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"Separate Baptist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Baptist sect organized in 1662 as the English Puritan Separate Baptist Church and migrating to America in 1695, being congregational in polity, and observing open communion, baptism by immersion, and foot washing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095120",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sepaline":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sepaloid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin sepalinus , from sepalum sepal + Latin -inus -ine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307n",
"\u02c8s\u0113p-",
"\u02c8sep\u0259\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133438",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sepalody":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary sepal + -ody":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113p-",
"\u02c8sep\u0259\u02ccl\u014dd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085454",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sepaloid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling or functioning as a sepal":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fid"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002854",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"separable":{
"antonyms":[
"indivisible",
"inseparable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being separated or dissociated":[
"separable parts"
],
": causing separation":[]
},
"examples":[
"His religious and political beliefs are not always separable from each other.",
"the outdated belief that the atom is the smallest particle of matter and is not separable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But is neoliberalism really separable from what Fukuyama dubs classical liberalism",
"Each iteration slots into the complex order of things known as Stevie Nicks; each era separable but contiguous, all routed through her mild witchery and intense American mysticism. \u2014 Jspiveycaddell, Longreads , 28 Apr. 2015",
"This means that, in practice, the problem of gay parenting and the problem of the lab baby aren\u2019t fully separable . \u2014 Bethel Mcgrew, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This is known as technical-social dualism, the idea that the technical and social dimensions of engineering problems are readily separable and remain distinct throughout the problem-definition and solution process. \u2014 Grace Wickerson, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But the results from Gallant\u2019s team suggest that these different networks might be too intimately intertwined to be separable . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The Russian people and elite can still calculate that their fates are readily separable from his. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As Jeff Wilke explains, \u2018Separable means almost as separable organizationally as APIs are for software. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Modularity in product design promotes separable components, thereby escalating functional lifetime with faster replacement of defective parts. \u2014 Ashish Saxena, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin separabilis , from separare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"divisible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163033",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"separable attachment plug":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an attachment plug having a removable cap":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095836",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": offprint":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223819",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separate":{
"antonyms":[
"different",
"individual",
"respective"
],
"definitions":{
": an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": dissimilar in nature or identity":[
"consulted five separate authorities"
],
": estranged from a parent body":[
"separate churches"
],
": existing by itself : autonomous":[
"a separate country"
],
": immaterial , disembodied":[],
": not shared with another : individual":[
"separate rooms"
],
": offprint":[],
": set or kept apart : detached":[],
": solitary , secluded":[],
": sort":[
"separate mail"
],
": to become divided or detached":[],
": to become isolated from a mixture":[
"the crystals separated out"
],
": to block off : segregate":[],
": to cease to live together as a married couple":[],
": to dislocate (something, such as a shoulder) especially in sports":[],
": to disperse in space or time : scatter":[
"widely separated homesteads"
],
": to divide into constituent parts":[],
": to go in different directions":[],
": to isolate from a mixture : extract":[
"separate cream from milk"
],
": to make a distinction between : discriminate , distinguish":[
"separate religion from magic"
],
": to part by a legal separation:":[],
": to set aside for a special purpose : choose , dedicate":[],
": to set or keep apart : disconnect , sever":[],
": to sever an association : withdraw":[],
": to sever conjugal ties with":[],
": to sever contractual relations with : discharge":[
"was separated from the army"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Though mechanical grain cutters, called reapers, began appearing around 1800, it was with Cyrus H. McCormick's version that agriculture entered the industrial age. Older reapers simply cut and dropped grain; McCormick's cut, separated , and collected it, increasing production and, ultimately, positioning the American Midwest as the breadbasket to the world. \u2014 Saveur , June/July 2008",
"Xanthan gum, for instance \u2026 is used in bottled salad dressing to slow the settling of the spice particles and keep water and oil from separating . \u2014 Kenneth Chang , New York Times , 6 Nov. 2007",
"The fact is that Washington has relaxed financial regulations under both Democratic and Republican administrations, opening the doors to conflicts of interest between brokers and investment bankers. In 1998, government, despite concerns, refused to separate consulting and auditing business. \u2014 Jeff Madrick , New York Times Book Review , 29 Jan. 2006",
"On July 11 Brinkley's publicist announced the couple had separated . \"She has been extremely concerned about the impact of this situation on her children and felt it was very important to protect them and take them away for a little bit,\" says one of Brinkley's close friends. \"She is totally shocked and just devastated.\" \u2014 Ericka Souter et al. , People , 31 July 2006",
"They described the process used to separate cream from milk.",
"A great distance separated the sisters from each other.",
"They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.",
"The main group separated into several smaller groups.",
"Oil and water separate when combined together.",
"The oil separated from the water.",
"The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.",
"Adjective",
"Today, there are an estimated 30,000 teams playing travel ball, which is entirely separate from more long-standing youth organizations like Little League \u2026 \u2014 Sara Corbett , New York Times Sports Magazine , June 2006",
"On my last visit to Lucio, I went with a Spanish TV starlet whose sultry looks helped us land a prime table. Dining at separate tables around us were the Duchess of Badajoz, the king's sister; novelist Mario Vargas Llosa; and a gentleman rumored to be Spain's richest man. \u2014 Anya von Bremzen , Saveur , November 2006",
"A variation of these reactions is reflected in the American deaf community, which is divided into two groups. One rejects the notion that they are disabled. Rather, they claim, they are a separate culture with its own language. The second group defines its deafness as a disability and is more likely to assimilate into the able-bodied world. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
"There are separate restrooms for men and women.",
"The boys have separate rooms.",
"They slept in separate beds.",
"We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.",
"That's an entirely separate issue.",
"Noun",
"\"Women have a very strong sense of what works for them,\" says Lyn Devon, the New York designer who sells a nuanced line of silk separates and tailored dresses from her SoHo studio. \u2014 Jane Herman , Vogue , June 2006",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Winker ended up at the bottom of the pile, in a scuffle with Angels reliever Ryan Tepera, with fellow Angels Brandon Marsh and Monte Harrison trying to get through the masses to separate them. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"To separate them quickly after defrosting, wrap the fillets and steaks individually in wax paper before putting them in a sealable bag. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"This could be a golden opportunity: Considering this modality is so new \u2014 and could very likely become widely adopted over time \u2014 learning and applying this technology now could separate you from the crowd. \u2014 Greg Reid, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Matt Fitzpatrick and The Country Club have quite a history, and nothing was going to separate them from each other, not Will Zalatoris, not Scottie Scheffler, not Hideki Matsuyama, not Rory McIlroy. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"To divide bulbs, carefully pull the small bulbs from the base of the plant to increase plant numbers and gently separate them so that they can be planted with more spacing in their new location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Make sure to whisk well again before using, since the oil will separate . \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Pollsters suggest that just a few percentage points could separate the familiar foes in the second round. \u2014 John Leicester And Thomas Adamson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Apr. 2022",
"To think that Nina would separate herself from her mob-like family, who hated Leda since the beginning, was utterly fanciful. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There was little faith that audiences could keep public and private in separate boxes, so the private box was deeply buried, often not seeing the light of day until after the stars\u2019 deaths. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
"Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl and, with the mixer on low, shake them into the wet ingredients. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"Lee and the suspect pulled up to the same gas station in separate vehicles, Hadaway said. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"In so doing, the Court overruled the infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 587 (1896), along with six other Supreme Court precedents that had applied the separate -but-equal rule. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Hastings likes to keep his philanthropy separate from his day job. \u2014 Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"By establishing four separate but linked funds, Phoenix is better positioned to build relationships with founders who come in at the seed stage with the option of supporting at least some of them, through a longer journey. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Only two shots separate Morikawa and Dahmen, who lead the way at 5-under 165, from the rest of the top 12. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"After about a minute of grappling, the two separate . \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are other bonuses, but that\u2019s really the main separate between the tiers at the moment. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Pineda Pimentel, a 37-year-old military veteran, was previously arrested on Sept. 2 on a separate of rape by force or fear, the Turlock Police Department said. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The whole theory of the case here for the Tokyo officials is to keep the Tokyo public separate , and the Olympic public in a bubble so that there wouldn't be cross contamination. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 27 July 2021",
"Stephanie Goldberger, 29, also managed to leave Peru and return to Portland last week after securing a seat on a charter flight separate from those organized by the State Department. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2020",
"When paired together, black and white separates make for a contemporary-cool spin on formalwear. \u2014 Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Having gained experience in the industry, Givenchy struck out on his own in 1952 with a novel collection of haute separates . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2018",
"While a silk summer dress or breezy separates may seem the obvious summer wardrobe choice, Olsen proves that all-black, anti-summer dressing can make a heatwave even more scorching. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 July 2019",
"Channeling the breezy vibes of its caftans and lightweight separates , the label\u2019s debut swimwear was created with a holiday spirit in mind. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin separatus , past participle of separare , from se- apart + parare to prepare, procure \u2014 more at secede , pare":"Verb, Adjective, and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-pr\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-\u02ccpr\u0101t",
"\u02c8sep-(\u0259-)\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for separate Verb separate , part , divide , sever , sunder , divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart. a city sundered by racial conflict divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together. cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility Adjective distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages",
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113526",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"separate-loading ammunition":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ammunition in which the projectile, propelling charge, and primer are loaded separately rather than as a unit":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114159",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separated aggregate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": aggregate for use in concrete that has been separated by the producer into fine and coarse aggregates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"separated from past participle of separate entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174712",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separated milk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": milk left after extraction of the cream":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113633",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separatee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an individual in process of separation from active military service":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"separate entry 1 + -ee":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6sep(\u0259)r\u0259\u00a6t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103902",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"separately":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else":[
"She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.",
"The software is sold separately from the hardware.",
"The professor met with each student separately ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8se-p\u0259rt-l\u0113",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-r\u0259t-l\u0113",
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111018",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"separateness":{
"antonyms":[
"different",
"individual",
"respective"
],
"definitions":{
": an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": dissimilar in nature or identity":[
"consulted five separate authorities"
],
": estranged from a parent body":[
"separate churches"
],
": existing by itself : autonomous":[
"a separate country"
],
": immaterial , disembodied":[],
": not shared with another : individual":[
"separate rooms"
],
": offprint":[],
": set or kept apart : detached":[],
": solitary , secluded":[],
": sort":[
"separate mail"
],
": to become divided or detached":[],
": to become isolated from a mixture":[
"the crystals separated out"
],
": to block off : segregate":[],
": to cease to live together as a married couple":[],
": to dislocate (something, such as a shoulder) especially in sports":[],
": to disperse in space or time : scatter":[
"widely separated homesteads"
],
": to divide into constituent parts":[],
": to go in different directions":[],
": to isolate from a mixture : extract":[
"separate cream from milk"
],
": to make a distinction between : discriminate , distinguish":[
"separate religion from magic"
],
": to part by a legal separation:":[],
": to set aside for a special purpose : choose , dedicate":[],
": to set or keep apart : disconnect , sever":[],
": to sever an association : withdraw":[],
": to sever conjugal ties with":[],
": to sever contractual relations with : discharge":[
"was separated from the army"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Though mechanical grain cutters, called reapers, began appearing around 1800, it was with Cyrus H. McCormick's version that agriculture entered the industrial age. Older reapers simply cut and dropped grain; McCormick's cut, separated , and collected it, increasing production and, ultimately, positioning the American Midwest as the breadbasket to the world. \u2014 Saveur , June/July 2008",
"Xanthan gum, for instance \u2026 is used in bottled salad dressing to slow the settling of the spice particles and keep water and oil from separating . \u2014 Kenneth Chang , New York Times , 6 Nov. 2007",
"The fact is that Washington has relaxed financial regulations under both Democratic and Republican administrations, opening the doors to conflicts of interest between brokers and investment bankers. In 1998, government, despite concerns, refused to separate consulting and auditing business. \u2014 Jeff Madrick , New York Times Book Review , 29 Jan. 2006",
"On July 11 Brinkley's publicist announced the couple had separated . \"She has been extremely concerned about the impact of this situation on her children and felt it was very important to protect them and take them away for a little bit,\" says one of Brinkley's close friends. \"She is totally shocked and just devastated.\" \u2014 Ericka Souter et al. , People , 31 July 2006",
"They described the process used to separate cream from milk.",
"A great distance separated the sisters from each other.",
"They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.",
"The main group separated into several smaller groups.",
"Oil and water separate when combined together.",
"The oil separated from the water.",
"The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.",
"Adjective",
"Today, there are an estimated 30,000 teams playing travel ball, which is entirely separate from more long-standing youth organizations like Little League \u2026 \u2014 Sara Corbett , New York Times Sports Magazine , June 2006",
"On my last visit to Lucio, I went with a Spanish TV starlet whose sultry looks helped us land a prime table. Dining at separate tables around us were the Duchess of Badajoz, the king's sister; novelist Mario Vargas Llosa; and a gentleman rumored to be Spain's richest man. \u2014 Anya von Bremzen , Saveur , November 2006",
"A variation of these reactions is reflected in the American deaf community, which is divided into two groups. One rejects the notion that they are disabled. Rather, they claim, they are a separate culture with its own language. The second group defines its deafness as a disability and is more likely to assimilate into the able-bodied world. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
"There are separate restrooms for men and women.",
"The boys have separate rooms.",
"They slept in separate beds.",
"We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.",
"That's an entirely separate issue.",
"Noun",
"\"Women have a very strong sense of what works for them,\" says Lyn Devon, the New York designer who sells a nuanced line of silk separates and tailored dresses from her SoHo studio. \u2014 Jane Herman , Vogue , June 2006",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Winker ended up at the bottom of the pile, in a scuffle with Angels reliever Ryan Tepera, with fellow Angels Brandon Marsh and Monte Harrison trying to get through the masses to separate them. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"To separate them quickly after defrosting, wrap the fillets and steaks individually in wax paper before putting them in a sealable bag. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"This could be a golden opportunity: Considering this modality is so new \u2014 and could very likely become widely adopted over time \u2014 learning and applying this technology now could separate you from the crowd. \u2014 Greg Reid, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Matt Fitzpatrick and The Country Club have quite a history, and nothing was going to separate them from each other, not Will Zalatoris, not Scottie Scheffler, not Hideki Matsuyama, not Rory McIlroy. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"To divide bulbs, carefully pull the small bulbs from the base of the plant to increase plant numbers and gently separate them so that they can be planted with more spacing in their new location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Make sure to whisk well again before using, since the oil will separate . \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Pollsters suggest that just a few percentage points could separate the familiar foes in the second round. \u2014 John Leicester And Thomas Adamson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Apr. 2022",
"To think that Nina would separate herself from her mob-like family, who hated Leda since the beginning, was utterly fanciful. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There was little faith that audiences could keep public and private in separate boxes, so the private box was deeply buried, often not seeing the light of day until after the stars\u2019 deaths. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
"Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl and, with the mixer on low, shake them into the wet ingredients. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"Lee and the suspect pulled up to the same gas station in separate vehicles, Hadaway said. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"In so doing, the Court overruled the infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 587 (1896), along with six other Supreme Court precedents that had applied the separate -but-equal rule. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Hastings likes to keep his philanthropy separate from his day job. \u2014 Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"By establishing four separate but linked funds, Phoenix is better positioned to build relationships with founders who come in at the seed stage with the option of supporting at least some of them, through a longer journey. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Only two shots separate Morikawa and Dahmen, who lead the way at 5-under 165, from the rest of the top 12. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"After about a minute of grappling, the two separate . \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are other bonuses, but that\u2019s really the main separate between the tiers at the moment. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Pineda Pimentel, a 37-year-old military veteran, was previously arrested on Sept. 2 on a separate of rape by force or fear, the Turlock Police Department said. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The whole theory of the case here for the Tokyo officials is to keep the Tokyo public separate , and the Olympic public in a bubble so that there wouldn't be cross contamination. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 27 July 2021",
"Stephanie Goldberger, 29, also managed to leave Peru and return to Portland last week after securing a seat on a charter flight separate from those organized by the State Department. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2020",
"When paired together, black and white separates make for a contemporary-cool spin on formalwear. \u2014 Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Having gained experience in the industry, Givenchy struck out on his own in 1952 with a novel collection of haute separates . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2018",
"While a silk summer dress or breezy separates may seem the obvious summer wardrobe choice, Olsen proves that all-black, anti-summer dressing can make a heatwave even more scorching. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 July 2019",
"Channeling the breezy vibes of its caftans and lightweight separates , the label\u2019s debut swimwear was created with a holiday spirit in mind. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Latin separatus , past participle of separare , from se- apart + parare to prepare, procure \u2014 more at secede , pare":"Verb, Adjective, and Noun"
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"\u02c8se-pr\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-\u02ccpr\u0101t",
"\u02c8sep-(\u0259-)\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-r\u0259t"
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"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
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"union"
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": an intervening space : gap":[
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": the act or process of separating : the state of being separated":[]
},
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"After a separation of 30 years, she visited her family in Cuba.",
"Moving away meant separation from his family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When weather is difficult, airlines expect to work with ATC on programs to increase aircraft separation and slow down arrival and departure rates in busy traffic areas. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Breakups also loom over the story, as Camp\u2019s documentarian character works through a recent separation . \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"But the separation has helped Ohashi feel freer of a tearful past. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"In 2014, Scots were asked to vote on a separation from the United Kingdom \u2014 and the proposal failed by a 55-45 percent margin. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Tellerman did not respond to a request for comment as to the new SaaS offering, whether the company is shutting down, nor provide any detail or information about the company\u2019s separation with designers. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Ukraine aims to push Russia back to the separation line before the February invasion, Mr. Zelensky said Monday, according to these officials. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a statement, the Bremerton School District and their attorneys at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, said the decision undermines that separation required by the Constitution. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"In a statement, the Bremerton School District and their attorneys at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, said the decision undermines that separation required by the Constitution. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccse-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccsep-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"breakup",
"cleavage",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
"fractionation",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"split",
"sundering"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a distinct layer within an abscission zone of a plant varying in thickness and composed of cells that are smaller and different in shape from those above and below and contain abundant starch and dense cytoplasm by the disorganization of which abscission is effected":[]
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"noun phrase"
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": a regrouping of the terms of a differential equation so that each differential has as a factor a function of the corresponding independent variable":[]
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": a belief in, movement for, or state of separation (such as schism, secession, or segregation)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group\u2019s compound lay not far from Ruby Ridge, and Mr. Weaver and his family often socialized with its members and shared at least some of their beliefs, white separatism and anti-government conspiracy theories among them. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Attorney General Merrick Garland said Malofeev was a key source of financing for Russians promoting separatism in Crimea and provided backing for separatists in Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk region. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Most notably in recent years, large numbers of Uyghurs and members of other predominantly Muslim minority groups have disappeared as part of what the government calls a campaign against extremism, separatism , and terrorism. \u2014 Sarah Dilorenzo, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Languages are not only repositories of heritages but also a rallying point for self-determination movements, which perhaps explains why the preservation of local languages is sometimes criminalized as an act of separatism . \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Uighur writer, blogger and scholar Ilham Tohti is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism . \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"There are occasional blowups about whether school cafeterias should serve vegetarian meals and halal and kosher meat, or whether this, too, would be a concession to separatism . \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The first person arrested under the new national security law had been convicted of inciting separatism and sentenced to nine years in jail for displaying that slogan. \u2014 Alice Su, Los Angeles Times , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Macron\u2019s hard-line interior minister, G\u00e9rald Darmanin, perhaps the second-most-powerful man in France, said in a television interview last year that halal-food aisles in supermarkets represent a form of religious separatism . \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2021"
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"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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": one that favors separatism : such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moscow has been backing pro-Russia separatist fighters in a conflict there that has claimed some 14,000 lives since 2014, when Russia also annexed Ukraine\u2019s Crimea. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Two British citizens and a Moroccan are set to face a firing squad after pro-Moscow separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine sentenced them to death, Russian media reported Thursday. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Official Russian accounts have painted a picture of steady advances in the Donbas region, where pro-Russia separatist forces have controlled territory since 2014. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov said at a briefing that Russian troops will try to storm Kyiv and have plans to take control over the southern Mykolaiv and Odessa regions to build a land corridor to Moldova, a Transnistria separatist region. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"After those leaders were toppled and a new pro-Western government was installed, Russia annexed Ukraine\u2019s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and fueled separatist fighting in the country\u2019s eastern Donbas region that was never resolved. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"The chief of Spain\u2019s intelligence agency was ousted by the government on Tuesday following the disclosure that her agency had used powerful spyware to infiltrate the cellphones of Catalan separatist politicians. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Transnistria remains under pro-Russian separatist control and permanently hosts 1,500 Russian troops and an arms depot, according to The Guardian. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
"In a note this week from the Institute for the Study of War, analysts noted rumors that the city could be transferred to the pro-Russian separatist Donetsk People\u2019s Republic or even become a part of Russia directly. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-tist",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": tending toward, causing, or expressing separation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The term of art for the amount of effort required to enrich uranium is a separative work unit, or SWU. \u2014 Umair Irfan, Vox , 11 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"examples":[
"the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anodes are one of the four main elements of a battery, along with the cathode, separator material and electrolyte. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Machado credited the game\u2019s great intangible and separator . \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Packaging: Packaging including the box and separator can be recycled in any curbside paper recycling bin. \u2014 Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Researchers have tried to crack the code by experimenting with all four major lithium-ion battery components \u2014 cathode, anode, separator and electrolytes. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The 6-foot, 183-pound Wilson is a reliable separator from both the slot and the outside who can pick up yards after the catch, giving new quarterback Marcus Mariota a go-to target. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Included with the machine are a juice jug, which comes with a froth separator to help skim off that foam, and a cleaning brush. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Left-hander Wade Miley gives the Cubs a solid top 3, and each give slightly different looks \u2014 a separator the Cubs didn\u2019t have enough of in 2021 from their rotation. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The software tool lets IT managers assign a corporate Apple ID that lives side by side with an employee\u2019s personal ID; has a cryptographic separator for personal data; and limits the device-wide capabilities. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sep-(\u0259-)\u02ccr\u0101t-\u0259r",
"\u02c8se-\u02ccpr\u0101-t\u0259r",
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": an operator of a separating apparatus (as a cream separator, a threshing machine)":[]
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"Noun",
"a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Enclave, Buick\u2019s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 28 June 2018",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The Enclave, Buick\u2019s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 28 June 2018",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English sepulcre , from Anglo-French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum , from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, Sanskrit saparyati he honors":"Noun"
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"the decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everyone a chill",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From its first sepulchral rumble in the dark to the lonely ending \u2014 papery wrinkles of snare drum; a cello solo high and yearning enough to mimic a viola; quietly breathless winds \u2014 Dean\u2019s score contains multitudes and mysteries. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Morse was tall and thin and as gray and sepulchral as a church about to be condemned. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Their voices all take on the same sepulchral tones. \u2014 Daniel M. Lavery, The New Yorker , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The process is dignified and quiet, almost sepulchral . \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Knowing that Hakim\u2019s dreamy voice was floating over a Brooklyn stupefied by a relentless virus gives the entire album a sepulchral quality, as if the anxieties and fear the city felt were etched into the record. \u2014 T.m. Brown, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Nothing can keep this year\u2019s Thanksgiving from having a sepulchral tone for thousands of Americans. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Detractors of Lincoln Center have compared the place to a mausoleum, but the absence of artists\u2014and audiences\u2014has made its hulking marble structures particularly sepulchral . \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Hall submerges the characters in sepulchral shadows torn by streaks of light, bathes them in an uncanny brightness of relentless exposure and homogenizing uniformity. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 7 July 2020"
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Enclave, Buick\u2019s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 28 June 2018",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The Enclave, Buick\u2019s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 28 June 2018",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016",
"The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Joe Yudin, Town & Country , 5 Oct. 2016"
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"\u2014 compare bacteremia , sepsis , viremia"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Symptoms of meningococcal disease vary depending on whether someone develops septicemia or meningitis. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called hemorrhagic septicemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 30 Sep. 2020",
"Viral hemorrhagic septicemia is a virus that has infected fish in all five Great Lakes and has been found in some inland lakes in New York, Wisconsin, and Michigan. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 27 May 2020",
"The study also found air pollution is related to hospitalizations caused by unexpected diseases such as septicemia , kidney failure, skin infections and urinary tract infections. \u2014 Gisela Crespo, CNN , 28 Jan. 2020",
"The cutting can cause pain, shock, hemorrhage, tetanus or infection, urine retention, ulceration of the genital region and injury to adjacent tissue, wound infection, urinary infection, fever and septicemia . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis if the bacteria infect the lining of the brain or spinal cord, or septicemia if the bacteria infect the blood. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Sepsis, also known as septicemia , is blood poisoning caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Researchers with the federal Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project found that sepsis, also called septicemia , cost $23.7 billion to treat in 2013. \u2014 Derek Angus, STAT , 14 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along with ectopic pregnancy and HELLP syndrome, those who are pregnant can also develop hypertension, seizures, diabetes, liver disorders, cardiac disorders, pulmonary (lung) function issues, sepsis and complications with delivery itself. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"Also, the bacteria has been associated with severe intestinal infection (necrotizing enterocolitis) and blood poisoning ( sepsis ), especially in newborns. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"The following month, in January 2020, he was hospitalized for nine days with a sepsis infection. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Taking the report of pain as a sign that the tissue was still viable, a well-meaning surgeon might spare it and amputate farther down the limb, leaving a necrotic zone behind that would soon result in sepsis and death. \u2014 Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"McKenna told jurors to disregard the death certificate, which blamed the death on sepsis and peritonitis due to a colon perforated by a feeding tube, which his client had inserted. \u2014 Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Two days later, the resident was found unresponsive and taken to the hospital with sepsis and respiratory failure. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"The CT scan showed sections of the large intestine protruding through the hernia, which posed a high risk for bowel twisting, which can lead to perforation and sepsis or tissue deoxygenation and necrosis. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"The big exception is very young infants\u20142 months or less or with compromised immunity\u2014who can develop deadly complications like sepsis and meningitis. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 20 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the Season 7 premiere, Cersei, fresh off an explosion of the sept that would make the Mad King proud, employed some rhetoric that was very reminiscent of one of the more traumatic moments of Jaime\u2019s life: the death of the Mad King Aerys. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com , 30 July 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Black Belt is one of the poorest regions in the state, and many common septic systems don\u2019t work there because the water does not seep into the ground quickly enough through the dense clay soil. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Aside from putting septic effluent into Utah\u2019s water supply, the Pacific pipeline is probably the most far-out item on the list. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"One of the new septic tanks was lowered into the ground. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Researchers also studied the geology of the area and how the age and types of wells and the proximity of septic systems and farms impacted the well water serving families throughout the region. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The new septic systems cost between $25,000 and $35,000 \u2014 roughly one-third of the cost per household of sewers \u2014 and those costs would likely be borne by homeowners. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"But most of the developments\u2019 84 lots can\u2019t pass the requirements for septic systems. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"In the meantime, many of the homes are undergoing significant renovations and repairs, including the replacement of at least two septic systems. \u2014 Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Human waste can seep into groundwater from leaky or faulty septic tanks, whereas animal waste gets into water at farms or by the over-application of waste to farm fields as fertilizer. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022"
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"Latin septicus , from Greek s\u0113ptikos , from s\u0113pein to putrefy":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the ventricular septal defect is a hole in the heart. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"One of the pivotal moments came shortly after his birth: doctors telling Nik and his wife, Patty, that Chris had Down syndrome and ventricular septal defect \u2014 a hole in his heart. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Some even had atrial septal defects\u2014holes in their hearts. \u2014 Craig Pittman, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The catheters are used to enlarge an existing atrial septal defect as a treatment option for patients with cyanotic congenital heart defects. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Wasfy described seeing ventricular septal defects in the intensive care unit this summer, which can occur when a heart attack goes untreated, resulting in a hole in the heart. \u2014 Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN , 26 Oct. 2020",
"He was also diagnosed with pulmonary valve stenosis, multiple ventricular septal defects and other genetic anomalies. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Avery was born with multiple ventricular septal defects, which means there are numerous holes in the wall that separate the two lower chambers of her heart, Fox News reports. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 19 Apr. 2018",
"He was taken to a hospital and diagnosed with a displaced nasal bone, nasal septal fractures and mild traumatic brain injury. \u2014 Pioneer Press, Twin Cities , 15 Mar. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The decision was made early Monday to drain the septic tank . \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"DeLoach said the boy was not immediately found by authorities because the septic tank opening was covered by weeds, dirt and plywood. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"An emergency septic tank is available if the municipal sewage system becomes unusable. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Much of the area is too rural for traditional sewer lines and waste treatment plants to be cost effective, and most septic tank systems don\u2019t work well here due to the heavy clay soil in the region that traps water at the surface. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The soil under its 2.7 million South Florida residents allows septic tank effluent to reach groundwater, a problem intensified by climate change. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"About a decade ago, rumors began to swirl that nuns at the home had quietly buried numerous children on the property throughout the 20th century, in an out-of-commission septic tank . \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"That means there\u2019s not enough separation between the septic tank and groundwater to filter pollutants. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The body of a Florida toddler was found submerged in a septic tank on the family\u2019s property on Monday, one day after he was reported missing, authorities announced. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"The sepals , which are pink, petal-like extensions of the flower, look like wings while the lip (or labellum) mimics the body of a bee. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Southern Living , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The flowers endure because the petals are in fact thick structures called sepals . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
"The mullet dress, cast in a print of pink roses and green sepals , highlighted her signature glow, which was further accentuated by a matching minaudi\u00e8re by Tyler Ellis and heels by . \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Jan. 2020",
"But the sterile flowers each bear four large, showy, white sepals making an individual flower from 1/2-inch to 1-inch across. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 22 June 2018",
"The inflorescence reaches 12 to 18 inches long, bearing colorful flowers with white lavender petals and orange sepals . \u2014 Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com , 17 May 2018",
"Pick some yellow dandelion tops, remove the green sepal holding the flowers together, cover them with honey in a jar, label, and cap until the winter solstice on December 21 for a little summertime flower power. \u2014 Christine Buckley, Bon Appetit , 12 June 2017",
"The hydrangeas which have large, showy sepals are called sterile flowers. \u2014 NOLA.com , 19 May 2017",
"This compact grower produces large and wildly impressive blooms with double flowers (each flower has more than 20 showy sepals rather than the typical four!) that start out white and fade gradually to deep pink. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 14 July 2017"
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"The weather has been very mild during the past two Septembers ."
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"\u02c8seps\u0259\u0307d",
"\""
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"definitions":{
": an organ mutation stop sounding the minor seventh above the fundamental":[]
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Considering the state of discourse at Storrs, this is tantamount to academic seppuku . \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"This estranged Hayakawa from his father, who was ashamed of Hayakawa\u2019s failure, and eventually led to Hayakawa attempting his samurai family\u2019s tradition of seppuku . \u2014 Jennifer Li, refinery29.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"On the same day of June 21, 1582, Nobutada also performed seppuku . \u2014 Kat Moon, Time , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Luckily, the Japanese have a passion for history, with their television full of splendid period dramas and anime depictions of ancient stories, complete with passionate love affairs, betrayals, murder plots and seppuku , ritual suicides. \u2014 Hiroshi Okamoto, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 July 2020",
"Not apology, not suspension \u2014 only ritual electronic seppuku would suffice",
"Yet the past week has shown that Trump is, in fact, serious about trying to commit superpower seppuku . \u2014 Zack Beauchamp, Vox , 16 July 2018",
"Westworld was still able to get away wit broad clich\u00e9s, like the defeated samurai committing seppuku and the awe-inspiring sight of Mount Fuji, because the idea is that this whole plotline was cooked up by Lee Sizemore, hack supreme. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 28 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the Season 7 premiere, Cersei, fresh off an explosion of the sept that would make the Mad King proud, employed some rhetoric that was very reminiscent of one of the more traumatic moments of Jaime\u2019s life: the death of the Mad King Aerys. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com , 30 July 2017"
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"By many estimates, sepsis\u2014and its most severe form, septic shock \u2014is the leading cause of death for intensive care patients in the U.S. and the 10th most common cause of death for everyone else in the country.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At his insistence, a HSMTMTS producer took him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with septic shock . \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Within days, she was hospitalized with septic shock , which causes dangerously low blood pressure and organs to shut down. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Two years later, Quintana Roo Dunne died of pancreatitis and septic shock at 39. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Patients who are septic need close and continuous monitoring of their vital signs to maintain normal levels of oxygen in their bloodstream to reduce the risk of septic shock . \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Manno later caught pneumonia, went into septic shock and died in October from complications of his injuries. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Women would arrive in septic shock , some probably hours from death. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In June, a 4-year-old girl in Texas went into septic shock after days of fevers and vomiting. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Take intravenous vasopressin, which is used to support blood pressure in patients with septic shock (often a dangerous consequence of infections) and other conditions. \u2014 Casey B. Mulligan, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actress's black stilettos and septum nose piercing further added an edge to her otherwise classic look. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 June 2022",
"Certain brain structures, such as the cavum septum pellucidum, might not develop until week 20, says Chloe Zera, an obstetrician in Massachusetts. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"With jet black hair, heavy winged eyeliner, septum piercing, and a collection of bug tattoos, Kalei Renay has heard the comparisons to her music idol Billie Eilish. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum , meaning they\u2019re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon. \u2014 SELF , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Maysonet has also seen an increase in nose piercings, both on the nostril and the septum . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Florence Pugh is detailing her less-than-ideal experience of getting her septum pierced. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The third showcases her throwing up a peace sign with the needle straight through her septum cartilage. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Snoring can also be caused by other less-serious conditions, such as nasal polyps, a crooked septum , the shape of your palate or tongue, or a cold or allergies. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162051"
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"type":[
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],
"definitions":{
": having seven colors":[]
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese Setembrista supporter of the successful revolution of September 1836 in Portugal, from setembro September (from Latin september ) + -ista -ist":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173755"
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"adjective",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": flowing in seven streams":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septemfluus , from septem seven + -fluus (from fluere to flow)":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a native of India employed as a soldier by a European power":[]
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"\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccp\u022fi"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese sipai , from Hindi & Urdu sip\u0101h\u012b , from Persian, cavalryman":""
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"circa 1718, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River population 25,686":[]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": dehiscent longitudinally along a septum":[
"a septicidal fruit"
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"\u02ccsep-t\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u1d4al"
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"New Latin septum + Latin -cidere to cut, from caedere":""
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"sep-\u02c8til-y\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Authorities say the match Parabon Labs identified had a 1 in 65 septillion odds of being inaccurate. \u2014 Grace Kahng, ABC News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"By comparison, the pressure inside a neutron star is in the septillions of gigapascals, so these liquid cases likely occur in nature around the universe. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2019",
"The number of possible routes adds up to around 15 septillion (trillion trillion), according to Goldman Sachs, an investment bank. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Mar. 2018"
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"French, from Latin sept em + French -illion (as in million ) \u2014 more at seven":""
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"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
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"Late Latin Septuaginta , from Latin, seventy, irregular from septem seven + -ginta (akin to Latin vi ginti twenty); from the approximate number of its translators \u2014 more at seven , vigesimal":""
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": one of the small perforations in the walls of the cells between adjacent bryozoan polyps":[]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"noun"
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": treatment of sewage by septic action":[]
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"\u02ccsept\u0259s\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195403"
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": based on the number seven":[]
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": a parry or guard position in fencing that defends the lower inside target with the hand to the left in a position of supination and the top of the blade directed at the opponent's knee \u2014 compare quinte":[]
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"noun"
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"sep-\u02c8t\u0259-pl\u0259t",
"\u02c8sep-t\u0259-",
"-\u02c8t\u00fc-",
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"septimole from Latin septim us seventh + English -ole; septole from sept- + -ole":""
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"adjective"
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"-l\u0259\u0307t",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"sep\u02c8temv\u0259(r)"
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"Latin, back-formation from septemviri , plural, from septem viri seven men, from septem seven + viri , plural of vir man":""
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, diminutive of septum":""
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233503"
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": a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue \u2014 compare dissepiment":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actress's black stilettos and septum nose piercing further added an edge to her otherwise classic look. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 June 2022",
"Certain brain structures, such as the cavum septum pellucidum, might not develop until week 20, says Chloe Zera, an obstetrician in Massachusetts. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"With jet black hair, heavy winged eyeliner, septum piercing, and a collection of bug tattoos, Kalei Renay has heard the comparisons to her music idol Billie Eilish. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum , meaning they\u2019re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon. \u2014 SELF , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Maysonet has also seen an increase in nose piercings, both on the nostril and the septum . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Florence Pugh is detailing her less-than-ideal experience of getting her septum pierced. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The third showcases her throwing up a peace sign with the needle straight through her septum cartilage. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Snoring can also be caused by other less-serious conditions, such as nasal polyps, a crooked septum , the shape of your palate or tongue, or a cold or allergies. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"New Latin, from Latin saeptum enclosure, fence, wall, from saepire to fence in, from saepes fence, hedge":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005136"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the third Sunday before Lent":[]
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"-\u02c8j\u0101-z\u0259-",
"\u02ccsep-t\u0259-w\u0259-\u02c8je-s\u0259-m\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of septuagesimus seventieth, from septuaginta seventy; from its being approximately seventy days before Easter":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013203"
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"adjective"
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"\u00a6sept\u0259w\u0259\u00a6jen\u0259r\u0113",
"-pch\u0259w-",
"-\u00a6waj\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
"-\u00a6j\u0113n-"
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"Latin septuagenarius , from septuageni seventy each (from septuaginta seventy) + -arius -ary":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024939"
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"adjective",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Hebrew s\u0115ph\u0101radh\u012b , from s\u0115ph\u0101radh Spain, from Hebrew, region where Jews were once exiled (Obadiah 1:20)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-054635"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071539"
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"type":[
"adjective",
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": a person whose age is in the seventies":[]
},
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"-\u02ccty\u00fc-",
"(\u02cc)sep-\u02cct\u00fc-\u0259-j\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02ccch\u00fc-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If yes, then Ferguson\u2019s hilarious assumption that a Black septuagenarian must enjoy the musical stylings of Snoop Dogg carries greater significance. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Smith, a reclusive Palm Beach septuagenarian , hasn\u2019t granted a press interview since the 1980s. \u2014 Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Also relevant are works by French septuagenarian Elizabeth Garouste, who is the very definition of fun. \u2014 Ralph Pucci, Robb Report , 16 May 2021",
"On Inauguration Day, 2021, a septuagenarian \u2014Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or Bernie Sanders\u2014will almost certainly be sworn into the office of the Presidency. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2020",
"Yet the party is throwing itself into the arms of a septuagenarian with serious performance issues. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Warren is the first top-tier Democratic presidential candidate to release a medical report this cycle, a move that will undoubtedly kick off a new primary-within-a-primary: The contest to be the hardiest septuagenarian running for president. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Alba Maruri\u2019s family members were overjoyed that the septuagenarian was alive, but they were left wondering whose remains the hospital cremated and sent them weeks ago, the family told news outlets. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"After all, other septuagenarians , including Mr. Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders, have amassed intense and loyal online followings despite not being internet natives. \u2014 Kevin Roose, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020"
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"Late Latin septuagenarius seventy years old, from Latin, of or containing seventy, from septuageni seventy each, from septuaginta":""
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103011"
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"New Latin septari um + English -an":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105729"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111524"
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": a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Sphaeropsidaceae) having hyaline elongate to threadlike septate spores formed in pycnidia on the leaves of the host and being known in many cases to be the imperfect stages of ascomycetous fungi of the genus Mycosphaerella \u2014 see hard rot":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from sept- + Latin -oria (feminine of -orius -ory)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113705"
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Hebrew s\u0115ph\u0101radh\u012b , from s\u0115ph\u0101radh Spain, from Hebrew, region where Jews were once exiled (Obadiah 1:20)":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a concretionary nodule usually of limestone or clay ironstone intersected within by cracks filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals \u2014 compare geode":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"adjective"
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": of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate":[]
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"Latin septemviralis , from septemvir + -alis -al":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163429"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": of, relating to, or situated in the region of the nasal septum and the maxilla":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171841"
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"Latin, back-formation from septemviri , plural, from septem viri seven men, from septem seven + viri , plural of vir man":""
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"\u02ccsep\u0259\u02c8r\u0101t\u0259m"
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter of separatus , past participle of separare to separate":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the office or government of septemvirs":[],
": a body of septemvirs":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septemviratus , from septemvir + -atus -ate":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194610"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": divided by or having a septum":[]
},
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"\u02c8sep-\u02cct\u0101t"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a diagonal or upright stroke used to separate one marginal proof correction from another in the same line":[],
": diagonal sense 4":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6sep\u0259\u00a6r\u0101\u2027triks"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of separator":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202424"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": made in seven identical copies : sevenfold":[],
": a seventh thing like six others of the same kind":[],
": seven copies all alike":[
"\u2014 used with in typed in septuplicate"
]
},
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"(\u02c8)sep\u00a6t(y)\u00fcpl\u0259\u0307k\u0259\u0307t",
"\"",
"-l\u0113k- sometimes -l\u0259\u02cck\u0101t",
"-l\u0259\u02cck\u0101t"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin septuplicatus , past participle of septuplicare to multiply by seven, from Late Latin septuplus septuple, after such pairs as Latin quadruplus quadruple : quadruplicare to quadruple":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202955"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue for liturgical purposes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew s\u0113pher t\u014dr\u0101h , literally, book of law":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213647"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": septuplet":[]
},
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"\u00a6sept\u0259\u00a6let"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by -et as in septuplet ) of septole":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215227"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": septenary sense 2":[]
},
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"\u02c8sept\u0259\u02ccn\u00e4r",
"sep\u02c8t\u0113n\u0259r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septenarius":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230504"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fourteener (as the trochaic tetrameter catalectic in medieval Latin verse, the iambic verse of seven and a half feet of Middle English poetry) often printed in two lines":[],
": of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary":[],
": septuple":[]
},
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"\u02c8sept\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
"sep\u02c8ten\u0259r\u0113",
"(\u02c8)sep\u00a6ten\u0259r\u0113",
"sep\u02c8t\u0113n\u0259r\u0113",
"(\u02c8)sep\u00a6t\u0113n\u0259r\u0113"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septenarius , from septenarius of or relating to seven":"Noun",
"Latin septenarius , from septeni seven each, seven (from septem seven) + -arius -ary":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000302"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to set aside : reserve":[
"God seposed a seventh of our time for his exterior worship",
"\u2014 John Donne"
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification (influenced by pose entry 1 & suppose entry 1 ) of Latin sepositus , past participle of seponere to set apart, from sed-, se- apart (from sed, se without) + ponere to place":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015945"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to or constituting one of the 49 days of Omer":[
"during the sephirah days \u2026 no marriages may take place",
"\u2014 H. E. Goldin"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8f\u0113r\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew s\u0115ph\u012br\u0101h counting, from s\u0115ph\u014dr to count; from the custom of formally counting the 49 days according to the Commandment in Leviticus 23:15\u201316":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021859"
},
"septenarius":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a verse consisting of seven feet especially in Latin prosody":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsep-t\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from septenarius of seven, from septeni seven each, from septem seven":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022015"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a period of seven years":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"sep\u02c8ten\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034308"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the northern regions : north":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"sep-\u02c8ten-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n",
"-tr\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin septentriones , plural, the seven stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor, from septem seven + triones plowing oxen":""
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103112"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"separation":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060307"
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good":[
"The magazine describes many different products and then separates the wheat from the chaff ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072456"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": occurring or being done every seven years":[],
": consisting of or lasting for seven years":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"sep-\u02c8te-n\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The former English schoolkids, tracked by this septennial doc since age 7, are now using the medium to promote their interests. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 1 Oct. 2006"
],
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"Late Latin septennium period of seven years, from Latin sept em + -ennium (as in biennium )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080831"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a word of seven syllables":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"sept- + syllable":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084433"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cuttlebone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113p\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek s\u0113pion , from s\u0113pia cuttlefish":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085105"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259\u0307t",
"sep\u02c8te\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8sept\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French septennat , from septennal septennial (from Late Latin septennalis , from Latin septennis of seven years + -alis -al) + -at -ate":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090042"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": northern":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"sep-\u02c8ten-tr\u0113-\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Dominican Republic flyovers could help scientists understand future earthquakes on the Septentrional fault. \u2014 Betsy Mason, WIRED , 27 Jan. 2010"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090828"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a brown melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes":[],
": the inky secretion of a cuttlefish":[],
": a print or photograph of a brown color resembling sepia":[],
": a brownish-gray to dark olive-brown color":[],
": made of or done in sepia":[],
": of the color sepia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-p\u0113-\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Shelves of old-timey oil cans and sepia -toned photos of drilling machinery nod to the history of oil drilling in Alberta. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 8 July 2022",
"Hanging in the air was a thick cloud of yellow dust that looked more like a sepia -toned fog. \u2014 Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The real star, though, is the video itself, in which Marnie dances in a stairwell and poses seductively on the floor through a hideously \u201990s sepia filter. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In the sepia -toned photo, taken outside, Archie was photographed from behind, holding a bouquet of balloons. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 19 May 2022",
"The switch again from the sepia -toned film to the full-color foliage of a new realm. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"There\u2019s an old sepia -toned post card featuring the faces of that old 1878 Clinton baseball team. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Cast members Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer and host Matthew McConaughey hilariously transform into the singer via her sepia -toned music video. \u2014 Danielle Pascual, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The weather outside on Friday night\u2019s opening was a close match for the sepia tones of Courtney O\u2019Neill\u2019s droll and unusual set. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sepia blowups of crab fisherman, outside and in, are especially arresting. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2021",
"Cyclists have always adapted to a variety of terrain, as those old, sepia -tone photographs of the Tour de France from the early 1900s will attest. \u2014 Brion O\u2019connor, BostonGlobe.com , 10 July 2019",
"All the group has to go on is an old, wallet-sized sepia photograph. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2019",
"In fact, the first half of the movie is a mostly plotless, sepia -tone slog, whose copious scenes of tree-chopping, pillow talk and creepy cult rituals prompted a handful of fest-goers to walk out. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2018",
"But Lepp, who lives in Seattle and has a background in film and the gaming industry, has so much more invested in these sepia panels, and so many stories to tell. \u2014 Steve Duin, OregonLive.com , 1 Feb. 2018",
"The ancient couples were quaint in the stiff, sepia photos posing in their Sunday best or in jerky 16-millimeter home movies. \u2014 Anna Fels, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2017",
"The top filters used by depressed individuals were: Inkwell Crema Willow Inkwell and Willow turn the photos into black-and-white, and Crema turns the photos into a darker, more sepia tone. \u2014 Daniel Wheaton, sandiegouniontribune.com , 15 Aug. 2017",
"Of looking through the shiny new towers and having sepia dreams of what the buildings must have looked like when my grandfather left it behind. \u2014 Karissa Chen, Longreads , 8 July 2017"
],
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"Latin, cuttlefish, ink, from Greek s\u0113pia":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104901"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Decapoda coextensive with the family Sepiidae and comprising the cuttlefishes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccs\u0113p\u0113\u02c8\u00e4p\u0259r\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Sepia + -o- + -phora":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114820"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": heptavalent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"sept- + valent":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115151"
},
"separate the sheep from the goats":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to judge which people or things in a group are bad and which ones are good":[
"The magazine describes many different products and then separates the sheep from the goats ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121450"
},
"sepia brown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark grayish yellowish brown that is stronger and slightly yellower than seal and stronger and slightly yellower and lighter than otter":[]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122916"
},
"septendecimal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to the number 17 : based on the number 17":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septendecim seventeen (from septem seven + decem ten) + English -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125154"
},
"sepiolite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": meerschaum sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-p\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Within the complex, a small bazaar is set up for artisans to sell carpets, glass, and jewelry made of sepiolite , a white local stone of which Eski\u015fehir produces the most in the world. \u2014 Jenna Scatena, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 25 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German Sepiolith , from Greek s\u0113pion cuttlebone (from s\u0113pia ) + German -lith -lite":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125545"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of Decapoda comprising the true cuttlefishes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8p\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Sepia , type genus + -idae":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131401"
},
"septet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a musical composition for seven instruments or voices":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"sep-\u02c8tet"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jack in the Box\u2019s latest marketing ploy is reminiscent of BTS\u2019 previous brand deal with McDonald\u2019s, which touted a 10-piece McNugget meal named after the septet . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022",
"Past & Present aired its finale on Apple Music 1 this week following the release of the septet \u2019s celebratory anthology album, Proof, on Friday (June 10). \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"The rest of the songs are either solo releases from group members or partial collaborations among the septet . \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The Music of the Spheres single debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 back in October and became only the second No. 1 for the British band, and the sixth for the Korean septet . \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Both acts have appeared on the tally before, but this latest win is important not just for the septet , but for all South Korean artists. \u2014 Hugh Mcintyre, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The Korean septet has announced the release date of their next album. \u2014 Katie Atkinson, Billboard , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The South Korean septet has now sent a dozen projects to the summit, with four others missing out on the throne. \u2014 Hugh Mcintyre, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The traditional Irish septet Danu warms up for St. Patrick\u2019s Day with a streaming concert at 8 p.m. Tickets via ourconcerts.live. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Latin septem":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134305"
},
"separate the men from the boys":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to show which people are really strong, brave, etc., and which are not":[
"Now that the competition gets tough it will separate the men from the boys ."
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135136"
},
"sepia paper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a photographic paper sensitized by a process analogous to kallitype and used especially for plan copying":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140426"
},
"separatory funnel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a funnel usually in the shape of a globe or cylinder provided with a stopcock for drawing off the lower layer of a mixture of immiscible liquids":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152952"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)sep-\u02ccten-di-\u02c8sil-y\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin septendec im seventeen (from septem seven + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million ) \u2014 more at ten":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153956"
},
"separate school":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a state-supported sectarian school operated outside a local public school system under either Protestant or Catholic control":[
"public, private, and separate school schools"
]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161213"
},
"septleva":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sum equal to seven times the amount of the first stake in a game of basset":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French sept-et-le-va , literally, seven and the first stake":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162532"
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"verb"
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": to make a distinction between : discriminate , distinguish":[
"separate religion from magic"
],
": sort":[
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],
": to disperse in space or time : scatter":[
"widely separated homesteads"
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": to set aside for a special purpose : choose , dedicate":[],
": to part by a legal separation:":[],
": to sever conjugal ties with":[],
": to sever contractual relations with : discharge":[
"was separated from the army"
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": to isolate from a mixture : extract":[
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": to cease to live together as a married couple":[],
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": solitary , secluded":[],
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": not shared with another : individual":[
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],
": estranged from a parent body":[
"separate churches"
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": existing by itself : autonomous":[
"a separate country"
],
": dissimilar in nature or identity":[
"consulted five separate authorities"
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": an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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"\u02c8se-\u02ccpr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8se-pr\u0259t",
"\u02c8sep-(\u0259-)\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8se-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t"
],
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"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
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"different",
"individual",
"respective"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for separate Verb separate , part , divide , sever , sunder , divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart. a city sundered by racial conflict divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together. cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility Adjective distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Though mechanical grain cutters, called reapers, began appearing around 1800, it was with Cyrus H. McCormick's version that agriculture entered the industrial age. Older reapers simply cut and dropped grain; McCormick's cut, separated , and collected it, increasing production and, ultimately, positioning the American Midwest as the breadbasket to the world. \u2014 Saveur , June/July 2008",
"Xanthan gum, for instance \u2026 is used in bottled salad dressing to slow the settling of the spice particles and keep water and oil from separating . \u2014 Kenneth Chang , New York Times , 6 Nov. 2007",
"The fact is that Washington has relaxed financial regulations under both Democratic and Republican administrations, opening the doors to conflicts of interest between brokers and investment bankers. In 1998, government, despite concerns, refused to separate consulting and auditing business. \u2014 Jeff Madrick , New York Times Book Review , 29 Jan. 2006",
"On July 11 Brinkley's publicist announced the couple had separated . \"She has been extremely concerned about the impact of this situation on her children and felt it was very important to protect them and take them away for a little bit,\" says one of Brinkley's close friends. \"She is totally shocked and just devastated.\" \u2014 Ericka Souter et al. , People , 31 July 2006",
"They described the process used to separate cream from milk.",
"A great distance separated the sisters from each other.",
"They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.",
"The main group separated into several smaller groups.",
"Oil and water separate when combined together.",
"The oil separated from the water.",
"The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.",
"Adjective",
"Today, there are an estimated 30,000 teams playing travel ball, which is entirely separate from more long-standing youth organizations like Little League \u2026 \u2014 Sara Corbett , New York Times Sports Magazine , June 2006",
"On my last visit to Lucio, I went with a Spanish TV starlet whose sultry looks helped us land a prime table. Dining at separate tables around us were the Duchess of Badajoz, the king's sister; novelist Mario Vargas Llosa; and a gentleman rumored to be Spain's richest man. \u2014 Anya von Bremzen , Saveur , November 2006",
"A variation of these reactions is reflected in the American deaf community, which is divided into two groups. One rejects the notion that they are disabled. Rather, they claim, they are a separate culture with its own language. The second group defines its deafness as a disability and is more likely to assimilate into the able-bodied world. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
"There are separate restrooms for men and women.",
"The boys have separate rooms.",
"They slept in separate beds.",
"We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.",
"That's an entirely separate issue.",
"Noun",
"\"Women have a very strong sense of what works for them,\" says Lyn Devon, the New York designer who sells a nuanced line of silk separates and tailored dresses from her SoHo studio. \u2014 Jane Herman , Vogue , June 2006",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Winker ended up at the bottom of the pile, in a scuffle with Angels reliever Ryan Tepera, with fellow Angels Brandon Marsh and Monte Harrison trying to get through the masses to separate them. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"To separate them quickly after defrosting, wrap the fillets and steaks individually in wax paper before putting them in a sealable bag. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"This could be a golden opportunity: Considering this modality is so new \u2014 and could very likely become widely adopted over time \u2014 learning and applying this technology now could separate you from the crowd. \u2014 Greg Reid, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Matt Fitzpatrick and The Country Club have quite a history, and nothing was going to separate them from each other, not Will Zalatoris, not Scottie Scheffler, not Hideki Matsuyama, not Rory McIlroy. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"To divide bulbs, carefully pull the small bulbs from the base of the plant to increase plant numbers and gently separate them so that they can be planted with more spacing in their new location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Make sure to whisk well again before using, since the oil will separate . \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Pollsters suggest that just a few percentage points could separate the familiar foes in the second round. \u2014 John Leicester And Thomas Adamson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Apr. 2022",
"To think that Nina would separate herself from her mob-like family, who hated Leda since the beginning, was utterly fanciful. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There was little faith that audiences could keep public and private in separate boxes, so the private box was deeply buried, often not seeing the light of day until after the stars\u2019 deaths. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
"Whisk together dry ingredients in a separate bowl and, with the mixer on low, shake them into the wet ingredients. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"Lee and the suspect pulled up to the same gas station in separate vehicles, Hadaway said. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"In so doing, the Court overruled the infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 587 (1896), along with six other Supreme Court precedents that had applied the separate -but-equal rule. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Hastings likes to keep his philanthropy separate from his day job. \u2014 Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"By establishing four separate but linked funds, Phoenix is better positioned to build relationships with founders who come in at the seed stage with the option of supporting at least some of them, through a longer journey. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Only two shots separate Morikawa and Dahmen, who lead the way at 5-under 165, from the rest of the top 12. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"After about a minute of grappling, the two separate . \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are other bonuses, but that\u2019s really the main separate between the tiers at the moment. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Pineda Pimentel, a 37-year-old military veteran, was previously arrested on Sept. 2 on a separate of rape by force or fear, the Turlock Police Department said. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The whole theory of the case here for the Tokyo officials is to keep the Tokyo public separate , and the Olympic public in a bubble so that there wouldn't be cross contamination. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 27 July 2021",
"Stephanie Goldberger, 29, also managed to leave Peru and return to Portland last week after securing a seat on a charter flight separate from those organized by the State Department. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2020",
"When paired together, black and white separates make for a contemporary-cool spin on formalwear. \u2014 Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Having gained experience in the industry, Givenchy struck out on his own in 1952 with a novel collection of haute separates . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2018",
"While a silk summer dress or breezy separates may seem the obvious summer wardrobe choice, Olsen proves that all-black, anti-summer dressing can make a heatwave even more scorching. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 July 2019",
"Channeling the breezy vibes of its caftans and lightweight separates , the label\u2019s debut swimwear was created with a holiday spirit in mind. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin separatus , past participle of separare , from se- apart + parare to prepare, procure \u2014 more at secede , pare":"Verb, Adjective, and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164845"
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"separating funnel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": separatory funnel":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165143"
},
"Sepiola":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Sepiolidae) of short thick-bodied usually small squids with a rudimentary internal chitinous shell or none and large rounded lobular fins":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccs\u0113p\u0113\u02c8\u014dl\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, diminutive of Sepia":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165510"
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"sepiment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": something (as a hedge or fence) that encloses":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sep\u0259m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin saepimentum , from saepire to fence, enclose with a hedge (from saepes hedge, fence); probably akin to Greek haimos thicket, haimasia stone wall":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171843"
},
"septo-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see sept-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172834"
},
"septfoil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tormentil":[],
": an ornamental foliation having seven lobes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sep(t)\u02ccf\u022fil"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin septifolium , from Latin sept- sept- + folium leaf":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184901"
},
"separate off":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause (someone or something) to be separate from other people or things":[
"He separated himself off from the crowd."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190551"
},
"separate out":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to remove (someone or something) from a group":[
"Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.",
"Most schools separate out children with learning problems."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190842"
},
"Septobasidium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Septobasidiaceae) of smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium":[]
},
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"\u00a6sep(\u02cc)t\u014d+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from sept- + basidium":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194534"
},
"septocosta":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an external costa on the calyx of a coral that marks the position of or is a continuation of a radial septum":[]
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"\u00a6sept\u0259+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from sept- + costa":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195033"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": cylindrical with one or more cross septa":[
"the septocylindrical conidia of some fungi"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6sep(\u02cc)t\u014d+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"sept- + cylindrical":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203623"
},
"separating power":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": resolving power":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212939"
},
"separately excited":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the field magnets excited by a current from a separate source":[
"\u2014 used of a machine"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213331"
},
"Septibranchia":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small order of Lamellibranchia comprising marine bivalves with gills reduced to a horizontal symmetrically fenestrated muscular partition":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsept\u0259\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from sept- + -branchia":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221140"
},
"Sepik":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"river 600 miles (966 kilometers) long in northern Papua New Guinea":[]
},
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"\u02c8s\u0101-pik"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232427"
},
"Septogloeum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a form genus of fungi (order Melanconiales) having hyaline two-septate to several-septate and oblong conidia and including one member ( S. profusum ) that causes a leaf spot of elm and hazel":[]
},
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"\u02ccsept\u0259\u02c8gl\u0113\u0259m"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from sept- + -gloeum (from Greek gloios gum)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234336"
},
"separatio bonorum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the keeping separate of the estate of a deceased person from that of his heirs or the right of the creditors of the estate to insist on such a separation":[],
": the estate of an individual at the time of his death together with any subsequent increment":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsep\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t\u0113\u02cc\u014db\u0259\u02c8n\u014dr\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, literally, separation of goods":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235048"
}
}
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