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{
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"yield":{
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"antonyms":[
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"earnings",
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"gain(s)",
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"income",
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"incoming(s)",
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"proceeds",
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"profit",
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"return",
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"revenue"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": recompense , reward":[],
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": the capacity of yielding produce":[],
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": to be fruitful or productive : bear , produce":[],
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": to be inferior":[
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"our dictionary yields to none"
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],
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": to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation":[
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"the tree always yields good fruit"
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],
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": to give (oneself) up to an inclination, temptation, or habit":[],
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": to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required":[],
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": to give place or precedence : acknowledge the superiority of someone else":[],
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": to give up (a hit or run) in baseball":[
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"yielded two runs in the third inning"
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],
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": to give up (one's breath, life, or spirit) and so die":[],
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": to give up and cease resistance or contention : submit , succumb":[
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"facing an enemy who would not yield",
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"yielding to temptation"
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],
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": to give up possession of on claim or demand: such as":[],
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": to give way to or become succeeded by someone or something else":[],
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": to give way to pressure or influence : submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty":[],
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": to give way under physical force (such as bending, stretching, or breaking)":[],
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": to produce as return from an expenditure or investment : furnish as profit or interest":[
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"a bond that yields 12 percent"
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],
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": to produce as revenue : bring in":[
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"the tax is expected to yield millions"
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],
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": to produce or furnish as return":[
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"this soil should yield good crops"
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],
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": to relinquish one's possession of (something, such as a position of advantage or point of superiority)":[
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"yield precedence"
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],
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": to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly":[],
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": to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another : hand over possession of":[],
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": to surrender or submit (oneself) to another":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The apple trees yielded an abundant harvest.",
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"This soil should yield good crops.",
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"The seeds yield a rich oil.",
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"New methods have yielded promising results in the field.",
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"The studies yielded clear evidence.",
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"The tax is expected to yield millions.",
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"The bond yields seven percent annually.",
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"After several hours of debate, the opposition yielded .",
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"I yield the floor to the Senator from Maine.",
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"I yield to the Senator.",
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"Noun",
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"Our yield of wheat increased this year.",
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"The average yield per tree is about one bushel.",
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"The yield on government bonds is currently seven percent.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"One person was killed in Jonesboro on Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer failed to yield at a stop sign and hit an SUV, according to a preliminary fatality report from the Jonesboro Police Department. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 15 June 2022",
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"The at-fault driver reportedly turned left and failed to yield to the other driver and undisclosed injuries were reported. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Officers tried to pull over a vehicle at 7:37 p.m. in the area of Mission Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in Ontario, but the driver failed to yield and officers gave chase, Lee said. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
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"After his first excavation season failed to yield promising results, Schliemann adopted a new tactic, instructing his team to dig an enormous, 45-foot-deep trench. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
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"When even direct talks between Infantino and Andrew Wilson, the Electronic Arts chief executive, failed to yield a breakthrough, the sides agreed to an amicable separation, Wilson said. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"Talks between the two sides have failed to yield any progress. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The official accident report released Friday by Florida Highway Patrol states the driver failed to yield the right of way. \u2014 Peggy O\u2019hare, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Stocks and cryptocurrencies sank on Thursday after U.S. inflation data came in at a four-decade high and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine failed to yield results. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which helps set mortgage rates, rose to 3.20% from 3.19% late Monday. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
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"The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which forms the bedrock for the world\u2019s financial system, rose to 3.12% on Friday from 3.07% late Thursday. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which tracks expectations for inflation and economic growth, slumped immediately after the inflation report's release but then wavered. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note slumped back below the 2 percent threshold, hovering around 1.985 percent. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"The yield on the two-year Treasury slumped to 0.63% from 0.66% late Friday. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"The yield on the two-year Treasury slumped to 0.63% from 0.66% late Friday. \u2014 Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"The yield on the benchmark US 10-year Treasury bond rose to 3.27%, the highest level since November 2018. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which banks use to set rates on mortgages and other loans, rose to 3.02% from 2.97% late Tuesday. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English gieldan ; akin to Old High German geltan to pay":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8y\u0113ld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for yield Verb yield , submit , capitulate , succumb , relent , defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters synonyms see in addition relinquish",
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"synonyms":[
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"bow",
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"cave (in)",
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"give in",
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"submit",
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"succumb",
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"surrender"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003828",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"yield (to)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": the total rate of return to an owner holding a bond to maturity expressed as a percentage of cost See the full definition"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005915",
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"type":[]
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},
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"yield gene":{
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"yield entry 2 + gene":""
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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":"20220707-091001",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yield insurance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": insurance that guarantees investors a stated yield on their investment in approved residential housing":[]
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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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"yield entry 2":""
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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":"20220706-214146",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yield point":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stress sufficiently beyond the elastic limit that the material begins to exhibit plastic properties and continues to deform without further increase of load":[
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"\u2014 used especially of tension"
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],
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"\u2014 compare yield value":[
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"\u2014 used especially of tension"
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]
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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":"20220707-014634",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yield strength":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the stress at which a piece under strain is deformed some definite amount (as 0.1 or 0.2 percent)":[]
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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":"20220707-003708",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yield table":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tabulation indicating the volume of wood per unit area of forest to be expected at different ages of the trees":[]
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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":"20220706-131057",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yieldable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of yielding : disposed to yield":[]
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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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"-d\u0259b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181654",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"yieldance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the action of yielding : compliance , concession , submission , surrender":[
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"blissful yieldance to her sweet allure",
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"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
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]
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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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"yield entry 1 + -ance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060145",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yielder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who surrenders, concedes, or gives in":[],
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": one that yields : such as":[],
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": something that yields produce or products":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The same can\u2019t be said for AWP, a 7.4% yielder with a real estate focus as part of its global strategy. \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"These funds\u2014part of a unique asset class called closed-end funds (CEFs)\u2014 pay 7.6% between them, and the biggest yielder of the bunch throws off a huge 8.7% payout! \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"Goldman\u2019s group of high buyback yielders is up 15 percent, through April 4, or about 2 percent less than the S&P 500 overall. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2019",
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"The bond needs to sell for about 306 percent of face to be a negative- yielder . \u2014 Allan Sloan, Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"At the same time, an alternative approach known as dividend growth \u2014 which focuses not on high yielders , but on modest payers that are likely to increase their dividends consistently over time \u2014 is also running into problems. \u2014 Paul J. Lim, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8y\u0113l-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120242",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yielding":{
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"antonyms":[
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"protesting",
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"resistant",
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"resisting",
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"unyielding"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": disposed to submit or comply":[
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"a docile and yielding temperament"
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],
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": lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible":[],
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": productive":[
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"a high- yielding wheat"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She has a gentle, yielding temperament.",
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"The seat was made with a soft and yielding material.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Second, higher rates increase the opportunity cost of investing in non- yielding assets such as Bitcoin. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"With the Fed raising rates at a faster than anticipated pace to fight surging inflation, investors are moving out of risky, non- yielding assets such as cryptocurrency. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"The concentration of low- yielding , 50+-year-old vines is on display in this flagship Pinot from Benovia. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Under the hood is a 4.8-liter V8 yielding which offers up 1018 horsepower and a top speed of 254 mph. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Tossed in oil and roasted until caramelized and yielding , the cooked carrots provide a meaty backbone to this vegetarian dish. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"On the other hand, gold is a non- yielding asset, so if the Fed is indicating Treasury yields might be ticking up sooner rather than later, there might be greener pastures elsewhere. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
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"The Eagles have averaged scoring 41.3 points per game, which ranks 19th in the nation, and have averaged yielding 10.3 points per game, which ranks fifth in the nation. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Similarly, the dry conditions of this year's growing season have likely already determined that 2022's harvest will be low- yielding as well. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1533, 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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"\u02c8y\u0113l-di\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acquiescent",
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"nonresistant",
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"passive",
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"resigned",
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"tolerant",
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"tolerating",
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"unresistant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222532",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"yieldingly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a yielding manner":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060709",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"yieldingness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being yielding":[
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"the yieldingness of the cartilaginous substance",
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"\u2014 William Paley"
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]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051404",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yin-yang":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being or comprising opposite and especially complementary elements":[
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"\u2026 interpolates these lushly described private experiences into a universal, yin-yang system of good and evil, nature and technology, intuition and intellect, being and becoming.",
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"\u2014 Diane McWhorter , New York Times Book Review , 1 May 1983"
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],
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": of, relating to, symbolizing, or being the Chinese principles of yin and yang":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094035",
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"type":[
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},
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"yin-yang symbol":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a graphic symbol of Chinese origin that has the form of a circle divided evenly into two symmetrical teardrop shapes representing yin and yang":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Its first administrative officer, James Ulio, designed its insignia around the yin-yang symbol , a figure that in Asian traditions signifies a balanced embrace of opposing forces. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
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"Surveillance video showed a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on the left hand of the man who robbed the bank. \u2014 Christopher Roth, azcentral , 14 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yin-\u02ccy\u00e4\u014b-",
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"-\u02ccya\u014b-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182713",
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"type":[
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"yip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to bark sharply, quickly, and often continuously":[],
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": to utter a short sharp cry":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We could hear the puppy yipping playfully in its kennel.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After dark, dogs howl and coyotes yip in anticipation of a kill. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"imitative":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yip"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031135",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"yipe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a noise made by or as if by yiping":[
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"the sudden yipe of a mongrel hurt",
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"\u2014 Wallace Stegner",
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"\u2014 used interjectionally in both singular and plural"
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],
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": to cry out sharply especially from surprise or pain":[
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"yiped when he touched the hot stove"
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]
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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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"imitative":"Intransitive verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8y\u012bp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082608",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yippee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"she took one look at the new car in the driveway and exclaimed, \u201c Yippee !\u201d"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yi-p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"glory",
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"glory be",
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"ha",
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"hah",
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"hallelujah",
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"hey",
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"hooray",
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"hurrah",
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"hurray",
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"hot dog",
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"huzzah",
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"wahoo",
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"whee",
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"whoopee",
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"yahoo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073051",
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"type":[
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"interjection"
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]
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},
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"yippie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person belonging to or identified with a politically active group of hippies":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 1967, during the Vietnam War, the Youth International Party, better known as the yippies , decided that the Pentagon was in need of an exorcism\u2014and a levitation. \u2014 Wired , 30 Oct. 2019",
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"The hippies and yippies who wanted to levitate the massive 3.7 million-square-foot building couldn\u2019t fully encircle it as planned \u2014 though the exorcism was more about theatrics than anything else. \u2014 Katie Mettler, Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Y outh I nternational P arty + -ie (as in hippie )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yi-p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040210",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yips":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (such as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action":[
|
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"had a bad case of the yips on short putts"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Soon, the operating room is full of healthy yips as the baby dogs \u2014 two boys and one girl \u2014 get acquainted with the world. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The Jazz are like a golfer with yips right now: their mind is preventing them from doing the things their bodies can do. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Nor were there coyote yips or wolf howls piercing the night air in anticipation. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"With the yips gone, the first-half goals must come if the U.S. want to win in the next window. \u2014 Drake Hills, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Bando\u2019s favorite example: When one of the Chinese pitchers suffered his own battle with the yips , Matzek would spend time helping him through bullpen sessions. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"The yips , Kuhn believes, develop similarly \u2014 a subconscious tension that surfaces every time the ball leaves the hand. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Kuhn hadn\u2019t devised a structured program to fix the yips specifically until a mutual friend \u2014 former Middle Tennessee State and Rockies catcher Michael McKenry \u2014 connected him and Matzek four years ago. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"This story and Helene Elliott\u2019s excellent column explained what has to be the second scariest version of the yips (diving has to be the worst). \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8yips"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205721",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yird":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of yird chiefly Scottish variant of earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030438",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"yirk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of yirk Scottish variant of yerk"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u0259rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091836",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"yirr":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sound made by or as if by yirring : growl , snarl":[],
|
|
": to growl or snarl in the manner of a dog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"imitative":"Intransitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8y\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111928",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
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} |