dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aha_MW.json
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{
"aha":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": alpha hydroxy acid":[]
},
"examples":[
"Interjection",
"aha ! so the money was never missing in the first place!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"Take Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece for example: the two best friends experienced a joint \u2018 aha \u2019 moment while on a trip to India that resulted in creating their luxury accessories brand, ASHYA. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 3 Jan. 2022",
"What was the \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that drove you to quit your job and travel",
"To start, aha ! will fly each route three times per week using 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 regional jets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Based on the popular Israeli format originally created by Assi Azar, aha \u2019s Telugu adaptation is produced by Annapurna Studios and directed by Jonathan Edwards. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
"At every crossroads, there was a pathway, a coach, an environment contributing to aha moments. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
"There was no singular \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that compelled Mark Harlan to fire Larry Krystkowiak late Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Those who like to read between the lines might say, aha , there\u2019s your starting five. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Aha , here's a whole other way to look at this problem.' \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"1991, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Interjection"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00e4",
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)\u0101ch-\u02c8\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ah",
"come on",
"fie",
"indeed",
"my word",
"no",
"pshaw",
"well",
"what",
"why"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035606",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation or noun",
"interjection",
"noun"
]
},
"Aharonov-Bohm effect":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the correlation between the interference (see interference sense 3 ) pattern of a beam of electrons that has been split and subsequently recombined and a magnetic field that the beams bypassed while separated":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-h\u00e4-\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccn\u022fv-\u02c8b\u014dm-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Yakir Aharonov *1932 Israeli physicist & David Bohm \u20201992 American-born British physicist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120314"
},
"ahau":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the last of the 20 day names of the Maya calendar that with its associated numbers 1 to 13 in a peculiar order (13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2) designated the 13 katuns of a series":[
"13 ahau the first"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02c8hau\u0307"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Epigraphic Mayan \u0294ajaaw , literally, \"lord, ruler\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224239"
},
"Ahantchuyuk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Kalapooian people of the Pudding river valley, Oregon":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Ahantchuyuk people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8h\u00e4n-ch\u0259-\u02ccyu\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Central Kalapuyan anh\u00e1n\u010d\u0301iyuk\u02b0 , allegedly, \"the ones belonging behind, away\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100432"
},
"ahankara":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02cch\u0259\u014b-\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit aha\u1e41k\u0101ra , from aham I + k\u0101ra act of making, from karoti he makes":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122833"
},
"aha moment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension":[
"The aha moment you experience when you've been trying to remember the name of a song and three hours later it hits you \u2026",
"\u2014 Jeffrey Kluger",
"That was the \"Aha!\" moment \u2026 that made the befuddlement worthwhile.",
"\u2014 Robin Marantz Henig",
"Her \"aha\" moment came about two years ago \u2026",
"\u2014 Emily Weinstein"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the sitcom world, everyone has to go back to their positions when the credits roll, but in 2022, Rosenthal would have stretched the aha moment past one episode. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Diard\u2019s next aha moment was another link to cycling. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2015",
"My aha moment stemmed from a casual question that my therapist posed mid-session about why my primary love language is acts of service. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For Srivastava, the aha moment came when his farmer uncle lost his entire crop for three years owing to climate variability. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 5 Jan. 2022",
"This took me a while to figure out\u2014and the aha moment came after years of pushing myself too hard and dealing with more pain as a result. \u2014 Kat Elton, Marie Claire , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The other aha moment was on the Prime Radiant, which is the device that calculates psychohistory for Hari Seldon, sort of like this Magic 8-Ball. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 24 Sep. 2021",
"There is no aha moment when everything just clicks. \u2014 Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2021",
"Kathryn has her aha moment , correctly naming a Batman, Christian Bale. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 12 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165019"
},
"Ahaggar":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"plateau region in southern Algeria in the west central Sahara; highest peak Tahat 9842 feet (3000 meters)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-h\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4r",
"\u0259-\u02c8h\u00e4-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233637"
},
"Ahab":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a king of Israel in the ninth century b.c. and husband of Jezebel":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-\u02cchab"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew A\u1e25\u0115'\u0101bh":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1540, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014559"
},
"ahaaina":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a banquet or feast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-\u02cch\u00e4-\u02c8\u012b-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian, from 'aha company + 'aina meal":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025332"
},
"AHA":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation or noun",
"interjection",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": alpha hydroxy acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)\u0101ch-\u02c8\u0101",
"\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[
"ah",
"come on",
"fie",
"indeed",
"my word",
"no",
"pshaw",
"well",
"what",
"why"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Interjection",
"aha ! so the money was never missing in the first place!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"Take Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece for example: the two best friends experienced a joint \u2018 aha \u2019 moment while on a trip to India that resulted in creating their luxury accessories brand, ASHYA. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 3 Jan. 2022",
"What was the \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that drove you to quit your job and travel? \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 14 Dec. 2021",
"To start, aha ! will fly each route three times per week using 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 regional jets. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Based on the popular Israeli format originally created by Assi Azar, aha \u2019s Telugu adaptation is produced by Annapurna Studios and directed by Jonathan Edwards. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
"At every crossroads, there was a pathway, a coach, an environment contributing to aha moments. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
"There was no singular \u2018 aha \u2019 moment that compelled Mark Harlan to fire Larry Krystkowiak late Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Those who like to read between the lines might say, aha , there\u2019s your starting five. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Aha , here's a whole other way to look at this problem.' \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Interjection"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"1991, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032302"
}
}