4763 lines
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4763 lines
151 KiB
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"western swing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lovett's own genre-bridging music \u2014 which blends elements of jazz, country, western swing , folk, gospel and blues \u2014 helps bring people together. \u2014 Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
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"The other true point guard on the Heat roster, undrafted rookie Marcus Garrett, is with the team\u2019s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, but is expected to rejoin the Heat during next week\u2019s five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"When/if Victor Oladipo returns from his May quadriceps surgery remains up in the air, not traveling with the Heat for the start of the current five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"With Thursday night\u2019s 112-109 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, the Heat fell to 0-3 on their five-game western swing , with a Saturday test against the Utah Jazz up next. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Morris is dealing with whiplash, the result of his fracas with center Nikola Jokic in Tuesday night\u2019s loss to the Denver Nuggets at the start of this five-game western swing that concludes Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Opening their five-game western swing seemingly a time zone or two behind the action, the Heat fell 113-96 Monday night to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"But the most remarkable thing about Asleep at the Wheel might be a musical group identified predominantly with western swing lasting 50 years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021",
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"That sort of approach is compatible with, and perhaps even a defining feature of, being a western swing band, in Benson\u2019s view. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105843",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"western tanager":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana ) of western North America the male of which is black, yellow, and orange-red":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"West Bank":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"area of the Middle East west of the Jordan River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152013"
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},
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"west-northwest":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67\u00b030\u2032W":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154418"
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},
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"West-Atlantic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, Kissi, and Gola which are spoken in western Africa from Senegal to Liberia and Fulani which has spread eastward from Senegal to Cameroon":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171127"
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},
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"West Bend":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southeastern Wisconsin north-northwest of Milwaukee population 31,078":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bend"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191213"
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},
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"West Nile virus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a flavivirus (species West Nile virus of the genus Flavivirus ) that causes an illness marked by fever, headache, muscle ache, skin rash, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis and that is spread especially from birds to humans by mosquitoes":[],
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": the illness caused by West Nile virus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from West Nile province of Uganda, where the virus was isolated in 1937":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191409"
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},
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"western rat snake":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large, nonvenomous rat snake ( Pantherophis obsoletus synonym Pantherophis obsoleta synonym Elaphe obsoleta ) of the central U.S. found west of the Mississippi River that is typically black with a white throat":[],
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"\u2014 compare eastern rat snake , gray rat snake":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194043"
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},
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"western wallflower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a prairie rocket ( Erysimum asperum ) chiefly of the western U.S. having orange-yellow flowers":[],
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": spreading dogbane":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202124"
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},
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"Western Wall":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"wall in Jerusalem, Israel, that is the only remaining remnant of the Second Temple of Jerusalem (the rest was destroyed by the Romans in 70 a.d. ) and is a sacred place of prayer for Jewish people":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202443"
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},
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"western tent caterpillar":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a caterpillar that is the larva of a lasiocampid moth ( Malacosoma pluviale ) and that feeds on cherry, apple, and other trees in western U.S. and Canada":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204450"
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},
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"West Bengal":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"state of eastern India comprising the western third of the former Bengal province and bordering on Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal; capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 91,276,115":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204500"
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},
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"western waterleaf":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a perennial herb ( Hydrophyllum occidentale ) of the western U.S. having pinnate leaves with toothed leaflets and a round cluster of small white to violet flowers borne on the end of a tall stalk":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211033"
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},
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"western wheatgrass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a valuable forage grass ( Agropyron smithii ) of the western U.S.":[],
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": bluestem sense 1a":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231516"
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},
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"western tomato blight":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a disease of the tomato that is common west of the Rocky mountains and is caused by the curly top virus of sugar beets and transmitted by the beet leafhopper but produces entirely different effects from typical curly top (as yellowing of foliage sometimes with some purple coloration, premature ripening of the fruit, or rigidity of the foliage)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233206"
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},
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"West Aramaic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": western aramaic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235315"
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},
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"western saddle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a deep-seated saddle used originally by cattlemen that has broad skirts and fenders and a high pommel with a horn for holding the lariat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002354"
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},
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"West Highland white terrier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005625"
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},
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"western white fir":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lowland fir":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011928"
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},
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"western sugar maple":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a forest tree ( Acer grandidentatum ) of western North America having the leaves hairy underneath and the lobes usually toothed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012933"
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},
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"Western blot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccwes-t\u0259rn-\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Southern blot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014319"
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},
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"Western Sudanic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a language family of western Africa to which were added the Bantu and Adamawa-Eastern languages to form the Niger-Congo family":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015554"
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"Western rye":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": slender wheat grass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021327"
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},
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"Weston":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 65,333":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022634"
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"western red lily":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a slender erect herb ( Lilium umbellatum ) of the prairies of central North America having narrow mostly alternate leaves and erect orange-red flowers spotted toward the base":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041601"
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},
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"western blight":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": western tomato blight":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044235"
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},
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"West Nile encephalitis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a severe form of West Nile virus marked by encephalitis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8west-\u02c8n\u012bl-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045419"
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},
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"western redtail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a red-tailed hawk ( Buteo borealis calurus ) of western North America":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053635"
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},
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"West New York":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"town on the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey population 49,708":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054201"
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},
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"Western Reserve":{
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"type":[
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": a bluebird ( Sialia mexicana occidentalis ) of western North America that is typically more purplish than the eastern form and has a patch of chestnut on the back":[]
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": a large arborvitae ( Thuja plicata ) chiefly of the Pacific Northwest with reddish-brown bark and wood":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Feature walls fashioned from western red cedar , a material that can withstand water, bookend the 13-foot-long pool. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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"The Outdoor Living Today Western Red Cedar Greenhouse is made of durable western red cedar , which is naturally resistant to rot and insects. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Ponderosa pine is a fast-growing and very long-lived tree, while another to consider is the tall and stately western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"That starts with the approach and the front door, made of western red cedar . \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
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"The species, together with Douglas fir and western red cedar , form Vancouver Island\u2019s triumvirate of ancient giants. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
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"And per the regulation, a western red cedar would need a circumference of more than 12.6 feet to gain protection, a width that would require it to be cut in half lengthwise to fit a logging truck bed. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
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"Serious disease, insect or abiotic problems in western red cedar usually cause overall discoloration, thinning of the crown, dieback of the top and then the entire tree. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020",
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"The tree in your photo appears to be a western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020"
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"West Hollywood":{
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"type":[
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"city northeast of Beverly Hills in southwestern California population 34,399":[]
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"westbound":{
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"definitions":{
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": traveling or heading west":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8west-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
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"\u02c8wes(t)-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
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"Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The eastbound flight is AS 216, westbound is AS 330. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"In 2002, Ben and Kami\u2014with their newborn, Dove, in tow\u2014began a westbound cycling trip across the United States. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
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"The 2022 construction season will focus on the remaining half of eastbound and the first half of westbound improvements. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
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"Traffic camera footage on ARDOT's iDrive Arkansas site showed westbound traffic moving normally by Thursday evening. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
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"As the Globe reported in April, two of the six chargers installed at rest stops along the 138-mile highway \u2014 in Natick and the westbound Charlton stop \u2014 have been out of service for over a year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Two drivers are dead in a wrong-way, head-on crash that shut down westbound Interstate 275 in Hamilton County for several hours overnight, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
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"This incident has halted eastbound traffic and delayed westbound traffic. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Other areas of the interstate are either elevated above local roads or have vast, ongoing construction between the westbound and eastbound lanes. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092420"
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"western white pine":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a white pine ( Pinus monticola ) with stout blue-green leaves 2 to 4 inches long and long-stalked cones 5 to 12 inches long":[],
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": ponderosa pine sense 1":[],
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": limber pine":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101309"
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"western equine encephalitis":{
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"definitions":{
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": equine encephalitis occurring in the western U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense b":[
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"While there is no specific treatment for western equine encephalitis , prevention centers on controlling mosquitoes and avoiding mosquito bites.",
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"\u2014 Frank X. Mullen, Jr.",
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"\u2014 abbreviation WEE"
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]
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115841"
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"western kingbird":{
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"definitions":{
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": a kingbird ( Tyrannus verticalis ) of the western U.S. that has a pale gray head, back, and breast, a yellow belly, and a black tail edged in white":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120328"
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},
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"West Bromwich":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"town northwest of Birmingham in the West Midlands, west central England population 73,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-mich"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125208"
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"Westie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": west highland white terrier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0113"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142428"
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},
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"western black pine":{
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"type":[
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": jeffrey pine":[],
|
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": the wood of the Jeffrey pine":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144245"
|
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},
|
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"westness":{
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being west":[]
|
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wes(t)n\u0259\u0307s"
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|
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153103"
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"West Highland":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a breed of small very hardy beef cattle from the Highlands of Scotland having thick shaggy hair varying from dun to brindle or black and long curved horns set widely apart":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"from West Highlands , western part of the Highlands of Scotland":""
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153642"
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},
|
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"west highland white terrier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154824"
|
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|
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"western juniper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175137"
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},
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"western blot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccwes-t\u0259rn-\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Southern blot":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182715"
|
|
},
|
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"West Saxon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member or a descendant of the Saxons who occupied England largely south of the Thames, west of the Downs, and east of Dartmoor":[],
|
|
": a dialect of Old English used as the chief literary dialect in England before the Norman Conquest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092705"
|
|
},
|
|
"westernize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to imbue with qualities native to or associated with a western region and especially the noncommunist countries of Europe and America":[],
|
|
": to become westernized":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
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"He decided to westernize his name after moving from Japan to Canada.",
|
|
"The city has begun to westernize .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Beijing has seized on the images to portray the movement as a coddled, westernized middle class incited by foreign organizations and governments to rebel against the world\u2019s largest communist country, China. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"While there is a strong patriarchal and religious streak in most of Egypt, the players come from a small, somewhat privileged slice of society that is westernized . \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Mateer | Deadspin | September 11, 2019 | 14 minutes (3,725 words) Inside the rise of oyster shucking competitions in China, a phenomenon with its roots across the Atlantic Ocean that has found a niche within the country\u2019s most westernized pockets. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"He is widely credited for modernizing, westernizing , reforming, and rooting out corruption in Georgia. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191343"
|
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},
|
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"western spruce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": sitka spruce":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195424"
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|
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"western brome grass":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a perennial grass ( Bromus marginatus ) of western North America valued as a range grass":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205520"
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},
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"western hemisphere":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters":[]
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Completed in 1977, this work of art, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the longest steel span bridge in the western hemisphere and the third highest in America. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"With the western hemisphere \u2019s hottest months approaching, some scorching hits are prime for club rotations, road trip playlists, or simply a soundtrack to your summer love. \u2014 Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"Stargazers on the western hemisphere will still see the brighter moon after sunset, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The pest is widespread throughout the western hemisphere , ranging from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States all the way to South America. \u2014 Emily Mullin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"The handling of the US-Mexico border has dogged the Biden administration since the early days of Joe Biden's presidency as a growing number of migrants journey to the United States, fleeing deteriorating conditions in the western hemisphere . \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"This particular flare caused amateur radio outages and GPS malfunctions over much of the western hemisphere for a period on Thursday, centered on South America, according to data from NOAA\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"The Great Smoky Mountains, just outside Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is home to the largest population of synchronous fireflies in the western hemisphere . \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"With coronavirus measures still in place, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted this year\u2019s ceremony from New York and L.A., respectively, with presenters and nominees spread throughout pretty much the entire western hemisphere . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 1 Mar. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210003"
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"Westerner":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one advocating the adoption of western European culture especially in 19th century Russia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-n\u0259r",
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"-st\u0259-"
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"Westerners tend to be unfamiliar with Asian customs."
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233352"
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"westmost":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": westernmost":[
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"the appeal of our westmost land is in its \u2026 terrain, climate",
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"\u2014 Aubrey Drury"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially British also -m\u0259st",
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"\u02c8wes(t)m\u014dst"
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],
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"Old western movies are my favorites.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Heavy rain is pounding the Texas coast and western Louisiana on Friday. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Tropical Storm #Bonnie has formed in the western Caribbean. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"Waiters wore vintage western shirts, while an Old Western poker dealer was there to coordinate games of cards. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
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"But this cooler air brings the chance of rain and occasional thunderstorms, which could impact travel to parts of western New York and Pennsylvania in the earlier part of the weekend. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"The skies over some western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July this year, as some major fireworks displays are canceled again in 2022. \u2014 Maureen Mackey | Fox News, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"Bergstr\u00f6m added that the DNA from the western grey wolves is most commonly found in dogs from the Middle East and Africa, such as the Basenji breed. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The region of western Ohio is a vast expanse of farms interrupted only by the occasional water tower or patch of trees. \u2014 Patrick Cooley, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
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"Other western neighbors who have taken in Ukrainians in big numbers include Hungary (more than 860,000 crossings) and Romania (more than 736,000 crossings). \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This film is pure revenge, and, so, pure western in our opinion. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
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"But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western -most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun\u2019s Camaro. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"The fatality comes six months after the high-profile killing of another cinematographer on the set of a low-budget western in New Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Brolin\u2019s character in this western , Amazon\u2019s Outer Range, is ranch holder Royal Abbott, patriarch of Abbott Ranch and owner of one great-looking zip jacket with a corduroy collar. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The playful video uses bright colors and modern scenes to display a modern, parodied version of a western . \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The Sopranos are the blueprint for modern television and so their genes are as much in Yellowstone as the genes of any American western . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s the question posed by director Jane Campion in this hysterical gay western . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The Netflix western , which received eight BAFTA nominations, won the awards Sunday for director and best picture. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Within months, Pahlavi Iran, a showcase for Westernization , yielded to the Islamic state led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. \u2014 Amir-hussein Radjy, New Republic , 6 July 2017",
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"Late-20th-century globalization \u2014 a synonym for Westernization \u2014 brought a lot of good to both poorer Western countries and the non-Western world. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News , 25 May 2017",
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"Westernization has begun to influence a new aesthetic, one that echoes metropolises from around the world. \u2014 Liz Stinson, WIRED , 3 Mar. 2014",
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"Police officers some months ago closed a knockoff KFC restaurant after hard-liners protested, saying the chicken wings were a symbol of Westernization . \u2014 Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times , 22 Sep. 2016"
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"Beijing has seized on the images to portray the movement as a coddled, westernized middle class incited by foreign organizations and governments to rebel against the world\u2019s largest communist country, China. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
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"While there is a strong patriarchal and religious streak in most of Egypt, the players come from a small, somewhat privileged slice of society that is westernized . \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019",
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"Mateer | Deadspin | September 11, 2019 | 14 minutes (3,725 words) Inside the rise of oyster shucking competitions in China, a phenomenon with its roots across the Atlantic Ocean that has found a niche within the country\u2019s most westernized pockets. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Sep. 2019",
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"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
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"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
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"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
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"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
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"He is widely credited for modernizing, westernizing , reforming, and rooting out corruption in Georgia. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"\u2026 wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.",
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"\u2014 Richard Evans Schultes",
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"\u2014 Thomas & Geraldine Vale"
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"\u2014 compare indian bean"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-225344"
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"west by south":{
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a compass point that is one point south of due west : S78\u00b045\u2032W":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a warbler ( Dendroica palmarum ) of central Canada and the Mississippi valley having yellowish underparts and a chestnut crown when adult":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"county of southern England; capital Chichester area 806 square miles (2088 square kilometers), population 806,892":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"US also -\u02ccseks",
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|
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"type":[
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": pacific yew":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ham"
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"Westermarck":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"Edward Alexander 1862\u20131939 Finnish philosopher and anthropologist":[]
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025531"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or adverb",
|
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": situated toward or belonging to the west":[
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"the westerly end of the farm"
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": coming from the west":[
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"a westerly breeze"
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"town in southwestern Rhode Island on the border with Connecticut population 17,936":[],
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-l\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
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"That more- westerly effort appears to have made quick gains, if the satellite imagery is any indication. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"These westerly winds bring moisture over Indian land, thus further enhancing the convection. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
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"Part of the Southern Alps, the range is the first to receive strong westerly airstreams, resulting in up to 20 feet of rain per year. \u2014 Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2020",
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"Some westerly breezes help to dry us out, especially midday into the afternoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
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"Anglers need to keep an eye on the weekend weather, though, with rain and big westerly winds in the forecast for Lake Erie\u2019s walleye fishing. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Black Earth Creek flows in a north westerly direction from Middleton to Black Earth west of Madison, toward the Wisconsin River, according to the DNR. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"On Friday a large convoy of military vehicles is seen near Sergievka, Russia, approximately 6 miles east of the Ukraine border, and heading in a westerly direction toward Ukraine. \u2014 USA Today , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"High temperatures reached 50 degrees in most of the state Thursday, even in the Groton/New London area, once the wind shifted from off Long Island Sound to a westerly direction. \u2014 courant.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2020",
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"That more- westerly effort appears to have made quick gains, if the satellite imagery is any indication. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"These westerly winds bring moisture over Indian land, thus further enhancing the convection. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
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"Part of the Southern Alps, the range is the first to receive strong westerly airstreams, resulting in up to 20 feet of rain per year. \u2014 Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2020",
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"Some westerly breezes help to dry us out, especially midday into the afternoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
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"Anglers need to keep an eye on the weekend weather, though, with rain and big westerly winds in the forecast for Lake Erie\u2019s walleye fishing. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Black Earth Creek flows in a north westerly direction from Middleton to Black Earth west of Madison, toward the Wisconsin River, according to the DNR. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"On Friday a large convoy of military vehicles is seen near Sergievka, Russia, approximately 6 miles east of the Ukraine border, and heading in a westerly direction toward Ukraine. \u2014 USA Today , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"High temperatures reached 50 degrees in most of the state Thursday, even in the Groton/New London area, once the wind shifted from off Long Island Sound to a westerly direction. \u2014 courant.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2020",
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"As the land cools in the autumn, north-easterly winds replace the south- westerlies (see map). \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2019",
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"But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south- westerlies . \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2019"
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"The hurricane center said the disturbance is in a good area for further intensification and could become a tropical storm before reaching the southern Windward Islands or while moving westward across the southern Caribbean. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 27 June 2022",
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"Fire potential was predicted to rise in May for the Sacramento Valley westward into the bay area and expand to much of the region in June and July. \u2014 Diana Leonard, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Twitter friend @4seams pointed out a neat westward -moving boundary today. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Forecasters predicted further downpours Monday moving westward toward Poland, which has seen five days of unusually hot weather. \u2014 Frank Jordans, Star Tribune , 21 June 2021",
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"The cutoff highlights the broader risk to gas supplies in the war and holds symbolic significance as the first time Ukraine has disrupted the flow westward . \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"The cutoff highlights the broader risk to gas supplies in the war and holds symbolic significance as the first time Ukraine has disrupted the flow westward . \u2014 Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"Out of worry emerged the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1827 that began building westward . \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
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"That goal is to ensure that Ukraine is no longer an independent country able to make its choice to be European and westward -facing. \u2014 James Nixey, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow has continued to ship natural gas westward and Europe has used the energy to power industry and heat homes. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Its capture by the Russians was part of a broad advance westward that included troop movements from near Kharkiv and the more eastern city of Izium, where Russian and Ukrainian units are still locked in battle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"My westward trek started on Sunset Boulevard, in the parking lot of Will Rogers State Historic Park. \u2014 Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"As a second disturbance passes through the Northeast on Sunday, more snow showers are possible downwind of the Great Lakes and on the westward facing slopes (upslope areas) of the Appalachians. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Ukraine several times attempted to assert and defend its westward course, including in 2004 and in 2014, both times to great resistance on the part of the Kremlin. \u2014 Jan Smole\u0144ski, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Germany took a significant step toward that goal Wednesday when Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that his government was halting authorization of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project to bring Russian gas westward . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"There are several places on our westward -facing exterior wall where the plaster on the inside wall bubbles up. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Cold air could also bring light snow down from the lower Great Lakes and in westward -facing terrain from the central Appalachians. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 20 Nov. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
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": a meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta ) of western North America":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061911"
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"definitions":{
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"territory in northwestern Africa area 102,703 square miles (266,001 square kilometers), population 522,000":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a large earless seal ( Monachus tropicalis ) of the West Indies that is nearly extinct":[]
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"Benjamin 1738\u20131820 American painter":[],
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": situated toward or at the west":[
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"the west exit"
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": coming from the west":[
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"a west wind"
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"Nathanael 1903\u20131940 originally Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein American novelist":[],
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": the general direction of sunset : the direction to the left of one facing north":[],
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": the compass point directly opposite to east":[],
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": regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation":[],
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": the noncommunist countries of Europe and America":[],
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": the end of a church opposite the chancel":[],
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": the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or at the left of a diagram":[],
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": a person (such as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity":[],
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"Dame Rebecca 1892\u20131983 pseudonym of Cicily Isabel Andrews n\u00e9e Fairfield English critic and novelist":[],
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"Thomas \u2014 see de la warr":[]
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"Adverb",
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"They drove west after they got off the highway.",
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"They live just west of here.",
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"Adjective",
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"cities on the west coast",
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"Noun",
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"There's a beautiful pond to the west of the trail.",
|
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"We will be traveling into the city from the west .",
|
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"If that way is east, then this way is west .",
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"Floods have caused extensive damage in the West .",
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"Come explore the natural wonders of the American West .",
|
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"policies foreign to the West",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"This spectacular archipelago of coral islands begins just south of Miami and extends more than 100 miles west into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Monday\u2019s derailment followed an incident Sunday in which three people in a sedan were killed about 20 miles west of Stockton, Calif., when the car tried to cross in front of an Amtrak train. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The pair was found dead at the family's home in rural Islandton, South Carolina, about 65 miles west of Charleston. \u2014 Jay Varela, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
|
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"In the early 1840s, people from Cologne, Germany, settled an area 90 miles north of Chicago and about five miles west of Lake Michigan. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"The refuge is just above the Sauty Creek embayment on TVA\u2019s Guntersville Reservoir, 7 miles west of Scottsboro in Jackson County. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
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"The water treatment plant was back online in the city about 330 miles west of Dallas by about 8 a.m. Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
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"Fern Canyon is just over six hours from both San Francisco and Sacramento and less than four hours west of Redding. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Walcott, a town of about 1,500, is five hours east of Omaha, Neb., and three hours west of that immense hub of interstate transport, Chicago. \u2014 Lan Samantha Chang, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Indianapolis police are investigating a homicide after a body was discovered on the city's west side Thursday. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Global will also lease a section of the property on the west side of Route 1A, including a dock on Chelsea Creek; there are no immediate plans to redevelop the waterfront part of the site. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Cherries from the west side of Michigan are being brought in for festival-goers. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m., on the west side of Marlton Avenue, in a parking lot not associated with the plaza, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Of the other homicides and nonfatal shootings reported since June 23, eight occurred on the city\u2019s north and northwest sides; three on the west side; and three on the south side, according to police. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"Salt Lake City\u2019s approach to planting trees shifted in 2020, the same year Mendenhall announced an initiative to plant 1,000 trees a year on the west side. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Marchers made their way from Colonel Summers Park to the west side of Revolution Hall, where almost 400 people gathered to listen to more speakers. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
|
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"On the west side of Konstanz sits Reichenau, another UNESCO World Heritage site. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Saturday, Colin was centered about 25 miles west -southwest of Myrtle Beach. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
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"It is expected to move west -northwest for the next few days, reaching the eastern Caribbean by the weekend. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"That bid appears to have ballooned the price and derailed plans by a short line operator to move its train traffic out of neighborhoods in Salt Lake City\u2019s west side. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Gorman is a long-time resident of Cleveland\u2019s west side, born and raised in Lakewood. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
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"National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 2 a.m. EST (1800 GMT) that Alex's maximum sustained winds had increased to 65 mph (105 kph) and was centered about 475 miles (765 kilometers) west -southwest of Bermuda. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, ajc , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Agatha currently has sustained winds of 75 mph and is 200 miles west -southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico. \u2014 Haley Brink, CNN , 29 May 2022",
|
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"The Michaels Organization plan envisions high-rise residential towers on the east and west side of the site. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a grape rootworm ( Adoxus obscurus )":[]
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092852"
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},
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"West Indian ebony":{
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cocuswood":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093432"
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": an animal of the Wessex Saddleback breed":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Wessex , England, wehre it was originally bred":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093505"
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},
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"wester":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to turn or move westward":[
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"the half moon westers low",
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"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Americans today can debate whether our westering forebearers, in pursuit of land and gold and better lives, had a right to go where they were not wanted. \u2014 Jim Rasenberger, Time , 26 May 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English westren , from west entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100615"
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},
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"Westralian":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of Western Australia or its inhabitants":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of Western Australia":[]
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},
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"\"",
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"(\u02c8)we\u00a6str\u0101ly\u0259n sometimes -l\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"Westralia (contraction of Western Australia ) + English -an":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101904"
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"western poppy":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a showy Californian annual herb ( Papaver californicum ) with flowers having striking red petals that are green at the base":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103630"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"a western storm"
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],
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": situated or lying toward the west":[
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"islands in the western half of the archipelago"
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],
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": steeped in or stemming from the Greco-Roman traditions":[
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"Western culture"
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],
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": of or relating to the noncommunist countries of Europe and America":[
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"Western powers"
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],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the American West":[
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"Western clothes",
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"western music"
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],
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": of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity":[
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"Western liturgies"
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],
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": one that is produced in or characteristic of a western region and especially the western U.S.":[],
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": a novel, story, motion picture, or broadcast dealing with life in the western U.S. especially during the latter half of the 19th century":[]
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259rn"
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"the western part of the state",
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"Old western movies are my favorites.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
"Heavy rain is pounding the Texas coast and western Louisiana on Friday. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Tropical Storm #Bonnie has formed in the western Caribbean. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Waiters wore vintage western shirts, while an Old Western poker dealer was there to coordinate games of cards. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But this cooler air brings the chance of rain and occasional thunderstorms, which could impact travel to parts of western New York and Pennsylvania in the earlier part of the weekend. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The skies over some western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July this year, as some major fireworks displays are canceled again in 2022. \u2014 Maureen Mackey | Fox News, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"Bergstr\u00f6m added that the DNA from the western grey wolves is most commonly found in dogs from the Middle East and Africa, such as the Basenji breed. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The region of western Ohio is a vast expanse of farms interrupted only by the occasional water tower or patch of trees. \u2014 Patrick Cooley, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Other western neighbors who have taken in Ukrainians in big numbers include Hungary (more than 860,000 crossings) and Romania (more than 736,000 crossings). \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"This film is pure revenge, and, so, pure western in our opinion. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
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"But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western -most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun\u2019s Camaro. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fatality comes six months after the high-profile killing of another cinematographer on the set of a low-budget western in New Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Brolin\u2019s character in this western , Amazon\u2019s Outer Range, is ranch holder Royal Abbott, patriarch of Abbott Ranch and owner of one great-looking zip jacket with a corduroy collar. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The playful video uses bright colors and modern scenes to display a modern, parodied version of a western . \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Sopranos are the blueprint for modern television and so their genes are as much in Yellowstone as the genes of any American western . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s the question posed by director Jane Campion in this hysterical gay western . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Netflix western , which received eight BAFTA nominations, won the awards Sunday for director and best picture. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English westerne , from Old English; akin to Old High German westr\u014dni western, Old English west":"Adjective"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Westphal balance":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a balance having the buoyancy of a float balanced by sliding weights that is used for determining specific gravity (as of liquids or mineral fragments)":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"-\u02c8str\u0101-l\u0113-\u0259",
|
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"we-\u02c8str\u0101l-y\u0259"
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
"The West Indian whistling-duck \u2026 is a Caribbean endemic species that is considered endangered throughout its range.",
|
|
"\u2014 Wendy A. Lee, in The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Ta\u00edno , 2006",
|
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"The only duck that breeds in the Cayman Islands is the long-legged West Indian whistling duck \u2026 which resembles a goose.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paris Permenter and John Bigley , Adventure Guide to the Cayman Islands , 2008",
|
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"Rare West Indian tree ducks \u2026 and the largest bird sanctuary in the Caribbean attest to our dedication to wildlife preservation.",
|
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"\u2014 Lionel A. Hurst, in New York Times , 10 May 1989"
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"within the town of Cornwall ( population 1420)"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8wes\u0259\u0307ksm\u0259n"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"Wessex , section of southern England + English -man":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123725"
|
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|
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"Westinghouse":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"George 1846\u20131914 American inventor":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8we-sti\u014b-\u02cchau\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124053"
|
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},
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"West Dunbartonshire":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in north central Utah population 103,712":[]
|
|
},
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"ancient Anglian kingdom in southern England whose capital was Winchester":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8we-siks"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133153"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140059"
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small fly ( Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans ) of the family Trypetidae whose larvae develop in citrus and other fruits in tropical America":[]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142818"
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"county of east central Ireland in Leinster; capital Mullingar area 681 square miles (1771 square kilometers), population 86,164":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0113th",
|
|
"(\u02cc)west-\u02c8m\u0113t\u035fh"
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},
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"West Indian gherkin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gherkin sense 1":[]
|
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},
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": the compass point directly opposite to east":[],
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": regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation":[],
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": the noncommunist countries of Europe and America":[],
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": the end of a church opposite the chancel":[],
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": the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or at the left of a diagram":[],
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": a person (such as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity":[],
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"Dame Rebecca 1892\u20131983 pseudonym of Cicily Isabel Andrews n\u00e9e Fairfield English critic and novelist":[],
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"They drove west after they got off the highway.",
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"They live just west of here.",
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"Adjective",
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"cities on the west coast",
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"Noun",
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"There's a beautiful pond to the west of the trail.",
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"We will be traveling into the city from the west .",
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"If that way is east, then this way is west .",
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"Floods have caused extensive damage in the West .",
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"Come explore the natural wonders of the American West .",
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"policies foreign to the West",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"This spectacular archipelago of coral islands begins just south of Miami and extends more than 100 miles west into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
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"Monday\u2019s derailment followed an incident Sunday in which three people in a sedan were killed about 20 miles west of Stockton, Calif., when the car tried to cross in front of an Amtrak train. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
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"The pair was found dead at the family's home in rural Islandton, South Carolina, about 65 miles west of Charleston. \u2014 Jay Varela, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
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"In the early 1840s, people from Cologne, Germany, settled an area 90 miles north of Chicago and about five miles west of Lake Michigan. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"The refuge is just above the Sauty Creek embayment on TVA\u2019s Guntersville Reservoir, 7 miles west of Scottsboro in Jackson County. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
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"The water treatment plant was back online in the city about 330 miles west of Dallas by about 8 a.m. Wednesday. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
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"Fern Canyon is just over six hours from both San Francisco and Sacramento and less than four hours west of Redding. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
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"Walcott, a town of about 1,500, is five hours east of Omaha, Neb., and three hours west of that immense hub of interstate transport, Chicago. \u2014 Lan Samantha Chang, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Indianapolis police are investigating a homicide after a body was discovered on the city's west side Thursday. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
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"Global will also lease a section of the property on the west side of Route 1A, including a dock on Chelsea Creek; there are no immediate plans to redevelop the waterfront part of the site. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Cherries from the west side of Michigan are being brought in for festival-goers. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
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"The incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m., on the west side of Marlton Avenue, in a parking lot not associated with the plaza, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Of the other homicides and nonfatal shootings reported since June 23, eight occurred on the city\u2019s north and northwest sides; three on the west side; and three on the south side, according to police. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"Salt Lake City\u2019s approach to planting trees shifted in 2020, the same year Mendenhall announced an initiative to plant 1,000 trees a year on the west side. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Marchers made their way from Colonel Summers Park to the west side of Revolution Hall, where almost 400 people gathered to listen to more speakers. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
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"On the west side of Konstanz sits Reichenau, another UNESCO World Heritage site. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Saturday, Colin was centered about 25 miles west -southwest of Myrtle Beach. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
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"It is expected to move west -northwest for the next few days, reaching the eastern Caribbean by the weekend. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"That bid appears to have ballooned the price and derailed plans by a short line operator to move its train traffic out of neighborhoods in Salt Lake City\u2019s west side. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
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"Gorman is a long-time resident of Cleveland\u2019s west side, born and raised in Lakewood. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 2 a.m. EST (1800 GMT) that Alex's maximum sustained winds had increased to 65 mph (105 kph) and was centered about 475 miles (765 kilometers) west -southwest of Bermuda. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, ajc , 5 June 2022",
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"Agatha currently has sustained winds of 75 mph and is 200 miles west -southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico. \u2014 Haley Brink, CNN , 29 May 2022",
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"The Michaels Organization plan envisions high-rise residential towers on the east and west side of the site. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"cape in northeastern Maine at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay":[]
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"former county of southeastern Scotland that bordered on the Firth of Forth and had Linlithgow as its capital":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a high-grade diamond ranking below a river":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-t\u0259n",
|
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"-t\u1d4an"
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|
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"from Wesselton , one of the Kimberley mines, Kimberley, South Africa":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185221"
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"region of northern Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea between Pomerania and East Prussia; since 1945 in Poland":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190311"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"-nz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211757"
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|
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|
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|
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": a tropical American tree ( Hymenaea courbaril ) yielding hard brown wood used for building and having bijugate leaves, white flowers, and woody pods containing an edible pulp":[]
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104617"
|
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},
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"West Indian pumpkin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": calabaza":[
|
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"In the Caribbean, the West Indian pumpkin or calabaza is a large, watermelon-shaped squash with green or orange streaks and a vivid orange flesh.",
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"\u2014 Susan Jane Cheney , Vegetarian Times , October 1993"
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"type":[
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": westerly":[
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"when the fringe was red on the westlin hill",
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"\u2014 James Hogg"
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"westlin alteration of westland , from west entry 2 + land; westling alteration (influenced by -ing ) of westlin":""
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"1720, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": one of a group of people of mixed European, American Indian, and African ancestry living in southern Maryland":[]
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},
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"\u02c8w\u0113\u02ccs\u022frt"
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],
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"probably from we sort (i.e., our sort)":""
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": silver pine sense 4":[]
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},
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"from Westland , New Zealand":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221535"
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},
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"definitions":{
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"administrative area of southern Scotland on the Firth of Forth area 164 square miles (425 square kilometers), population 175,000":[],
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"former county of southeastern Scotland that bordered on the Firth of Forth and had Linlithgow as its capital":[]
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},
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"\u02c8l\u014d-t\u035fh\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221728"
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},
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"west prussia":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"region of northern Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea between Pomerania and East Prussia; since 1945 in Poland":[]
|
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223459"
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},
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"Wesleyan Methodist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225015"
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},
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|
"West Indian peach scale":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a widely distributed polyphagous scale insect ( Aulacaspis pentagona ) that is especially destructive to peach and mulberry and occurs generally in tropical and subtropical regions":[]
|
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001411"
|
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},
|
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"west bengal":{
|
|
"type":[
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"state of eastern India comprising the western third of the former Bengal province and bordering on Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal; capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 91,276,115":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002607"
|
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},
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"west pakistan":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"the former western division of Pakistan which was coextensive with present-day Pakistan":[]
|
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005915"
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},
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"Wesleyanism":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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|
"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8wez-l\u0113-",
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"\u02c8we-sl\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022333"
|
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},
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"Wesley":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Charles 1707\u20131788 brother of John Wesley English Methodist preacher and hymn writer":[],
|
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"John 1703\u20131791 English evangelist and founder of Methodism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wez-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8we-sl\u0113"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030311"
|
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},
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"Weslaco":{
|
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"type":[
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|
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern Texas west of Harlingen population 35,670":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8we-sli-\u02cck\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032952"
|
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},
|
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"weskit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": vest sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8we-sk\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This season, campuses with abound in tartan, weskits , cummerbunds, slacks and separate jackets. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The dining chair upholstery, with one dramatic stripe woven into the fabric, is echoed in the weskits of the wait staff, who are all model handsome. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 24 Oct. 2016"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of waistcoat":""
|
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},
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|
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034638"
|
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},
|
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"Weser":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 273 miles (439 kilometers) long in central and northwestern Germany flowing into the North Sea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0101-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
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|
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|
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035828"
|
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}
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