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{
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"rue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a European strong-scented perennial woody herb ( Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the rue family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally":[],
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": regret , sorrow":[
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"with rue my heart is laden",
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"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
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],
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": to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for":[],
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": to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He must be ruing his decision now.",
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"I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rewe , from Old English hr\u0113ow ; akin to Old High German hriuwa sorrow":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ruta , from Greek rhyt\u0113":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bemoan",
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"deplore",
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"lament",
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"regret",
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"repent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100109",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rueful":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable":[
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"rueful squalid poverty \u2026 by every wayside",
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"\u2014 John Morley"
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],
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": mournful , regretful":[
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"troubled her with a rueful disquiet",
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"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.",
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"the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Knowing laughter rippled through the audience as Smith cracked a rueful smile. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"That 2002 film is Lyne's masterwork, embedding all his gaudy stimulations in rueful yearning. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aching",
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"agonized",
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"anguished",
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"bemoaning",
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"bewailing",
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"bitter",
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"deploring",
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"doleful",
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"dolesome",
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"dolorous",
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"funeral",
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"grieving",
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"heartbroken",
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"lamentable",
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"lugubrious",
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"mournful",
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"plaintive",
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"plangent",
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"regretful",
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"sorrowful",
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"sorry",
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"wailing",
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"weeping",
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"woeful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031433",
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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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"ruefully":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exciting pity or sympathy : pitiable":[
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"rueful squalid poverty \u2026 by every wayside",
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"\u2014 John Morley"
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],
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": mournful , regretful":[
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"troubled her with a rueful disquiet",
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"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.",
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"the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s a stripper wife, a perhaps- rueful stepfather, and a retired DEA investigator, Louis Fisher, who somehow has convinced himself that working for these guys wasn\u2019t a monumental crime. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful -dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
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"As with that series, laughs maybe aren\u2019t the goal here, so much as half-smiles of rueful recognition. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s the story told by the film\u2019s poster, which features a diptych of star Mark Wahlberg, looking rough and rueful in a mug shot and then beatific in Catholic clergy apparel. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Knowing laughter rippled through the audience as Smith cracked a rueful smile. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"That 2002 film is Lyne's masterwork, embedding all his gaudy stimulations in rueful yearning. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Antonio Banderas introduces another threat as a villainous Spanish tycoon who delivers every line with a rueful purr. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Here were some other moments that brought relief\u2014or at least a diversion, some bafflement, or a rueful chuckle\u2014in 2021. \u2014 Ian Crouch, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aching",
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"agonized",
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"anguished",
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"bemoaning",
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"bewailing",
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"bitter",
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"deploring",
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"doleful",
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"dolesome",
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"dolorous",
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"funeral",
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"grieving",
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"heartbroken",
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"lamentable",
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"lugubrious",
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"mournful",
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"plaintive",
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"plangent",
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"regretful",
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"sorrowful",
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"sorry",
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"wailing",
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"weeping",
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"woeful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020149",
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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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"rue anemone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a delicate vernal North American herb ( Anemonella thalictroides ) of the buttercup family that has white flowers resembling those of the wood anemone and basal leaves":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Then there are mimics like false Solomon's seal and false rue anemone . \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland.com , 11 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201637"
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},
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"rue bargain":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bargain that one regrets":[],
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": a forfeit (as of money) given for withdrawing from an agreement":[]
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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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"circa 1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214215"
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},
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"rue family":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rutaceae":[]
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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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"rue entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050921"
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}
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} |