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"Phanerozoic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being an eon of geologic history that comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic or the corresponding systems of rocks \u2014 see Geologic Time Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek phaner\u00f3s \"visible, conspicuous\" (from phan-, base of pha\u00ednomai, pha\u00ednesthai \"to become visible, come to light, appear\" + -eros, adjective suffix) + -o- + -zoic entry 2 \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfa-n\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175416",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Phanerozoic?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=phaner05":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being an eon of geologic history that comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic or the corresponding systems of rocks \u2014 see Geologic Time Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek phaner\u00f3s \"visible, conspicuous\" (from phan-, base of pha\u00ednomai, pha\u00ednesthai \"to become visible, come to light, appear\" + -eros, adjective suffix) + -o- + -zoic entry 2 \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfa-n\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181853",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Phanerozonia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of starfishes distinguished by large marginal plates":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from phaner- + Greek z\u014dn\u0113 girdle + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025245",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Phantasiast":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": julianist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Greek phantasiast\u0113s , from Greek phantasia appearance, image, imagination + -ast\u0113s -ast; from the belief that Christ's body was only a phantom":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259\u0307st",
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"fan\u2027\u02c8t\u0101z\u0113\u02ccast"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175227",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Pharaoh's chicken":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": egyptian vulture":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101219",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Pharaoh's fig":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sycamore sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233228",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Pharaoh's mouse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the common ichneumon of Egypt and adjacent regions":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103732",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Pharaoh's serpent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a firework consisting of pelleted mercury thiocyanate that on burning expands greatly to yield a porous serpentine ash":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083002",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Pherae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient town in southeastern Thessaly":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fir-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214941",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Phialidium":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a widely distributed genus of hydrozoan medusae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, probably from Greek phialidion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccf\u012b\u0259\u02c8lid\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103058",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philanthidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of digger wasps that are usually black with conspicuous yellow markings":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Philanthus , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-th\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054452",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Philanthus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of digger wasps that is the type of the family Philanthidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from phil- + -anthus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)th\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105606",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philem":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Philemon":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074555",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Philemon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a friend and probable convert of the apostle Paul":[],
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": a letter written by St. Paul to a Christian living in the area of Colossae and included as a book in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[],
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": a poor aged Phrygian in Greek mythology who with his wife Baucis treats a disguised Zeus hospitably and is rewarded by him with a splendid temple":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek Phil\u0113m\u014dn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-m\u0259n",
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"f\u012b-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004233",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philepitta":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Madagascan birds related to the pittas but constituting a distinct family":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8pit\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105219",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philetairus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a monotypic genus of passerine birds consisting of the sociable weaverbird of southern Africa":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from phil- + Greek hetairos companion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8t\u012br\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043025",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philippe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1960\u2013 son of Albert II king of Belgium (2013\u2013 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0113-\u02c8l\u0113p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060417",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Philippi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient town in north central Macedonia, northeastern Greece":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8li-\u02ccp\u012b",
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032706",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Philippians":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hortatory letter written by St. Paul to the Christians of Philippi and included as a book in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for Epistle to the Philippians":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8li-p\u0113-\u0259nz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045243",
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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]
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},
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"Philippine Islands":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"islands of the Malay Archipelago northeast of Borneo \u2014 see philippines":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n",
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"\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191730",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Philippine cedar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Philippine timber tree ( Toona calantas synonym Cedrela toona ) with red or pale red hard fragrant wood used especially for cigar boxes and interior finish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052707",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philippine fowl disease":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": newcastle disease":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064447",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Philippine mahogany":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Philippine Islands":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112147",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Phlepsius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large and widely distributed genus of leafhoppers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek phleps blood vessel, vein":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fleps\u0113\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080011",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Phleum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of grasses that are natives of temperate regions and have dense oblong or terete spike and long mucronate empty glumes \u2014 see timothy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, probably from Greek phle\u014ds wool-tufted reed":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fl\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133959",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Phoradendron":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of American hemiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae) having erect and vertically 2-celled anthers \u2014 see mistletoe sense 2a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek ph\u014dr thief + dendron tree; from the parasitic habit":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccf\u014dr\u0259\u02c8dendr\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Physcia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage + New Latin -ia ; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-is\u0113\u0259",
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"\u02c8fish(\u0113)\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123625",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Physcomitrium":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome \u2014 see urn moss":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physk\u0113 large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfisk\u014d\u02c8mi\u2027tr\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114550",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Physeter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, sperm whale, from Greek phys\u0113t\u0113r bellows, blowhole of a whale, sperm whale; akin to Greek physa bellows":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120725",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phanerophyte":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds well above the surface of the ground":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Danish fanerofyt, from Greek phaner\u00f3s \"visible, conspicuous\" (from phan-, base of pha\u00ednomai, pha\u00ednesthai \"to become visible, come to light, appear\" + -eros, adjective suffix) + Danish -o- -o- + -fyt -phyte \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fa-n\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141254",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phaneroscopy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the formal analysis of appearances apart from the questions of to whom they appear and of their material content that discovers broad classes of appearances, describes their features, proves that a short list of classes is exhaustive, and enumerates the principal subdivisions of the categories":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"phaner- + -scopy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfan\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4sk\u0259p\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081942",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phanerozonate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Phanerozonia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Phanerozonia + English -ate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182721",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"phano":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": fanon":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of fanon":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fa(\u02cc)n\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104331",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"phanotron":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a low-pressure diode filled with mercury vapor or an inert gas and used as a rectifier for radio transmitters and industrial direct current power":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps from Greek phano- showing (from phainein to show) + English -tron":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173959",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phansigar":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an East Indian robber and assassin : thug":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Hindi ph\u0101\u0303s\u012bg\u0101r , from ph\u0101\u0303s\u012b snare, noose + Persian -g\u0101r doer, doing":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u00e4n(t)s\u0113\u02ccg\u00e4r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234848",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phantasm":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a figment of the imagination":[],
|
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": a mental representation of a real object":[],
|
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": a product of fantasy: such as":[],
|
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": delusive appearance : illusion":[],
|
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": ghost , specter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"frightened by the phantasms of his own making",
|
|
"believed that she'd seen the phantasm of her father on the anniversary of his death",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But eventually, the duo turned the phantasm into solid logic. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Southern lawmakers baselessly claimed Black men were lynched for raping White women -- a phantasm that still haunts Black men -- and asserted laws governing lynchings were best left to the states. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The album, produced by pop artisan Greg Kurstin (Adele, Paul McCartney), is a conceptual rumination on these apocalyptic times, from war to salvation with a sprinkle of biblical phantasm . \u2014 Steven J. Horowitz, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"That the nocturnal ritual fantasy is no fantasy, that every phantasm is a sign. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Nor did this phantasm express itself solely in writing. \u2014 Ryan Ruby, The New York Review of Books , 8 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"His drawing shows an electric-blue phantasm on the wing, more like an angel or a pegasus than any earthly being. \u2014 J. B. Mackinnon, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"These phantasms could influence familiar particles in several ways, according to Johns Hopkins University theorist and MAGIS collaborator Surjeet Rajendran. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Scientific American , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Gottlieb\u2019s story offers a fleeting glimpse into a world that is usually no more than a phantasm or a hideous dream. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English fantesme, fantosme, fantome, fantom \"what has only a seeming reality or value, vanity, illusion, apparition, falsehood,\" borrowed from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme, fantesme, fantame (continental Old French fantosme ), borrowed from Latin phantasma \"ghost, apparition\" (Late Latin also, \"mental image, figment, illusion\"), borrowed from Greek ph\u00e1ntasma \"apparition, ghost, vision, dream, (in plural) phenomena, portents,\" derivative, with the noun suffix -mat-, -ma, corresponding to phant\u00e1zein \"to make visible, present to the eye or mind, (middle voice) place before one's mind, picture to oneself, imagine\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fan-\u02ccta-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8fan-\u02cctaz-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"pipe dream",
|
|
"unreality",
|
|
"vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phantasma":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phantasm sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin, \"ghost, apparition\" \u2014 more at phantasm":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"fan-\u02c8taz-m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030534",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phantasmagoria":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage":[],
|
|
": a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined":[],
|
|
": a scene that constantly changes":[],
|
|
": an exhibition of optical effects and illusions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He saw a phantasmagoria of shadowy creatures through the fog.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Alas, Harper also has the misfortune of anchoring the latest cinematic phantasmagoria from Alex Garland, a writer and director who likes to play sinister mind games with characters and audiences alike. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The stories, ethnographic in perspective but Gogolian in register, gravitate toward inexplicable disappearances, repressed memories, and phantasmagoria . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The collection seemed at times like a visual phantasmagoria , dipping in and out of different times periods as the house itself looks back to its heritage and forward to the future. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Previously adapted for the big screen in a confounding and ill-fated 1984 David Lynch phantasmagoria , Dune has, over the decades, become one of those rare fanboy and -girl properties that's begged for another go-round. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The pair's many collaborations include the '90s TV show The Kingdom, a bizarre phantasmagoria set at a Danish hospital. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"Subbing in a new melody concocted with moody synths and '80s drum beats, the track transforms itself into an avant-pop phantasmagoria that blends perfectly with Mike Hadreas' otherworldly vocals. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 15 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Saving not just time but effort is key to forward momentum in the industrial phantasmagoria that is, at this moment, blasting circus music into my ears. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Saving not just time but effort is key to forward momentum in the industrial phantasmagoria that is, at this moment, blasting circus music into my ears. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French phantasmogorie (later fantasmagorie ) \"theatrical show using magic lanterns in a darkened performance space to suggest supernatural phenomena,\" from fantasme phantasm + -ogorie, -agorie, of uncertain origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)fan-\u02cctaz-m\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071442",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phantasmal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a figment of the imagination":[],
|
|
": a mental representation of a real object":[],
|
|
": a product of fantasy: such as":[],
|
|
": delusive appearance : illusion":[],
|
|
": ghost , specter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frightened by the phantasms of his own making",
|
|
"believed that she'd seen the phantasm of her father on the anniversary of his death",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But eventually, the duo turned the phantasm into solid logic. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Southern lawmakers baselessly claimed Black men were lynched for raping White women -- a phantasm that still haunts Black men -- and asserted laws governing lynchings were best left to the states. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The album, produced by pop artisan Greg Kurstin (Adele, Paul McCartney), is a conceptual rumination on these apocalyptic times, from war to salvation with a sprinkle of biblical phantasm . \u2014 Steven J. Horowitz, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"That the nocturnal ritual fantasy is no fantasy, that every phantasm is a sign. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Nor did this phantasm express itself solely in writing. \u2014 Ryan Ruby, The New York Review of Books , 8 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"His drawing shows an electric-blue phantasm on the wing, more like an angel or a pegasus than any earthly being. \u2014 J. B. Mackinnon, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"These phantasms could influence familiar particles in several ways, according to Johns Hopkins University theorist and MAGIS collaborator Surjeet Rajendran. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Scientific American , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Gottlieb\u2019s story offers a fleeting glimpse into a world that is usually no more than a phantasm or a hideous dream. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English fantesme, fantosme, fantome, fantom \"what has only a seeming reality or value, vanity, illusion, apparition, falsehood,\" borrowed from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme, fantesme, fantame (continental Old French fantosme ), borrowed from Latin phantasma \"ghost, apparition\" (Late Latin also, \"mental image, figment, illusion\"), borrowed from Greek ph\u00e1ntasma \"apparition, ghost, vision, dream, (in plural) phenomena, portents,\" derivative, with the noun suffix -mat-, -ma, corresponding to phant\u00e1zein \"to make visible, present to the eye or mind, (middle voice) place before one's mind, picture to oneself, imagine\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fan-\u02ccta-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8fan-\u02cctaz-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"hallucination",
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|
"illusion",
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|
"nonentity",
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|
"pipe dream",
|
|
"unreality",
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|
"vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phantasmic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a figment of the imagination":[],
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|
": a mental representation of a real object":[],
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|
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|
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|
|
": ghost , specter":[]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frightened by the phantasms of his own making",
|
|
"believed that she'd seen the phantasm of her father on the anniversary of his death",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But eventually, the duo turned the phantasm into solid logic. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Southern lawmakers baselessly claimed Black men were lynched for raping White women -- a phantasm that still haunts Black men -- and asserted laws governing lynchings were best left to the states. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The album, produced by pop artisan Greg Kurstin (Adele, Paul McCartney), is a conceptual rumination on these apocalyptic times, from war to salvation with a sprinkle of biblical phantasm . \u2014 Steven J. Horowitz, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"That the nocturnal ritual fantasy is no fantasy, that every phantasm is a sign. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Nor did this phantasm express itself solely in writing. \u2014 Ryan Ruby, The New York Review of Books , 8 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"His drawing shows an electric-blue phantasm on the wing, more like an angel or a pegasus than any earthly being. \u2014 J. B. Mackinnon, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"These phantasms could influence familiar particles in several ways, according to Johns Hopkins University theorist and MAGIS collaborator Surjeet Rajendran. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Scientific American , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Gottlieb\u2019s story offers a fleeting glimpse into a world that is usually no more than a phantasm or a hideous dream. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English fantesme, fantosme, fantome, fantom \"what has only a seeming reality or value, vanity, illusion, apparition, falsehood,\" borrowed from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme, fantesme, fantame (continental Old French fantosme ), borrowed from Latin phantasma \"ghost, apparition\" (Late Latin also, \"mental image, figment, illusion\"), borrowed from Greek ph\u00e1ntasma \"apparition, ghost, vision, dream, (in plural) phenomena, portents,\" derivative, with the noun suffix -mat-, -ma, corresponding to phant\u00e1zein \"to make visible, present to the eye or mind, (middle voice) place before one's mind, picture to oneself, imagine\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fan-\u02ccta-z\u0259m",
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|
"\u02c8fan-\u02cctaz-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"fantasy",
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|
"phantasy",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042721",
|
|
"type":[
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|
"adjective",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
"phantasy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
": a chimerical or fantastic notion":[
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|
"His plans are pure fantasy ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a coin usually not intended for circulation as currency and often issued by a dubious authority (such as a government-in-exile)":[],
|
|
": a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely conceived: such as":[],
|
|
": a fanciful design or invention":[
|
|
"a fantasy of delicate tracery"
|
|
],
|
|
": caprice":[
|
|
"served to fulfill the king's fantasies"
|
|
],
|
|
": fantasia sense 1":[
|
|
"the organ fantasy of Johannes Brahms"
|
|
],
|
|
": hallucination":[],
|
|
": imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters":[
|
|
"spent the summer reading fantasy"
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]
|
|
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|
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"phantom":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chimerical",
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"chimeric",
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"fabulous",
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"fanciful",
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"fantasied",
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"fantastic",
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"fantastical",
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"fictional",
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"fictitious",
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"ideal",
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"imaginal",
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"imaginary",
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"imagined",
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"invented",
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"made-up",
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"make-believe",
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"mythical",
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"mythic",
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"notional",
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"phantasmal",
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"phantasmic",
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"pretend",
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"unreal",
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"visionary"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal":[
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"she was a phantom of delight",
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"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
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],
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": an object of continual dread or abhorrence":[
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"the phantom of disease and want"
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],
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": fictitious , dummy":[
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"phantom voters"
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],
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": of the nature of, suggesting, or being a phantom : illusory":[],
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": something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition":[],
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": something elusive or visionary":[],
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": something existing in appearance only":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation's cemeteries.",
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"The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media.",
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"Adjective",
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"People claim to have seen a phantom ship floating on the lake.",
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"A number of ballots from phantom voters had to be thrown out.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The 89-year-old Rivera tested positive for COVID and is unable to perform at the Shubert\u2019s fundraising gala, so Lewis, like a phantom , has swooped in. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
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"In 2019, the FTC accused Hussain of participating in a phantom -debt collection ring with ties to the Mohindras\u2019 case. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
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"But the problem of phantom braking is not limited to the controversial FSD mode. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Some drivers have reported phantom braking even when Autopilot is turned off. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"For reporters, Mujahid was a kind of phantom , a disembodied voice on the phone. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"This isn\u2019t the first time that NHTSA has looked into Tesla's phantom braking problem. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Thursday\u2019s investigation comes after Tesla recalled nearly 12,000 vehicles back in October for a similar phantom braking problem. \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Thursday's investigation comes after Tesla recalled nearly 12,000 vehicles back in October for a similar phantom braking problem. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Alongside that is a Bluetooth connection status LED and another that shows when the 48v phantom power is turned on. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
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"The phantom legend then disappeared again, departing the Dodger Stadium center-field plaza stage with a voice as thick as his undying grip on an eternally awestruck city and its baseball team. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
|
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"In 2012, Jesse Barber and his colleagues Heidi Ware Carlisle and Christopher McClure built a phantom road. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
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"Higher inflation means more phantom income to be taxed away. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The sector has had its fair share of scandal, with phantom trees left unplanted and baseline projections that create wildly inflated expectations of how much carbon could be saved via forest conservation. \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Now, the phantom menace known as the Democratic supermajority in Sacramento has counter-attacked with a dose of absurdity that\u2019s hard to comprehend. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
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"This sophisticated recording technique uses tiny differences in frequency to generate two close tones and a third, phantom tone. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The maps on phantom AirTag alerts share a similar pattern: straight red lines radiating out from the user\u2019s location. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fantesme, fantosme, fantome, fantom \"what only seems to have reality or value, vanity, illusion, apparition, falsehood,\" borrowed from Anglo-French fantosme, fantasme \u2014 more at phantasm":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English fantom, from attributive use of fantosme, fantom phantom entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fan-t\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apparition",
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"bogey",
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"bogie",
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"bogy",
|
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"familiar spirit",
|
|
"ghost",
|
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"hant",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"materialization",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"poltergeist",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"specter",
|
|
"spectre",
|
|
"spirit",
|
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"spook",
|
|
"sprite",
|
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"vision",
|
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"visitant",
|
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"wraith"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090650",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb or adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phar":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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"pharmacopoeia":[],
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"pharmacy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215233",
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
|
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"pharaoh":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ruler of ancient Egypt":[],
|
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": tyrant":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That includes engineering a perfume thought to be used by Cleopatra, the female pharaoh who ruled Egypt between 51 and 30 B.C.E. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In the first episode, that includes Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt and an Egyptian pharaoh . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Shimmering in gold, like a mosquito encased in amber, Mueller lay supine, arms crossed in front of her like an Egyptian pharaoh . \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There is no archaeological evidence of iron smelting in Egypt until the 6th century BCE, and the earliest known example of Egyptian use of metallic iron dates to around 3400 BCE\u2014before Egypt became a single state ruled by a pharaoh around 3000 BC. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"He wasn't considered an especially important pharaoh in the grand scheme of things, but the treasures that were recovered from his tomb in the 1920s are what led to his fame. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But an autopsy of the mummy revealed that the famous pharaoh with the fabulous treasure was only a teen-ager. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Historical engraving of the mummy of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I (1888). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Royal mummy of Amenhotep I, the second pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, at Cairo Museum, Egypt. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English pharao , from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao , from Greek phara\u014d , from Hebrew par\u02bd\u014dh , from Egyptian pr-\u02bd\u02be\u0339":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fer-\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8fer-(\u02cc)\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8f\u0101-(\u02cc)r\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caesar",
|
|
"despot",
|
|
"dictator",
|
|
"f\u00fchrer",
|
|
"fuehrer",
|
|
"oppressor",
|
|
"strongman",
|
|
"tyrannizer",
|
|
"tyrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013305",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pharaoh ant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small red ant ( Monomorium pharaonis ) that is a common household pest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111557",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pharaonic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": enormous in size or magnitude":[
|
|
"pharaonic construction projects"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a pharaoh or the pharaohs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Around the region Egypt on Thursday retrieved five pharaonic artifacts smuggled out of the North African country that were seized by Kuwaiti customs in 2019, said the MENA state news agency. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The 150 statues discovered were modeled after pharaonic gods -- including the protector of graves, Anubis; the god of creation of day, Nefertem; and the god of the sun and air, Amun. \u2014 Mostafa Salem, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"In the 1800s, one of Egypt\u2019s rulers pried stones off the pyramids to erect new mosques (though, as far as pharaonic plunder goes, European visitors were greedier). \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pharaonic chariots and more than 400 young performers dressed in pharaonic costumes paraded along the avenue. \u2014 CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The extravagant march included participants in pharaonic dress, a symphony orchestra, lighting effects, professional dancers, boats on the Nile, horse drawn carriages and more. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"French rule would lift Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire, out of tyranny and into prosperity, and modern France would adorn itself with pharaonic glory. \u2014 Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"French rule would lift Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire, out of tyranny and into prosperity, and modern France would adorn itself with pharaonic glory. \u2014 Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"French rule would lift Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire, out of tyranny and into prosperity, and modern France would adorn itself with pharaonic glory. \u2014 Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French pharaonique , from pharaon pharaoh, from Late Latin Pharaon-, Pharao":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfer-\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4-nik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pharmaceutical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medicinal drug":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals":[
|
|
"a pharmaceutical company"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"However, the returns for some of the large pharmaceutical companies were lower than that of the broader markets, with the S&P 500 index rising 54% over the same period. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"International pharmaceutical companies that made misoprostol were hit with boycotts and stopped producing it; a small domestic company took over manufacturing a generic version of the drug to sell only to the Ministry of Health for hospital use. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute receives funding from several pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead, Merck, and ViiV, which have or may have PrEP products now and in the future. \u2014 Carl Schmid, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That provision requires pharmaceutical companies to sell their products to Section 340B hospitals at below-market rates. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But her family haven\u2019t made one penny and the pharmaceutical companies made billions. \u2014 Fortune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The Food and Drug Administration\u2019s vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up Wednesday to vaccines from both pharmaceutical companies for children under 5, or roughly 18 million youngsters, arguing the benefits of the shots outweigh any risks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The measure directs staff to consider liability claims against firearm businesses, similar to lawsuits filed against pharmaceutical companies that produced and marketed addictive opioids. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"To be clear, Phreesia\u2019s ad business also leads to better outcomes for pharmaceutical companies. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Until then, pharmaceutical companies will continue to overprice drugs that underachieve. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Monkeypox was not invented by Bill Gates or pharmaceutical companies. \u2014 Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition, pharmaceutical companies donated 18 billion tablets to prevent and treat those diseases. \u2014 Ignatius Ssuuna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"If the data are poor, the stock could fall to $175, potentially making Biogen an attractive acquisition target for a larger pharmaceutical company, Mr. Yee said. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Incorporating SaMDs can benefit stakeholders across healthcare, including patients, medical providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies, by simplifying disease management and getting patients on the right treatment faster. \u2014 Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Since then, ketamine\u2019s antidepressant potential has captivated researchers, pharmaceutical companies and patients alike. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, pharmaceutical companies are now abandoning psychiatry. \u2014 Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Those claims should be sprinkled with a few grains of salt, but more than twenty-six million people have taken genetic ancestry tests since 2012, incidentally creating a database of huge value to pharmaceutical companies and law enforcement. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1636, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin pharmaceuticus , from Greek pharmakeutikos , from pharmakeuein to administer drugs \u2014 more at pharmacy":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccf\u00e4r-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fct-i-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02ccf\u00e4r-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fc-ti-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"drug",
|
|
"medicament",
|
|
"medication",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"medicine",
|
|
"physic",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"specific"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124011",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pharyngeal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or located or produced in the region of the pharynx":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Oral jaws are used to capture prey, while pharyngeal jaws located in the back of the mouth are used to chew and swallow. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Their oral jaws are used to capture and crush prey while their pharyngeal jaws, which are positioned in their throats, are used to chew their food and move it from their mouths to the stomach. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"So over the course of evolution, the larynx in the human line has moved lower in our throats, opening up a much larger pharyngeal cavity than found in other primates. \u2014 Louis-jean Bo\u00eb, The Conversation , 11 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The creature only appears an hour into the film, first glimpsed as saliva-like goo and then as pharyngeal jaws that shoot out from its mouth. \u2014 J.b., The Economist , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Most fish use a second set of jaws in their throats\u2014the pharyngeal jaws\u2014to crush and grind their prey. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Sep. 2016"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin pharyngeus \"of the pharynx\" (from Medieval Latin pharyng-, pharynx pharynx + Latin -eus -eous) + -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfar-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"fa-r\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02ccfer-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8rin-j(\u0113-)\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181323",
|
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|
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"adjective"
|
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|
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},
|
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"pharyngeal?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=pharyn01":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to or located or produced in the region of the pharynx":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Oral jaws are used to capture prey, while pharyngeal jaws located in the back of the mouth are used to chew and swallow. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Their oral jaws are used to capture and crush prey while their pharyngeal jaws, which are positioned in their throats, are used to chew their food and move it from their mouths to the stomach. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"So over the course of evolution, the larynx in the human line has moved lower in our throats, opening up a much larger pharyngeal cavity than found in other primates. \u2014 Louis-jean Bo\u00eb, The Conversation , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"The creature only appears an hour into the film, first glimpsed as saliva-like goo and then as pharyngeal jaws that shoot out from its mouth. \u2014 J.b., The Economist , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"Most fish use a second set of jaws in their throats\u2014the pharyngeal jaws\u2014to crush and grind their prey. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Sep. 2016"
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"\u02ccfar-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259l",
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"\u02ccfer-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259l",
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"f\u0259\u02c8ri\u014bg\u0259\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the other hand, a correct alignment of the vocal apparatus allows the sound to resonate efficiently, particularly with the help of an open and relaxed pharynx . \u2014 Carol Kinsey Goman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"In other words, during swallowing, the pharynx only leads to the digestive tract and the upper and lower airways are protected. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The second phase of this vaccine strategy exploits the influenza virus\u2019s ability to enter the body through the nasal pharynx . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The scientific name for this process is retro nasal olfaction, where the odors flow from the back of your mouth up through your nasal pharynx and into your nasal cavity. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 25 June 2021",
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"Having pharyngeal jaws isn\u2019t so weird, all bony fishes have them, what sets morays apart is how those extra jaws, located just behind the throat or pharynx , can move, according to Live Science. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 June 2021",
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"Because the virus is sent into the air by talking, coughing, and singing\u2014any forcible exhalation of air through the pharynx \u2014playing a woodwind or brass instrument would logically pose a risk. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"Large droplets fall quickly to the ground, but the rush of air also creates an aerosolized mixture of everything that\u2019s lingering in the mucus membrane of your pharynx . \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 10 June 2020",
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"And yet, while those familiar ailments primarily affect the nose, the throat, and the pharynx \u2014together called the upper respiratory tract\u2014the coronavirus seems to skip directly to the lower respiratory tract, multiplying in the lungs. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 27 May 2020"
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"\u02c8fer-i\u014bks",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the other hand, a correct alignment of the vocal apparatus allows the sound to resonate efficiently, particularly with the help of an open and relaxed pharynx . \u2014 Carol Kinsey Goman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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|
"In other words, during swallowing, the pharynx only leads to the digestive tract and the upper and lower airways are protected. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
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|
"The second phase of this vaccine strategy exploits the influenza virus\u2019s ability to enter the body through the nasal pharynx . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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|
"The scientific name for this process is retro nasal olfaction, where the odors flow from the back of your mouth up through your nasal pharynx and into your nasal cavity. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"Having pharyngeal jaws isn\u2019t so weird, all bony fishes have them, what sets morays apart is how those extra jaws, located just behind the throat or pharynx , can move, according to Live Science. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"Because the virus is sent into the air by talking, coughing, and singing\u2014any forcible exhalation of air through the pharynx \u2014playing a woodwind or brass instrument would logically pose a risk. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Large droplets fall quickly to the ground, but the rush of air also creates an aerosolized mixture of everything that\u2019s lingering in the mucus membrane of your pharynx . \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 10 June 2020",
|
|
"And yet, while those familiar ailments primarily affect the nose, the throat, and the pharynx \u2014together called the upper respiratory tract\u2014the coronavirus seems to skip directly to the lower respiratory tract, multiplying in the lungs. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 27 May 2020"
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"\u02c8far-i\u014b(k)s"
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"phases of the moon"
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],
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": in a synchronized or correlated manner":[],
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": in an unsynchronized manner : not in correlation":[],
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": the point or stage in a period of uniform circular motion, harmonic motion, or the periodic changes of any magnitude varying according to a simple harmonic law to which the rotation, oscillation, or variation has advanced from its standard position or assumed instant of starting":[],
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": to adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition":[],
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": to introduce in stages":[
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"\u2014 usually used with in phase in new models"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The project will be done in three phases .",
|
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"He's in the final phase of treatment now.",
|
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"The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.",
|
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"He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase .",
|
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"a calendar based on the phases of the moon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Marlins\u2019 24-year-old second baseman has garnered the admiration of the national baseball audience, earning more votes than any other second baseman in the National League through the first phase of voting, with 634,762. \u2014 Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
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"Lane Parke, a luxury, mixed use project almost a decade in the making, opened the first phase of its retail portion in 2016, a year after The Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook, and apartments. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As people try to move on from the acute phase of the pandemic, people are submitting fewer samples for testing. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The first phase invested $190 million toward government facility upgrades. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The pads would support structures associated with the next phase , like a man camp and fuel storage, according to the plan of operations. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"La Ni\u00f1a is the cooler sibling of El Ni\u00f1o, which, along with a neutral phase , constitutes the El Ni\u00f1o-Southern Oscillation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking to Variety at San Sebastian, Colagreco noted that in effect, Mirazur was now four different restaurants in one, as menus changed with each primary lunar phase . \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"That plant is scheduled to be operational by 2023, with another phase planned to be open in 2025. \u2014 Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"After discussions with Clark, Petersen says the decision to phase the veteran executive into running all of Flexport, and not just some teams, was his own decision. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The price didn\u2019t phase him because of a special detail: The cartoon, part of collection of cat images called CryptoKitties, is a non-fungible token, or NFT. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"However, as his task force told him, the federal government offered to phase in the program, covering 100 percent of the cost for the first two years, and 95 percent for the two years after that. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, the council voted along party lines to phase in the revaluation: 75 percent of the increase will be used in calculating this year\u2019s bills, and the other 25 percent will be added next year. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Coca-Cola will work with bottling partners to eventually phase the design into production lines across Europe, a company spokesman said. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Taxes will phase in at 50 percent in five years, and then 100 percent after another five years. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the Energy Department will phase in enforcement over time. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If adopted in 2022, the new requirements generally would phase in over the next two to three years. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"New Latin phasis , from Greek, appearance of a star, phase of the moon, from phainein to show (middle voice, to appear) \u2014 more at fancy":"Noun"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
"aspect",
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"facet",
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"hand",
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|
"side"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211509",
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|
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|
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|
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"phase down":{
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"build",
|
|
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|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
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|
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"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
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|
"mushroom",
|
|
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|
|
"rise",
|
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"snowball",
|
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"soar",
|
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"swell",
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"wax"
|
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": a gradual reduction (as in operations or size) : a slowing down by phases":[],
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": to reduce the size or amount of by phases":[
|
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"phase down the program"
|
|
],
|
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": to undergo reduction by phases":[]
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Partly to keep peace with the military establishment and win its support for a phasedown of troops after the surge, Obama largely accepted the recommendation to send tens of thousands of troops to Afghanistan. \u2014 David Axelrod, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Once fully implemented, scientists have said such an HFC phasedown would avoid 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming. \u2014 Abby Smith, Washington Examiner , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Over the next 15 years, the HFC phasedown would reduce 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, more than the total annual emissions of Germany, Rhodium says. \u2014 Abby Smith, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Wetstone, like many other clean energy advocates, is calling on Congress to temporarily allow clean energy companies to redeem tax credits as cash payments and to put off the phasedown of renewable energy tax credits. \u2014 Abby Smith, Washington Examiner , 16 June 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After two weeks of talks in Glasgow, diplomats from almost 200 countries reached an agreement to ramp up their carbon-cutting commitments, phase down fossil fuels and increase aid to poor countries on the front lines of climate change. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8f\u0101z-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"abate",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"die (away ",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"drain (away)",
|
|
"drop (off)",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"fall away",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"ratchet (down)",
|
|
"rachet (down)",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper",
|
|
"taper off",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011819",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"phase modulation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": modulation of the phase of a radio carrier wave by voice or other signal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lukens\u2019 team then used a second round of phase modulation to compress the energy further, expanding the duration of the time windows to 36 picoseconds (or 36 trillionths of a second). \u2014 Zeeya Merali, Scientific American , 5 June 2013"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phase out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases":[],
|
|
": to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases":[],
|
|
": to stop production or operation by phases":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Tourneur said, adding that the exemptions will only delay and reduce the scope of the country's plastic phaseout . \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Under a deal signed May 20 by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the phaseout period was extended by nearly 4 years to the end of 2026 to give Levin additional time to shift its operations from coal and petcoke to other bulk commodities. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Germany previously wanted to wait until the end of the year for a full embargo, but is now talking about a phaseout over a few months. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Softening from Germany, which wants an oil phaseout rather than a full an immediate ban, was seen by E.U. diplomats as making a deal more likely, but far from guaranteed. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As part of the earlier phaseout plan, German lawmakers passed legislation setting aside more than \u20ac40 billion ($45.2 billion) over the next two decades to help areas that will lose jobs and income as coal dries up. \u2014 Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Over the three-year phaseout , the West Memphis track has gone from 110 races per week to about 54. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the weekend, officials and diplomats in Brussels discussed the idea of a phaseout by the end of 2022, but Hungary and Slovakia pushed back, according to the diplomats and the official. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The phaseout is more gradual than the immediate embargo some countries had been pushing for. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Across the world, India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
|
|
"India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. \u2014 Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"For Europe, which is bracing for a financial hit from the decision to phase out most Russian oil imports by year\u2019s end, an oil price cap could be good policy but hard politics. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Like other transit agencies, Metro has no plans to phase out physical forms of payment. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"But other leading climate experts, citing evidence of the oil industry\u2019s history of disinformation and scientists\u2019 dire calls to phase out fossil fuels, said institutions must cut these ties. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors dumped southern European government debt on Thursday and Friday after the ECB laid out plans to phase out its giant bond-buying program in July and conduct a series of interest-rate hikes to fight record-high inflation. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also plans to sign an order to phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands by 2032. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When more than a hundred countries, initially meeting under the aegis of the United Nations, negotiated a treaty to phase out persistent organic pollutants, including pesticides, their final treaty created an exception for DDT. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022"
|
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
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"awful",
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"execrable",
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"That song has a phat beat.",
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"fans agree that the rapper's latest CD is totally phat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The brown Docs, with their phat -with-aph soles and telltale yellow AirWair tag at the ankle, were comparatively attainable. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Mother\u2019s Grille offers an extensive menu featuring food made from scratch, and specializing in phat crab cakes, juicy steaks, fresh fish, 15 flavors of wings, 20 types of burgers, and Pop Pop\u2019s Ice Cream, made in-house with love! \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 28 June 2021",
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"His surf ranch, to be constructed near Jupiter Farms, will consist of a 2,000-foot-long artificial lake that will generate phat tubes perfectly suited for shacking. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
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"Tune in Monday when Judd drops more phat rhymes from the world of puzzlecore. \u2014 Garth Sundem, WIRED , 5 Feb. 2012"
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"probably alteration of fat entry 1":""
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"corking",
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"crackerjack",
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"cracking",
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"divine",
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"dope",
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"down",
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"dynamite",
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"excellent",
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"fab",
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"fabulous",
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"famous",
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"fantabulous",
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"fantastic",
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"fine",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"first-string",
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"five-star",
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"four-star",
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"frontline",
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"gangbusters",
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"gangbuster",
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"gilt-edged",
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"gilt-edge",
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"gone",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"groovy",
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"heavenly",
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"high-class",
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"hot",
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"hype",
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"immense",
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"jim-dandy",
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"keen",
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"lovely",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"noble",
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"number one",
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"No. 1",
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"numero uno",
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"out-of-sight",
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"par excellence",
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"peachy",
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"peachy keen",
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"prime",
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"primo",
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"prize",
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"prizewinning",
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"quality",
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"radical",
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"righteous",
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"sensational",
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"slick",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"supernal",
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"swell",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"top-of-the-line",
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"top-shelf",
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"topflight",
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"topping",
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"unsurpassed",
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"wizard",
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"wonderful"
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],
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"phenomenal":{
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"common",
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"customary",
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
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"typical",
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"unexceptional",
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"unextraordinary",
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"usual"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": known through the senses rather than through thought or intuition":[],
|
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": relating to or being a phenomenon : such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"The catch soared year after year, reaching a peak of 1.6 billion pounds in 1956. But not even the fish's phenomenal fecundity could sustain them under this industrial onslaught. \u2014 Bruce Franklin , Mother Jones , March & April 2006",
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"The region's two main communities are Camden, with its very old money and \u2026 five-star restaurants and phenomenal B&Bs, and Rockland, a serious old fishing town that hosts the Festival every summer in historic Harbor Park, right along the water. \u2014 David Foster Wallace , Gourmet , August 2004",
|
|
"Physical prowess aside, the concentration required on the beam is phenomenal . \u2014 Jack McCallum , Sports Illustrated , 18 Oct. 2000",
|
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"Given his phenomenal poll numbers in a race he has not yet officially entered \u2026 \u2014 Julia Reed , Vogue , February 1999",
|
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"the phenomenal growth that the suburb has experienced over the last decade",
|
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"the phenomenal ability to remember the names of thousands of people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Christian Bale is phenomenal as Gorr and Tessa Thompson crushes it! \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Twitter has been phenomenal at bringing scientists together to share ideas and collaborate. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Every day-player, someone who\u2019s just there for the afternoon, is phenomenal . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Rothrock was phenomenal this season (28-0, 381 strikeouts), but more impressive (and perhaps important) than her numbers has been her impact on the game and influence on younger generations. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
|
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"My department supervisor is phenomenal , and the work is creative, varied and satisfying. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"There's an eagle and American flag that's just phenomenal . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Composer Michael Giacchino\u2019s score harks back to '70s and '80s sci-fi TV themes, the animation is downright phenomenal at times, Sox is totally the new Baby Yoda, and the narrative mines a lot of comedy at the expense of the overly serious Buzz. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Lowry was incredible, phenomenal , tremendous \u2014 all the superlatives. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022"
|
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see phenomenon":""
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},
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|
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"fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for phenomenal material , physical , corporeal , phenomenal , sensible , objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual , or imaginary . the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force. artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction. scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses. the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it. no objective evidence of damage",
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"aberrant",
|
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"aberrated",
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"abnormal",
|
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"anomalous",
|
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"atypical",
|
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"especial",
|
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"exceeding",
|
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"exceptional",
|
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"extraordinaire",
|
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"extraordinary",
|
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"freak",
|
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"odd",
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"peculiar",
|
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"preternatural",
|
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"rare",
|
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"singular",
|
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"uncommon",
|
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"uncustomary",
|
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"unique",
|
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"unusual",
|
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"unwonted"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024402",
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|
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|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132712",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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|
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},
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|
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|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182539",
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": of or relating to phenomenology":[],
|
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": phenomenal":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her approach was phenomenological , moving down to the bottom of perception and meaning-making. \u2014 Sarah Weinman, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"Luhrmann\u2019s methods are phenomenological , deliberately small. \u2014 Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Her fascination with reality television seems largely phenomenological , an extension of her critical writing: As a deeply private person, contemporary standards of self-exposure fascinate and repel her. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"While the practice of architecture can become subsumed by practicalities and technicalities, Levy\u2019s work is an imaginative exploration of the phenomenological qualities of building: the way light and nature and materiality interact in space. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The novel is virtuosic in mining beauty and pathos from the texture of daily life; reading Crain\u2019s prose can feel like seeing a world made hyper-real, crisper and more intense, as through some phenomenological Instagram filter. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 28 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"In his turn, Charles Manson himself has become something of a symbol and magnet for those drawn to the phenomenological power of evil. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 29 July 2019",
|
|
"In the first, Sontag plays the role of the ghost of camp\u2019s past [to illustrate] both its etymological and phenomenological origins. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 22 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"This capability will be provided through basic phenomenological research, hardware, and algorithm development of sense-through-wall technology that can directly support tactical expeditionary urban operations in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). \u2014 Sharon Weinberger, WIRED , 1 July 2007"
|
|
],
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|
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"circa 1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"fi-\u02ccn\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-ji-k\u0259l"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a philosophical movement that describes the formal structure of the objects of awareness and of awareness itself in abstraction from any claims concerning existence":[],
|
|
": an analysis produced by phenomenological investigation":[],
|
|
": the study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy":[],
|
|
": the typological classification of a class of phenomena":[
|
|
"the phenomenology of religion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While the phenomenology has changed over time, melancholy hasn\u2019t gone anywhere. \u2014 Mina Se\u00e7kin, refinery29.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"So at the level of experience, at the level of phenomenology , consciousness has these two properties that coexist. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Beauvoir was the more expansive thinker and better stylist: dialectical; subtle; fluent in biology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, political theory, existentialism, phenomenology , and so on. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"The phenomenology of its middling ordinariness is exactly what makes Bling Empire worthy of celebration. \u2014 Jean Chen Ho, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Issues of race and gender are explored in the show, along with the visual phenomenology of gaming technology. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 8 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Everybody liked a little pick-me-up, especially after one of Merleau-Ponty\u2019s strenuous and long expositions on phenomenology . \u2014 Longreads , 10 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Andrija Puharich is the pioneer of the book, the man who monetized and institutionalized psychic phenomenology . \u2014 Dick Teresi, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Mayberg\u2019s work, for instance, reveals something vital about both the physiology and phenomenology of depression \u2014 namely, that depression is not simply an absence or a lack but the instantiation of a network run amok. \u2014 David Dobbs, WIRED , 4 July 2006"
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|
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German Ph\u00e4nomenologie , from Ph\u00e4nomenon phenomenon + -logie -logy":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"fi-\u02ccn\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
|
|
"fi-\u02ccn\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113"
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104725",
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a temporal or spatiotemporal object of sensory experience as distinguished from a noumenon":[],
|
|
": an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence":[],
|
|
": an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition":[],
|
|
": an observable fact or event":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"For example, we talk more loudly in cars, because of a phenomenon known as the Lombard effect\u2014the speaker involuntarily raises his voice to compensate for background noise. \u2014 John Seabrook , New Yorker , 23 June 2008",
|
|
"This follow-the-winemaker phenomenon is a unique wrinkle in our wine culture. \u2014 James Laube , Wine Spectator , 15 May 2008",
|
|
"Contrary to the notion that war is a continuation of policy by other means \u2026 , both Keegan and Mueller find that war is a cultural product rather than a phenomenon or law of nature and therefore subject, like other modes of human expression (the wearing of togas or powdered wigs, the keeping of slaves, the art of cave painting), to the falling out of fashion. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , September 2007",
|
|
"The days and nights of the Irish pub, smoky and dark and intimate, are giving way to another phenomenon : the superpub. These are immense places, loud with music; part honkytonk, part dance hall, some servicing as many as a thousand drinkers on several floors. \u2014 Pete Hamill , Gourmet , April 2007",
|
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"They were ephemera and phenomena on the face of a contemporary scene. That is, there was really no place for them in the culture, in the economy, yet they were there, at that time, and everyone knew that they wouldn't last very long, which they didn't. \u2014 William Faulkner , letter , 7 Mar. 1957",
|
|
"natural phenomena like lightning and earthquakes",
|
|
"the greatest literary phenomenon of the decade",
|
|
"The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Both the throne and the office of the president are not a recent phenomenon . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Professional Plain women writers are not an entirely new phenomenon . \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"And the lack of mental health care is also phenomenon across country. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And that show was a global phenomenon , back at a time when there weren\u2019t as many channels, there weren\u2019t as many options, and there were still watercooler shows. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The use of precious metals and stones in luxury skincare is not a new phenomenon . \u2014 Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The adultification of Black girls is the phenomenon that allows adults to feel comfortable commenting on their appearances and speaking about them in this way. \u2014 Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course, devastating school shootings are not a new phenomenon . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Vollhardt: This is definitely a very American phenomenon , arming teachers as opposed to imposing stricter gun policies and banning certain types of weapons. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022"
|
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],
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin phaenomenon , from Greek phainomenon , from neuter of phainomenos , present participle of phainesthai to appear, middle voice of phainein to show \u2014 more at fancy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-n\u0259n",
|
|
"fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n",
|
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"fi-\u02c8n\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n, -n\u0259n"
|
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|
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"caution",
|
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"flash",
|
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"marvel",
|
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"miracle",
|
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"portent",
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"prodigy",
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"sensation",
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"splendor",
|
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"wonder"
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
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"pherecratic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a variable classical verse or rhythmic system having three feet of which typically one is a dactyl and two are spondees":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"pherecratic from Pherecrates , 5th century b.c. Greek poet (from Greek Pherekrat\u0113s ) + English -ic; pherecratean alteration of pherecratian , from Late Latin pherecratius of Pherecrates (from Greek pherekrateios , from Pherekrat\u0113s ) + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6fer\u0259\u00a6kratik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083417",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pheresis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": apheresis":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably back-formation from plasmapheresis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073007",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pheromone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a chemical substance that is usually produced by an animal and serves especially as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To address adult moths, which emerge in June and July, pheromone traps are available that lure in male moths. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"All the excitement is brought on by nepetalactone, a chemical that is structurally similar to a particular feline pheromone . \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
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"After setting them up near hornet colonies in China's Yunnan province, the researchers found that the queen-equivalent pheromone was the most successful. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The trees release aromatic compounds called terpenes to deter the beetles, but the beetles are able to convert some terpenes into a pheromone that attracts more beetles and can initiate a mass attack. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The researchers also noted that when bees create the sound with their thoraxes and wings, a pheromone -producing gland is exposed and may employ other communication strategies to rally more bees when undergoing an attack. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Another idea might be to use another kind of pheromone the beetles produce, one that lets their compatriots know when space has run out. \u2014 Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The bee raised its abdomen while rapidly buzzing its wings and exposing its Nasonov gland, which releases a pheromone used to guide bees back to a hive. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Scientists have hypothesized that Fel d 1 may act like a pheromone for social signaling. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 5 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek ph\u00e9rein \"to carry\" + -o- + -mone (in hormone ) \u2014 more at bear entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fer-\u0259-\u02ccm\u014dn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225549",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"phew":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"or \u1d6b sound",
|
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"often read as \u02c8f(y)\u00fc",
|
|
"a voiceless bilabial fricative usually followed by a voiceless (y)\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"faugh",
|
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"fie",
|
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"phooey",
|
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"rats",
|
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"ugh",
|
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"yech",
|
|
"yecch",
|
|
"yuck",
|
|
"yuk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034410",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"phi":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle Greek, from Greek phei":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phial":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": vial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The tubes, flasks, phials , and bottles containing the pigments are stored in floor-to-ceiling glass cabinets. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin phiala , from Greek phial\u0113":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105709",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phiale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fountain or laver in a church (as at the entrance)":[],
|
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": a shallow Greek bowl resembling a Roman patera usually made with a boss in the center and used in ancient times for drinking or pouring libations":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek phial\u0113":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050402",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phialide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Greek phialidion , diminutive of phial\u0113 bowl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259\u02ccl\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phialopore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the aperture through which the hollow asexual daughter colony of a volvox inverts itself":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek phialo- (from phial\u0113 bowl) + English -pore":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259l\u014d\u02ccp\u014d(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philander":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he can't seem to stop philandering , even now that he's on his fifth marriage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This fictional Hillary ultimately turns down the cheater\u2019s proposal and sets off on her own, far away from Arkansas and philandering Bill. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
|
|
"Dozie, who, along with his older brother, Nonso (Enyinna Nwigwe), works for his philandering father, is a bit of a playboy. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Up until that moment, Louis had been a figure in the thrall of Madame Sarah, like every other character in this play with the exception of the philandering actress\u2019 own son, Maurice (Luigi Sottile). \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Scenes where Vogel reveals lifelong resentment of his philandering father (Chris Cooper) apply Rogers\u2019s TV teaching to an adult\u2019s family crisis. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"But the children\u2019s entertainer takes an immediate interest in Vogel, who has never forgiven his philandering father, Jerry (Chris Cooper), for neglecting him as a child. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Where Baldwin is the square-jawed, right-stuff astronaut trope made manifest, Stevens embodies the hard-drinking, philandering , hotshot fighter pilot. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"While training for a spot in the next space mission, Lucy is charmed by Mark, who has a reputation for philandering . \u2014 Gina Martinez, Time , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The idea of unskilled volunteers naively traipsing through Africa sparks the type of bad press usually reserved for Kardashians and philandering politicians. \u2014 Ken Budd, National Geographic , 27 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from obsolete philander lover, philanderer, probably from the name Philander":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"screw around",
|
|
"step out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanderer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-d\u0259r-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wasp of the family Philanthidae":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Philanthidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Philanthidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)th\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062904",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthrope":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": philanthropist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Greek philanthr\u014dpos loving mankind":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fil\u0259n\u02ccthr\u014dp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthropic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-concerned",
|
|
"selfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropic society that has been doing good for over a century",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The couple reached an arrangement with the philanthropic arm of NationsBank, today Bank of America, to buy all 58 works and place them in a museum. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"On this trip, Franklin was working with the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, on their Make a Splash initiative. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But after stepping back as CEO, Forrest and his wife Nicola spent more time on their philanthropic arm, the Minderoo Foundation, to tackle big issues. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-year-old giving-back program is organized by the Gannett Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gannett Co., Inc., which owns The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The lawsuit was filed after Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, an entertainment company that includes founder Jay Z and rapper Yo Gotti, wrote letters to Reeves and former Gov. Phil Bryant asking for changes to be made at Parchman. \u2014 Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The gift comes from the philanthropic arm of the T.H. Chan family, The Morningside Foundation. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"True Grace has a philanthropic arm of the company that works toward supporting the community and farmers transitioning from a conventional approach to regenerative agriculture. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Jon Banner, president of the PepsiCo Foundation and executive vice president of PepsiCo global communications, said the company and its philanthropic arm want to combat the world\u2019s hunger crisis, which was severely exacerbated by the pandemic. \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259n-\u02c8thr\u00e4-pik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"do-good",
|
|
"eleemosynary",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"humanitarian"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234233",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthropical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-concerned",
|
|
"selfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropic society that has been doing good for over a century",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The couple reached an arrangement with the philanthropic arm of NationsBank, today Bank of America, to buy all 58 works and place them in a museum. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"On this trip, Franklin was working with the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, on their Make a Splash initiative. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But after stepping back as CEO, Forrest and his wife Nicola spent more time on their philanthropic arm, the Minderoo Foundation, to tackle big issues. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-year-old giving-back program is organized by the Gannett Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gannett Co., Inc., which owns The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The lawsuit was filed after Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, an entertainment company that includes founder Jay Z and rapper Yo Gotti, wrote letters to Reeves and former Gov. Phil Bryant asking for changes to be made at Parchman. \u2014 Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The gift comes from the philanthropic arm of the T.H. Chan family, The Morningside Foundation. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"True Grace has a philanthropic arm of the company that works toward supporting the community and farmers transitioning from a conventional approach to regenerative agriculture. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Jon Banner, president of the PepsiCo Foundation and executive vice president of PepsiCo global communications, said the company and its philanthropic arm want to combat the world\u2019s hunger crisis, which was severely exacerbated by the pandemic. \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259n-\u02c8thr\u00e4-pik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"do-good",
|
|
"eleemosynary",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"humanitarian"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190609",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthropism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": philanthropy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"philanthropy + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)thr\u0259\u02ccpiz\u0259m",
|
|
"-laan-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philanthropist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Among his converts was Arthur Tappan, a New York textile merchant and philanthropist who sheltered and guided the development of the antislavery movement through its long early years by dint of sheer openhandedness. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , (1998) 2005",
|
|
"John D. was indisputably a great philanthropist . He took care of his family first, of course; but he founded the University of Chicago in 1892, the Rockefeller Institute (now Rockefeller University) in 1901, and the Rockefeller Foundation in 1911, and made other substantial gifts along the way. \u2014 Robert M. Solow , New Republic , 23 Dec. 2002",
|
|
"You had to admire it and admire the man, who sat now like a benign locust, his slender insectile body swamped in a black leather chair, leaning over the desk, all smiles, a parasite disguised as a philanthropist . \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2000",
|
|
"\u2026 a hundred-and-one-year-old Jewish philanthropist in Hartsdale named Henry J. Gaisman donated two and a quarter million dollars to the Archdiocese to purchase the property and preserve the integrity of the landmark. \u2014 Brendan Gill , New Yorker , 10 June 1991",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now owned by entrepreneur and philanthropist Andy Nunemaker, the 25,000-square-foot single-family home has 10 fireplaces that would be perfect for garland and candles. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
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"The fund was endowed by industrialist- philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and nearly $44 million has been given to 10,307 people since its inception in 1904. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
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"Eisner\u2019s words were echoed in the statement by advertising magnate Jack Connors, an Emmanuel trustee and prominent philanthropist . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Eventually, the Dolan family reached an agreement with Blitzer, who is the lead minority investor and point person of a group that includes local philanthropist Matt Kaulig. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
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"Neil remembers trying and failing to open a celebrity rehab facility in Anguila three decades earlier, but here was the car salesman, becoming an overnight philanthropist for Stacie. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"Today winners were announced for the second annual Yu Prize, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Wendy Yu to support up-and-coming Chinese fashion designers. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 19 June 2022",
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"Past Global Good honorees include Brazilian activist and writer Djamila Ribeiro, French social justice activist Assa Traor\u00e9, and artist and philanthropist Akon. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
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"The designer and philanthropist asked audience members to close their eyes and picture a world in which all women can embrace their ambition. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see philanthropy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-thr\u0259-p\u0259st",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lan(t)-thr\u0259-pist"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195817",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"philanthropoid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who works for a philanthropic organization":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"blend of philanthropist and anthropoid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lan(t)-thr\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fid"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113532",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"philanthropy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes":[],
|
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": an organization distributing or supported by funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"For many years, Microsoft has used corporate philanthropy to bring technology to people who can't get it otherwise, donating more than $3 billion in cash and software to try to bridge the digital divide. \u2014 Bill Gates , Time , 11 Aug. 2008",
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"Cooper, born in New York City in 1791, was himself an inventor and a hands-on industrialist, whose fortune got its start in the glue business, greatly expanded in the iron industry, eventually included more than half the telegraph lines in the United States, and was significantly invested in philanthropy and the cause of public education. \u2014 John Updike , New York Review of Books , 10 Aug. 2006",
|
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"In conditions of anarchy, a crude and violent order, based upon brute force and psychopathic ruthlessness, soon establishes itself, which regards philanthropy not as a friend but as an enemy and a threat. \u2014 Theodore Dalrymple , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
|
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"The family's philanthropy made it possible to build the public library.",
|
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"among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The results could dramatically reshape the world of philanthropy . \u2014 Emily Glazer, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
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"That spirit of generosity and taking care of the community inspired Jeffrey\u2019s lifetime of philanthropy and, over the past 30 years, the mogul made MPTF one of the main beneficiaries of those efforts. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The nonprofit philanthropy had some $90 million in assets in 2019, according to tax records, and an office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
|
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"The nonprofit philanthropy had some $90 million in assets in 2019, according to tax records, and an office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Further, de Jong rails against these families\u2019 use of philanthropy to whitewash history. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The criticism of Elon Musk fails to acknowledge that innovation is a core aspect of philanthropy . \u2014 James Chen, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In the contemporary world, philanthropy is distinctively American. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The role is beyond -giving out money\u2014 philanthropy is so much more than that. \u2014 Caroline Wanga, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin philanthropia , from Greek philanthr\u014dpia , from philanthr\u014dpos loving people, from phil- + anthr\u014dpos human being":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lan(t)-thr\u0259-p\u0113",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-thr\u0259-p\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alms",
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"benefaction",
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"beneficence",
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"charity",
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"contribution",
|
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"donation"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173132",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"philantomba":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a West African duiker ( Cephalophus maxwelli )":[]
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|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccfil\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t\u00e4mb\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103910",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"philatelic mail":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": mail whose primary purpose is the acquisition of special stamps or postal markings":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194032",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"philatelist":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In London, philatelist Denis Vandervelde enlightens the authors to the centuries-old practice of disinfecting mail in times of widespread disease. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Marcia was a beloved grandmother, aunt, lifelong friend, good neighbor, social worker, supporter of Israel, genealogist, philatelist , civic and global activist. \u2014 courant.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Now, just nine remain, extremely valuable to philatelists . \u2014 Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"As Piazza points out, stamp collectors don\u2019t actually consider the Inverted Jennys to be particularly rare\u2013100 stamps is a sizeable amount within the world of philatelists . \u2014 Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Among the many philatelists , Robey was the lucky one. \u2014 Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Hundreds of philatelists - those who collect or study stamps - will be coming to Birmingham this weekend for AmeriStamp Expo 2018, an event that will include displays of rare postage. \u2014 Kent Faulk, AL.com , 20 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Sphero has already announced a robot to represent the new BB-9E character and, sometime this month, philatelists can also look forward to the British Royal Mail\u2019s release of special Star Wars stamps. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 9 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Philatelists may be thrilled to see one of the only full sheets of the first-ever postage stamp, the Penny Black. \u2014 Jill Lawless, Detroit Free Press , 29 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1865, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8la-t\u0259-list"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philately":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the collection and study of postage and imprinted stamps : stamp collecting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1865, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French philat\u00e9lie , from phil- + Greek ateleia tax exemption, from atel\u0113s free from tax, from a- + telos tax; perhaps akin to Greek tl\u0113nai to bear; from the fact that a stamped letter frees the recipient from paying the mailing charges \u2014 more at tolerate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8la-t\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philenor butterfly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pipe-vine swallowtail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin philenor (specific epithet of Papilio philenor , species of swallowtails) from Greek phil\u0113n\u014dr conjugal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u0113n\u0259(r)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philharmonic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": symphony orchestra":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"served as a conductor for the philharmonic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gergiev faces continued pushback, with the mayor of Munich calling on him to distance himself from the invasion or lose his position with the city's philharmonic while the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra made a similar statement. \u2014 Alexandra Svokos, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Despite restrictions, the philharmonic has been able to bring music to countless New Yorkers this year. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Among them are the Metropolitan Opera, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics , the Boston and San Francisco symphonies, New York\u2019s Lincoln Center, Washington\u2019s Kennedy Center and San Francisco\u2019s War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Great Lawn has also been the go-to spot for more traditional rites of summer, like outdoor philharmonic and opera performances. \u2014 Corey Kilgannon, New York Times , 13 July 2019",
|
|
"The festival takes place in an off-season and is thus headlined by a group of boldfaced performers, borrowed for a month from the world\u2019s most esteemed opera houses and philharmonics . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Also taking part will be musicians from Bernstein\u2019s other orchestras \u2014 the New York, Vienna and Israel philharmonics . 888-266-1200; www.bso.org West Aspen Music Festival and School: June 28-Aug. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 May 2018",
|
|
"Singers Maggie Brown, Bobbi Wilsyn and Terisa Griffin sang standards with the philharmonic , underscoring Davis\u2019 efforts to prove that accessibility and sophistication need not be mutually exclusive propositions. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 24 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Philharmonic comes to Batavia Maestro Jaime Morales-Matos directs the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra in a free concert on Batavia\u2019s Courthhouse Square 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. \u2014 Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com , 28 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French philharmonique , literally, loving harmony, from Italian filarmonico , from fil- phil- + armonia harmony, from Latin harmonia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259r-\u02c8m\u00e4-nik",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)l\u00e4r-",
|
|
"\u02ccfil-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"orchestra",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"symphony orchestra"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philharmonic pitch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tuning standard of English origin of approximately 450 vibrations per second for A above middle C":[
|
|
"\u2014 contrasted with new philharmonic pitch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philhellene":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": admiring Greece or the Greeks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek philell\u0113n , from phil- + Hell\u0113n Hellene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)fil-\u02c8he-\u02ccl\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philiater":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one interested in medical science":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek philiatros , from phil- + iat\u0113r healer, doctor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fil\u0113\u02cc\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042608",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philibeg":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of philibeg variant spelling of fillebeg"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080859",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"philippic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation : tirade":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the head coach was briefly suspended after launching into a foul-mouthed philippic during a press conference",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Early Friday morning, around 1 am Eastern, President Donald Trump had published a 102-word philippic to his Facebook and Twitter pages. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French philippique , from Latin & Greek; Latin philippica, orationes philippicae , speeches of Cicero against Mark Antony, translation of Greek philippikoi logoi , speeches of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, literally, speeches relating to Philip":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8li-pik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"diatribe",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"jeremiad",
|
|
"rant",
|
|
"tirade"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philippina":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of philippina variant of philopena"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114442",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"philistine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia":[],
|
|
": a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values":[],
|
|
": guided by materialism and disdainful of intellectual or artistic values":[
|
|
"a philistine attitude toward opera",
|
|
"Greenfield's anti-hero, Larry Lazar, is not a conventionally philistine tycoon, trampling on the souls of artists.",
|
|
"\u2014 William A. Henry",
|
|
"\u2026 future epochs will remember us as a coarse and philistine people who squandered our bottomlessly rich cultural inheritance for short-term and meaningless financial advantage.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gerald Howard",
|
|
"It is a fact of philistine life that amusement is where the money is.",
|
|
"\u2014 William H. Gass"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to the people of ancient Philistia":[
|
|
"Philistine cities",
|
|
"Philistine artifacts"
|
|
],
|
|
": one uninformed in a special area of knowledge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccst\u0113n",
|
|
"-\u02ccst\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-st\u0259n",
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8li-st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111553",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"philistinism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia":[],
|
|
": a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values":[],
|
|
": guided by materialism and disdainful of intellectual or artistic values":[
|
|
"a philistine attitude toward opera",
|
|
"Greenfield's anti-hero, Larry Lazar, is not a conventionally philistine tycoon, trampling on the souls of artists.",
|
|
"\u2014 William A. Henry",
|
|
"\u2026 future epochs will remember us as a coarse and philistine people who squandered our bottomlessly rich cultural inheritance for short-term and meaningless financial advantage.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gerald Howard",
|
|
"It is a fact of philistine life that amusement is where the money is.",
|
|
"\u2014 William H. Gass"
|
|
],
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": of or relating to the people of ancient Philistia":[
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"Philistine cities",
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"Philistine artifacts"
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": one uninformed in a special area of knowledge":[]
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccst\u0113n",
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"-\u02ccst\u0113n",
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-st\u0259n",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8li-st\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075051",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"philosophy":{
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": a discipline comprising as its core logic , aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics , and epistemology":[],
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": a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means":[],
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": a system of philosophical concepts":[],
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": a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought":[
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"the philosophy of war"
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],
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": all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts":[],
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": an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs":[],
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": calmness of temper and judgment befitting a philosopher":[],
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": ethics":[],
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": physical science":[],
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": pursuit of wisdom":[],
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": the 4-year college course of a major seminary":[],
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": the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group":[],
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": the sciences and liberal arts exclusive of medicine, law, and theology":[
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"a doctor of philosophy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There's plenty of blame to go around: poor regulation, eight years of a failed Republican economic philosophy , Wall Street-friendly Democrats who helped stymie reform, misguided bipartisan efforts to promote home ownership, Wall Street greed, corrupt CEOs, a botched rescue effort, painfully fallible central bankers. \u2014 Daniel Gross , Newsweek , 9 Mar. 2009",
|
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"Broadly speaking, philosophy has three concerns: how the world hangs together, how our beliefs can be justified, and how to live. \u2014 Jim Holt , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 2009",
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"Almost none of the kids were older than twenty-five, as if there were a sell-by date on radical social philosophy , a legal age limit after which one must surrender lofty ideals and shave off all dreadlocks. \u2014 Matthew Power , Harper's , March 2008",
|
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"In their mission statement, the editors bragged of their firm commitment to equality and social justice, but their philosophy didn't prevent them from summoning Lindsey to perform all their menial tasks. \u2014 Kim Wong Keltner , The Dim Sum of All Things , 2004",
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"Her degree is in philosophy and religion.",
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"The group eventually split over conflicting political philosophies .",
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"Her main cooking philosophy is to use only fresh ingredients.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Boston\u2019s philosophy is to make the game difficult for Curry on both ends. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
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"The Cost of Customer Satisfaction: The perfect way to wrap up this article is with Mezger\u2019s philosophy on investing in and taking care of customers. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"Taoism is an eastern monistic philosophy that inspired the Force in the original Star Wars. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
|
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"In Hawai\u2018i, aloha \u02bb\u0101ina (love of the land) is a philosophy of caring for one\u2019s own place and for the environment. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
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"Put simply, statistics is philosophy more than mathematical computation. \u2014 Yasin Kakande, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
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"Here, more than ever, Hong\u2019s cinema is also revealed to be a philosophy \u2014his method not a means but an end in itself, an embrace of the history of the art and a preservation of its future in the eternal present tense of creation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
|
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"That's the philosophy behind community fridges, a growing movement of mutual aid that supports neighborhoods in need while tackling food waste and turning a keen eye to the larger causes of food insecurity. \u2014 Leah Abucayan, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Throughout, what remains a constant is Dr. Fanti\u2019s new philosophy of practicing medicine and of trying to find ways to cure even rare diseases that are considered uncurable. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English philosophie , from Anglo-French, from Latin philosophia , from Greek, from philosophos philosopher":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"f\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s(\u0259-)f\u0113",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-f\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"credo",
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"creed",
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"doctrine",
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"dogma",
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"gospel",
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"ideology",
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"idealogy",
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"testament"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041126",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phlegm":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"emotion",
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"feeling",
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"sensibility"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": dull or apathetic coldness or indifference":[],
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": intrepid coolness or calm fortitude":[],
|
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": the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness":[],
|
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": viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He displayed remarkable phlegm in very dangerous conditions.",
|
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"a man of remarkable phlegm , never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Keegan half expected a sensory flashback to the choking heat and the taste of dusty phlegm and gunpowder residue. \u2014 August Cole, Wired , 5 June 2020",
|
|
"Technicians can ask a patient to cough up phlegm , known as sputum, but doing so substantially raises the risk of infecting health care workers. \u2014 Lydia Depillis, ProPublica , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Haley said even her cat was coughing up phlegm and acting lethargic. \u2014 Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"For sputum samples, a patient coughs to produce phlegm or mucus, which is collected and analyzed, but if those samples don\u2019t have enough material, the lab cannot run the tests. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 21 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Roberta Bivins points out in her history of alternative medicine that for most of Western history, medical wisdom held that physical health relied on the balance of the four humors (blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm ). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 7 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Nearby, one man cleared his throat and spat an oyster of phlegm onto the sidewalk. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Health officials can use a variety of tests to determine whether someone has contracted the virus, including a nose swab and testing a person\u2019s phlegm . \u2014 Nic Garcia, Dallas News , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Franny occasionally chokes on his phlegm and needs suctioning, and relies on a personal care attendant with experience providing respiratory care. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English fleume , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin phlegmat-, phlegma , from Greek, flame, inflammation, phlegm, from phlegein to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8flem"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"affectlessness",
|
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"apathy",
|
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"emotionlessness",
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"impassiveness",
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"impassivity",
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"insensibility",
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"numbness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181626",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phlegma":{
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"definitions":{
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, phlegm":""
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},
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|
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"\u02c8flegm\u0259"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193958",
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
|
|
"phlegmatic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"emotional",
|
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"fervent",
|
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"fervid",
|
|
"hot-blooded",
|
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"impassioned",
|
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"passional",
|
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"passionate",
|
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"vehement"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having or showing a slow and stolid temperament":[],
|
|
": resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Some people are phlegmatic , some highly strung. Some are anxious, others risk-seeking. Some are confident, others shy. Some are quiet, others loquacious. We call these differences personality \u2026 \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
|
|
"Why would a man live like this? Alone on the godforsaken prairie surrounded by whispering cornfields and phlegmatic Swedes if instead you could go to picture shows and snazzy restaurants and dance with a beautiful woman with her head on your shoulder and her perfume driving you wild? \u2014 Garrison Keillor , WLT: A Radio Romance , 1991",
|
|
"But Einstein was phlegmatic : when a book was published entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein , he retorted, \"If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!\" \u2014 Stephen W. Hawking , A Brief History of Time , 1988",
|
|
"a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy news",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of Banky\u2019s first public murals to receive widespread attention portrayed a phlegmatic Teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at riot police. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Such audacities were otherwise quashed in Holbein\u2019s supervening duties to phlegmatic patrons. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While Putin saw these events as cataclysmic, Merkel already seemed to have the strangely phlegmatic attitude toward grand ideas of history that would characterize her sixteen-year reign as chancellor of the united Germany. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Neither hyperactive grandstanding in Paris nor phlegmatic passivity from Berlin has prevented the emergence of a common Western position. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Diamondbacks\u2019 approach heading into the 2021 season was decidedly phlegmatic . \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Massimiliano Allegri, given the circumstances, was surprisingly phlegmatic . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Both the phlegmatic Pliny the Younger and the priapic and ill-fated Diocles also have their say. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The North Stars, led by phlegmatic coach Bob Gainey, upset Chicago first, then the Blues \u2014 finishing both in a Game 6 in front of a fanatical crowd that included many young, thirsty folks who had warmed up by tailgating in the Met Center lots. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see phlegm":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"fleg-\u02c8mat-ik",
|
|
"fleg-\u02c8ma-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for phlegmatic impassive , stoic , phlegmatic , apathetic , stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. met the news with an impassive look stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. was resolutely stoic even in adversity phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. charitable appeals met an apathetic response stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity. stolid workers wedded to routine",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"affectless",
|
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"apathetic",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
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"emotionless",
|
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"impassible",
|
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"impassive",
|
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"numb",
|
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"passionless",
|
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"stoic",
|
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"stoical",
|
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"stolid",
|
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"undemonstrative",
|
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"unemotional"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090610",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phlegmatous":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": phlegmatic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek phlegmat-, phlegma + English -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8flegm\u0259t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102451",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phlegmonic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phlegmonous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin phlegmonicus , from Greek phlegmonikos , from phlegmon + -ikos -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)fleg\u00a6m\u00e4nik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020532",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phobia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation":[],
|
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": exaggerated fear of":[
|
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"acro phobia"
|
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],
|
|
": intolerance or aversion for":[
|
|
"photo phobia"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For someone who was once afraid of flying, Danny Ramirez sure picks projects that force him to push through his phobia on screen. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Since then, her phobia has put her in some mortifying situations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the move is causing a mixed reaction among workers: some are happier and more productive with their furry animals by their side, while others are annoyed or have quit their jobs due to allergies or a phobia . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"These are hallmarks of social anxiety, a phobia of being judged, negatively evaluated or rejected in a social or performance situation, according to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Conquering a decades-long phobia of plane travel, Nicky is shown digging even deeper to flirt with a beautiful, high-spirited flight attendant before takeoff. \u2014 Pamela Rafalow Grossman, Essence , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The phobia affects hundreds of thousands of people in the United States alone. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Good Housekeeping , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For Anna, that meant a devastating backstory (the likes of which won't be revealed here to avoid spoiling the fun) and a debilitating phobia \u2014 in this case, ombrophobia, or a fear of the rain. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Our family dynamic has blessed me with a fierce sense of independence that has also unintentionally cursed me with a phobia of asking for help or inconveniencing the people around me. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"-phobia":"Noun",
|
|
"New Latin, from Late Latin, from Greek, from -phobos fearing, from phobos fear, flight, from phebesthai to flee; akin to Lithuanian b\u0117gti to flee, Old Church Slavonic b\u011b\u017eati":"Noun combining form"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192851",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun combining form"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phobic?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=phobic01":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": exhibiting a phobia for":[
|
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"claustro phobic"
|
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],
|
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": having an intolerance or aversion for":[
|
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"photo phobic",
|
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"Anglo phobic"
|
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],
|
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": lacking chemical affinity for (see affinity entry 1 sense 2b(2) )":[
|
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"These polymers are like soaps, with a hydro phobic and a hydrophilic portion in the molecule.",
|
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"\u2014 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis"
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, affected with, or constituting phobia":[],
|
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"\u2014 compare -philic":[
|
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"These polymers are like soaps, with a hydro phobic and a hydrophilic portion in the molecule.",
|
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"\u2014 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"She is phobic about heights.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"While not on this list, anything that is racist, sexist, homophobic, harmful, hateful, deragatory, fat- phobic , or offensive to any person or group of people has NO place anywhere. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Inflation- phobic Germany just hit 7.3 percent annually. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Even among those who support the American- phobic and anti-Ukrainian propaganda myths, there are bitter disputes. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"So does this mean spoiler- phobic viewers will have to start getting up early on Fridays, instead of Wednesdays? \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stuck between an oil- phobic progressive movement and a supermajority of American car-lovers, Biden has vacillated without relief. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps Saturday authorized even the most snow- phobic to believe that memories of Jan. 28 may now be dismissed. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Next to the skin is a high-tech, moisture- phobic fiber than wicks moisture quickly out to the merino outer layer. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 July 2020",
|
|
"Inflation- phobic Germany just saw prices rise in November by 5.2%, a 29-year record. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 30 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French -phobique , from Late Latin -phobicus , from Greek -phobikos , from -phobia":"Adjective combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-bik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113514",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective combining form",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phone sex":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": prerecorded sex-oriented telephone messages available to those who call a commercial service":[],
|
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": sex-oriented telephone conversations (as with an operator employed by a commercial service or with a lover)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085122",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phoney":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
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"forgery",
|
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"hoax",
|
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"humbug",
|
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"sham"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": arousing suspicion : probably dishonest":[
|
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"something phony about the story"
|
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],
|
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": counterfeit , fake":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with up a paper phonied up on the spur of the moment \u2014 William Faulkner"
|
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],
|
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": false , sham":[
|
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"a phony name"
|
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],
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": having no basis in fact : fictitious":[
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"phony publicity stories"
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],
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": hypocritical":[],
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": intended to deceive or mislead":[],
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": intended to defraud : counterfeit":[],
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": making a false show: such as":[],
|
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": not genuine or real: such as":[],
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": one that is phony":[],
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": sound":[
|
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"tele phony"
|
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],
|
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": specious":[
|
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"has a phony poetic elegance",
|
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"\u2014 New Republic"
|
|
],
|
|
": speech disorder of a (specified) type":[
|
|
"dys phonia"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a phony watch with a designer logo",
|
|
"she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"According to him, politics is full of phonies .",
|
|
"I don't think she ever meant to help us. What a phony !",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But officials quickly learned that her cover story was phony \u2014 the mental health evaluation was made up \u2014 and a manhunt began. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite a trail of mutilated bodies left behind, Russia has claimed that evidence uncovered by international investigators is phony . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Assembling phony evidence after the fact was, for Trump and his band of loyalists, a formality. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Wire isn't a series about choosing sides \u2014 jaded lawmen vs. strategic gangsters \u2014 but about seeing how everyone's soul is compromised in the rat race toward a phony American dream. \u2014 refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Jordan\u2019s statement, for example, contains one of LRS\u2019s allegedly phony claims that Abbott and many other scientists have long pointed out. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As mediated with social-app filters and judicious editing, a story doesn\u2019t have to be 100 percent false to be totally phony . \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Among those newly emerging illicit substances is metonitazene, the synthetic opioid that an investigator said Moaf used to make phony oxycodone pills. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"This is clearly just a move to try and rally Republican voters to go to the polls in November with this phony fear that immigrants are going to take over the state. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"It could even be said that the biggest phony of the lot is Mr. Trump himself, former ally of the Clintons and other unreliable causes. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Professor Harold Hill is the ultimate phony \u2014 and Hugh Jackman, unfortunately, isn\u2019t playing one. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But Nez felt like a phony even though the producers placated him by including a couple of his songs on the early albums. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s a guy with a computerized fake eyeball that\u2019s occasionally given to popping out and rolling around\u2014everything about this phony eyeball is funny. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Carlson is revealed as just another phony \u2014the exact kind of person Carlson the magazine writer would have skewered. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"And your stage persona is usually making fun of a show-business- phony -type person. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But the screen Larry saw for a bank statement was likely a phony . \u2014 Dallas News , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In fact, legislators and regulators are rolling back regulations designed to protect investors, who in this case are estimated to have lost $100 billion to phony Chinese firms. \u2014 Gary Thompson, Philly.com , 29 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Greek -ph\u014dnia, from -ph\u014dnos \"having a sound (of the kind or number specified)\" (derivative of ph\u014dn\u1e17 \"sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance\") + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at phono-":"Noun combining form",
|
|
"derivative of phony entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of phony entry 1 or phony entry 2":"Verb",
|
|
"perhaps alteration of fawney gilded brass ring used in the fawney rig, a confidence game, from Irish f\u00e1inne ring, from Old Irish \u00e1nne \u2014 more at anus":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"inauthentic",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"snide",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"unauthentic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082256",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phoney-baloney":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"candid",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"heartfelt",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"undesigning",
|
|
"unfeigned"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phony sense e":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0113-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"double-faced",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"Janus-faced",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"Pecksniffian",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"unctuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203213",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phonograph":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Voyager 1 and 2 took with them golden phonograph records with images and sounds meant to reflect human culture. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"That was life up until Thomas Edison revolutionized music consumption for the first time in history with the invention of the phonograph , a 10-inch, 78 RPM cylinder disc that could only contain about three minutes of music per side. \u2014 Ryan Larry, Rolling Stone , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When the two men brought the Koss Model 390 phonograph to a Wisconsin hi-fi show soon after, the headphones were a hit; the larger unit, not so much. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Dating back to Thomas Edison\u2019s invention of the phonograph , the etched discs of polyvinyl chloride plastic became ubiquitous in the early 20th century. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"From the phonograph to LP's, 8track, cassettes, CDs, MP3, streaming services, and now NFTs. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Happenstance events in his daily life\u2014visits to s\u00e9ances, an encounter with an X-ray machine, the arrival of a phonograph \u2014are seamlessly folded into his sanatorium epic. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The piano company closed a few years later, and the sprawling factory complex was split up and used by other manufacturers in subsequent years, including a pasta factory and revived Steger furniture and phonograph companies. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Patek Has Shoehorned a Gramophone Into Its Latest Watch Patek Philippe\u2019s new audiophile minute repeater, Reference 5750, takes aural inspiration from Thomas Edison\u2019s phonograph . \u2014 Tim Barber, Wired , 18 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"phono- + -graph":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105939",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phony":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"forgery",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"sham"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arousing suspicion : probably dishonest":[
|
|
"something phony about the story"
|
|
],
|
|
": counterfeit , fake":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up a paper phonied up on the spur of the moment \u2014 William Faulkner"
|
|
],
|
|
": false , sham":[
|
|
"a phony name"
|
|
],
|
|
": having no basis in fact : fictitious":[
|
|
"phony publicity stories"
|
|
],
|
|
": hypocritical":[],
|
|
": intended to deceive or mislead":[],
|
|
": intended to defraud : counterfeit":[],
|
|
": making a false show: such as":[],
|
|
": not genuine or real: such as":[],
|
|
": one that is phony":[],
|
|
": sound":[
|
|
"tele phony"
|
|
],
|
|
": specious":[
|
|
"has a phony poetic elegance",
|
|
"\u2014 New Republic"
|
|
],
|
|
": speech disorder of a (specified) type":[
|
|
"dys phonia"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a phony watch with a designer logo",
|
|
"she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"According to him, politics is full of phonies .",
|
|
"I don't think she ever meant to help us. What a phony !",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But officials quickly learned that her cover story was phony \u2014 the mental health evaluation was made up \u2014 and a manhunt began. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite a trail of mutilated bodies left behind, Russia has claimed that evidence uncovered by international investigators is phony . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Assembling phony evidence after the fact was, for Trump and his band of loyalists, a formality. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Wire isn't a series about choosing sides \u2014 jaded lawmen vs. strategic gangsters \u2014 but about seeing how everyone's soul is compromised in the rat race toward a phony American dream. \u2014 refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Jordan\u2019s statement, for example, contains one of LRS\u2019s allegedly phony claims that Abbott and many other scientists have long pointed out. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As mediated with social-app filters and judicious editing, a story doesn\u2019t have to be 100 percent false to be totally phony . \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Among those newly emerging illicit substances is metonitazene, the synthetic opioid that an investigator said Moaf used to make phony oxycodone pills. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"This is clearly just a move to try and rally Republican voters to go to the polls in November with this phony fear that immigrants are going to take over the state. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"It could even be said that the biggest phony of the lot is Mr. Trump himself, former ally of the Clintons and other unreliable causes. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Professor Harold Hill is the ultimate phony \u2014 and Hugh Jackman, unfortunately, isn\u2019t playing one. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But Nez felt like a phony even though the producers placated him by including a couple of his songs on the early albums. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s a guy with a computerized fake eyeball that\u2019s occasionally given to popping out and rolling around\u2014everything about this phony eyeball is funny. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Carlson is revealed as just another phony \u2014the exact kind of person Carlson the magazine writer would have skewered. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"And your stage persona is usually making fun of a show-business- phony -type person. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But the screen Larry saw for a bank statement was likely a phony . \u2014 Dallas News , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In fact, legislators and regulators are rolling back regulations designed to protect investors, who in this case are estimated to have lost $100 billion to phony Chinese firms. \u2014 Gary Thompson, Philly.com , 29 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Greek -ph\u014dnia, from -ph\u014dnos \"having a sound (of the kind or number specified)\" (derivative of ph\u014dn\u1e17 \"sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance\") + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at phono-":"Noun combining form",
|
|
"derivative of phony entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of phony entry 1 or phony entry 2":"Verb",
|
|
"perhaps alteration of fawney gilded brass ring used in the fawney rig, a confidence game, from Irish f\u00e1inne ring, from Old Irish \u00e1nne \u2014 more at anus":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"inauthentic",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"snide",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"unauthentic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003523",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phony disease":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a serious virus disease of the peach that causes dwarfing, abnormally dark green leaves, and a light crop of small but highly colored fruit, makes the trees stop bearing after a few years, and is of lesser importance on almond, apricot, nectarine, and plum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"phony alteration (influenced by phony entry 1 ) of pony entry 1 ; from the dwarfing effect of the disease":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phony-baloney":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"candid",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"heartfelt",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"undesigning",
|
|
"unfeigned"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phony sense e":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0113-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"double-faced",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"Janus-faced",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"Pecksniffian",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"unctuous"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204310",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phonyness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of phonyness variant spelling of phoniness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202557",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"phoo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 compare phew":[
|
|
"\u2014 used to express contempt, repudiation, or astonishment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phooey":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"phooey , I can't believe we did so poorly in the rankings of the best places to live"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"faugh",
|
|
"fie",
|
|
"phew",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"ugh",
|
|
"yech",
|
|
"yecch",
|
|
"yuck",
|
|
"yuk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051051",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phooka":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of phooka variant spelling of pooka"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022058",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"photo-realistic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a movement in painting characterized by photographic exactness of detail":[
|
|
"A couple of years later his friend and fellow tennis pro Vitas Gerulaitis introduced him to photorealism . Now that's really art, McEnroe thought. It looks just like photographs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Franz Lidz"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality in art (such as animation or painting) of depicting or seeming to depict real people, objects, etc. with the exactness of a photograph":[
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"Luca is largely a departure from the sort of animation style we're used to seeing in Pixar movies, swapping photorealism for something more stylised \u2026",
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"\u2014 Patrick Cremona",
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"Photorealism in gaming means the characters and scenery are supposed to mirror real life in visuals as closely as possible.",
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"\u2014 Elizabeth Gipe",
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"[Robyn] Penn works from found images \u2026 and in the process of painting brings a ghostly, ephemeral quality to the photorealism of the documented ice-scapes.",
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"\u2014 Alexandra Dodd"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"China is the world\u2019s largest producer of solar panels, photovoltaic cells, and the materials necessary to make them. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
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"Solar energy\u2019s success depends on its business model as much as its photovoltaic cells. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
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"The Tech Imperceptible slits in the Roman numerals allow light to reach photovoltaic cells hidden underneath. \u2014 Leena Kim And Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
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"The 50,000 photovoltaic panels were customized to optimize power generation at the site. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
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"The building exterior had to be cut back, most notably the number of elevated structural decks above the roofs, which impacted the distribution of photovoltaic panels. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Those sources of energy use minuscule amounts of water in comparison, mostly to clean turbine blades and photovoltaic panels. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"An array of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof provides about 90 percent of its energy needs. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Chan points out that rooftop spaces that would otherwise have been unusable will house photovoltaic panels instead. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Repetition has an indelible place in Black expressive culture: in the syncopated rhythms of jazz, the phrasal repetitions of the blues and the guttural moans of soul made meaningful by dint of remarkable vocal performances. \u2014 Adam Bradley, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084025",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"express",
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"formulate",
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"put",
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"say",
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"state",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Answer the questions in complete sentences, not phrases .",
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"She used the phrase \u201cI strongly believe\u201d too many times in her speech.",
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"Underline the key words or phrases in the paragraph.",
|
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"To borrow a phrase from my mother, I spend too much time \u201cwatching the boob tube\u201d and not enough time outside.",
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"Verb",
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"He phrased his version of the story in a way that made him look good.",
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"The question was awkwardly phrased .",
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"The singer phrased the music beautifully.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Tony McKnight, chief executive of Big Daddy Unlimited, said in a statement to The Times that the meme was created by a former employee who did not understand the historical significance of the phrase . \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in the greatest turn of phrase ever, Surf is working at building his catalogue. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Some social media users are highlighting a particular turn of phrase in the draft. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
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|
"Each one has at its center a simulated label emblazoned with that phrase , but transliterated into Japanese. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"That stands to be the only connotation of the phrase going forward, because Game 163 isn't going to happen under the new format. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"However, the meaning of the phrase has left some people confused. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The vague nature of the phrase , in which people could insert their own definition, is just one way in which social media can birth a new term. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pay attention to their idioms and their turns of phrase , to their slang. \u2014 Keith Runyon, The Courier-Journal , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For instance, the team introduced the Google Ngram Viewer, which lets users type in a word or phrase and observe its usage plotted over the centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Or, in this case, maybe a torso cutout is a better way to phrase it. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Back in Dallas, Garcia has a go-to phrase to sum up his long-term vision: weeding and seeding. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"She was struck by the way other students relied on their parents, consulting them even about small choices, such as how to phrase an e-mail to a professor. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some prefer to phrase this altogether crucial mega-topic as the AI containment problem. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But be careful not to phrase things in a way where the child must do everything right. \u2014 Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s my early-Sunday-morning-lounging-in-pajamas album, my romantic evening album, and my learning how to phrase a melody album. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The app also makes suggestions to re- phrase wordy sentences and add transitional phrases that can improve your writing. \u2014 Suzie Glassman, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021"
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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],
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},
|
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"phrase book":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a book containing idiomatic expressions of a foreign language and their translation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In cool, shaded interiors, bookshelves are packed with Stefan Zweig and Arabic phrase books . \u2014 Antonia Quirke, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Baldwin\u2019s interest coincided with a growing interest in the language among members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, which produced its first unpublished Myaamia phrase book in 1997. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"an adverbial phrase"
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|
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|
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": to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms":[],
|
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": word":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Answer the questions in complete sentences, not phrases .",
|
|
"She used the phrase \u201cI strongly believe\u201d too many times in her speech.",
|
|
"Underline the key words or phrases in the paragraph.",
|
|
"To borrow a phrase from my mother, I spend too much time \u201cwatching the boob tube\u201d and not enough time outside.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He phrased his version of the story in a way that made him look good.",
|
|
"The question was awkwardly phrased .",
|
|
"The singer phrased the music beautifully.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Ohio's law specifically references a fetal heartbeat, but experts say that phrase is misleading. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Boiled down to its essence, the phrase is a justification for awarding a strong voice in government to minority political views. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The phrase that best describes your feelings is in love rather than just love. \u2014 Katie Arnold-ratliff, SELF , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Mosby\u2019s lawyers, that phrase is fundamentally ambiguous and she can\u2019t be prosecuted for perjury under that language. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"So unless a gun is truly an assault rifle, an acceptable phrase is assault-style rifle. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The phrase is familiar \u2014 both in the sense of being commonplace and of being informal. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tony McKnight, chief executive of Big Daddy Unlimited, said in a statement to The Times that the meme was created by a former employee who did not understand the historical significance of the phrase . \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in the greatest turn of phrase ever, Surf is working at building his catalogue. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For instance, the team introduced the Google Ngram Viewer, which lets users type in a word or phrase and observe its usage plotted over the centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Or, in this case, maybe a torso cutout is a better way to phrase it. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Back in Dallas, Garcia has a go-to phrase to sum up his long-term vision: weeding and seeding. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"She was struck by the way other students relied on their parents, consulting them even about small choices, such as how to phrase an e-mail to a professor. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some prefer to phrase this altogether crucial mega-topic as the AI containment problem. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But be careful not to phrase things in a way where the child must do everything right. \u2014 Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s my early-Sunday-morning-lounging-in-pajamas album, my romantic evening album, and my learning how to phrase a melody album. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The app also makes suggestions to re- phrase wordy sentences and add transitional phrases that can improve your writing. \u2014 Suzie Glassman, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021"
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Editors could stop soliciting age-war articles by second-rate phrasemakers . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"During the 1960 presidential campaign, Mr. Goodwin worked alongside head speechwriter Ted Sorensen as one of Kennedy\u2019s most gifted phrasemakers . \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 21 May 2018",
|
|
"During the 1960 presidential campaign, Mr. Goodwin worked alongside head speechwriter Ted Sorensen as one of Kennedy\u2019s most gifted phrasemakers . \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 21 May 2018"
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"definitions":{
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130127",
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name.",
|
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"the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dewey\u2019s philosophy was one of communitarian liberalism (in Sandel\u2019s seemingly paradoxical phraseology ), and at its core was the institution of the public school and the process of education for citizenship and democracy. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Abercrombie & Fitch usually couched their racist practices in vague phraseology . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The British accents and phraseology are an important part of the case, though, as prosecutors seek to prove that Elsheikh is indeed one of the Beatles who tortured hostages, even though the Beatles took great pains to conceal their faces. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The new phraseology reflects an even wider embrace of flavor fusions that marry savory spices and heat with sweetness. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While his music often hinges on menace, phraseology like that lets slip the playfulness that underlines so many Drakeo songs. \u2014 Paul Thompson, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"His skillful management of the phraseology surrounding the epochal shift in monetary policy will go down as a classic case study in superior message control, and therefore superior public policy. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Hey, Mark, so we`re coming off four years of scorched earth, no one is calling for that, no one is calling for another round of memorable but horrible nicknames that reduced people to tiny school yard phraseology . \u2014 NBC News , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Rabbi David Tzvi Hoffmann points out that these two sections open and close with similar phraseology , setting them off as distinct units. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 12 July 2021"
|
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|
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin phraseologia , irregular from Greek phrasis + -logia -logy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"fr\u0101-\u02c8z\u00e4-",
|
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"\u02ccfr\u0101-z\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
|
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],
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"fashion",
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"locution",
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"mode",
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"style",
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"articulate",
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"clothe",
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"couch",
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"express",
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"formulate",
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"say",
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"state",
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": a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern":[],
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": a short musical thought typically two to four measures long closing with a cadence":[],
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": a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function":[
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"an adverbial phrase"
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],
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": to designate by a descriptive word or phrase":[],
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": to divide into melodic phrases":[],
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": to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms":[],
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": word":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Answer the questions in complete sentences, not phrases .",
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"She used the phrase \u201cI strongly believe\u201d too many times in her speech.",
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"Underline the key words or phrases in the paragraph.",
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"To borrow a phrase from my mother, I spend too much time \u201cwatching the boob tube\u201d and not enough time outside.",
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"Verb",
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"He phrased his version of the story in a way that made him look good.",
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"The question was awkwardly phrased .",
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"The singer phrased the music beautifully.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ohio's law specifically references a fetal heartbeat, but experts say that phrase is misleading. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
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"Boiled down to its essence, the phrase is a justification for awarding a strong voice in government to minority political views. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"The phrase that best describes your feelings is in love rather than just love. \u2014 Katie Arnold-ratliff, SELF , 24 June 2022",
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"According to Mosby\u2019s lawyers, that phrase is fundamentally ambiguous and she can\u2019t be prosecuted for perjury under that language. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
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"So unless a gun is truly an assault rifle, an acceptable phrase is assault-style rifle. \u2014 WSJ , 13 June 2022",
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"The phrase is familiar \u2014 both in the sense of being commonplace and of being informal. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Tony McKnight, chief executive of Big Daddy Unlimited, said in a statement to The Times that the meme was created by a former employee who did not understand the historical significance of the phrase . \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, in the greatest turn of phrase ever, Surf is working at building his catalogue. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"For instance, the team introduced the Google Ngram Viewer, which lets users type in a word or phrase and observe its usage plotted over the centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
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"Or, in this case, maybe a torso cutout is a better way to phrase it. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
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"Back in Dallas, Garcia has a go-to phrase to sum up his long-term vision: weeding and seeding. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"She was struck by the way other students relied on their parents, consulting them even about small choices, such as how to phrase an e-mail to a professor. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Some prefer to phrase this altogether crucial mega-topic as the AI containment problem. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"But be careful not to phrase things in a way where the child must do everything right. \u2014 Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"It\u2019s my early-Sunday-morning-lounging-in-pajamas album, my romantic evening album, and my learning how to phrase a melody album. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"The app also makes suggestions to re- phrase wordy sentences and add transitional phrases that can improve your writing. \u2014 Suzie Glassman, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin phrasis , from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u0101z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"expression",
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"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112222",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": style of expression : phraseology":[],
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": the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.",
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"a singer known for her elegant phrasing",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the first case, Ruppert admitted to killing his family but pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, the official phrasing used at the time. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
|
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"That phrasing recalls Facebook's contentious Senate hearings last year, when lawmakers accused the company of putting profits over safety, a charge the company denied. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 12 May 2022",
|
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"The dynamics change from forte to pianissimo in seconds, the phrasing from legato to staccato. \u2014 Tim Page, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"Headlines that blare out the latest in AI are bound to toss around the Machine Learning or Deep Learning phrasing and catch your attention. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"Though executives have used similar phrasing before, the inclusion of that line in the culture memo is a marked change for a company once known for its lavish spending. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
|
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"In the Middle Ages, Aristotle\u2019s phrasing was translated into Latin as petitio principii. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Many fans felt the phrasing rang true, given Naomi's openness about her struggles with depression and suicidal ideation. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Sometimes people refer to dying as being called home, but for her, that phrasing doesn\u2019t work. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fr\u0101-zi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"articulation",
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"expression",
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"formulation",
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"statement",
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"utterance",
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"verbalism",
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"voice",
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"wording"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221944",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"phrenology":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the study of the conformation and especially the contours of the skull based on the former belief that they are indicative of mental faculties and character":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To broaden Kelso\u2019s story, the author takes every opportunity to look beyond the man, with cogent discussions of national political and cultural trends and enlightening digressions on everything from phrenology to dueling. \u2014 Gerard Helferich, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
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"In M\u00e9canisme de la physionomie humaine, Duchenne laid important foundations for both Darwin and Ekman, connecting older ideas from physiognomy and phrenology with more modern investigations into physiology and psychology. \u2014 Kate Crawford, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Microclimate and phrenology are explained with clarity and sufficient depth. \u2014 Sally Peterson, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
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"With its title mocking the attempts of phrenology to diminish the worth of African Americans, Smith paints dignified portraits of everyday black people\u2014a bootblack, a washerman\u2014as examples of the unique personalities inherent to every human being. \u2014 Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
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"But others disliked the stench of charlatanism that clung to any ideas associated with phrenology . \u2014 Grace Huckins, Wired , 17 Aug. 2020",
|
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"Some of these were fads, such as phrenology (the idea that personality or psychology could be determined by the shape of the head). \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2020",
|
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"One of Mensa\u2019s co-founders, Roland Berrill, believed in the pseudoscience of phrenology , which involves measuring skulls to predict mental ability. \u2014 Cat Zhang, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Paton, a practitioner of phrenology , a pseudo-science that makes inferences about mental faculties and character traits based on the shape of the skull, took particular interest in Adie\u2019s cranium. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 3 Sep. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek phren-, phr\u1e17n \"midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wits\" + -o- + -logy \u2014 more at frenetic":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"fri-\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113",
|
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"fri-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122834",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"phylactery":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"hoodoo",
|
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"jinx"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": amulet":[],
|
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": either of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men and especially adherents of Orthodox Judaism during morning weekday prayers":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Popular images of Jewish men worshiping at the wall in prayer shawls and phylacteries show only a small stretch of the ancient retaining wall for the Temple Mount. \u2014 David M. Halbfinger, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Beit El\u2019s other concerns are small-scale by comparison: a factory for tefillin, or phylacteries ; a bakeshop called Herby\u2019s; and some workshops for aluminum and carpentry. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English filaterie, philacterie, borrowed from Late Latin filact\u0113rium, phylact\u0113rium \"amulet, tefellin,\" borrowed from Greek phylakt\u1e17rion \"guarded place, outpost, safeguard, amulet, tefellin,\" from phylakt\u1e17r \"guard, guardian\" (from phylak-, stem of phyl\u00e1ssein \"to keep watch on, guard, preserve\" \u2014derivative of phylak-, ph\u00fdlax \"guard, guardian, protector,\" of obscure origin\u2014 + -t\u0113r, agent suffix) + -ion, noun suffix":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"f\u0259-\u02c8lak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amulet",
|
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"charm",
|
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"fetish",
|
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"fetich",
|
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"mascot",
|
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"mojo",
|
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"periapt",
|
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"talisman"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095307",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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"phylogeny":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism":[],
|
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": the evolutionary history of a kind of organism":[],
|
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": the history or course of the development of something (such as a word or custom)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the history of the bicycle, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"To do this work, Professor Sz\u00e9kely and his collaborators conducted a variety of statistical analyses on weaverbird diet, habitat type, distribution, and social behavior and compared these results to the weaverbird phylogeny (family tree). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their scripts compared data from the animal experiments to the species\u2019 phylogeny , a web describing their evolutionary relatedness. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The researchers resolved to reconstruct the phylogeny \u2014or family tree of evolutionary relationships\u2014of these groups from 56 million to 15 million years ago. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To determine how these viral samples are related to each other, researchers use computer tools to construct the virus\u2019s family tree, or phylogeny . \u2014 Marilyn J. Roossinck, The Conversation , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Tracking down and sequencing the DNA of all the samples at the heart of this phylogeny took the project\u2019s 21 collaborators six years. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The researchers\u2019 main goal was to create an accurate, detailed evolutionary tree, or phylogeny , for this large group of birds by sequencing the DNA of every single species in the group. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"fi-\u02c8l\u00e4j-\u0259-n\u0113",
|
|
"f\u012b-\u02c8l\u00e4-j\u0259-n\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124700",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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"phys ed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": physical education":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"During the final period of each school day, players also practiced shooting outside during phys ed class, careful to avoid dribbling and wrenching their ankles on pine roots. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the benefits reaped by his friends\u2014especially phys ed teacher Tommy, played by Vinterberg regular Thomas Bo Larsen\u2014are more questionable, and the stakes rise all around when Nikolaj decides to escalate the group\u2019s Sk\u00e5rderudian experiment. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Mike Friskey, a phys ed and weight training teacher at Bel Air High School, was excited and poised to take over the Bobcats girls soccer program. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"To someone who couldn\u2019t even get himself over the pommel horse in phys ed , this looked like a superpower. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Nicole Franklin, physical education teacher at Elmwood Park High School and a phys ed curriculum leader, expressed concernthat requiring two physical education courses for high school graduation instead of four could have negative repercussions. \u2014 Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2019",
|
|
"On this day at Wyoming High, the Calvin Johnson referee\u2014who is a phys ed and AP History teacher when not on an NFL field\u2014has put today\u2019s assignment on the blackboard in this middle-class \u2019burb. \u2014 Peter King, SI.com , 5 Dec. 2013",
|
|
"Completing the mile in middle school phys ed was 13-year-old me's version of torture. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, SELF , 27 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Karen Borrelli-Luke, a health and phys ed teacher in Camden, works at Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School, where kids are taught first aid and CPR. \u2014 Kathy Boccella, Philly.com , 11 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fiz-\u02c8ed"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114326",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"physic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": heal , cure":[],
|
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": natural science":[],
|
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": the art or practice of healing disease":[],
|
|
": the practice or profession of medicine":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English physik natural science, art of medicine, from Anglo-French phisique, fisik , from Latin physica , singular, natural science, from Greek physik\u0113 , from feminine of physikos \u2014 more at physics":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fi-zik",
|
|
"\u02c8fiz-ik"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"drug",
|
|
"medicament",
|
|
"medication",
|
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"medicinal",
|
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"medicine",
|
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"pharmaceutical",
|
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"remedy",
|
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"specific"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103218",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"physical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by especially rugged and forceful physical activity : rough":[
|
|
"a physical hockey game",
|
|
"a physical player"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized or produced by the forces and operations of physics":[],
|
|
": concerned or preoccupied with the body and its needs : carnal":[
|
|
"physical appetites"
|
|
],
|
|
": having material existence : perceptible especially through the senses and subject to the laws of nature":[
|
|
"everything physical is measurable by weight, motion, and resistance",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas De Quincey"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to material things":[],
|
|
": of or relating to natural science":[],
|
|
": of or relating to physics":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the body":[
|
|
"physical abuse"
|
|
],
|
|
": physical examination":[],
|
|
": sexual":[
|
|
"a physical love affair",
|
|
"physical attraction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The program is designed to address both physical and emotional health.",
|
|
"No physical contact with other players is allowed in the game.",
|
|
"He has an unusual physical appearance.",
|
|
"There was no physical evidence of the crime.",
|
|
"Their relationship was purely physical .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Many factors influence employees\u2019 lives and their overall well-being and health, such as purpose/career, social, financial, physical , community and mental/emotional wellness. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"However for Twight, the most powerful aspect of training, whether with an actor or an elite athlete, is not the physical , but the mental. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The mental, physical , and emotional toll of two-and-a-half more years without the freedom that had been granted to them. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This indelible, extraordinary show about trans women and gay men gave us a rich perspective on families of choice and their sustaining power during times of emotional, physical , and financial hardship. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In many cases, a partner\u2019s uncontrolled alcohol abuse leads to psychological, physical , and social trauma, and the rate of divorce is 18 percentage points higher than among nonalcoholic couples. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Participants will be connected to wellness services that target emotional, social, spiritual, physical , environmental and occupational health. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Originating in ancient India, yoga is a physical , mental and spiritual practice, the UN says. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Has a physical , mental or cognitive disability (dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s), drug dependency or another condition that is dangerous to themselves or others. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Even South Korea\u2019s Asian Film Market, held alongside the Busan Film Festival, is expected to return as a physical , convention center-style confab in 2022. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"There are other challenges on the horizon: population growth, urbanization, the prospect of future pandemics, the growing risk of physical and cyberattacks from state and non-state actors and the inherent vulnerability of complex systems. \u2014 Sadek Wahba, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The problem was detected during a physical as Rossi was set to join the team at training camp following the World Junior Championships. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Once Watson passes his physical , the trade will be complete: the Browns sent six draft picks to Houston in exchange for Watson and a 2024 sixth round pick. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Left-hander Steven Brault is on the Triple-A IL after an MRI during his physical in March showed a triceps issue. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eberflus, who was trying to add a three-technique defensive tackle after Larry Ogunjobi failed his physical , said his argument was simple. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Maile agreed to a one-year $900,000 big-league contract contingent on him passing his physical . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Kershaw passed his physical , including MRIs on his elbow, and officially rejoined the Dodgers on a one-year contract for $17 million. \u2014 Theresa Smith, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English phisicale medical, from Medieval Latin physicalis , from Latin physica":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiz-i-k\u0259l",
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"\u02c8fi-zi-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for physical Adjective material , physical , corporeal , phenomenal , sensible , objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual , or imaginary . the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force. artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction. scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses. the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it. no objective evidence of damage",
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"synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"carnal",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"fleshly",
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"material",
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"somatic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081857",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"physician":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nondoctor",
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"nonphysician"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one exerting a remedial or salutary influence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kent Sepkowitz is a physician and infectious disease expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"Bruce Lanphear, a physician and health researcher at Simon Fraser University, argues lead is already behind as many as 400,000 deaths in the US annually, with more than half of these from heart disease. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
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"In an expansive Republican-leaning open district that includes South Lake Tahoe and Death Valley, Democrat Kermit Jones, a physician and Navy veteran, will appear on the November ballot. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand named a physician and small-town mayor as ambassador to the Seychelles. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
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"Robinson\u2019s choices include physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein, conservationist John Muir, memoirist Mary Austin, and poet Gary Snyder. \u2014 Michael Berry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
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"Pennsylvania primary to boost late-surging Kathy Barnette against Trump\u2019s candidate, the physician and television personality Mehmet Oz \u2014 putting two of the most influential forces in the GOP, Trump and the Club for Growth, at odds. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
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"Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his nonprofit group Partners in Health said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on physician and surgeon incomes shows median wages of $208,000 per year. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English phisicien, fisicien , from Anglo-French, from phisique medicine":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u0259-\u02c8zish-\u0259n",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"croaker",
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"doc",
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"doctor",
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"medic",
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"medico",
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"sawbones"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092930",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"physiosociological":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to both physiology and sociology":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"physi- + sociological":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141234",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"physiosophy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": wisdom about nature":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"physi- + -sophy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccfiz\u0113\u02c8\u00e4s\u0259f\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182140",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"physiotherapeutics":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": physical therapy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"physi- + therapeutics":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070658",
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"type":[
|
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"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"physiotherapy":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": physical therapy":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Another massage physiotherapy session with Jeroen Deen. \u2014 Hannah Borenstein, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
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"There is also a treatment room in collaboration with HUM2N, offering everything from physiotherapy and sport massage to breath-work, nutrition support, and medical-grade supplements. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Not originally trained in fashion design, Tsakatsa studied physiotherapy . \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"More innovative offerings include EMsculpt, a physiotherapy that enhances the core musculature and improves posture and performance, and FLOWpresso, a spacesuit that uses infrared waves to encourage lymphatic drainage. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
|
|
"Besides the bedroom, this suite includes a parlor, study, kitchen, physiotherapy area and a room just for getting dressed. \u2014 Lilit Marcus And Shawn Deng, CNN , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Most health systems don't currently have the infrastructure to provide hospital at home \u2014 daily visits, remote monitoring, blood tests, physiotherapy . \u2014 Tom Moon, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"There is great potential, and the club is keen to harness practices such as nutrition, pedagogy, physiotherapy and psychology to advance its players. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"The anger and frustration stirred by the most recent COVID wave is different from Indians\u2019 reaction to another crisis, the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman physiotherapy intern in Delhi in 2012. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 3 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin physiotherapia , from physi- + therapia therapy":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccfiz-\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113",
|
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"\u02ccfi-z\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074413",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"physique":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"she had a well-toned physique",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Holmgren couldn\u2019t have asked for a better home than the small-market Thunder, who are fully committed to a patient developmental approach and can help shield him from questions about his physique early in his career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The experience of becoming a Marvel superhero also gave Portman a new perspective on what Hemsworth has had to do for over a decade to maintain his Asgardian physique . \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharing a photo on her Instagram Story, Jones showed off her physique in a chrome two-piece and matching thigh-high boots and what appeared to be her new tattoo. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"To become such a legend in the stunt scene, English has undergone dramatic transformations to his physique , gutted through gnarly injuries, and learned how to train for\u2014and recover from\u2014just about anything. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Strangely, front ventilated seats ($500) aren\u2019t part of either Convenience or Premium packages for the iX Drive50, but are a must-have to keep the bottom of my midwestern, body-by-Costco physique cooled. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The winger, who naturally morphs into a forward, is diminutive in physique and tends to be an afterthought, with much attention revolving around Benzema and Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior in the forward positions. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"But more than a high-fashion reverberation, the see-through shirt speaks to a personal willingness, even a desire, to show off one\u2019s physique . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Analyses breaking down her physique and her body chemistry have been splashed over the fronts of national publications and covered by news outlets, including CNN. \u2014 Danielle Mclean, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from physique physical, bodily, from Latin physicus of nature, from Greek physikos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"build",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"shape"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"physiqued":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a specified physique":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-kt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041515",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"physitheism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ascription of physical form to deity":[],
|
|
": veneration of the physical powers of nature":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"physi- + theism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6fiz\u0259\u0307+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"physiurgic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": effected or brought about by natural as distinguished from divine or human influences":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"physi- + -urgic (as in theurgic )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6fiz\u0113\u00a6\u0259rjik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"physo-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see phys-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114000",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"phytosuccivorous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeding on the sap of plants":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of an insect"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"phyt- + succivorous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6f\u012bt(\u02cc)\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121756",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"phylogenist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a specialist in phylogeny":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u012b\u02c8l\u00e4j\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142145"
|
|
},
|
|
"physeterid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Physeteridae":[],
|
|
": a whale of the family Physeteridae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-t\u0259r\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Physeteridae":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142640"
|
|
},
|
|
"phylogenic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phylogenetic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6f\u012bl\u0259\u00a6jenik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary phylogeny + -ic":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143452"
|
|
},
|
|
"phonestheme":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the common feature of sound occurring in a group of symbolic words":[
|
|
"He points to a 1929 experiment by Edward Sapir in which Sapir's subjects were asked to match nonsense words with small and large versions of the same object. The subjects tended to match words with a high vowel (such as ee) to the small object and those with a low vowel (such as the o in \"cot\") to the larger object. British linguist J.R. Firth later called these links between sound and meaning \" phonesthemes .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Erard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u014d-\u02c8nes-\u02ccth\u0113m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of phoneme and esthetic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144153"
|
|
},
|
|
"Physarum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large genus of slime molds (subclass Myxogastres) that have violet to brownish spores and a sporangium covered with fine granules of lime":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u012bs\u0259r\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8fis-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, modification of Greek physarion small bellows, diminutive of physa":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145652"
|
|
},
|
|
"physical education":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": instruction in the development and care of the body ranging from simple calisthenic exercises to a course of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the performance and management of athletic games":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He teaches physical education at the high school.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Admissions, financial aid, student services and counseling, athletics and physical education . \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday, Superintendent Keith Posley will present a $1.3 billion budget proposal that pledges to maintain staff positions in schools and adds art, music and physical education teachers thanks to the district\u2019s referendum. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Lawson and physical education teacher Jodi Klyn were immediately on board. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Among activities planned: how to care for animals, a petting zoo as social-emotional learning, therapeutic rhythm drumming, fine arts and physical education . \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The funds would be used to keep smaller class sizes, retain music, art and physical education programs, recruit and retain teachers, maintain full-day kindergarten and continue offering afterschool sports and clubs. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That would be devastating for the children, who receive mathematics, English and computer lessons as well as physical education , not to mention food and shelter. \u2014 Reuters, ABC News , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Barker, like all Middletown students, has to keep his mask on except during recess and physical education , while eating, or when playing a wind instrument in music class. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Barker, like all Middletown students, has to keep his mask on except during recess and physical education , while eating, or when playing a wind instrument in music class. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Kim Mueller, Steven Burkholder, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1748, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150104"
|
|
},
|
|
"phylon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
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": a genetically related group : tribe , race":[]
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},
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"\u02c8f\u012b\u02ccl\u00e4n"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, tribe, race":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150545"
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"phaseout":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases":[],
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": to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases":[],
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": to stop production or operation by phases":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0101z-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Tourneur said, adding that the exemptions will only delay and reduce the scope of the country's plastic phaseout . \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"Under a deal signed May 20 by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the phaseout period was extended by nearly 4 years to the end of 2026 to give Levin additional time to shift its operations from coal and petcoke to other bulk commodities. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
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"Germany previously wanted to wait until the end of the year for a full embargo, but is now talking about a phaseout over a few months. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
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"Softening from Germany, which wants an oil phaseout rather than a full an immediate ban, was seen by E.U. diplomats as making a deal more likely, but far from guaranteed. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"As part of the earlier phaseout plan, German lawmakers passed legislation setting aside more than \u20ac40 billion ($45.2 billion) over the next two decades to help areas that will lose jobs and income as coal dries up. \u2014 Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Over the three-year phaseout , the West Memphis track has gone from 110 races per week to about 54. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
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"Over the weekend, officials and diplomats in Brussels discussed the idea of a phaseout by the end of 2022, but Hungary and Slovakia pushed back, according to the diplomats and the official. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
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"The phaseout is more gradual than the immediate embargo some countries had been pushing for. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Across the world, India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
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"India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. \u2014 Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
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"For Europe, which is bracing for a financial hit from the decision to phase out most Russian oil imports by year\u2019s end, an oil price cap could be good policy but hard politics. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
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"Like other transit agencies, Metro has no plans to phase out physical forms of payment. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
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"But other leading climate experts, citing evidence of the oil industry\u2019s history of disinformation and scientists\u2019 dire calls to phase out fossil fuels, said institutions must cut these ties. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Investors dumped southern European government debt on Thursday and Friday after the ECB laid out plans to phase out its giant bond-buying program in July and conduct a series of interest-rate hikes to fight record-high inflation. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also plans to sign an order to phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands by 2032. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
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"When more than a hundred countries, initially meeting under the aegis of the United Nations, negotiated a treaty to phase out persistent organic pollutants, including pesticides, their final treaty created an exception for DDT. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150626"
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},
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"phases":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes":[
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"phases of the moon"
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],
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": a distinguishable part in a course, development, or cycle":[
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"the early phases of her career"
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],
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": an aspect or part (as of a problem) under consideration":[],
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": the point or stage in a period of uniform circular motion, harmonic motion, or the periodic changes of any magnitude varying according to a simple harmonic law to which the rotation, oscillation, or variation has advanced from its standard position or assumed instant of starting":[],
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": a homogeneous, physically distinct, and mechanically separable portion of matter present in a nonhomogeneous physicochemical system":[],
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": in a synchronized or correlated manner":[],
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": in an unsynchronized manner : not in correlation":[],
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": to adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition":[],
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": to conduct or carry out by planned phases":[],
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": to introduce in stages":[
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"\u2014 usually used with in phase in new models"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0101z"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angle",
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"aspect",
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"facet",
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"hand",
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"side"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The project will be done in three phases .",
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"He's in the final phase of treatment now.",
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"The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.",
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"He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase .",
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"a calendar based on the phases of the moon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Stories from that phase of his life flow more freely than the details of his five holes-in-one, which tend to run together. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 July 2022",
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"Phase two of voting will begin Tuesday at noon and will run through July 8, with fans only allowed to vote once per day and votes from phase one not carrying over. \u2014 Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"Conversely, those with the healthiest balance sheets are most likely to survive and will emerge stronger once this current phase is over, the report said. \u2014 Fortune , 30 June 2022",
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"The d\u00e9brouillez-vous phase of the pandemic will be as patchwork as those that preceded it. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
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"The first phase of the $27 million park \u2014 the beach \u2014 should be open by 2023. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
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"But Kagan said Moscow is also relying on those tactics because Russian forces have been gutted by casualties and disenchantment from the first phase of the war and have shown an inability to fight successfully otherwise. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
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"But Kagan said Moscow is also relying on those tactics because Russian forces have been gutted by casualties and disenchantment from the first phase of the war and have shown an inability to fight successfully otherwise. \u2014 Paul Sonne, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
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"In those decisions, the justices allowed federal courts to hear ineffective-counsel claims from the trial phase even if the defendant\u2019s state appeals lawyer (also ineffectively) failed to preserve that claim on appeal. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"After discussions with Clark, Petersen says the decision to phase the veteran executive into running all of Flexport, and not just some teams, was his own decision. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The price didn\u2019t phase him because of a special detail: The cartoon, part of collection of cat images called CryptoKitties, is a non-fungible token, or NFT. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"However, as his task force told him, the federal government offered to phase in the program, covering 100 percent of the cost for the first two years, and 95 percent for the two years after that. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Instead, the council voted along party lines to phase in the revaluation: 75 percent of the increase will be used in calculating this year\u2019s bills, and the other 25 percent will be added next year. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Coca-Cola will work with bottling partners to eventually phase the design into production lines across Europe, a company spokesman said. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"Taxes will phase in at 50 percent in five years, and then 100 percent after another five years. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"But the Energy Department will phase in enforcement over time. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"If adopted in 2022, the new requirements generally would phase in over the next two to three years. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin phasis , from Greek, appearance of a star, phase of the moon, from phainein to show (middle voice, to appear) \u2014 more at fancy":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150941"
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},
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"Physaria":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) of western North America having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods \u2014 see bladderpod":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"f\u012b\u02c8sa(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from phys- + -aria":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151207"
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},
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"phrase marker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a representation of the immediate constituent structure of a linguistic construction":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151745"
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},
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"phase-contrast":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or employing the phase-contrast microscope":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153345"
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}
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