dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/agr_MW.json
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{
"agree":{
"antonyms":[
"differ",
"disagree"
],
"definitions":{
": to accept or concede something (such as the views or wishes of another)":[
"agree to a plan"
],
": to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose)":[
"We agree in our taste in music."
],
": to be consistent":[
"The story agrees with the facts."
],
": to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit":[
"This climate agrees with him."
],
": to be similar : correspond":[
"Both copies agree ."
],
": to come to terms":[
"agree on a fair division of profits"
],
": to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit , concede":[
"They agreed that he was right."
],
": to consent to as a course of action":[
"She agreed to sell him the house."
],
": to get along together":[],
": to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (such as gender, number, case, or person)":[],
": to settle on by common consent : arrange":[
"\u2026 I agreed rental terms with him \u2026",
"\u2014 Eric Bennett"
]
},
"examples":[
"We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.",
"She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.",
"We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.",
"Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees .",
"The house is too big for one person, don't you agree ",
"She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.",
"The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.",
"The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democrats in Congress agree , but their Republican colleagues say only the latter is true. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Jurors must unanimously agree to sentence Cruz to death. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Many vaccine scientists agree that as the virus evolves, vaccines should be updated along with it. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Hines, who is just starting her career, and Neill, who has decades of experience, agree that anyone with a zeal for makeup can pursue the career. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Despite some setbacks -- such as the flooding that halted production at the plant just after reopening and a global supply chain that continues to face challenges -- experts agree that relief is coming. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Some experts agree that Elvis may have been performing at a feverish pace in order to meet fans' demands at the expense of his well-being. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. \u2014 Travel Staff, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Most experts agree that Title IX, given its widespread support, is not likely to meet similar fates as the Equal Rights Amendment or Roe v. Wade. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agreen \"to please, gratify, consent, concur,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agreer, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -greer, verbal derivative of gr\u00e9 \"gratitude, satisfaction, liking, pleasure, assent,\" going back to Latin gr\u0101tum, neuter of gr\u0101tus \"thankful, received with gratitude, welcome, pleasant\" \u2014 more at grace entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for agree agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire synonyms see in addition assent",
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"coincide",
"concur"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183439",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"agree (on)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153445",
"type":[
"verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170948",
"type":[
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"agree (with)":{
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"definitions":{
": to regard (something) with approval":[
"Do you agree with capital punishment"
]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230522",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
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"agree in number":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be alike in the form that shows whether a word is singular or plural":[
"A verb and its subject must agree in number ."
]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074145",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
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"agreeable":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"definitions":{
": able to be accepted : acceptable":[
"\u2014 used with to a plan that is agreeable to everyone"
],
": being in harmony : consonant":[],
": pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs":[
"an agreeable companion",
"an agreeable change"
],
": ready or willing to agree or consent":[
"was agreeable to the plan"
]
},
"examples":[
"He's a very agreeable young man.",
"Traffic is one of the less agreeable aspects of city life.",
"They spent an agreeable evening together.",
"I suggested that we leave early, and she seemed agreeable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your business partner shouldn't be too agreeable and non-questioning as an individual. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Queen Latifah brings her usual relaxed glow with a no-BS edge, making the standard supportive wife role an agreeable presence, and Hull is appealing as the daughter aiming to go to film school. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"An audience under threat from viruses \u2014 and viral attacks on democracy \u2014 may find agreeable diversion in Luke\u2019s awarding himself supernatural powers. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The risk, however, is that no matter how agreeable the Democratic nominee is, sometimes the Republican wins. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Undoubtedly, battery storage will help \u2014 the devices that can harness wind and solar electrons and distribute them when the weather is not agreeable . \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable , and more conscientious. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Hart, long-haired and agreeable , glanced in a mirror and grinned. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agreable \"pleasing, acceptable, willing to agree,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -able -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatable",
"satisfactory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064854",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"agreeable to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in accordance with the requirements of : as provided by : according to":[
"chose officers agreeable to the laws of that province",
"\u2014 American Guide Series: Vermont"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"type":[
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"agreeably":{
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"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"definitions":{
": able to be accepted : acceptable":[
"\u2014 used with to a plan that is agreeable to everyone"
],
": being in harmony : consonant":[],
": pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs":[
"an agreeable companion",
"an agreeable change"
],
": ready or willing to agree or consent":[
"was agreeable to the plan"
]
},
"examples":[
"He's a very agreeable young man.",
"Traffic is one of the less agreeable aspects of city life.",
"They spent an agreeable evening together.",
"I suggested that we leave early, and she seemed agreeable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your business partner shouldn't be too agreeable and non-questioning as an individual. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Queen Latifah brings her usual relaxed glow with a no-BS edge, making the standard supportive wife role an agreeable presence, and Hull is appealing as the daughter aiming to go to film school. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"An audience under threat from viruses \u2014 and viral attacks on democracy \u2014 may find agreeable diversion in Luke\u2019s awarding himself supernatural powers. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The risk, however, is that no matter how agreeable the Democratic nominee is, sometimes the Republican wins. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Undoubtedly, battery storage will help \u2014 the devices that can harness wind and solar electrons and distribute them when the weather is not agreeable . \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable , and more conscientious. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Hart, long-haired and agreeable , glanced in a mirror and grinned. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agreable \"pleasing, acceptable, willing to agree,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -able -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatable",
"satisfactory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094527",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"agreeably to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in conformity with : as provided by : according to":[
"disobedience of orders in not attacking the enemy \u2026 agreeably to repeated instructions",
"\u2014 H. E. Scudder"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053506",
"type":[
"preposition"
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"agreed case":{
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": case stated":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014324",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agreed rate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an especially low rate granted by a carrier to a shipper in return for the allocation of a high proportion of the shipper's freight to that carrier":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064824",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"agreed valuation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the value of articles or shipments agreed upon by shipper and carrier in order to obtain a specific rating or limited liability \u2014 compare released valuation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113531",
"type":[
"noun"
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"agreed weight":{
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": the weight per package or unit agreed upon by shipper and carrier to avoid weighing each package or unit":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072108",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agreeing":{
"antonyms":[
"differ",
"disagree"
],
"definitions":{
": to accept or concede something (such as the views or wishes of another)":[
"agree to a plan"
],
": to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose)":[
"We agree in our taste in music."
],
": to be consistent":[
"The story agrees with the facts."
],
": to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit":[
"This climate agrees with him."
],
": to be similar : correspond":[
"Both copies agree ."
],
": to come to terms":[
"agree on a fair division of profits"
],
": to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit , concede":[
"They agreed that he was right."
],
": to consent to as a course of action":[
"She agreed to sell him the house."
],
": to get along together":[],
": to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (such as gender, number, case, or person)":[],
": to settle on by common consent : arrange":[
"\u2026 I agreed rental terms with him \u2026",
"\u2014 Eric Bennett"
]
},
"examples":[
"We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.",
"She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.",
"We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.",
"Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees .",
"The house is too big for one person, don't you agree ",
"She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.",
"The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.",
"The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democrats in Congress agree , but their Republican colleagues say only the latter is true. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Jurors must unanimously agree to sentence Cruz to death. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Many vaccine scientists agree that as the virus evolves, vaccines should be updated along with it. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Hines, who is just starting her career, and Neill, who has decades of experience, agree that anyone with a zeal for makeup can pursue the career. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Despite some setbacks -- such as the flooding that halted production at the plant just after reopening and a global supply chain that continues to face challenges -- experts agree that relief is coming. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Some experts agree that Elvis may have been performing at a feverish pace in order to meet fans' demands at the expense of his well-being. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. \u2014 Travel Staff, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Most experts agree that Title IX, given its widespread support, is not likely to meet similar fates as the Equal Rights Amendment or Roe v. Wade. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agreen \"to please, gratify, consent, concur,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agreer, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -greer, verbal derivative of gr\u00e9 \"gratitude, satisfaction, liking, pleasure, assent,\" going back to Latin gr\u0101tum, neuter of gr\u0101tus \"thankful, received with gratitude, welcome, pleasant\" \u2014 more at grace entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for agree agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire synonyms see in addition assent",
"synonyms":[
"coincide",
"concur"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042355",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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": in an agreeing manner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-i\u014b-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183716",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"agreement":{
"antonyms":[
"conflict",
"disagreement",
"dissensus"
],
"definitions":{
": a contract duly executed (see execute sense transitive 2 ) and legally binding":[],
": an arrangement as to a course of action":[
"reached an agreement as to how to achieve their goal"
],
": compact , treaty":[
"a trade agreement"
],
": harmony of opinion, action, or character : concord":[
"There is widespread agreement on this issue."
],
": the act or fact of agreeing":[
"She nodded her head in agreement ."
],
": the language or instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5 ) embodying such a contract":[]
},
"examples":[
"Any changes to the plan require the agreement of everyone involved.",
"There is wide agreement on this issue.",
"They have been unable to reach agreement about how to achieve reform.",
"I thought we had an agreement .",
"Their agreement expires next year.",
"He has to return the property under the terms of an agreement he has with the original owner.",
"He signed an agreement to buy the property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The docket shows that both sides reached an agreement to settle the case on June 20. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Turkey, the last remaining holdout to approve the Nordic countries\u2019 accession into NATO, reached an agreement on the eve of the summit late Tuesday to support adding them to the 30-nation alliance. \u2014 Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Finland and Sweden, whose leaders are also attending the summit, appear to be on the fast track to NATO membership now that Turkey, which had been the alliance\u2019s lone holdout, has reached an agreement over the two nations\u2019 application. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Turkey, the last remaining holdout to approve the Nordic countries' accession into NATO, reached an agreement on the eve of the summit late Tuesday to support adding them to the 30-nation alliance. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"The five-time All-Star guard reached an agreement with the Rockets on a buyout of the final year of his contract, and reportedly will sign a deal to join the Los Angeles Clippers. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 28 June 2022",
"The money will be distributed soon as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reached an agreement over the framework for the 2022-23 state budget, Newsom's office announced Sunday. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Six months after a contentious and protracted labor dispute with its teachers, Orange County Public Schools has reached an agreement to give most teachers a $3,325 annual raise, the largest increase in more than a decade. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Journal Sentinel reported in December that Kaeding Development had reached a preliminary agreement to buy the project site from the Italian Community Center for $5.5 million. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agrement, borrowed from Anglo-French agreement, agr\u00e9ment, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -ment -ment":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-m\u0259nt"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accord",
"concurrence",
"concurrency",
"consensus",
"unanimity",
"unison"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090821",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agree to disagree":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion":[
"He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have agreed to disagree ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145911"
},
"agree with":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
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": to regard (something) with approval":[
"Do you agree with capital punishment"
]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150823"
},
"agrimony":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Agrimonia and especially A. eupatoria ) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113"
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"examples":[],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French egremoine , from Latin agrimonia , manuscript variant of argemonia , from Greek argem\u014dn\u0113":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165639"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a social or political movement designed to bring about land reforms or to improve the economic status of the farmer":[]
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8grer-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Everyone from proponents of small-scale agrarianism to climate thought-leaders like Kerry loves this idea. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 19 May 2021",
"He was also inspired by the do-it-yourself ethos of the Whole Earth Catalog, the legendary 1960s book of tools for hippie agrarianism . \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 5 Jan. 2021",
"But American conservatism shouldn\u2019t be reduced to nostalgic agrarianism . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg Tribune News Service (tns), Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agrarian entry 1 + -ism":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171019"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure":[
"agrarian landscapes"
],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life":[
"agrarian values"
],
": organized or designed to promote agricultural interests":[
"an agrarian political party"
],
": a member of an agrarian party or movement (see agrarian entry 1 sense 2b )":[]
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8grer-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"agricultural",
"farming"
],
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"nonagricultural"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a town founded in 1811 as an agrarian community",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Claiming to represent the common man, Jackson was distrustful of experts and elites and held on to a fading agrarian vision of America. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"The agrarian and cultural microcosm of Napa Valley is at forefront of climate change concerns. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"In the wake of that catastrophe, settlers in the Central Valley began building their agrarian paradise. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Such executions were common in Democratic Kampuchea, as the Khmer Rouge renamed the country, where an agrarian utopia was to replace a decadent capitalism. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Throughout Ukraine\u2019s agrarian steppes, kulaks protested wildly. \u2014 Longreads , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In its new findings, Citizen Lab found that Michal Kolodziejczak, a 33-year-old farmer and agrarian social movement leader was hacked several times in May 2019. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As many calendars, too: lunar, fiscal, academic, religious, civil, agrarian , Gregorian. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Sep. 2021",
"One occurred in 7176 B.C., as nomadic hunter-gatherer societies gave way to agrarian settlements, and the other did so in 5259 B.C., as the planet emerged from the final throes of its latest ice age. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The writer- agrarian -soil conservationist founded Malabar Farm in Mansfield. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Closing the forts frustrated foreclosure proceedings; moreover, for Shay\u2019s enraged agrarians , the courts were a tangible symbol of the eastern moneyed interest and of a government unresponsive to their needs. \u2014 Thomas Wendel, National Review , 4 July 2019",
"Southern agrarians disdained capitalism; Peter Viereck spent his time lecturing Americans on the virtues of Metternich and that great homegrown Tory, FDR. \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 4 June 2019",
"There are the populares of Ancient Rome, the agrarians of nineteenth-century Wisconsin, and the Peronists of twentieth-century Argentina. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, New Republic , 19 July 2017",
"Jefferson, an agrarian , generally opposed a strong central government. \u2014 Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian , 17 Mar. 2017"
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"The exhibit highlights some popular dishes to show how even meals that don\u2019t seem to contain many agricultural products can still rely on farming. \u2014 Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"The protests have been mostly led by Indigenous groups who blame the government for not complying with their demand to reduce fuel prices, control prices on agricultural products and set a larger budget for education. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Most Ukrainian exporters are now using railways to Poland to move their grain and other agricultural products, as well as the Romanian port of Constanta, according to officials and grain producers. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Directly, the law will cover the $600 million in chemicals, agricultural products, cotton and other goods that enter the U.S. each year. \u2014 Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"Economic fallout from the war in Ukraine has reverberated across the world, affecting industries that depend on key Russian and Ukrainian agricultural products. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"The export of agricultural products is crucial to Ukraine. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Retaliatory tariffs from China on U.S. agricultural products, meat, steel pipes, and other goods also reduce U.S. exports by 10% and GDP by 0.04% per year\u2014or $9.2 billion\u2014according to one study. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted global supplies of oil, agricultural products and other commodities, causing prices to spike. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 9 June 2022"
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"My Haitian family\u2019s ancestry is deeply rooted in fruit\u2014growing it, eating it, selling it\u2014and our story is one of agriculture . \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"While in the past baskets were an essential part of agriculture , today they may be used as home d\u00e9cor. \u2014 Rana Good, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Many of these farmers rely on underground reservoirs for their operations and officials said only a limited number of agriculture customers would receive water deliveries. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Supporters say this form of agriculture leads to both better products and healthier soils. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"In the past decade, the industrialization of agriculture has led to a sharp rise in the number of CAFOs, as large livestock operations offer cheaper meat and crowd out smaller farmers. \u2014 Diana Kruzman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Blumenthal sent a letter to Tom Vilsack, U.S. secretary of agriculture , on Monday, saying that more than half of the infant formula in the country is purchased through WIC. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"There's also $8 billion in general economic support, $5 billion to address global food shortages that could result from the collapse of Ukrainian agriculture and more than $1 billion to help refugees. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 22 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also $8 billion in general economic support, $5 billion to address global food shortages that could result from the collapse of Ukrainian agriculture and more than $1 billion to help refugees. \u2014 Time , 21 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"first_known_use":{
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": sayings of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings":[]
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Late Greek \u00e1grapha \"uncanonical scriptures,\" going back to Greek, \"unwritten laws,\" from neuter plural of \u00e1graphos \"unwritten,\" from a- a- entry 2 + -graphos, derivative of gr\u00e1phein \"to write\" \u2014 more at carve":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To prevent and rapidly address cases of agranulocytosis , the FDA requires clozapine\u2019s manufacturers to jointly administer the clozapine REMS program. \u2014 Brian Barnett, STAT , 9 May 2022",
"Someone dying from a medication side effect is devastating, but the FDA\u2019s singular focus on agranulocytosis is myopic. \u2014 Brian Barnett, STAT , 9 May 2022",
"The drug may cause agranulocytosis , a dangerous lowering of white blood cells that puts patients at risk of serious infections, according to Berman. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 29 Nov. 2017"
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