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  "Numenius":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the curlews":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Late Greek noum\u0113nios , a bird, perhaps the curlew, from Greek noum\u0113nia, neom\u0113nia new moon, first of the month, from ne- + m\u0113n month + -ia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "n(y)\u00fc\u02c8m\u0113n\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120014",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Numidian alphabet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": libyan alphabet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105421",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Numidian crane":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": demoiselle sense 2a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054329",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Numididae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of African and Madagascan birds that are closely related to the pheasants and peacocks and often included with them in the family Phasianidae and that comprise the guinea fowls \u2014 see numida":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Numida , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "n(y)\u00fc\u02c8mid\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085232",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "num":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Numbers":[],
      "numeral":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204935",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "numb":{
    "antonyms":[
      "feeling",
      "sensible",
      "sensitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation":[
        "hands numbed by the cold",
        "The injection will numb the area to be operated on."
      ],
      ": to impair in force or sensation : deaden":[
        "trying to numb the pain"
      ],
      ": to make (someone or something) numb: such as":[],
      ": to make (someone) unable to think, feel, or react normally":[
        "But there is no humor in Natural Born Killers . It is a relentlessly bloody story designed to shock us and to numb us further to the senselessness of reckless murder.",
        "\u2014 Michael Shnayerson",
        "In her last book, Regarding the Pain of Others , Susan Sontag disputes the notion that viewers are numbed by an onslaught of photographed calamities.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Lim",
        "But Madame Melmotte was neither crushed by grief nor did she affect to be so crushed. She had been numbed by the suddenness and by the awe of the catastrophe.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trolloppe"
      ],
      ": unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia":[
        "It was so cold that my fingers went numb ."
      ],
      ": unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you : indifferent":[
        "He stood there numb with fear."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The side of my face was still numb an hour after the surgery.",
      "I had a numb feeling in my toes.",
      "It was so cold that my fingers went numb .",
      "A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb .",
      "Her son had died and she just felt numb .",
      "He stood there numb with fear.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Feeling numb , having nightmares, flashbacks, and avoidance are a few examples of the ways that trauma can present itself within our lives, as outlined by Dr. Ippen and Dr. Yehuda. \u2014 Manee Magee, SELF , 24 June 2022",
      "In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
      "The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
      "The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nomen , from past participle of nimen to take \u2014 more at nim":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "benumbed",
      "dead",
      "insensitive",
      "numbed",
      "torpid",
      "unfeeling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112932",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "numbat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small Australian marsupial ( Myrmecobius fasciatus of the family Myrmecobiidae) that has a reddish-brown coat with white stripes on the back, a pointed snout, and a long slender tongue used to feed chiefly on termites":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "native name in Australia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m-\u02ccbat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083327",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "numbed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "feeling",
      "sensible",
      "sensitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation":[
        "hands numbed by the cold",
        "The injection will numb the area to be operated on."
      ],
      ": to impair in force or sensation : deaden":[
        "trying to numb the pain"
      ],
      ": to make (someone or something) numb: such as":[],
      ": to make (someone) unable to think, feel, or react normally":[
        "But there is no humor in Natural Born Killers . It is a relentlessly bloody story designed to shock us and to numb us further to the senselessness of reckless murder.",
        "\u2014 Michael Shnayerson",
        "In her last book, Regarding the Pain of Others , Susan Sontag disputes the notion that viewers are numbed by an onslaught of photographed calamities.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Lim",
        "But Madame Melmotte was neither crushed by grief nor did she affect to be so crushed. She had been numbed by the suddenness and by the awe of the catastrophe.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trolloppe"
      ],
      ": unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia":[
        "It was so cold that my fingers went numb ."
      ],
      ": unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you : indifferent":[
        "He stood there numb with fear."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The side of my face was still numb an hour after the surgery.",
      "I had a numb feeling in my toes.",
      "It was so cold that my fingers went numb .",
      "A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb .",
      "Her son had died and she just felt numb .",
      "He stood there numb with fear.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
      "The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
      "The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022",
      "On the initial call by a friend at 12:06 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fulton County 911 operators were told Phinnizee was dizzy and his legs were numb . \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nomen , from past participle of nimen to take \u2014 more at nim":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "benumbed",
      "dead",
      "insensitive",
      "numbed",
      "torpid",
      "unfeeling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233920",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "number":{
    "antonyms":[
      "count",
      "enumerate",
      "tell"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form of lottery in which an individual wagers on the appearance of a certain combination of digits (as in regularly published numbers)":[],
      ": a group of one kind":[
        "not of their number"
      ],
      ": a member of a sequence or collection designated by especially consecutive numbers (such as an issue of a periodical)":[
        "just received issue number 8 of the magazine"
      ],
      ": a musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production":[
        "The actors broke into a song and dance number ."
      ],
      ": a numeral or combination of numerals or other symbols used to identify or designate":[
        "dialed the wrong number"
      ],
      ": a numerical preponderance (see preponderance sense 2 )":[
        "There's safety in numbers ."
      ],
      ": a numerous group : many":[
        "numbers died on the way",
        "\u2014 Marjory S. Douglas"
      ],
      ": a person represented by a number or considered without regard to individuality":[
        "at the university I was just a number"
      ],
      ": a position in a numbered sequence":[
        "You're number 7 on the waiting list."
      ],
      ": a sum of units : total":[
        "the number of people in the hall"
      ],
      ": a word, symbol, letter, or combination of symbols representing a number":[
        "Spell out the numbers one through ten."
      ],
      ": an act of transforming or impairing":[
        "tripped and did a number on her knee"
      ],
      ": an ascertainable total":[
        "bugs beyond number"
      ],
      ": an element (such as \u03c0) of any of many mathematical systems obtained by extension of or analogy with the natural number system":[],
      ": an indefinite usually large total":[
        "a number of members were absent",
        "the number of elderly is rising"
      ],
      ": an item of merchandise and especially clothing":[
        "put that black velvet number with the sequins on the blonde dummy",
        "\u2014 Bennett Cerf"
      ],
      ": arithmetic":[
        "Teach children their numbers ."
      ],
      ": complement sense 1b(1)":[
        "\u2026 the whole number of Senators \u2026",
        "\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
      ],
      ": count , enumerate":[],
      ": figures representing amounts of money usually in dollars spent, earned, or involved":[
        "We won't be able to stay in business with numbers like these."
      ],
      ": girl , woman":[
        "met an attractive number at the dance"
      ],
      ": in a systematic, routine, or mechanical manner":[
        "a program run not by the numbers but with concern for the participants"
      ],
      ": in unison to a specific count or cadence":[],
      ": insight into a person's ability or character":[
        "had my number"
      ],
      ": lifetime sense 1a":[
        "\u2014 used with up the old feeling that comes to men in combat \u2026 that your number was up \u2014 Geoffrey Norman"
      ],
      ": metrical lines : verses":[
        "These numbers will I tear, and write in prose.",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": metrical structure : meter":[
        "\u2026 most by numbers judge a poet's song.",
        "\u2014 Alexander Pope"
      ],
      ": musical sounds : notes":[],
      ": one singled out from a group : individual : such as":[],
      ": policy entry 2 sense 2a":[],
      ": rating sense 3c":[],
      ": routine , act":[
        "The comedian's number had the audience laughing out loud."
      ],
      ": stunt , trick":[],
      ": the characteristic of an individual by which it is treated as a unit or of a collection by which it is treated in terms of units":[
        "there is a limited number of such laboratories",
        "\u2014 P. D. Close"
      ],
      ": to amount to in number : total":[
        "the crew numbers 100"
      ],
      ": to assign a number to":[
        "number the pages"
      ],
      ": to call off numbers in sequence":[],
      ": to claim as part of a total : include":[],
      ": to reach a total number":[],
      ": to restrict to a definite number":[
        "your days are numbered"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the numbers and letters on a license plate",
      "a three-digit number like 429",
      "Think of a number between one and one hundred.",
      "2, 4, 6, and 8 are even numbers ; 1, 3, 5, and 7 are odd numbers .",
      "Never give out your credit card number to anyone over the phone.",
      "What's the account number on your electricity bill",
      "The page numbers are on the top corner of each page.",
      "Today's winning lottery numbers are 17, 8, and 46.",
      "I'm waiting for the number 3 bus.",
      "Verb",
      "She numbers and arranges the photographs according to when they were taken.",
      "Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.",
      "The team's coach bought all the players numbered jerseys.",
      "In that year, European settlers in the area numbered nearly 15,000.",
      "The animal, which once numbered in the millions, is now extinct.",
      "He numbers her with the other great poets of the time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, the U.S. air travel system, which handled about 45,000 flights a day before the Covid-19 pandemic, can absorb a large number of cancellations without melting down. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s around 17,000 more people who received the benefit compared to January 2020, and is a number that\u2019s been steadily rising since January 2021, according to data from the state\u2019s health department. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "When a large enough number have been assembled, they may be brought by car, van or large truck to major cities such as San Antonio, Los Angeles, Houston or Phoenix. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Foundation staff members determine the large number of grants awarded per year. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "Luckily, there are a number of models that are made with longevity in mind, sans single-use plastic. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
      "That said, there will be a number of new faces in the sequel as well. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 29 June 2022",
      "Both nations\u2019 militaries are compatible with NATO and include a large number of artillery and tanks. \u2014 Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Several drill presses, firearm molds, drilling bits and a large number of firearm parts were also located, police said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With the pandemic over, crowds should again number in the hundreds of thousands for the week. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t number them, don\u2019t put little bullets or other thingamajigs before them, don\u2019t use tabs or make them into a table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The NATO Response Force can number up to 40,000 troops, but Stoltenberg said NATO would not be deploying the entire force. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "California transfer students would number 1,964 for on-campus enrollment for fall. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The deployments would number approximately 1,000 personnel to each country and would be similar to the forward battle groups currently stationed in the Baltic States and Poland. \u2014 Matthew Chance, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "His aim is to mobilize his own brigade of Ukraine\u2019s IT Army, an international group of hackers that may already number more than 400,000, according to a Ukrainian official. \u2014 Ally Markovich, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Blockaded by its neighbors, Qatar resorted to airlifting cows from Europe to keep the milk flowing to its people, who number fewer than 400,000. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "About 600 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada lies the home of the Wet'suwet'en, a First Nations people who currently number about 3,000. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nombre , from Anglo-French, from Latin numerus":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "digit",
      "figure",
      "integer",
      "numeral",
      "numeric",
      "whole number"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232639",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "number crunching":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data":[],
      ": a person concerned with numerical data (such as statistics)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The number crunchers in Washington are expecting a budget surplus by the fall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not that Johnson could have waged his war without a precise definition of poverty\u2014and the thresholds his Administration used were formulated by an unassuming number cruncher at the Social Security Administration, the economist Mollie Orshansky. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The life of a 20-something Wall Street number cruncher has always been a grind, marked by marathon workweeks and menial tasks. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 3 July 2021",
      "If Barry is drawn into the case, the old number cruncher could feel more pressure to break from Donald Trump with the hope of protecting himself and his own child. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2021",
      "Sian is an online marketer, number cruncher and business coach obsessed with helping owners crack the Growth Code for their business. \u2014 Sian Lenegan, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The number crunchers say the 49ers had a 94.5 percent chance of winning early in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "Kudos to numbers cruncher Rob Pyers for digging through all the local election results and compiling the data. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "The number crunchers are not convinced that adding Mike Moustakas, Shogo Akiyama, Wade Miley and Nick Castellanos was enough. \u2014 John Fay, Cincinnati.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "According to number crunchers Statisca nearly 15 million US residents hit the slopes for a ski trip in 2017, and there are 476 ski resorts dotted all over the US to accommodate them. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, NBC News , 18 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183642",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "number eight iron":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pitching niblick":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201024",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "number nine iron":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": niblick":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184423",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "number one":{
    "antonyms":[
      "last",
      "least"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": first in rank, importance, or influence : foremost":[
        "cancer is the country's number one killer",
        "\u2014 often written No. 1"
      ],
      ": of highest or of high quality":[],
      ": one that is first in rank, importance, or influence":[
        "\u2014 often written No. 1"
      ],
      ": one's own interests or welfare : oneself":[
        "looking out for number one",
        "\u2014 often written No. 1"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Who's number one in this office",
      "Getting the car fixed is number one on my list of priorities.",
      "I'll tell you why we can't go on a vacation: number one , we can't afford it, and number two, we'll miss my sister's party.",
      "Her movie is currently number one at the box office.",
      "When the goal was scored, the fans started to chant, \u201cWe're number one , we're number one .\u201d",
      "I've been taking care of other people for too long. It's time for me to take care of number one .",
      "Adjective",
      "The book is the company's number one seller.",
      "Rule number one is don't get caught!",
      "He's public enemy number one : the nation's most wanted criminal.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Luke Shaw, who is tyipically the Red Devils\u2019 number one left back, has suffered a similar fate to that of Maguire, where form has eradicated and injuries have caused disruption to his season. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The album rapidly shot to number one in Italy and briefly made the global top ten list on Spotify. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 June 2022",
      "Right from the opening scream, Rihanna's number one hit will get people dancing \u2014 and singing along to that crazy catchy hook. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
      "The number one , life saving device in an active shooter situation in a school is a door lock. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Over 16,000 Amazon shoppers have given the dryer vent cleaner a five-star rating, and it's been ranked the number one best-seller in its category. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Location is always the number one factor in evaluating residential real estate, followed by condition, age, number of rooms, lot size, upgrades and renovations. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
      "In Sweden, a country that ranks number one in The Economist\u2019s Inclusive Internet Index, up to one in five people with a disability feel excluded from the digital society. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Receiving over 10,000 new items every week, Revive Consignment in Smyrna makes shopping for bargains relaxing and fun by making customer service number one . \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181635",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "number pool":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": number sense 11":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133832",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130929",
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      ": the mainly narrative fourth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180249",
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        "a numbing lecture"
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      "an utterly numbing class in statistics",
      "the numbing air of that wintry morning",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine\u2019s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as m\u00e1l\u00e0. \u2014 Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Come winter, wide open spaces in Iowa are more numbing than even a hardy Minnesotan wants to experience. \u2014 Jon Bream, Star Tribune , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "What\u2019s most powerful in lending Mr. Toor\u2019s paintings their emotive combination of fleeting, gossamer happiness and a semi- numbing societal oppression is his palette. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "While traditional malatang broth is made from bone broth and is spicy and numbing , several places also offer vegetarian broths and non-spicy broths. \u2014 Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com , 26 June 2020",
      "Because watching people die in Alabama\u2019s execution chamber is numbing , over time. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Case and death numbers remain stuck on a numbing , tragic plateau that is tilting only slightly downward. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2020",
      "But when possible, some plastic surgeons are finding alternatives and using anti-inflammatories, local anesthetics, and numbing medications to attack different pain pathways. \u2014 Cotton Codinha, Allure , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "In the cases Mitchell chronicles in Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era, the degree of sheer evil and overt corruption was numbing . \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2020"
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      "1581, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259-mi\u014b"
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      "arid",
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      "colorless",
      "drab",
      "dreary",
      "drudging",
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      "dull",
      "dusty",
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      "stuffy",
      "stupid",
      "tame",
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      "tiresome",
      "tiring",
      "uninteresting",
      "wearisome",
      "weary",
      "wearying"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004614",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      "sensitive"
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      ": to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation":[
        "hands numbed by the cold",
        "The injection will numb the area to be operated on."
      ],
      ": to impair in force or sensation : deaden":[
        "trying to numb the pain"
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      ": to make (someone) unable to think, feel, or react normally":[
        "But there is no humor in Natural Born Killers . It is a relentlessly bloody story designed to shock us and to numb us further to the senselessness of reckless murder.",
        "\u2014 Michael Shnayerson",
        "In her last book, Regarding the Pain of Others , Susan Sontag disputes the notion that viewers are numbed by an onslaught of photographed calamities.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Lim",
        "But Madame Melmotte was neither crushed by grief nor did she affect to be so crushed. She had been numbed by the suddenness and by the awe of the catastrophe.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trolloppe"
      ],
      ": unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia":[
        "It was so cold that my fingers went numb ."
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      "Adjective",
      "The side of my face was still numb an hour after the surgery.",
      "I had a numb feeling in my toes.",
      "It was so cold that my fingers went numb .",
      "A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb .",
      "Her son had died and she just felt numb .",
      "He stood there numb with fear.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
      "The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
      "The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022",
      "On the initial call by a friend at 12:06 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fulton County 911 operators were told Phinnizee was dizzy and his legs were numb . \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nomen , from past participle of nimen to take \u2014 more at nim":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m"
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      "benumbed",
      "dead",
      "insensitive",
      "numbed",
      "torpid",
      "unfeeling"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231542",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": a dull or stupid person : dunce":[],
      ": a thick or muddled head":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four women enjoying a retreat at a secluded lakeside cabin are attacked by three numbskulls and turn the tables on them, becoming the torturers. \u2014 Chris Ball, cleveland.com , 1 Apr. 2018",
      "Thank you to US press and other numbskulls who put him there. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 1 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      ": a spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place":[]
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, nod, divine will, numen; akin to Latin nutare to nod, Greek neuein":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104749",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside, the points of interest are too numerable to count. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Of course, there, too, are numerable dams to portage; as many as 27 lock and dams to navigate between the metro and St. Louis; countless barges to avoid; and who knows what else. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021",
      "The number of Trump signs were too numerable to count. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "Supplies The amount of eye shadow formula choices these days are about as numerable as the brushes available. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 19 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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      "Latin numerabilis , from numerare to count":""
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      "\u02c8n\u00fcm-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-",
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      "\u02c8ny\u00fcm-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120535",
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      ": numbers that designate by year a school or college class and that are awarded for distinction in an extracurricular activity":[],
      ": of, relating to, or expressing numbers":[]
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      "Noun",
      "write the answer in Roman numerals",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The single\u2019s artwork featured the letter U and the numeral 2. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "The numeral ring is bordered by a single row of diamonds on the inside and two rows on the bezel for a total of 3.48 carats. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Human languages are out of the question for obvious reasons, but so are our numeral systems. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Duncan has in his hands the text of a sermon, printed in 1470, on whose opening page appears the numeral 1. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Google is a play on the word googol, the term for the numeral one followed by 100 zeroes. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Those olfactory notes, along with key design elements such as the bottle, stopper and numeral , became reference points for the new line of ornate jewels. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "At the 3 o\u2019clock position, there\u2019s a date window in lieu of a numeral , with a white border, black background, and white print. \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Three-dimensional things may be worked into the surface, or overlaid above it: One composition includes some of those adhesive metal numeral plates used to identify addresses, and another is partly hidden under a thick wrapping of twine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bell\u2019s number may have changed, but at this point, Anderson\u2019s memory, influence, and impact are too big to be contained in a single numeral , anyway. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "By way of tradition, the ball serenades the organization\u2019s king and queen \u2013 the titles of each monarch are given a roman numeral . \u2014 al , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "References to the numeral are scattered throughout her life and music. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "And none of the books on his shelf have titles, just a single numeral on each of their spines. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "The chunky red-orange address numerals of 211 Ervay. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 15 May 2020",
      "Made from real tin, these chunky dice feature intricately carved faces, raised numerals , and ornate edge-work. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "That is why Melania Trump appears to have her left hand across her chest and there is a backward numeral 4 in the video. \u2014 Author: Sarah Blaskey, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "Pinball has since rolled with the trends and technologies of the day, evolving from scores displayed with analog numbers on rotating reels to digital numerals and circuit boards, later incorporating dot matrix screens and now LCD displays. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin numeralis , from Latin numerus":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8n\u00fcm-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fcm-",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224425",
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      "noun"
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      ": enumerate":[],
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        "The collectors themselves were recruited locally and often barely numerate . They could be sent to prison if they failed to collect the prescribed amount.",
        "\u2014 Graham Robb",
        "\u2026 more than five million Americans have some form of classroom business training. They make up an affluent cohort that is numerate as well as literate and looks to books on business for fun, profit, and instruction.",
        "\u2014 Christopher Knowlton"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "numerate the dish's ingredients for me",
      "I don't have the time to numerate all the reasons, so I'll offer just a few."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin numeratus , past participle of numerare to count, from numerus":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8n\u00fcm-r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fcm-",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040158",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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  "numeric":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      "Noun",
      "in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics , the keyboard features rows of special characters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Powerful computers plug into the Bitcoin network and perform complex mathematical tasks to confirm the legitimacy of transactions, making quintillions of numeric guesses a second. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The highest numeric drop was in New York City, which lost 305,465 people, or 3.5 percent of its population. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "For entrepreneurs, corporate executives and business owners, success is almost always tied to numeric results, earnings, deals closed and revenue accumulated. \u2014 Jean-paul Gravel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Westfield\u2019s numeric population gain was more than double that of second-place Fort Wayne with a growth of 1,805 residents last year. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
      "The Alamo City topped the nation\u2019s list of numeric gains as 13,626 people relocated here \u2014 far outpacing Austin\u2019s relatively small growth of just 1,056 newcomers. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022",
      "Experts at Boston University remind us that using a combination of alphabetical and numeric characters\u2014with uppercase and lowercase mixed in with symbols\u2014helps craft the complexity. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
      "The official warned that though the Russians have a numeric advantage over the Ukrianians, the fighting in the Donbas could be a long slog, since both sides know the terrain and both sides are utilizing long-range artillery in the fight. \u2014 Eleanor Watson, CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "To the 34-year-old left-hander, however, the value of the record is nostalgic, not numeric . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Labeling his furniture designs with dry numeric codes wasn\u2019t for Jean Roy\u00e8re. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The airport\u2019s alpha- numeric category designates the maximum landing speed and wingspan of aircraft for which the facility is designed. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Reporting on inflation isn\u2019t all that useful when the percentages tossed about like numeric salad with a light panic vinaigrette are unaccompanied by more context and comparison. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
      "The state\u2019s overall community college and university headcount dropped by about 123,000 students \u2014 the largest numeric decrease of any state. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021",
      "From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric ). \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "For water used for industrial purposes, the changes remove specific numeric standards for pH, chloride and hardness and replace them with a narrative description. \u2014 Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a proper numeric keypad for spreadsheet users and an extended cursor cluster. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "The sheets filled with numeric and Greek scratchings had quickly overwhelmed his modest desk and were now forming a patchwork wallpaper that spread from that corner and began to wrap around the 8x12 room. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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      "nyu\u0307-"
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      "number",
      "numeral",
      "whole number"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075239",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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      ": number one":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The company is numero uno in computer technology.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The numero uno \u2014 a soft 9-iron from 162 yards that bounced into the hole \u2014 was captured live on ESPN and has been replayed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and other social media outlets. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Lola\u2026 \ud83d\ude4c is always national daughters day numero uno ! \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Tetra Aviation\u2019s new electric aircraft is all about numero uno . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Yep, another lap around the rink for the franchise goalie \u2014 and often the fans\u2019 numero uno target. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
      "Now Alabama\u2019s second largest city and on target to become numero uno , Huntsville\u2019s leaders recognized a vibrant music culture\u2019s importance in retaining young professionals here. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "The following are another round of MVC reviews of my album collection starting at 678 and going alphabetically by artist to get to 1, numero uno . \u2014 Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al , 2 Nov. 2019",
      "After the wedding, this will be priority numero uno . . \u2014 Marie Claire , 10 Jan. 2019",
      "That story, Nantz said, would be 1A. And numero uno "
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian numero uno or Spanish n\u00famero uno":""
    },
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      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202911",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "She decided to leave for numerous reasons.",
      "The birds are becoming more numerous in this area.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So there are numerous artists that I'm obsessed with in that way. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "As a criminal defense attorney, Ravenell has handled numerous prominent cases, including that of a West Baltimore gunman who shot and killed 7-year-old Taylor Hayes. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Washington Post , 25 June 2022",
      "The 25-track compilation record featured numerous artists, including Usher, Dave East, Jadakiss, Fabolous, Mary J Blige, Ice Cube, E-40, Wiz Khalifa, and more. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
      "Since Logan-Bledsoe\u2019s death, numerous community members, advocates and leaders have taken to social media to decry the uptick in violence in the area, particularly at 24-hour gas stations like the one where she was shot. \u2014 Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "In the hours after the Heat selected Serbian big man Nikola Jokic at No. 27 with their lone pick of the draft, the Heat reached agreements on tryout contracts with numerous undrafted players. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
      "Psychiatry departments at numerous universities in the United States now have centers where psychedelics are studied. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "The Bloods formed in L.A. in the mid-seventies and have since given rise to numerous smaller factions, generally referred to as sets, among them the Rollin\u2019 20s. \u2014 Charles Bethea, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
      "The trustees have also received numerous complaints from residents about Owens' headstone, according to the representative. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin numerosus , from numerus":""
    },
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      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fcm-",
      "\u02c8n\u00fcm-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-r\u0259s",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232743",
    "type":[
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      ": appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense : spiritual":[],
      ": filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : holy":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Her poetry is filled with a numinous beauty.",
      "some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The creaky Romantic fantasy of the numinous artist, isolated from mundane labors, turning her back on the modern world to get in touch with higher truths, is on display. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "For the sculptor Cornelia Parker, the conflagration presented a different kind of opportunity: a chance to source art supplies with a numinous backstory. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "This understanding of existence as both concrete and numinous jibed with Ellis\u2019s photographic practice. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Armed with the right mind-set, the familiar could become numinous . \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The book has less to do with heroic resistance than with something harder to put your finger on: the numinous , world-renewing potential that some Apache feel in Oak Flat. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 23 July 2021",
      "Set in the fairy tale-like beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the film captures a numinous world that shimmers between the visionary and natural. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
      "Mar\u00eda Elena moved through a world that was haunted by spirits, numinous presences who could give comfort and advice or demand sacrifice and appeasement. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2021",
      "His fascination with a numinous world that may not mean anything at all: that\u2019s his equivalent of Balzac\u2019s greedy-eyed fascination with money. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
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      "For the sculptor Cornelia Parker, the conflagration presented a different kind of opportunity: a chance to source art supplies with a numinous backstory. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "This understanding of existence as both concrete and numinous jibed with Ellis\u2019s photographic practice. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Armed with the right mind-set, the familiar could become numinous . \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The book has less to do with heroic resistance than with something harder to put your finger on: the numinous , world-renewing potential that some Apache feel in Oak Flat. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 23 July 2021",
      "Set in the fairy tale-like beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the film captures a numinous world that shimmers between the visionary and natural. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
      "Mar\u00eda Elena moved through a world that was haunted by spirits, numinous presences who could give comfort and advice or demand sacrifice and appeasement. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2021",
      "His fascination with a numinous world that may not mean anything at all: that\u2019s his equivalent of Balzac\u2019s greedy-eyed fascination with money. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s also one of the top 10 most expensive coins in numismatic history. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "In its history, the rarity has graced just four private numismatic collections, including those of Charles A. Watters, Virgil M. Brand, the Childs family and the Pogue family. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "With the exception of rare numismatic items, the ownership of monetary gold was subject to a fine over $200,000 in today's money. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "Based solely on the current price of gold per gram, the coins are worth around $52,600 today\u2014but given their historical significance and numismatic merit, the trove\u2019s actual value is likely significantly higher. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "Users can browse collections of blue-and-white ceramics, numismatic specimens (also known as coins), and presidential portraits, among others. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "The Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the United States, is being offered privately at a $15 million asking price, according to numismatic adviser Jeff Sherid. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2020",
      "But the value of collectible coins, sometimes called numismatic coins, depends on rarity and beauty. \u2014 Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "With this numismatic niche, the only cost is the face value of the coins pulled from the rolls; hobbyists typically return any change that isn\u2019t taken for their collection. \u2014 Daisy Maxey, WSJ , 6 May 2018"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Almost immediately, newsletters\u2014on personal finance, high-end travel, U.F.O.s, carnivorous plants, surfing, bluegrass, numismatics , farming, and, of course, computing\u2014proliferated. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "The trial, which lasted for two months, offered the jury and others present in the courtroom an extended seminar in numismatics and in Viking history. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, within modern number theory , p-adic L-functions are viewed as a natural companion to complex L-functions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 May 2021",
      "Even if Bhargava\u2019s techniques don\u2019t lead straight to the next number theory breakthrough, Thorne believes the paper will have a more intangible impact. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Weil\u2019s conjectures detailed unexpected correspondences between the mathematical fields of number theory and topology. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Wiles managed to combine new research in very different branches of math in order to solve Fermat\u2019s classic number theory question. \u2014 Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Riemann zeta function, by contrast, assigns complex numbers to the variable s, an innovation that brings the whole vast store of techniques from complex analysis to bear on questions in number theory . \u2014 Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Galois groups can also be used to study various mathematical objects in algebra and number theory in ways that open up solutions to problems that aren\u2019t otherwise available. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Dance can be used to help teach number theory , visual arts to improve reading comprehension. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Havens had dropped out of high school, but discovered his fascination with mathematics shortly after starting his 2011 sentence and began teaching himself number theory \u2014the study of integers and their patterns. \u2014 Evelyn Lamb, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021"
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        "The quality of education at the school is outstanding. Levels of literacy and numeracy are exceptionally good and the number of children requiring remedial attention is low.",
        "\u2014 Ruth Rendell et al.",
        "Literacy, numeracy and a sense of scientific problem-solving are the fundamental underpinnings of education for everybody, rich and poor alike.",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to affecting literacy and numeracy skills, lockdowns also hindered the development of language and communication, physical co-ordination and social and emotional skills, according to new research. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "To remedy learning losses, school systems need to go back to basics (foundational literacy and numeracy ) and allow children to reconnect and catch up. \u2014 Yamini Aiyar For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "American schools notoriously struggle to impart basic literacy and numeracy . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The board gave the highest rating to the focus area of securing funding for early literacy, numeracy and intervention. \u2014 Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Since the Taliban seized control of her province earlier this month, Mozhgan has attended a wedding with no music and stopped her numeracy lessons for adult women. \u2014 Zahra Nader, Time , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "As The Times\u2019 Howard Blume explains, the new Mathematics Framework is intended to broaden numeracy in most students. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2021",
      "The timeless answer, which remains true today, is literacy, communication and numeracy (reading, writing, arithmetic) because with those skills, kids can learn anything this fast-changing world requires of them. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "An able-bodied individual could walk down National Avenue and have multiple job offers, even if their literacy or numeracy skills were below average, and a path to the middle-class life, Chappelle said. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Nov. 2020"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the atoms of arithmetic, prime numbers have always occupied a special place on the number line . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "In this way, primitive sets might comprise a hefty chunk of the number line . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Their paper shows the non-surprising result that playing a game on a number line improves preschoolers\u2019 performance on a task of approximating the position of a number on the line. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "If the Riemann hypothesis is true, the Riemann zeta function explains how primes are distributed on the number line . \u2014 Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Real numbers are all the continuous numbers from the number line . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Those groups can also be given a preview of the next topic, such as learning about decimals by doing an activity on a number line , to boost their confidence moving forward. \u2014 al , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Take the real numbers \u2014 all the infinitely many tick marks on the number line . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 June 2021",
      "Take the real numbers\u2014all the infinitely many tick marks on the number line . \u2014 Kevin Hartnett, Wired , 20 June 2021"
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      ": taxonomy in which many quantitatively measured characters are given equal weight in the determination of taxa and the construction of diagrams indicating systematic relationships":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Riders can, however, buy some of the parts, such as the radiator guard and number plate mounts, to live out the fantasy in appearance if nothing else. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 29 July 2021",
      "The system works via the rear radar\u2014set above the back number plate \u2014which sends a signal to the ECU to alert the rider that a vehicle is in the blind spot. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Pan had allegedly removed the dealer number plate from the vehicle and attached a Connecticut commercial plate, which was reported to be lost or missing. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "The statement added that he had also been linked to a 1993 Jaguar XJR6 with a German number plate seen in Praia da Luz and surrounding areas in 2006 and 2007. \u2014 NBC News , 4 June 2020",
      "The technology, which is made by Japanese company NEC, is a standalone system not linked to any other imaging system, such as closed-circuit television, body worn video or automatic number plate recognition, the Met said. \u2014 Hanna Ziady, CNN , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "For years, low- number plates were handed out to the politically connected until the lottery system was put into place. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "He also being charged for having a non-transparent/obstructed window and for a number plate violation, State Police said. \u2014 Jordan Frias, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
      "In the film, 007's car was modified by Q Branch and equipped with revolving number plates , machine guns, an oil slick dispenser, and even an ejector seat. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Aug. 2018"
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      "the numberless stars in the universe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are hundreds of channels available via cable as well as numberless sources of entertainment content, information, misinformation and disinformation streamed at users unrelentingly, night and day, via social media. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
      "That small space contains numberless genetic possibilities. \u2014 Richard Preston, The New Yorker , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "To read her is like viewing the AIDS quilt, which overwhelms the viewer with the care taken in each of its numberless panels. \u2014 John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com , 8 July 2018",
      "At the Beekman Hotel in downtown Manhattan last month, Ms. Shields, the model, actress and veteran of numberless interviews, was delivering but the latest in a series of canny performances. \u2014 Ruth La Ferla, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2018",
      "Like numberless others, Pitner makes the mistake of seeing only one side of the union equation \u2014 the side of those who are employed. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 16 Feb. 2018",
      "The tents disappear so quickly that some Whataburger restaurants are left temporarily numberless and others appear to have taken the most popular numbers out of rotation, some customers report. \u2014 Erin Ailworth, WSJ , 14 July 2017",
      "Methods for sweeping the strings of Trump\u2019s self-interest are as numberless as the stars in the sky. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 18 May 2017"
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      "the numbers and letters on a license plate",
      "a three-digit number like 429",
      "Think of a number between one and one hundred.",
      "2, 4, 6, and 8 are even numbers ; 1, 3, 5, and 7 are odd numbers .",
      "Never give out your credit card number to anyone over the phone.",
      "What's the account number on your electricity bill",
      "The page numbers are on the top corner of each page.",
      "Today's winning lottery numbers are 17, 8, and 46.",
      "I'm waiting for the number 3 bus.",
      "Verb",
      "She numbers and arranges the photographs according to when they were taken.",
      "Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.",
      "The team's coach bought all the players numbered jerseys.",
      "In that year, European settlers in the area numbered nearly 15,000.",
      "The animal, which once numbered in the millions, is now extinct.",
      "He numbers her with the other great poets of the time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, the U.S. air travel system, which handled about 45,000 flights a day before the Covid-19 pandemic, can absorb a large number of cancellations without melting down. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s around 17,000 more people who received the benefit compared to January 2020, and is a number that\u2019s been steadily rising since January 2021, according to data from the state\u2019s health department. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "When a large enough number have been assembled, they may be brought by car, van or large truck to major cities such as San Antonio, Los Angeles, Houston or Phoenix. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Foundation staff members determine the large number of grants awarded per year. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "Luckily, there are a number of models that are made with longevity in mind, sans single-use plastic. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
      "That said, there will be a number of new faces in the sequel as well. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 29 June 2022",
      "Both nations\u2019 militaries are compatible with NATO and include a large number of artillery and tanks. \u2014 Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Several drill presses, firearm molds, drilling bits and a large number of firearm parts were also located, police said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With the pandemic over, crowds should again number in the hundreds of thousands for the week. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t number them, don\u2019t put little bullets or other thingamajigs before them, don\u2019t use tabs or make them into a table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The NATO Response Force can number up to 40,000 troops, but Stoltenberg said NATO would not be deploying the entire force. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "California transfer students would number 1,964 for on-campus enrollment for fall. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The deployments would number approximately 1,000 personnel to each country and would be similar to the forward battle groups currently stationed in the Baltic States and Poland. \u2014 Matthew Chance, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "His aim is to mobilize his own brigade of Ukraine\u2019s IT Army, an international group of hackers that may already number more than 400,000, according to a Ukrainian official. \u2014 Ally Markovich, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Blockaded by its neighbors, Qatar resorted to airlifting cows from Europe to keep the milk flowing to its people, who number fewer than 400,000. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "About 600 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada lies the home of the Wet'suwet'en, a First Nations people who currently number about 3,000. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
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      "Middle English nombre , from Anglo-French, from Latin numerus":"Noun and Verb"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In numerology , the number 222 is different from 2222. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "The question is, why did Beck use that particular numerology ",
      "People with an interest in numerology might also be interested in finding their life path number. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 2 May 2022",
      "Enlarge / Illustration summarizing the way in which the numerology of sarsen elements at Stonehenge combine to create a perpetual solar calendar. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Many fans forecasted that this pair of numerology enthusiasts \u2014 who appeared in public as helmeted robots \u2014 would do something special a year from the breakup date. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Assessing the extent of numerology \u2019s popularity is difficult, but the belief that certain numbers are good or bad is common. \u2014 Barry Markovsky University Of South Carolina, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Kanye West has announced a once-a-century, numerology -pleasing release date for his Donda 2: Feb. 2, or 2.22.22. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Both humor and sensitivity became part of his storytelling, along with mathematics and numerology . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin numerus + English -o- + -logy":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054430"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072703"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072804"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081459"
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      "noun"
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      ": a system of establishing insurance premium rates for substandard lives on the basis of numerical weights for various impairments":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081617"
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      "noun"
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      ": the study of the occult significance of numbers":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In numerology , the number 222 is different from 2222. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "The question is, why did Beck use that particular numerology ? \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "People with an interest in numerology might also be interested in finding their life path number. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 2 May 2022",
      "Enlarge / Illustration summarizing the way in which the numerology of sarsen elements at Stonehenge combine to create a perpetual solar calendar. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Many fans forecasted that this pair of numerology enthusiasts \u2014 who appeared in public as helmeted robots \u2014 would do something special a year from the breakup date. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Assessing the extent of numerology \u2019s popularity is difficult, but the belief that certain numbers are good or bad is common. \u2014 Barry Markovsky University Of South Carolina, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Kanye West has announced a once-a-century, numerology -pleasing release date for his Donda 2: Feb. 2, or 2.22.22. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Both humor and sensitivity became part of his storytelling, along with mathematics and numerology . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin numerus + English -o- + -logy":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a person concerned with numerical data (such as statistics)":[]
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      "The number crunchers in Washington are expecting a budget surplus by the fall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not that Johnson could have waged his war without a precise definition of poverty\u2014and the thresholds his Administration used were formulated by an unassuming number cruncher at the Social Security Administration, the economist Mollie Orshansky. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The life of a 20-something Wall Street number cruncher has always been a grind, marked by marathon workweeks and menial tasks. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 3 July 2021",
      "If Barry is drawn into the case, the old number cruncher could feel more pressure to break from Donald Trump with the hope of protecting himself and his own child. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2021",
      "Sian is an online marketer, number cruncher and business coach obsessed with helping owners crack the Growth Code for their business. \u2014 Sian Lenegan, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "The number crunchers say the 49ers had a 94.5 percent chance of winning early in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "Kudos to numbers cruncher Rob Pyers for digging through all the local election results and compiling the data. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "The number crunchers are not convinced that adding Mike Moustakas, Shogo Akiyama, Wade Miley and Nick Castellanos was enough. \u2014 John Fay, Cincinnati.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "According to number crunchers Statisca nearly 15 million US residents hit the slopes for a ski trip in 2017, and there are 476 ski resorts dotted all over the US to accommodate them. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, NBC News , 18 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095110"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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        "\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
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      ": an indefinite usually large total":[
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        "the number of elderly is rising"
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      ": a numerous group : many":[
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      ": a numerical preponderance (see preponderance sense 2 )":[
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      ": the characteristic of an individual by which it is treated as a unit or of a collection by which it is treated in terms of units":[
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      ": an ascertainable total":[
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      ": arithmetic":[
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      ": metrical structure : meter":[
        "\u2026 most by numbers judge a poet's song.",
        "\u2014 Alexander Pope"
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      ": metrical lines : verses":[
        "These numbers will I tear, and write in prose.",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
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        "dialed the wrong number"
      ],
      ": a member of a sequence or collection designated by especially consecutive numbers (such as an issue of a periodical)":[
        "just received issue number 8 of the magazine"
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      ": a position in a numbered sequence":[
        "You're number 7 on the waiting list."
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      ": a group of one kind":[
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      ": one singled out from a group : individual : such as":[],
      ": girl , woman":[
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      ],
      ": a musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production":[
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        "The comedian's number had the audience laughing out loud."
      ],
      ": stunt , trick":[],
      ": an act of transforming or impairing":[
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      ],
      ": an item of merchandise and especially clothing":[
        "put that black velvet number with the sequins on the blonde dummy",
        "\u2014 Bennett Cerf"
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      ": figures representing amounts of money usually in dollars spent, earned, or involved":[
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      ": rating sense 3c":[],
      ": a person represented by a number or considered without regard to individuality":[
        "at the university I was just a number"
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      ": lifetime sense 1a":[
        "\u2014 used with up the old feeling that comes to men in combat \u2026 that your number was up \u2014 Geoffrey Norman"
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      ": to amount to in number : total":[
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      ": to reach a total number":[],
      ": to call off numbers in sequence":[]
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      "figure",
      "integer",
      "numeral",
      "numeric",
      "whole number"
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      "enumerate",
      "tell"
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      "Noun",
      "the numbers and letters on a license plate",
      "a three-digit number like 429",
      "Think of a number between one and one hundred.",
      "2, 4, 6, and 8 are even numbers ; 1, 3, 5, and 7 are odd numbers .",
      "Never give out your credit card number to anyone over the phone.",
      "What's the account number on your electricity bill?",
      "The page numbers are on the top corner of each page.",
      "Today's winning lottery numbers are 17, 8, and 46.",
      "I'm waiting for the number 3 bus.",
      "Verb",
      "She numbers and arranges the photographs according to when they were taken.",
      "Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.",
      "The team's coach bought all the players numbered jerseys.",
      "In that year, European settlers in the area numbered nearly 15,000.",
      "The animal, which once numbered in the millions, is now extinct.",
      "He numbers her with the other great poets of the time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, the U.S. air travel system, which handled about 45,000 flights a day before the Covid-19 pandemic, can absorb a large number of cancellations without melting down. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s around 17,000 more people who received the benefit compared to January 2020, and is a number that\u2019s been steadily rising since January 2021, according to data from the state\u2019s health department. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "When a large enough number have been assembled, they may be brought by car, van or large truck to major cities such as San Antonio, Los Angeles, Houston or Phoenix. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Foundation staff members determine the large number of grants awarded per year. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "Luckily, there are a number of models that are made with longevity in mind, sans single-use plastic. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
      "That said, there will be a number of new faces in the sequel as well. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 29 June 2022",
      "Both nations\u2019 militaries are compatible with NATO and include a large number of artillery and tanks. \u2014 Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Several drill presses, firearm molds, drilling bits and a large number of firearm parts were also located, police said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With the pandemic over, crowds should again number in the hundreds of thousands for the week. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t number them, don\u2019t put little bullets or other thingamajigs before them, don\u2019t use tabs or make them into a table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The NATO Response Force can number up to 40,000 troops, but Stoltenberg said NATO would not be deploying the entire force. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "California transfer students would number 1,964 for on-campus enrollment for fall. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The deployments would number approximately 1,000 personnel to each country and would be similar to the forward battle groups currently stationed in the Baltic States and Poland. \u2014 Matthew Chance, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "His aim is to mobilize his own brigade of Ukraine\u2019s IT Army, an international group of hackers that may already number more than 400,000, according to a Ukrainian official. \u2014 Ally Markovich, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Blockaded by its neighbors, Qatar resorted to airlifting cows from Europe to keep the milk flowing to its people, who number fewer than 400,000. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "About 600 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada lies the home of the Wet'suwet'en, a First Nations people who currently number about 3,000. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English nombre , from Anglo-French, from Latin numerus":"Noun and Verb"
    },
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102834"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111116"
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        "a numerical code"
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      "The files are organized according to a numerical system.",
      "The files are in numerical order.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The energy plan gave no numerical targets, but experts say the 20-22% target would require restarts of about 30 reactors. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "There are enough Ukrainian forces to recapture the city, but Russia has a substantial numerical advantage in the region. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The US Navy sees its aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, bristling with F-35 and F/A-18 jets, as its spear in the Pacific and would have a numerical advantage in this area. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "There are many reasons for this kind of container loss, but the most straightforward one is numerical . \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "While that was a significant increase in investment compared with previous administrations, the plan drew criticism for focusing too much on numerical targets and too little on affordability for lower-income families. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "But while those counties had the largest numerical risk, the areas with the highest risk per household were in southwestern Utah. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Sound pressure measurements are on a logarithmic scale, meaning that a small numerical increase in the data represents a substantial noticeable difference in the real world. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
      "Sure, the new guidelines don\u2019t cap earning potential from third parties with a specific numerical limit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
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      "Latin numerus":""
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      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      ": a family of foraminifers that are mostly extinct, have a calcareous symmetrical usually lenticular or discoidal shell composed of numerous chambers spirally or concentrically arranged, and form whole strata in some Eocene and Oligocene deposits of eastern and southern Asia and the Mediterranean region from their shelly remains":[]
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      ": the aggregate of all numbers of a given type (as integers, irrationals, complex numbers, vectors) which can be combined by addition or multiplication to obtain a result of the same type":[]
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      ": the type genus of the family Nummulitidae":[]
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      "New Latin, from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus coin) + New Latin -ites -ite":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131825"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One is the complex numerical analysis and evaluation of a topic with factors having major importance to concerned citizens across the country. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "But for other applications, like in numerical analysis , researchers might need to square their precision. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "The researchers show all this with a beautiful numerical analysis of the dynamical system. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2020",
      "This makes Gonzaga a decent bargain\u2014while cold-blooded, numerical analysis gives the Bulldogs a roughly 1-in-5 shot at the title, only 1 in 15 people have picked them to win. \u2014 Chris Wilson, Slate Magazine , 13 Mar. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144310"
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      "adjective"
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      ": resembling or related to the genus Nummulites":[]
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      "New Latin Nummulites + English -oid":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a foraminifer or fossil of the family Nummulitidae":[]
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      "New Latin Nummulites":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215033"
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      "noun"
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      ": the part of a fraction that is above the line and signifies the number to be divided by the denominator":[],
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      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r",
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      "The numerator in the fraction 3/5 is 3.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, that would be a pretty high number, even if the numerator represented average rather than Brobdingnagian profits. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "In theory, the value of a stock is determined by a formula that has future dividend payments (or cash flows) in the numerator and an interest rate in the denominator. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "The question involves fractions that feature a 1 in their numerator , like , or . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "If the denominator becomes a bigger number, so will the numerator , the thinking goes. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The Index will be higher, obviously, with fewer laws in the denominator or with more rules in the numerator . \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "It\u2019s the numerator \u2014 offense \u2014 that is the variable in the San Diego State basketball equation. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Or \u2013 the numerator in the CFR calculation, which is the number of infections officially reported, was too small by a factor of 3 or 4. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Estate taxes should be included in the numerator too, said Columbia University economist Wojciech Kopczuk. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225347"
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      ": a felt or sheepskin pad placed between a horse's back and the saddle to prevent chafing":[
        "a soft \u2026 numnah under the saddle has been known to cure some buckjumpers",
        "\u2014 W. A. Kerr"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020808"
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      "noun"
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      ": of or relating to number or numeration":[
        "a numerative noun interposed between it and the substantive",
        "\u2014 R. K. Douglas"
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      "\"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034625"
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      ": nummulitic":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051945"
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      "adjective"
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      ": nummary":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin nummularius of or relating to money changing, from nummulus some money, money (diminutive of nummus coin) + -arius -ary":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083943"
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      ": an act or instance of designating by a number":[],
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      "\u02ccn\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111503"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a genus of mostly saprophytic fungi (family Xylariaceae) forming generally amorphous crustose round or discoid black stromata \u2014 see blister canker":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin nummulus , diminutive of nummus coin + New Latin -aria":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113656"
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      ": characterized by circular or oval lesions or drops":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259m-y\u0259-l\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Doctors generally treat nummular dermatitis with drugs to reduce inflammation and itchiness, the AAD says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 31 May 2018",
      "Experts aren\u2019t 100 percent sure why people get nummular dermatitis, but risk factors include having injured your skin in some way, having very dry skin, living in a cold, dry area, or having some other form of eczema like atopic dermatitis. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 31 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French nummulaire , from Latin nummulus , diminutive of nummus coin, probably from Greek nomimos customary, from nomos":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123416"
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      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or expressing numbers":[],
      ": consisting of numbers or numerals":[],
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      ": numbers that designate by year a school or college class and that are awarded for distinction in an extracurricular activity":[]
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      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fcm-",
      "\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
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      "Noun",
      "write the answer in Roman numerals",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Heat quite literally got caught up in a numbers game, or, more precisely, a numeral game. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
      "The single\u2019s artwork featured the letter U and the numeral 2. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "The numeral ring is bordered by a single row of diamonds on the inside and two rows on the bezel for a total of 3.48 carats. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Human languages are out of the question for obvious reasons, but so are our numeral systems. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Duncan has in his hands the text of a sermon, printed in 1470, on whose opening page appears the numeral 1. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Google is a play on the word googol, the term for the numeral one followed by 100 zeroes. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Those olfactory notes, along with key design elements such as the bottle, stopper and numeral , became reference points for the new line of ornate jewels. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "At the 3 o\u2019clock position, there\u2019s a date window in lieu of a numeral , with a white border, black background, and white print. \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The numeral on the sapphire crystal disc rotates onto the track to read the hour in correspondence with the minutes. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "Bell\u2019s number may have changed, but at this point, Anderson\u2019s memory, influence, and impact are too big to be contained in a single numeral , anyway. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "By way of tradition, the ball serenades the organization\u2019s king and queen \u2013 the titles of each monarch are given a roman numeral . \u2014 al , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "References to the numeral are scattered throughout her life and music. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "And none of the books on his shelf have titles, just a single numeral on each of their spines. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "The chunky red-orange address numerals of 211 Ervay. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 15 May 2020",
      "Made from real tin, these chunky dice feature intricately carved faces, raised numerals , and ornate edge-work. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "That is why Melania Trump appears to have her left hand across her chest and there is a backward numeral 4 in the video. \u2014 Author: Sarah Blaskey, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin numeralis , from Latin numerus":"Adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141112"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144100"
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      "French nummiforme , from Latin nummus coin + French -forme -form":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160749"
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      "Latin nummarius , from nummus coin, money (from Greek nomimos customary, lawful) + -arius -ary; akin to Greek nomos custom, usage, law":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163642"
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