinese domestic politics dictated its implementation and will dictate its end. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Both players were productive for the Pistons, and their comfort level as shooters will dictate how successful their partnership will be moving forward. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "McCarthy acknowledged that Foley and other Peloton insiders, who combine to hold a majority stake in the company, will dictate whether the company remains independent. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "There will be more than 10 people in the room for those activities but the room size will dictate how many can attend. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "So the film will be set during that war, and then the film itself will dictate what happens next. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said on Monday demand and available inventory of gasoline will also dictate future prices. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "In Iowa, on this day in particular, that's not entirely his framing to dictate . \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Can the Huskies force some turnovers, get going in transition and dictate the pace to their liking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Clear rights regarding interference protection can provide incentives for innovation and collaboration among spectrum users in a way that avoids regulatory dictate . \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In terms of Hodges\u2019s dictate for full restoration, precedent plays a key role in acts of curatorial omission or commission. \u2014 Randal Doane, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The principal went on to note that ahead of the school year, the Illinois superintendent of schools sent a letter to each district threatening schools that did not enforce compliance with the dictate . \u2014 Breck Dumas, Fox News , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Their litany of error serves as a reminder of the risks of letting horse-race political coverage dictate coverage of the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Their work has exposed not only how deep our lines of dependence are but how the inequities of class, race, and industry dictate who may stay inside and who might have no choice but to venture outdoors. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Her mandate was sounding less like the inspiration of a concerned partner, and more like the dictate of a prison guard. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Supply and demand dictate airfare -- airlines can't always raise fares to cover costs. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 27 July 2021",
      "But one dictate received special attention from commentators: the continuation of a Trump-era shift toward facilitating large-scale drug importation from Canada, with Biden instructing the FDA to work with states to implement appropriate plans. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 19 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order,\" frequentative of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" \u2014 more at diction":"Verb",
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin dict\u0101tum \"something commanded\" (Latin, in plural dict\u0101ta \"lessons to be transcribed\"), noun derivative from neuter of Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "command",
      "decree",
      "direct",
      "mandate",
      "ordain",
      "order"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192328",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dictate to":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give orders to (someone)":[
        "\u2014 usually used as (be) dictated to I resent being dictated to by someone with half my experience."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115705",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "dictating":{
    "antonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a command by one in authority":[
        "papal dictates"
      ],
      ": a ruling principle":[
        "according to the dictates of your conscience"
      ],
      ": an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction":[
        "the dictates of the party"
      ],
      ": to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively":[
        "dictate the terms of surrender",
        "\u2026 the league will dictate policy for all teams \u2026",
        "\u2014 Alex Yannis"
      ],
      ": to issue as an order":[],
      ": to require or determine necessarily":[
        "injuries dictated the choice of players",
        "The weather will dictate how long we stay."
      ],
      ": to speak or act domineeringly : prescribe":[
        "resents being dictated to"
      ],
      ": to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record":[
        "dictating a letter to her secretary"
      ],
      ": to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation":[
        "dictate for the stenographer"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's dictating a letter to her secretary.",
      "They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.",
      "Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.",
      "The basket's function dictates its size and shape.",
      "Noun",
      "a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As such, Chinese domestic politics dictated its implementation and will dictate its end. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Both players were productive for the Pistons, and their comfort level as shooters will dictate how successful their partnership will be moving forward. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "McCarthy acknowledged that Foley and other Peloton insiders, who combine to hold a majority stake in the company, will dictate whether the company remains independent. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "There will be more than 10 people in the room for those activities but the room size will dictate how many can attend. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "So the film will be set during that war, and then the film itself will dictate what happens next. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said on Monday demand and available inventory of gasoline will also dictate future prices. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "In Iowa, on this day in particular, that's not entirely his framing to dictate . \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Can the Huskies force some turnovers, get going in transition and dictate the pace to their liking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Clear rights regarding interference protection can provide incentives for innovation and collaboration among spectrum users in a way that avoids regulatory dictate . \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In terms of Hodges\u2019s dictate for full restoration, precedent plays a key role in acts of curatorial omission or commission. \u2014 Randal Doane, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The principal went on to note that ahead of the school year, the Illinois superintendent of schools sent a letter to each district threatening schools that did not enforce compliance with the dictate . \u2014 Breck Dumas, Fox News , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Their litany of error serves as a reminder of the risks of letting horse-race political coverage dictate coverage of the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Their work has exposed not only how deep our lines of dependence are but how the inequities of class, race, and industry dictate who may stay inside and who might have no choice but to venture outdoors. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Her mandate was sounding less like the inspiration of a concerned partner, and more like the dictate of a prison guard. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Supply and demand dictate airfare -- airlines can't always raise fares to cover costs. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 27 July 2021",
      "But one dictate received special attention from commentators: the continuation of a Trump-era shift toward facilitating large-scale drug importation from Canada, with Biden instructing the FDA to work with states to implement appropriate plans. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 19 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order,\" frequentative of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" \u2014 more at diction":"Verb",
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin dict\u0101tum \"something commanded\" (Latin, in plural dict\u0101ta \"lessons to be transcribed\"), noun derivative from neuter of Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "command",
      "decree",
      "direct",
      "mandate",
      "ordain",
      "order"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191928",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dictating machine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a machine used especially for the recording of human speech for transcription":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was the light bulb and the phonograph, of course, but also the kinetoscope, the dictating machine , the alkaline battery, and the electric meter. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115642",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a dictating manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictating (present participle of dictate ) + -ly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190128",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  },
  "dictation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": arbitrary command":[],
      ": material that is dictated or transcribed":[],
      ": music so reproduced":[],
      ": prescription":[],
      ": the act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed":[],
      ": the performing of music to be reproduced by a student":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He used a tape recorder for dictation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Increasing access to voice through dictation and Siri. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Plus improved dictation , Apple Pay Later, and Live Activities \u2014 the latter being a feature whereby users can keep tabs on sports scores from the lock screen in real-time. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 June 2022",
      "Apple also demoed selecting text with touch and then using dictation to replace it. \u2014 Samuel Axon And Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "Accessibility Text-to-speech dictation and language translation are two ways AI can help with accessibility. \u2014 Alexey Posternak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Why would companies with questionable climate plans want investors weighing in, especially when most companies are averse to shareholder dictation on any issue",
      "Dyslexic employees can use the dictation tools that come on many computers to access their full vocabulary and maintain an uninterrupted workflow. \u2014 Dean Hager, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Tap or click for helpful tips for better dictation in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Moran went on to do much more than take dictation as the industrious author\u2019s fading eyesight, Parkinson\u2019s and an emergency surgery affected her ability to work and speak in the late 1980s. \u2014 Lisa Amand, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(2)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin dict\u0101ti\u014dn-, dict\u0101ti\u014d \"uttering of material to be transcribed, command\" (Latin, \"dictated draft\"), from Latin dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001442",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictative":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorial":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1774, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik\u02cct\u0101tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104556",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dictator":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one holding complete autocratic control : a person with unlimited governmental power":[],
      ": one ruling in an absolute (see absolute sense 2 ) and often oppressive way":[
        "fascist dictators"
      ],
      ": one who says or reads something for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record : one that dictates (see dictate entry 1 sense 1 )":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The country was ruled by a military dictator .",
      "the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was quick to congratulate Petro and his running mate. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
      "But, in telling this story, the committee made Pence out to be a hero, a kind of last man standing between a near- dictator and American democracy. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "The move empowers Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a brutal dictator that the Trump administration hit with harsh sanctions to encourage regime change. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "And last but not least ... The story of the car that the Shah gave to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and how it is being remade by artists. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "And, and looking at what happened with a clear view that this was a plot to throw out the votes of Americans and install basically a dictator . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "But as Francis wrestles with how forcefully to condemn a dictator , this time Vladimir Putin of Russia, Kertzer has unearthed some frightening evidence about the cost of keeping quiet about mass killings. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "So with a vote share that would make a dictator grin (99.2 percent), John Lee became the fifth person selected to lead the city in the postcolonial era. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "Yet, once again, a dictator in Moscow has replaced progress with devastation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dictatour, borrowed from Latin dict\u0101tor, from dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" + -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101-",
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "caesar",
      "despot",
      "f\u00fchrer",
      "fuehrer",
      "oppressor",
      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053444",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatorial":{
    "antonyms":[
      "limited"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a dictator":[
        "dictatorial power"
      ],
      ": oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward others":[],
      ": ruled by a dictator":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He was given dictatorial powers.",
      "a dictatorial leader with total control over people's lives",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brazil suffered a military coup in 1964, resulting in a dictatorial regime that lasted until 1985. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 June 2022",
      "Stripped of its bureaucratic language and moral statement, this is a proposal for an enormously powerful, unelected commissariat to exercise dictatorial control over American politics. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Voters, many too young remember, were partly seduced by the 64-year-old\u2019s misleading presentation of his late father\u2019s dictatorial rule as a halcyon economic age to be revived. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
      "These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive, as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Argentina\u2019s dictatorial leader, General Juan Manuel de Rosas, came to power in 1829 and consolidated his informal, extraconstitutional rule by 1835. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Dogs' understanding of the absolute no may be connected to the structure of their packs, which are not egalitarian like those of the wolves but dictatorial , the center's researchers have discovered. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
      "Russia replaced one dictatorial regime with another with the massacre of Nicholas II and his family in a basement in Yekaterinburg and the ascent of Vladimir Lenin in Moscow. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Italy is also reported to have opposed the measure in order to maintain some leverage over Russia\u2019s dictatorial president, Vladimir Putin. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dict\u0101t\u014drius \"of a dictator\" (derivative of dict\u0101tor dictator ) + -al entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdik-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dictatorial dictatorial , magisterial , dogmatic , doctrinaire , oracular mean imposing one's will or opinions on others. dictatorial stresses autocratic, high-handed methods and a domineering manner. exercised dictatorial control over the office magisterial stresses assumption or use of prerogatives appropriate to a magistrate or schoolmaster in forcing acceptance of one's opinions. the magisterial tone of his pronouncements dogmatic implies being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions. dogmatic about what is art and what is not doctrinaire implies a disposition to follow abstract theories in framing laws or policies affecting people. a doctrinaire approach to improving the economy oracular implies the manner of one who delivers opinions in cryptic phrases or with pompous dogmatism. a designer who is the oracular voice of fashion",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "arbitrary",
      "autocratic",
      "autocratical",
      "czarist",
      "tsarist",
      "tzarist",
      "despotic",
      "monocratic",
      "tyrannical",
      "tyrannic",
      "tyrannous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184419",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatorian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorial sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatorius + English -an":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214407",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dictatorship":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a despotic state":[
        "establishing a dictatorship"
      ],
      ": a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique":[
        "Communism and dictatorship"
      ],
      ": a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated":[
        "rising up against a military dictatorship"
      ],
      ": autocratic rule, control, or leadership":[
        "people suffering under his dictatorship"
      ],
      ": the office of dictator":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The country suffered for many years under his dictatorship .",
      "His enemies accused him of establishing a dictatorship .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was born in the central province of Villa Clara on Jan. 19, 1960, just a year after the revolution led by Fidel Castro and his brother Raul had toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and taken power. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Activist groups planned to protest the inauguration in Manila, calling for accountability for alleged crimes committed under the Marcos Sr. dictatorship , CNN Philippines reported. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The show\u2019s version of the tastemaking store and brand Supreme, for instance, is a vibe dictatorship called Latrine. \u2014 Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Sebastian Meise\u2019s prison drama Great Freedom, which follows a man repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalized homosexuality in Germany for decades after the end of the Nazi dictatorship , took the Best Film Lola in Bronze. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Louie Crismo remembers the day almost half a century ago when his brother was grabbed off the street by Filipino security forces and never seen again \u2014 one of more than 3,000 people killed during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Mm-hmm , it\u2019s all, it\u2019s like they\u2019re being drummed out of existence by the Trumpy part of the Republican party, which is holy redefined, that party to be as fringe crazy bent on dictatorship as Laura: possible. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Sweden has long been a haven for refugees and dissidents, from Iranians fleeing the Islamic revolution to Chileans escaping dictatorship , helping the country\u2019s reputation as a peacemaker on the world stage. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Its entrance marked a milestone of Spain\u2019s return in the international political order following the end of Gen. Francisco Franco's dictatorship with his death in 1975. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictator + -ship , as translation of Latin dict\u0101t\u016bra":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101-t\u0259r-\u02ccship",
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolutism",
      "autarchy",
      "authoritarianism",
      "autocracy",
      "Caesarism",
      "czarism",
      "tsarism",
      "tzarism",
      "despotism",
      "totalism",
      "totalitarianism",
      "tyranny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233808",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatorship of the proletariat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the assumption of political power by the proletariat with concomitant repression of previously controlling or governing classes that in Marxist philosophy is considered an essential preliminary to establishment of the classless state":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004716",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorial":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1639, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatorius":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dikt\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "-ri",
      "-t\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223652",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dictatress":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who is a dictator":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1677, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictator + -ess":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik\u02cct\u0101\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125622",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictatrix":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who is a dictator : dictatress":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1623, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, feminine of dictator":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik\u02c8t\u0101\u2027triks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184118",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictature":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatura , from dictatus + -ura -ure":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dikt\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "dik\u02c8t\u0101ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215514",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dictier comparative of dicty"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001548",
    "type":[]
  },
  "dictiest":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dictiest superlative of dicty"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215241",
    "type":[]
  },
  "diction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness":[],
      ": pronunciation and enunciation of words in singing":[],
      ": verbal description":[],
      ": vocal expression : enunciation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He has wisely chosen to render almost all the material in what novelists and writers of creative nonfiction like to call \"close third person,\" approximating the diction and consciousness of his characters but retaining the freedom to wander into the bigger picture. \u2014 Thomas Mallon , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
      "No one is better than Didion at using flatness of affect and formality of diction to convey seething anger and disdain. \u2014 New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
      "When he sang Anatol in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Vanessa , in 1958, Gedda's performance received high marks for impeccable diction and enunciation\u2014in that mostly American cast, he was the only principal whose English could be understood. \u2014 Patrick J. Smith , Opera News , November 1999",
      "The actor's diction was so poor I could hardly understand what he was saying.",
      "The student's essay was full of careless diction .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a play that hurls a lot of biographical information at the audience, but Reiter's diction and delivery are impeccable and nary a word is lost. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "The ensemble of observers is presented both in various group formations and, through deft shifts in point of view and diction , as distinctive voices. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Pattern, structure, repetition, rhythm, meter, diction \u2014 these transmute familiar, often banal sentiments about love\u2019s old sweet song or Nature\u2019s wonders into heartbreaking art. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Because candidates' statements are usually vacuous, journalists tend to emphasize superficial qualities of vocal tone, body language, or diction . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "John Relyea, as the Grand Inquisitor, had the requisite range and volume, yet his diction lacked bite, and his stage business was hackneyed. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Like an intricate recipe, her paragraphs balance interior and external worlds, elegant diction and workmanlike narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden\u2019s State of the Union address stayed the course of failure, delivered with nothing resembling panache or basic diction . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The diction is matter-of-fact, the syntax conventional; the imagery is simple and bare-boned. \u2014 Donika Kelly, New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "earlier, \"word, phrase,\" going back to Middle English dicion \"saying,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French dictyoun \"word,\" borrowed from Latin dicti\u014dn-, dicti\u014d \"act of speaking, speech, (in grammar) word, expression, form,\" from dic-, variant stem of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns; d\u012bcere going back to Indo-European *dei\u032f\u1e31- \"show, point out,\" whence also, with varying ablaut, Germanic *t\u012bh-a- \"point out\" (whence Old English t\u0113on \"to accuse,\" Old Saxon af t\u012bhan \"to deny,\" Old High German z\u012bhan \"to accuse,\" Old Norse tj\u0101, t\u0113a \"to show, report,\" Gothic ga teihan \"to announce, tell\"), Greek de\u00edkn\u0233mi, deikn\u00fdnai \"to show, point out,\" Sanskrit di\u015bati \"(s/he) shows, exhibits\"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "articulation",
      "enunciation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000818",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictionary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)":[],
      ": a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications":[],
      ": a reference book listing alphabetically the words of one language and showing their meanings or translations in another language":[],
      ": a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations , functions, etymologies , meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Famed for his dictionary , \"Rambler\" essays and The Lives of the English Poets , Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) remains one of the most-quoted and carefully observed authors who ever lived. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 21 July 2008",
      "I still read relatively slowly in Yiddish, with frequent recourse to a dictionary , and my first year of graduate school found me at my desk till two or three in the morning every night \u2026 \u2014 Aaron Lansky , Outwitting History , 2004",
      "Look it up in the dictionary .",
      "try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Look up \u2018fungible\u2019 in the dictionary and get back to me. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And, of course, the Democrats are facing a wipeout in November that will force everyone to rush to the dictionary to search for a weather term stronger than tsunami. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Our default on the matter is our base dictionary , Webster\u2019s New World College 5th, but the Journal stylebook has exceptions. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Parker Price-Miller would rather be studying a racetrack than a medical dictionary . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "These guys spend ungodly amounts of time creating and tweaking (then re-creating and re-tweaking) new routine to get bigger and better pumps, with a list of exercises longer than a dictionary . \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "While cleaning out the Father\u2019s things, for instance, Alice comes across a dictionary ; Chen tracks the wandering of her mind in a rangy mini-essay about literacy, from immigrant assimilation to prison libraries to the Internet. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Experts also pointed out that because of how the judge\u2019s decision was developed, the dictionary could become a star witness in future proceedings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "In the Oxford dictionary , the technical definition of sacrificial is something designed to be used up or destroyed in fulfilling a purpose or function. \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin dicti\u014dn\u0101rium, name for an alphabetized guide to the Vulgate, earlier dicti\u014dn\u0101rius, name for a Latin textbook in which words are grouped by topic (apparently coined by its author, the 13th-century English-born university teacher John of Garland), from Latin dicti\u014dn-, dicti\u014d \"speech, (in grammar) word, expression\" + -\u0101rius, -\u0101rium -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at diction":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccne-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8dik-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "lexicon",
      "wordbook"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081814",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictionary catalog":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a catalog having its entries (such as author, title, or subject) arranged in a single alphabet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214721",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dictionary definition":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a definition reporting established meanings or uses of words or symbols \u2014 compare stipulative definition":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114733",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dichlor-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing two atoms of chlorine":[
        "dichloro ethane"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143552"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a strong high-boiling liquid acid CHCl 2 COOH obtained especially by chlorination of acetic acid":[]
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      "(\u00a6)d\u012b\u00a6kl\u014dr\u014d+\u2026-"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary dichlor- + acetic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154155"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-(\u02cc)ben-\u02c8z\u0113n",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dr-\u0259-\u02c8ben-\u02ccz\u0113n, -\u02cckl\u022fr-, -(\u02cc)ben-\u02c8",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02cckl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8ben-\u02ccz\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pesticide in most mothballs is para- dichlorobenzene (PDCB). \u2014 Joe, The Seattle Times , 4 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155653"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1781, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164017"
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  "dichlone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a yellow crystalline compound C 10 H 4 Cl 2 O 2 used as a fungicide and algicide; 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u02cckl\u014dn"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "dichl oro- naphthoquin one":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174326"
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  "dichlamydeous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having both calyx and corolla (as a rose)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u012b+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + chlamyd- + -eous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184040"
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  "dickhead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a stupid, contemptible, or annoying man":[
        "Grace took me aside. \"Hey,\" she said. \"I think Eunice has some real problems.\" \"Duh,\" I said. \"Her father's a dickhead .\"",
        "\u2014 Gary Shteyngart"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cched"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dick (penis) + head":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200324"
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  "dictyosome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": golgi apparatus sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccs\u014dm"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictyo- + -some entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211946"
  },
  "dictyospermum scale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a widely distributed rounded armored scale ( Chrysomphalus dictyospermi ) that is particularly destructive to citrus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictyospermum from New Latin Dictyospermum (synonym of Aneilema ), from dicty- + -spermum":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221424"
  },
  "Dictyosiphonales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of brown algae having a profusely branched cylindrical sporophyte which at maturity is differentiated internally into two or three regions":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdikt\u0113\u0259+"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Dictyosiphon + -ales":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231955"
  },
  "Dichelyma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of aquatic mosses (family Fontinalaceae) resembling those of the genus Fontinalis but distinguished by a midrib in the leaves and including one ( D. capillaceum ) that is common on stems of shrubs in swamps":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8kel\u0259m\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002025"
  },
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    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various articles of clothing: such as":[],
      ": a man's separate or detachable shirtfront":[],
      ": a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline":[],
      ": the driver's seat in a carriage":[],
      ": a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile":[],
      "James Lafayette 1923\u20131997 American poet, novelist, and critic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-k\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laughing, always laughing\u2014at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Style creators on TikTok are single-handedly causing specific clothing items and accessories to sell out on Amazon\u2014most notably gold hoops, claw clips, and dickey collars. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "This isn\u2019t the dickey \u2019s first moment in the fashion spotlight. \u2014 Emily Ruane, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "But when the night comes, only Neal \u2014 with his turtleneck dickey and his kissing-practice dummy, Morty, as preparation for smooching Vicki \u2014 ends up the odd man out. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Or, slip on a dickey , which provides an extra layer without adding sleeves. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "But there were also hot pants over sheer logo tights and cropped white cotton dickeys . \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Buy a similar collared shirt or a dickey , a false shirtfront that's easy to layer. \u2014 Georgina Kim, Glamour , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Barely a decade later their eponymous brand, Veronica Beard, grew into a fashion empire from that coveted jacket \u2014 a play on the classic blazer with an interchangeable dickey favored by Michelle Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow. \u2014 Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com , 16 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dicky , nickname for Richard":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025321"
  },
  "dichlorobutane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a liquid compound Cl(CH 2 ) 4 Cl made usually from tetrahydrofuran and used chiefly in making adiponitrile for the manufacture of nylon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dichlor- + butane":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031934"
  },
  "dickey":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various articles of clothing: such as":[],
      ": a man's separate or detachable shirtfront":[],
      ": a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline":[],
      ": the driver's seat in a carriage":[],
      ": a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile":[],
      "James Lafayette 1923\u20131997 American poet, novelist, and critic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-k\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laughing, always laughing\u2014at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Style creators on TikTok are single-handedly causing specific clothing items and accessories to sell out on Amazon\u2014most notably gold hoops, claw clips, and dickey collars. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "This isn\u2019t the dickey \u2019s first moment in the fashion spotlight. \u2014 Emily Ruane, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "But when the night comes, only Neal \u2014 with his turtleneck dickey and his kissing-practice dummy, Morty, as preparation for smooching Vicki \u2014 ends up the odd man out. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Or, slip on a dickey , which provides an extra layer without adding sleeves. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "But there were also hot pants over sheer logo tights and cropped white cotton dickeys . \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Buy a similar collared shirt or a dickey , a false shirtfront that's easy to layer. \u2014 Georgina Kim, Glamour , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Barely a decade later their eponymous brand, Veronica Beard, grew into a fashion empire from that coveted jacket \u2014 a play on the classic blazer with an interchangeable dickey favored by Michelle Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow. \u2014 Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com , 16 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dicky , nickname for Richard":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032501"
  },
  "dichasium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cymose inflorescence that produces two main axes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0113-\u0259m",
      "-\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259m",
      "-zh\u0259m"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek dichasis halving, from dichazein to halve, from dicha":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053854"
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    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": net":[
        "dictyo stele",
        "dictyo some"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "combining form from Greek d\u00edktyon \"net, netting,\" perhaps of pre-Greek origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074920"
  },
  "Dickinson":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "Emily Elizabeth 1830\u20131886 American poet":[],
      "John 1732\u20131808 American statesman":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-k\u0259n-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111320"
  },
  "dichlorodiethyl ether":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dichloroethyl ether":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u2026-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dichlor- + diethyl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140558"
  },
  "dictum de omni et nullo":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an axiom in logic: whatever may be affirmed or denied of a class may be affirmed or denied of every member of it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dikt\u0259md\u0101\u00a6\u022fmn\u0113\u02ccet\u02c8nu\u0307(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, maxim of all and none":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142027"
  },
  "Dictyosiphon":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Dictyosiphonaceae) of brown algae (order Dictyosiphonales ) having filiform fronds that taper to acute points":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dikt\u0113\u0259+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dicty- + Greek siph\u014dn tube, pipe, siphon":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143149"
  },
  "Dictynidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of spiders that spin irregular webs composed partly of threads curled by means of the calamistrum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik\u02c8tin\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Dictyna , type genus (irregular from Greek diktyon net) + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145840"
  },
  "dichlorodifluoromethane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chlorofluoromethane CCl 2 F 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccflu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8meth-\u02cc\u0101n",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02cckl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccflu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8me-\u02ccth\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Additional testing found detectable levels of propanol, acetone, dichlorodifluoromethane , chloromethane, naphthalene in the air as well. \u2014 Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com , 12 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163702"
  },
  "dicot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an angiospermous plant (such as a deciduous tree or broad-leaved herb) having an embryo with two cotyledons , leaves with typically reticulate venation, and floral organs usually arranged in multiples of four or five : dicotyledon":[
        "And of the two great groups of plants, monocots and dicots , the monocots (the grasses and their ilk) do share a single ancestor, but the dicots do not, which means they are not a natural grouping.",
        "\u2014 Steve Hatch",
        "\u2014 often used before another noun dicot species Most leaves and petrified wood from late Cretaceous and younger rocks are of dicot flowering plants. \u2014 Alan M. Cvancara"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cck\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215230"
  },
  "dicalcium silicate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a calcium silicate 2CaO\u00b7SiO 2 that is an essential ingredient of Portland cement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8kal-s\u0113-\u0259m-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222303"
  },
  "dicondylic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having two articulatory condyles":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of joints between segments of the limbs of insects"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-lik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + condyle + -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230102"
  },
  "dichloroethyl ether":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a liquid ether (ClCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O that has an odor like chloroform, is made usually by dehydration of ethylene chlorohydrin, and is used chiefly as a solvent and as a fumigant for insects; bis-(2-chloroethyl) ether":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)d\u012b\u00a6kl\u014dr\u014d+\u2026-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dichlor- + ethyl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230425"
  },
  "dicondylian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having two occipital condyles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u012b(\u02cc)k\u00e4n\u00a6dil\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + condyle + -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232258"
  },
  "dictyogen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a monocotyledonous plant having net-veined leaves (as Smilax rotundifolia )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0259\u0307n",
      "\u02c8dikt\u0113\u0259\u02ccjen"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin dicty- + English -gen":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233818"
  },
  "dictum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a noteworthy statement: such as":[],
      ": a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion":[
        "awaiting the king's dictum"
      ],
      ": an observation intended or regarded as authoritative":[
        "must follow the dictum \"First, do no harm\""
      ],
      ": a judge's expression of opinion on a point other than the precise issue involved in determining a case":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-t\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "A doctor must follow the dictum of \u201cFirst, do no harm.\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This key line\u2014which, following the quotability of the original film, seems devised to become a catchphrase\u2014isn\u2019t limited to flying and fighting but is delivered as a dictum that could as easily be echoed by anyone with anything to do anywhere. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
      "So there wasn\u2019t a shootaround dictum or pregame speech. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The Taliban dictum reversed an announcement \u2014 demanded by and promised to donor countries \u2014 just days earlier that all schools for girls would be open. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ukraine crisis has overturned the final dictum , reinstating energy security as a major issue for the West. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This straightforward Friedman dictum is certainly borne out by the data available to us over the past two years. \u2014 Edwin T. Burton, National Review , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The dictum had always been, Si vis pacem, para bellum . . . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Some might argue, even, that the religious dictum endorses the effort to fortify one's house. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Before long, the 180 strides/minute dictum insinuated itself into training and racing lore. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin, \"utterance, order, promise, saying, witticism,\" noun derivative from neuter of dictus, past participle of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" \u2014 more at diction":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235815"
  },
  "Dictyophora":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of stinkhorn fungi closely related to those of the genus Phallus but distinguished by an indusium that hangs like a skirt from below the pileus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdikt\u0113\u02c8\u00e4f(\u0259)r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "New Latin, from dicty- + -phora":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a test to determine susceptibility or immunity to scarlet fever by an injection of scarlet fever toxin":[]
    },
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      "George F. Dick and Gladys H. Dick":""
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      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "definitions":{
      ": a green mineral H 2 Na 6 (Mn,Fe,Ca,Mg) 14 (PO 4 ) 12 .H 2 O consisting of foliated hydrous acid phosphate chiefly of manganese, iron, and sodium (specific gravity 3.34)":[]
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      "William Dickinson , 19th century American clergyman and mineralogist + English -ite":""
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