{
  "Argive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Greeks or Greece and especially the Achaean city of Argos or the surrounding territory of Argolis":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Argivus , from Greek Argeios , literally, of Argos, from Argos city-state of ancient Greece":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccg\u012bv",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccj\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015906",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Argo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large former constellation in the southern hemisphere lying principally between Canis Major and the Southern Cross that is now divided into the constellations of Puppis , Vela , and Carina":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin (genitive Argus ), from Greek Arg\u014d":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190748",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Argobba":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Semitic language closely related to Amharic and spoken in east-central Ethiopia":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Amharic, name for a people and language of east-central Ethiopia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8g\u00e4b\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212223",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Argonautidae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of cephalopods now represented solely by the genus Argonauta":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Argonauta , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141019",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Argonne":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "wooded plateau in northeastern France south of the Ardennes River near the border with Belgium between the Meuse and the Aisne rivers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u022fn",
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235707",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Argos":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "town in the eastern part of the Peloponnese , Greece, on a plain at the head of the Gulf of Argolis ; once a Greek city-state":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u022fs",
      "-g\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101846",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Arguello, Point":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "cape facing the Pacific in southwestern California west-northwest of Santa Barbara":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8gwe-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130007",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Argus-eyed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": vigilantly observant":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259s-\u02cc\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "attentive",
      "awake",
      "observant",
      "open-eyed",
      "tenty",
      "tentie",
      "vigilant",
      "watchful",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224756",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "argentine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of Argentina : argentinean":[],
      ": silver , silvery":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "an argentine sky hinted at a coming storm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bn",
      "-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "grayish",
      "leaden",
      "pewter",
      "silver",
      "silvery",
      "slate",
      "slaty",
      "slatey",
      "steely"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091955",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "argle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of argle dialectal variant of argue"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130937",
    "type":[]
  },
  "argle-bargle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": argy-bargy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "reduplication of Scots & English argle , alteration of argue":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-g\u0259l-\u02c8b\u00e4r-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "altercation",
      "argument",
      "argy-bargy",
      "battle royal",
      "bicker",
      "brawl",
      "contretemps",
      "controversy",
      "cross fire",
      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
      "donnybrook",
      "falling-out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "imbroglio",
      "kickup",
      "misunderstanding",
      "quarrel",
      "rhubarb",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "set-to",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005521",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "argol":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": crude tartar deposited in wine casks during aging":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English argoile , from Anglo-French argoil":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131157",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "argon laser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a laser that emits light especially in the blue and green regions of the visible spectrum, operates by means of a high-voltage current through ionized argon gas, and is used especially in laser surgery":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075409"
  },
  "argosy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fleet of ships":[],
      ": a rich supply":[
        "an argosy of railway folklore",
        "\u2014 F. P. Donovan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Italian ragusea Ragusan vessel, from Ragusa , Dalmatia (now Dubrovnik, Croatia)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopia",
      "gold mine",
      "mine",
      "mother lode",
      "treasure trove",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022103",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "argot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group":[
        "He has been bombarded by thousands of scathing messages\u2014known as being \"flamed\" in the argot of cyberspace.",
        "\u2014 Peter H. Lewis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "groups communicating in their own secret argots",
      "used the argot of figure skaters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The world of mainstream Democratic politics gives voice to these sentiments in a more familiar argot , one aimed at voters rather than activists. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Every generation develops a new argot to separate itself from the one before. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Not sentences alone but entire paragraphs as beautifully and intricately constructed as a Rube Goldberg machine, with clich\u00e9 backing into argot flirting with Broadway slang, Yiddish and British pretension side by side. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Calvin Kasulke\u2019s Several People Are Typing, which is told entirely in Slack chats, so perfectly captured the specific argot of that medium, and went so far with its bizarro premise but managed to deliver. \u2014 ELLE , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Her speech\u2014casual, chatty\u2014is inflected with the argot of the Washington policy circuit. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (or JCPOA, in the argot ) was a disastrous move that has put Iran within disturbingly close range of becoming a nuclear power. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "While these long motion-capture sequences crackle with thrilling technical argot and are pretty interesting in themselves, the real plot lies elsewhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "In the argot of Communist politics, the session that began on November 8th is the sixth plenum of the Nineteenth Central Committee. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "-g\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cant",
      "dialect",
      "jargon",
      "jive",
      "language",
      "lingo",
      "patois",
      "patter",
      "shop",
      "shoptalk",
      "slang",
      "terminology",
      "vocabulary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223317",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "arguable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not certain or clearly true : open to argument , dispute, or question":[
        "an arguable point"
      ],
      ": able to be plausibly or convincingly argued":[
        "\u2014 used to say that there are good reasons for believing that a statement is true It's arguable that catching [in baseball] today is far more difficult than it was in the 1950s, primarily because the running game is now so dominant. \u2014 Peter Gammons"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u00fc-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "controvertible",
      "debatable",
      "disputable",
      "doubtable",
      "doubtful",
      "issuable",
      "moot",
      "negotiable",
      "questionable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accomplished",
      "certain",
      "hands-down",
      "inarguable",
      "incontestable",
      "incontrovertible",
      "indisputable",
      "indubitable",
      "irrefragable",
      "positive",
      "questionless",
      "settled",
      "sure",
      "unanswerable",
      "unarguable",
      "unchallengeable",
      "undebatable",
      "undeniable",
      "unquestionable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "That word's pronunciation is arguable .",
      "That is an arguable point of view.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The point is arguable for the two men who stand like titans not only in Fayetteville, the Southwest Conference and the SEC, but also in college baseball annals. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "Lululemon leggings and yoga pants are arguable a cult classic in athletic clothing, so getting them at a discount is always a good thing. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
      "The arguable best-case scenario is Thursday-to-weekend legs on par with Captain Marvel for a $184 million domestic debut. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "At first blush, \u2018Pivoting\u2019 seems based on the barely arguable point that women are asked to do far more than is possible, men are asked to do far less, and the math is somehow hilarious. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "One arguable reason for optimism is that an improved waste management strategy, unlike so many other causes, has bipartisan support. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether there was any arguable benefit to consumers. \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The usefulness of judging founders by academic qualification is arguable . \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2021 the Oscars went from a ritual of arguable relevance to one in real crisis, with a 58% drop in viewers. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164840"
  },
  "arguably":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": as may be argued or shown by argument":[
        "an arguably effective strategy",
        "\u2014 used to say that a statement is very possibly true even if it is not certainly true He was arguably the greatest writer of his era."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Ligurian Coast is arguably one of the most picturesque destinations in the world, renowned for its five cliff-side towns, including Cinque Terre. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale is arguably one of the largest shopping events of the year, and lucky for you, the preview sale begins June 29. \u2014 Lauren Tappan, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
      "Smith is arguably the greatest teen thrower in Indiana history, the first to exceed 70 feet in the shot put. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "Deandre Ayton is arguably the hottest name entering free agency, as a restricted free agent. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "The series will arguably be one of the streamer\u2019s most risqu\u00e9 unscripted titles in the U.S., though is far less explicit than some of Netflix\u2019s acquired reality content in the U.K. (such as the infamous Naked Attraction). \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Duren was arguably the third-best center in the draft behind Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "There's arguably no greater advance in the world of cutlery than the spork. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "At the time, Naquin was arguably the most consistent hitter in the Reds\u2019 lineup. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u00fc-(\u0259-)bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231928",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "argue":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to consider the pros and cons of : discuss":[
        "argue an issue"
      ],
      ": to contend or disagree in words : dispute":[
        "They're always arguing about money."
      ],
      ": to give evidence of : indicate":[
        "The facts argue his innocence."
      ],
      ": to give reasons for or against something : reason":[
        "argue for a new policy"
      ],
      ": to persuade by giving reasons : induce":[
        "couldn't argue her out of going"
      ],
      ": to prove or try to prove by giving reasons : maintain":[
        "asking for a chance to argue his case"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She argued against the proposed law.",
      "The senator argued in favor of lowering taxes.",
      "He's always willing to argue for what is right.",
      "She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.",
      "He argued that it's far too early to make a decision.",
      "No one can argue me out of doing this.",
      "They started arguing about politics.",
      "She would argue with anyone.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Johnson is pursuing more than the $300 in death benefits his family received and will argue the connection to his burn-pits exposure. \u2014 Peggy Mccarthy, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
      "Will Hutton, Co-Chair of The Purposeful Company, will argue that maximising shareholder value should no longer be the dominant paradigm in business, while Adrian Wooldridge, Management Editor of The Economist, will oppose him. \u2014 London School Of Economics, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Defenders of the Senate agreement will argue that its small steps will crack open the door to more substantive legislation in the future. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Craig said that when the Board of State Canvassers meets Thursday to determine his eligibility for the ballot, a campaign attorney will argue that as a victim of fraud, he should not be excluded from the ballot. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Many will argue that Mexican pizza (or mulita) cravings hit at the most ungodly hours, leaving no other choice than to make the trek to the late-night fast food chain, but La Calle is open into the wee hours, too. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 24 May 2022",
      "Whether a killing was planned, whether a person had the intent to kill or harm and whether the killing occurred during a commission of a felony are all factors that the lawyers will argue and the jury will have to weigh as this case moves forward. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
      "Republicans will argue that any such effort is a violation of the Constitution\u2019s Speech and Debate Clause. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "The pharmacies will argue for far less, as low as $35 million, according to court filings. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French arguer to reprove, argue & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Anglo-French arguer , from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere ; akin to Hittite arkuwai- to plead, respond":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-(\u02cc)gy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for argue discuss , argue , debate mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince. discuss implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con. discussed the need for a new highway argue implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held. argued that the project would be too costly debate suggests formal or public argument between opposing parties debated the merits of the amendment ; it may also apply to deliberation with oneself. I'm debating whether I should go",
    "synonyms":[
      "assert",
      "contend",
      "maintain",
      "plead",
      "reason"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045800",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "argue away":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get rid of by argument or by giving reasons":[
        "argue away the fact that he had not kept his promises"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034608",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "argufy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispute , debate":[],
      ": wrangle":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1698, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "altercate",
      "argue",
      "bicker",
      "brabble",
      "brawl",
      "controvert",
      "dispute",
      "fall out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "jar",
      "quarrel",
      "quibble",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032411",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "argument":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view":[
        "a defense attorney's closing argument"
      ],
      ": a form of rhetorical expression intended to convince or persuade":[],
      ": a reason given for or against a matter under discussion":[
        "They presented their arguments in favor of the proposal."
      ],
      ": a substantive (such as the direct object of a transitive verb) that is required by a predicate in grammar":[],
      ": amplitude sense 4":[],
      ": an abstract (see abstract entry 2 sense 1 ) or summary especially of a literary work":[],
      ": an angry quarrel or disagreement":[
        "having an argument over/about money",
        "trying to settle an argument"
      ],
      ": an outward sign : indication":[],
      ": one of the independent variables upon whose value that of a function depends":[],
      ": the act or process of arguing , reasoning, or discussing : argumentation":[],
      ": the subject matter especially of a literary work":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They made a compelling argument for our participation.",
      "The committee presented strong arguments against building a new school.",
      "a lawyer's closing argument at the trial",
      "His argument did not convince his opponents.",
      "Let us accept, for the sake of argument , that she is right.",
      "Don't you want to hear both sides of the argument ",
      "They were always getting into arguments about politics.",
      "There were many arguments about the new design.",
      "They settled an argument that started in class.",
      "I don't want to hear any arguments about whether you'll go.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Police in northern Nevada say a 47-year-old man is sought in the weekend shooting death of his wife and the wounding of a 21-year-old relative after an argument in the parking lot of a bar in Winnemucca. \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
      "Finally, after further argument , Eastman conceded to Jacob that the verdict against Pence\u2019s assertion of unilateral power would have been unanimous. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Police said that, after an argument , Jones allegedly first shot his ex-girlfriend in the shoulder before going into a separate room, finding the 9-year-old, and killing her. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The shooting took place after an argument between Williams and Jean-Pierre escalated to the point that the manager asked Jean-Pierre to leave the McDonald\u2019s property, police said. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Last week, a man was killed and burned to death in Abuja after an argument with a Muslim cleric, the police said. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Security footage showed Freeman driving away shortly after the argument , but driving past Victor\u2019s apartment complex again just before 1:30 a.m., records show. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "Police said the woman, also 26, shot the man after an argument . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
      "The victim accused a woman of breaking the back window of his car and scratching the car with a key after an argument . \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 22 May 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin argumentum , from arguere \u2014 see argue":""
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      "noun"
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      ": the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion":[]
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      "He tried to use argumentation to convince his opponents, rather than force.",
      "the matter is not subject to argumentation ; my decision is final",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And there were plenty of subjects that remained off limits for argumentation . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "One purpose of debate is to challenge mainstream thinking by identifying unique angles of argumentation . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Eastman\u2019s reply was not a model of legal argumentation . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Lyons, an actor himself before turning to playwriting \u2014 this is his Broadway debut as an author, and Levingston\u2019s as a director \u2014 is operating here in a different tradition from most contemporary fare, which is built on ideas and argumentation . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "His characteristic brew of Yiddish jokes, brainy comics and incisive argumentation is a pleasure to read, even when the subjects are technical and mathematical. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s not just Disney using the pandemic in their argumentation . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 July 2021",
      "The primary aim of each of the photographers is artistic, not argumentative or sociological, though in several cases argumentation comes in a close second. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2021",
      "So while an amicus\u2019s argumentation can be persuasive, its support for one party or the other carries little weight. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Andrew M. Grossman, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "-\u02ccmen-",
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      ": consisting of or characterized by argument":[
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        "\u2014 Colleen McCullough"
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      "He became more argumentative during the debate.",
      "he's too argumentative to be part of a project in which teamwork is critical",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As police spoke with the three, the man who had been unclothed became argumentative with officers and refused to provide identification. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Simpson previously claimed Abdullah initiated the interaction by becoming argumentative and spitting on him. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "At the police station, the driver became argumentative and said he had been arrested for OVI in North Royalton a couple months prior and had beaten the case. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Again, this argumentative tack not only falls flat but backfires. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Prior to arriving at the scene, the officer was told one of the parties was becoming aggressive and argumentative toward the other person. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "In the aftermath of ConstitutionDAO\u2019s failed attempt to buy a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution at auction last week, some investors in the decentralized autonomous organization are mad, argumentative , and just plain confused, VICE reports. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Perhaps the reporting is overly arduous, or your manager\u2019s manager is quite political, or the culture is a little too argumentative for your liking. \u2014 Cate Huston, Quartz , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "At that point, the driver, who admitted to drinking earlier at a hotel, started to become argumentative and uncooperative about being pulled over. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2021"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "see argue":""
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      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": a lively discussion : argument , dispute":[]
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      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "reduplication of Scots & English dialect argy , alteration of argue":""
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      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0113-\u02c8b\u00e4r-j\u0113",
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      ": to give reasons for or against something : reason":[
        "argue for a new policy"
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      ": to contend or disagree in words : dispute":[
        "They're always arguing about money."
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      ": to give evidence of : indicate":[
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      "She argued against the proposed law.",
      "The senator argued in favor of lowering taxes.",
      "He's always willing to argue for what is right.",
      "She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.",
      "He argued that it's far too early to make a decision.",
      "No one can argue me out of doing this.",
      "They started arguing about politics.",
      "She would argue with anyone.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Johnson is pursuing more than the $300 in death benefits his family received and will argue the connection to his burn-pits exposure. \u2014 Peggy Mccarthy, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
      "Will Hutton, Co-Chair of The Purposeful Company, will argue that maximising shareholder value should no longer be the dominant paradigm in business, while Adrian Wooldridge, Management Editor of The Economist, will oppose him. \u2014 London School Of Economics, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Defenders of the Senate agreement will argue that its small steps will crack open the door to more substantive legislation in the future. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Craig said that when the Board of State Canvassers meets Thursday to determine his eligibility for the ballot, a campaign attorney will argue that as a victim of fraud, he should not be excluded from the ballot. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Many will argue that Mexican pizza (or mulita) cravings hit at the most ungodly hours, leaving no other choice than to make the trek to the late-night fast food chain, but La Calle is open into the wee hours, too. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 24 May 2022",
      "Whether a killing was planned, whether a person had the intent to kill or harm and whether the killing occurred during a commission of a felony are all factors that the lawyers will argue and the jury will have to weigh as this case moves forward. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
      "Republicans will argue that any such effort is a violation of the Constitution\u2019s Speech and Debate Clause. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "The pharmacies will argue for far less, as low as $35 million, according to court filings. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French arguer to reprove, argue & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Anglo-French arguer , from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere ; akin to Hittite arkuwai- to plead, respond":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173714"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191820"
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      "noun"
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      ": a system of rectangular coordinates in which the complex number x + iy is represented by the point whose coordinates are x and y":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u00e4n-",
      "-\u02c8gan-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Jean Robert Argand \u20201825 Swiss mathematician":""
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      "1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a burner for an Argand lamp or a gas burner applying the principle of that lamp":[]
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      "after Aim\u00e9 Argand \u20201803 Swiss physicist and inventor":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041742"
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      "Sir Samuel circa 1572\u2013 circa 1626 English mariner":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u022fl",
      "-g\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085436"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the heraldic color silver or white":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But argent also means silver in French \u2014 a fitting name for a company that exists to help women succeed in the business world. \u2014 Kiki Georgiou, The Cut , 18 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin argentum ; akin to Greek argyros silver, argos white, Sanskrit rajata whitish, silvery":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144754"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182334"
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      "noun"
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      ": a large wild sheep ( Ovis ammon ) of central Asia with the ram having massive horns":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hunting of the rare argali sheep is managed by the Mongolian government, which issued only 86 permits during this year\u2019s hunting season, according to ProPublica. \u2014 Christine Stapleton, USA TODAY , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "In Mongolia, permits to shoot and kill an argali , which are prized for their tusks and meat, are determined largely by politics, connections and money, experts told ProPublica. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Sievers cites one year, 1996, when 27 argali trophies were imported into the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 June 2016",
      "Also common is the argali (Ovis ammon ammon), the giant cousin of the American bighorn sheep. \u2014 John Wendle, National Geographic , 6 Apr. 2017",
      "For the elusive snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, a satisfying meal consists of an ibex or an argali . \u2014 National Geographic , 15 June 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Mongolian":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220904"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a semidrying fatty oil obtained from the prickly poppy":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223437"
  },
  "Argand diagram":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system of rectangular coordinates in which the complex number x + iy is represented by the point whose coordinates are x and y":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u00e4n-",
      "-\u02c8gan-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Jean Robert Argand \u20201825 Swiss mathematician":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1889, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052516"
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  "argon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a colorless odorless inert gaseous element found in the air and in volcanic gases and used especially in welding, lasers, and electric bulbs \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u00e4n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Detectors filled with liquid argon can also track the paths of particles far more precisely than those containing water. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "When a neutrino is absorbed by an atom of chlorine, an atom of the radioactive isotope argon 37 is formed. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "The motivations were much the same for Japan\u2019s competing neutrino experiment Hyper-K\u2014 an even bigger underground chamber that is filled with water instead of DUNE\u2019s liquid argon . \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The grains of sand were heated with a laser, and the researchers measured the release of argon gas, which is produced from the decay of the rare but naturally occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, known as K-40. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why fossil dating in East Africa depends so much on argon isotopes in volcanic ash layers: There are many ash layers to work with. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "With each pour, the capsules fill the bottle with pure argon gas that prevents oxidation of the remaining wine. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Behind the scenes, the machine is pumping argon , an inert gas, back into the bottle, which protects the remaining wine from oxidation. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Since argon gas is denser than air, heat and cold cannot travel as easily through it. \u2014 Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek, neuter of argos idle, lazy, from a- + ergon work; from its relative inertness \u2014 more at work":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120420"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a dark gray or black mineral of metallic luster that consists of native sulfide of silver and is a valuable silver ore":[]
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      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bt"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151543"
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "inlet of the Aegean Sea on the east coast of the Peloponnese , Greece":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200713"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000208"
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      "argent":[],
      "argument":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-011552"
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  "argemone":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a genus of American herbs (family Papaveraceae) having yellow sap, prickly leaves, and showy white or yellow flowers \u2014 see prickly poppy":[],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8jem\u0259n\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4j\u0259\u02ccm\u014dn\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, wind rose ( Papaver argemone ), from Greek argem\u014dn\u0113":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074550"
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  "argonaut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": an adventurer engaged in a quest":[],
      ": paper nautilus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u022ft",
      "-\u02ccn\u00e4t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1849, several thousand argonauts created a tent city in a South of Market area called Happy Valley. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 29 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Argonautes , from Greek Argonaut\u0113s , from Arg\u014d , ship in which the Argonauts sailed + naut\u0113s sailor \u2014 more at nautical":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110831"
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    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of cephalopods (order Dibranchia) including a single recent form, the paper nautilus ( A. argos ), related to the octopus and like it having eight arms two of which in the female are expanded at the tips to clasp the thin fragile unchambered shell \u2014 compare nautilus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, Argonaut":""
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120914"
  },
  "arguer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give reasons for or against something : reason":[
        "argue for a new policy"
      ],
      ": to contend or disagree in words : dispute":[
        "They're always arguing about money."
      ],
      ": to give evidence of : indicate":[
        "The facts argue his innocence."
      ],
      ": to consider the pros and cons of : discuss":[
        "argue an issue"
      ],
      ": to prove or try to prove by giving reasons : maintain":[
        "asking for a chance to argue his case"
      ],
      ": to persuade by giving reasons : induce":[
        "couldn't argue her out of going"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-(\u02cc)gy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assert",
      "contend",
      "maintain",
      "plead",
      "reason"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for argue discuss , argue , debate mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince. discuss implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con. discussed the need for a new highway argue implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held. argued that the project would be too costly debate suggests formal or public argument between opposing parties debated the merits of the amendment ; it may also apply to deliberation with oneself. I'm debating whether I should go",
    "examples":[
      "She argued against the proposed law.",
      "The senator argued in favor of lowering taxes.",
      "He's always willing to argue for what is right.",
      "She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.",
      "He argued that it's far too early to make a decision.",
      "No one can argue me out of doing this.",
      "They started arguing about politics.",
      "She would argue with anyone.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Subjects of a hearing can argue before a judge why an order isn\u2019t called for. \u2014 Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 July 2022",
      "In the meantime, Merryman\u2019s lawyers argue , their client urgently needs in-depth care for his PTSD. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Companies can seemingly persuasively argue that new laws are not needed because the use of AI Ethics suitably deals with any AI issues. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Then, at a hearing, the person who lost their firearms can argue to get them back. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 May 2022",
      "For that reason, its lawyers argue , the firm wouldn\u2019t be liable as a seller even if the assets on its platform were deemed to be securities. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "Perhaps more problematic, their lawyers argue , is the devastating impact the mass killing has had on their community \u2014 where the jurors would come from. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Though Heard never mentions Depp by name, his lawyers argue that references to their client (and Heard's previous abuse allegations following their 2017 divorce) are clear and have damaged Depp's career and reputation. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Then, the plaintiffs' lawyers would argue that employer was irresponsible in letting workers park so much of their savings in a single stock. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French arguer to reprove, argue & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Anglo-French arguer , from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere ; akin to Hittite arkuwai- to plead, respond":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163140"
  },
  "Argelander's method":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of visual photometry that determines the magnitude of a star or the extent of changes in brightness of a variable star by comparisons with a sequence of neighboring stars of slightly different magnitudes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg\u0259\u02ccland\u0259rz-",
      "-l\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after F. W. A. Argelander \u20201875 German astronomer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163346"
  },
  "Argand lamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lamp with a tubular wick that admits a current of air inside as well as outside of the flame":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Aim\u00e9 Argand":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163721"
  },
  "argel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two related African plants ( Solenostemma argel and Asclepias fruticosus ) whose leaves have been used to adulterate senna":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg\u0259l",
      "-\u02ccgel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Egyptian Arabic \u1e25argel":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164518"
  },
  "Argonautic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Argonauts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Argonauticus , from Greek Argonautikos , from Argonaut\u0113s + -ikos -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165201"
  },
  "Argentinosaurus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of very large sauropod dinosaurs containing a single known species ( Argentinosaurus huinculensis ) that lived during the Cretaceous period and had a massive body with a very long neck":[
        "These seven vertebrae belonged to Argentinosaurus , a long-necked vegetarian dinosaur, or sauropod, that may have outweighed other giants by 40 metric tons.",
        "\u2014 Tim Appenzeller , Science , 16 Dec. 1994"
      ],
      ": a dinosaur of the genus Argentinosaurus":[
        "This was the year news broke of ongoing excavation of the biggest dinosaur found to date: argentinosaurus , an apatosaurus-looking creature weighing 100 tons.",
        "\u2014 Bill Dietrich , Seattle Times , 26 Dec. 1995",
        "This family included argentinosaur , thought to be the largest animal ever to walk the Earth \u2026",
        "\u2014 Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) , 28 Sept. 2001"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u00a6t\u0113-n\u0259-\u00a6s\u022fr-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from Argentina , country in South America + -o- -o- + -saurus -saurus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1994, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174558"
  },
  "argufier":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispute , debate":[],
      ": wrangle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-gy\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercate",
      "argue",
      "bicker",
      "brabble",
      "brawl",
      "controvert",
      "dispute",
      "fall out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "jar",
      "quarrel",
      "quibble",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff",
      "wrangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1698, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193007"
  },
  "Argean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to the ship or the constellation Argo":[],
      ": of or relating to the district of Argeia or Argos or its inhabitants":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6j\u0113\u0259n",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Argo , ship in which the Argonauts sailed, constellation in the southern hemisphere (from Greek Arg\u014d ) + English -ean":"Adjective",
      "Argeia or Argos , district of ancient Greece (from Greek) + English -an, -ean":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203849"
  },
  "Argolis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "district and ancient country of southern Greece in the eastern part of the Peloponnese comprising a plain around Argos and the area between the Gulf of Argolis and the Saronic Gulf":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210402"
  },
  "argento-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      "\u2014 see argent-":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210601"
  },
  "argan oil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the argan tree and used in cooking":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccgan-",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221006"
  },
  "argulus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common genus of fish lice including forms highly destructive to goldfish and related forms":[],
      ": a fish louse of the genus Argulus : carp louse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rgy\u0259l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Argus , mythological being + New Latin -ulus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223130"
  },
  "argument from design":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an argument for the existence of God based on the hypothesis of an ultimate design, intention, or purpose in the universe":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224556"
  },
  "argan tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tall Moroccan tree ( Argania sideroxylon ) of the family Sapotaceae bearing fruits like olives that are used as a cattle food and seeds that yield argan oil":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Moroccan Arabic & Berber; Moroccan Arabic argan , borrowed from Berber (Shilha/Tashelhit), \"oil of the argan tree\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000442"
  },
  "argentino":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": argentine entry 1 sense 1":[],
      ": a gold coin of Argentina worth five pesos that was issued from 1880 to 1914":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000653"
  },
  "argumentator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who engages in argument : controversialist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccmen-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin, from Latin argumentatus + -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013038"
  },
  "argentocyanide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a series of complex salts (as sodium argentocyanide Na[Ag(CN) 2 ] formed in the cyanide process for silver) made by the union of silver cyanide with another cyanide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02ccjent\u014d +"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + cyanide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033835"
  },
  "argentojarosite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral AgFe 3 (SO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 consisting of basic silver ferric sulfate resembling jarosite but with silver replacing potassium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + jarosite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035413"
  },
  "argentometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instrument for measuring the amount of silver salt in a solution (as by finding the specific gravity or by photoelectric means)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4rj\u0259n\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + -meter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042453"
  },
  "Argyrotaenia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tortricid moths including a number having larvae that are serious leaf-rolling pests of economic plants \u2014 compare orange tortrix , red-banded leaf roller":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from argyr- + taenia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065105"
  },
  "Argentinidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of small silvery marine fishes related to the salmons and trouts and including the capelins and a few other fishes and formerly the true smelts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4rj\u0259n\u02c8tin\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Argentina , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092539"
  },
  "Argentine ant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small brown ant ( Linepithema humile synonym Iridomyrmex humilis ) introduced from South America into the southern and western U.S., Australia, southern Africa, and other warm regions where it has become a household and orchard pest":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Argentine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105700"
  },
  "argentometric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or making use of argentometry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6jent\u0259\u00a6me\u2027trik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + -metric":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-101834"
  },
  "Argentine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": silver , silvery":[],
      ": a native or inhabitant of Argentina : argentinean":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bn",
      "-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "grayish",
      "leaden",
      "pewter",
      "silver",
      "silvery",
      "slate",
      "slaty",
      "slatey",
      "steely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "an argentine sky hinted at a coming storm"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120123"
  },
  "argumentize":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": argue":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124717"
  },
  "argumentum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": argument sense 1b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-gy\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1550, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125417"
  },
  "argumentum ad baculum":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": argument to the cudgel : appeal to force":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-gu\u0307-\u02c8men-tu\u0307m-\u02cc\u00e4d-\u02c8b\u00e4-ku\u0307-lu\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125637"
  },
  "Argentina":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "country of southern South America between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Pilcomayo River; a federal republic whose capital is Buenos Aires area 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), population 44,694,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134308"
  },
  "argentinean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "country of southern South America between the Andes Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Pilcomayo River; a federal republic whose capital is Buenos Aires area 1,073,518 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), population 44,694,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140115"
  },
  "argentometry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4rj\u0259n\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + -metry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143509"
  },
  "argentiferous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing silver":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259n-\u02c8ti-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1734, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144209"
  },
  "Argyropelecus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of small deep-sea fishes (order Stomiatoidea) having short deep bodies with a silvery sheen and luminous spots":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4rj\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014d\u02c8pel\u0259k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from argyr- + Greek pelekys ax; from the shape":""
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153732"
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      "adjective"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a layer of connective tissue containing microscopic crystals of guanine that forms a reflecting surface in the skin of many fishes and is the source of pearl essence":[]
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      "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of argenteus":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182945"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc first used for coins by the Swiss in 1850":[]
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      "\u00e4r\u02c8jent\u1d4an"
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      "modification of Latin argentum silver":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184009"
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "river 450 miles (724 kilometers) long in northeastern Asia forming the boundary between China (Inner Mongolia) and Russia and uniting with the Shilka River to form the Amur River":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u00fcn"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195452"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a steel-gray mineral Ag 8 GeS 6 consisting of silver, germanium, and sulfur":[]
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary argyrod- (from Greek argyr\u014dd\u0113s rich in silver, from argyros silver + -\u014dd\u0113s -ode) + ite ; originally formed as German argyrodit":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201808"
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      "adjective"
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      ": argentic":[]
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      "Greek argyrikos of silver, from argyros + -ikos -ic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085201"
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      "combining form"
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      "New Latin, from Greek, from argyros":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111312"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a moderate brown that is yellower, stronger, and slightly darker than bay, redder, stronger, and slightly lighter than coffee, and deeper and slightly redder than chestnut brown":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argus (pheasant)":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231423"
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  "Argynnis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of nymphalid butterflies mostly fulvous above with small black spots or markings and with silvery spots on the underside of the hind wings \u2014 see fritillary":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8jin\u0259\u0307s"
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      "New Latin, probably from Greek Argynnis , epithet of Aphrodite as worshiped in the Boeotian town Argynnos":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231609"
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  "Argus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology":[],
      ": a watchful guardian":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek Argos":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234058"
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  "argentoproteinum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": silver protein":[]
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      "\u00e4r\u00a6jent\u014d\u02ccpr\u014dt\u0113\u02c8\u012bn\u0259m"
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      "New Latin, from argent- + International Scientific Vocabulary protein":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003053"
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  "Argenteuil":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "commune in northern France on the Seine River north-northwest of Paris population 105,973":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-zh\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0153-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004944"
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  "Argyll and Bute":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "administrative area of western Scotland area 2676 square miles (6930 square kilometers)":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011055"
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  "argenteous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": silvery":[]
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      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6jent\u0113\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)\u0227\u00a6j-"
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      "Latin argenteus , from argentum + -eus -eous":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011244"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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      "former county of western Scotland; capital Lochgilphead":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011259"
  },
  "argentose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound of silver and a nucleoprotein used like silver nitrate as an astringent antiseptic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8jen-",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rj\u0259n\u02cct\u014ds"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argent- + -ose":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014426"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pale to grayish reddish purple that is stronger than crocus (see crocus sense 3a )":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014717"
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  "argentate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": silvery":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rj\u0259n\u02cct\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin argentatus silver-plated, from argentum silver + -atus -ate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015603"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": silver":[
        "\u2014 symbol Ag"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8jent\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015945"
  },
  "argentum Dei":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": god's penny":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8d\u0113\u02cc\u012b",
      "-\u02c8d\u0101\u02cc\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, literally, God's silver":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021258"
  },
  "Argerich":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "Martha 1941\u2013 Argentine pianist":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-g\u0259-rich"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021539"
  },
  "argh":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": timid , cowardly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r\u1e35",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rf",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, cowardly, lazy, slow, wretched, from Old English earg ; akin to Old Frisian erg evil, bad, Old High German arg, arag cowardly, worthless, stingy, Old Norse argr evil, homosexual, effeminate, Avestan \u0259r\u0259gant- evil, repulsive, Lithuanian ar\u017eus sensual, lustful":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021901"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02ccg\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wentz, 43, looked stylish in a brown and white argyle sweater and a pair of black pants. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "But alongside the salt-air signifiers was an ethereal lavender suit, frizzy argyle sweater and shimmering flamingo-pink trousers\u2014the sort of elevated, investment garb that would normally be alien in these parts. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Inside, there were two floors of argyle sweater vests, wide-legged pants, and fabulous button-downs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This extends to the actual garments, items like argyle straitjackets that many would consider too wacky to wear. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet, here was one of the most major news anchors in America sporting everything from argyle to brocade and even bolder ensembles off-air. \u2014 Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "And a graphic argyle pattern knit will look right at home in the Dolomites and Alps. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Knitwear can be oversized or slim, at times featuring the season's motif, the argyle . \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Be sure to have knee-highs in your repertoire, too; a simple pair is perfect under over-the-knee boots, while a prepster argyle print is an ideal match for the season\u2019s mini skirts. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Argyle, Argyll , branch of the Scottish clan of Campbell, from whose tartan the design was adapted":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024220"
  },
  "arghan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pita sense 1c":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rg\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030333"
  },
  "Argentan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "commune in northwestern France in the region of Normandy north-northwest of Alen\u00e7on population 14,981":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-zh\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00e4\u207f"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030627"
  },
  "arghool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Egyptian musical reed instrument":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic argh\u016bl":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031132"
  },
  "Argidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of sawflies having 3-jointed antennae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rj\u0259\u0307\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Arge , type genus (perhaps from Greek arg\u0113s bright) + -idae ; akin to Greek argos white":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032336"
  },
  "argental mercury":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native silver amalgam":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6jent\u1d4al-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partial translation of French mercure argental; argental , from argent silver + -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032615"
  },
  "argil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin argilla , from Greek argillos ; akin to Greek argos white":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033007"
  },
  "argill-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clay":[
        "argilli ferous",
        "argill oid"
      ],
      ": argillaceous and":[
        "argillo arenaceous"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English argill- , from Latin, from argilla":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035751"
  },
  "argillaceo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
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    "definitions":{
      ": argillaceous and":[
        "argillaceo calcareous"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argillaceous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040055"
  },
  "argillaceous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals : clayey":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1676, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040132"
  },
  "argillic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to clay or clay minerals : argillaceous":[
        "argillic alteration"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6jilik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argill- + -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040722"
  },
  "argilliferous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": producing or abounding in clay":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u00e4rj\u0259\u0307\u00a6lif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "argill- + -ferous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041117"
  },
  "argillite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compact argillaceous rock cemented by silica and having no slaty cleavage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041328"
  },
  "argilloid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": like clay":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary argill- + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041657"
  },
  "argillous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": argillaceous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6jil\u0259s"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English argillose, argillous , from Latin argillosus , from argilla + -osus -ose":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042015"
  },
  "arginase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline enzyme that converts naturally occurring arginine into ornithine and urea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101z",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s, -\u02ccn\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042021"
  },
  "arginine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline basic amino acid C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 derived from guanidine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The product has a hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested lightweight formula and also features hyaluronic acid and arginine , an antioxidant-rich amino acid. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 26 June 2022",
      "Citric acid extracts like peach, lime, lemon, grapefruit and arginine work to clarify and brighten your complexion. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "The substitution of arginine (R) for isoleucine (I) is a change from positive charge to neutral charge. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Some of the nutrients in meat such as carnitine, L- arginine , and zinc may help with blood flow. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "This insertion added the peptide GLTSKRN (glycine-leucine-threonine-serine-lysine- arginine -asparagine) between Spike protein positions 214 and 215. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Cosmetic chemist Ginger King explains arginine is an amino acid that helps to nourish lashes and panthenol, an active also known as provitamin B5, is the same ingredient found in Pantene products to strengthen hair and, in this case, lashes. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "The sequencing data revealed a variant that substituted an amino acid called histidine for arginine . \u2014 Jason Ulrich, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "To offset this corrosion, recent therapeutics containing acid buffering agents, such as arginine , are included in toothpastes and mouth rinses to combat the disease. \u2014 Jeffrey Ebersole, The Conversation , 18 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Arginin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042513"
  },
  "Arginusae":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "group of small islands in the Aegean Sea southeast of Lesbos":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-(\u02cc)s\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042550"
  },
  "Argiope":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (family Araneidae, the orb weavers ) of large spiders that produce wheel-shaped webs, often have brightly-colored markings on the abdomen, and include the common black and yellow garden spider ( A. aurantia )":[
        "All Argiope species have two fundamentally different attack patterns.",
        "\u2014 Michael H. Robinson , Smithsonian , October 1987"
      ],
      ": a spider of the genus Argiope":[
        "It's especially rewarding to visit the [goldenrod] patches early on dew-drenched mornings for the elaborate webs of the orb-weavers, particularly the big black-and-yellow argiopes , sometimes called garden spiders.",
        "\u2014 Ken Weber , Providence Journal , 17 Sept. 2005"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8j\u012b\u0259(\u02cc)p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek Argiop\u0113 , nymph who was mother of the mythical bard Thamyris":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042859"
  }
}