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764 lines
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{
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"ASI":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"airspeed indicator":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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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":"20220706-212752",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Asia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"continent of the eastern hemisphere north of the equator forming a single landmass with Europe (the conventional dividing line between Asia and Europe being the Ural Mountains and the main range of the Caucasus Mountains) and bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south; has numerous large offshore islands, including Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago, Taiwan, the Japanese chain, and Sakhalin area 17,139,445 square miles (44,391,162 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259",
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"\u02c8\u0101-zh\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070305",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Asia Minor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"the western extremity of Asia roughly equivalent to the Asian part of Turkey \u2014 see anatolia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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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":"20220706-113241",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Asiago":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cheese of Italian origin that is pungent, hard, yellow, and suitable for grating when aged and mild, semisoft, and whitish when fresh":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Asiago , town in Italy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-zh\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
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"-sh\u0113-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232313",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aside":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed : digression":[
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"He frequently interrupted his narrative with amusing asides ."
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],
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": away from one's thought or consideration":[
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"All kidding aside , we really need to get busy."
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],
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": away from others or into privacy":[
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"pulled him aside"
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],
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": beyond , past":[],
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": out of the way especially for future use : away":[
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"putting aside savings"
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],
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": to or toward the side":[
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"stepped aside"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"He stepped aside and let her pass.",
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"He threw his coat aside .",
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"She laid the book aside .",
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"He elbowed people aside as he moved through the crowd.",
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"He took her aside to speak to her privately.",
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"Someone grabbed him and pulled him aside .",
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"Noun",
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"She made a joke about the food in a muttered aside to her husband.",
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"The book includes several lengthy asides about the personal lives of scientists involved in the project.",
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"In his speech he mentioned her contributions almost as an aside , despite the fact that she was the one who came up with the idea originally.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"This is part of the $150 million Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside in his 2021 budget for youth workforce development in the 13 largest cities in California. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Most units at the former Wilbur Wright School campus on Rosa Parks Boulevard and Calumet will be set aside for a Detroiter making less than $37,620. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
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"In light of that, the mayor and council set aside $11 million for the city's Rainy Day Fund and added $15 million to cover future budget shortfalls. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
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"About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners who lost one of the 136 units in the building. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"In all, 147 Republicans voted to set aside certified election results after police quelled the riot. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners who lost one of the 136 units in the building. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"Add and brown the sausages on all sides, then remove and set aside . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
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"The area, home to about 7,000 aged oak trees, will then be set aside as a nature preserve for local residents and visiting anime pilgrims. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And as an aside , Javon and David Casta\u00f1eda became very good friends. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
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"She was first mentioned briefly, almost as an aside , in an opening scene that took place in the narrator\u2019s place of work. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"As an aside , not everyone agrees that digital natives are somehow rejiggered in terms of their mental processes about the world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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"But as an aside , your letter really strikes me as soooo gossipy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"As an aside , some furtively whisper that this will be akin to the return of the Jedi. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"However, the plan may stipulate that in the event that there is a shortfall in the earnings rate used in calculating spendable funds, the set- aside can be used as an offset. \u2014 Jack Guttentag, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Psaki\u2019s asseveration was thrown in casually \u2014 as an aside , almost. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Just as an aside , it should be pointed out that at several points in the 105-minute set, Eilish asked the audience on the GA floor to take a step back from the stage and runways, and asked if water bottles could be tossed out into the crowd. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
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"circa 1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see side entry 1":"Preposition"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"digression",
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"divagation",
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"excursion",
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"tangent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134514",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"aside from":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": except for":[
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"Aside from us, there were only a half dozen people there."
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],
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": in addition to : besides":[
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"Aside from being well written, the book is also beautifully illustrated."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apart from",
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"bar",
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"barring",
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"beside",
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"besides",
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"but",
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"except",
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"excepting",
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"except for",
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"excluding",
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"exclusive of",
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"other than",
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"outside",
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"outside of",
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"save",
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"saving"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053111",
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"type":[
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"asinine":{
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"antonyms":[
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"judicious",
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"prudent",
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"sagacious",
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"sage",
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"sane",
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"sapient",
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"sensible",
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"sound",
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"wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely or utterly foolish or silly":[
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"an asinine excuse"
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling an ass":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 geniuses like Brando strike self and material together in a way that sets off some incomparable spark, radiating so much charisma that they get away with choices that would seem asinine from anyone else. \u2014 Jeremy McCarter , New York Times Book Review , 4 Jan. 2009",
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"The boss of Wells Fargo has called the solvency tests \" asinine \". The aim of such behaviour is presumably to convince regulators to focus the coming clampdown on the weakest banks. \u2014 The Economist , 13-19 June 2009",
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"First the good news: There's one palatable piece of ear candy here, \"Rocket O' Love.\" While the words are asinine (\"Shotgun, shing-a-ling/One, two, one two three, hey!!\"), it's a hearty \u2026 rocker Billy Squier might like to call his own. \u2014 David Hiltbrand , People Weekly , 11 Mar. 1991",
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"it was asinine to run into the street like that",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This has got to be the single most asinine simile producers have ever forced on a Bachelor or Bachelorette. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"However, the idea that somehow Osefo is any less intelligent or worthy of respect is asinine and antiquated. \u2014 Tameka Amado, Essence , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"The scheme always starts with a sweet-sounding premise that is totally asinine but that everyone agrees to pretend is a self-evident truth. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 Apr. 2021",
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"Alas, what should be a runaway creative success for the game\u2019s director, Josef Fares, is marred by a tone-deaf narrative element which shows that asinine ethnic caricatures unfortunately still exist in video games. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode. \u2014 Michael Laris, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2021",
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"Major league baseball has become an activity dominated by asinine statistical decisions to a large degree. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"The Outer Worlds draws its best moments from this contrast, and from the suffering and determination of the people living under the yoke of a really asinine economic system right out of the Gilded Age. \u2014 Wired , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"Bulgaria got a bad reputation from asinine American comedians who perpetuated the old communist stereotype of squat men and women with unibrows and thick necks who shave twice a day. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin asininus , from asinus ass":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asinine simple , foolish , silly , fatuous , asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064227",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asininity":{
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"antonyms":[
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"judicious",
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"prudent",
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"sagacious",
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"sage",
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"sane",
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"sapient",
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"sensible",
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"sound",
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"wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely or utterly foolish or silly":[
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"an asinine excuse"
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling an ass":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 geniuses like Brando strike self and material together in a way that sets off some incomparable spark, radiating so much charisma that they get away with choices that would seem asinine from anyone else. \u2014 Jeremy McCarter , New York Times Book Review , 4 Jan. 2009",
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"The boss of Wells Fargo has called the solvency tests \" asinine \". The aim of such behaviour is presumably to convince regulators to focus the coming clampdown on the weakest banks. \u2014 The Economist , 13-19 June 2009",
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"First the good news: There's one palatable piece of ear candy here, \"Rocket O' Love.\" While the words are asinine (\"Shotgun, shing-a-ling/One, two, one two three, hey!!\"), it's a hearty \u2026 rocker Billy Squier might like to call his own. \u2014 David Hiltbrand , People Weekly , 11 Mar. 1991",
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"it was asinine to run into the street like that",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This has got to be the single most asinine simile producers have ever forced on a Bachelor or Bachelorette. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"However, the idea that somehow Osefo is any less intelligent or worthy of respect is asinine and antiquated. \u2014 Tameka Amado, Essence , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"The scheme always starts with a sweet-sounding premise that is totally asinine but that everyone agrees to pretend is a self-evident truth. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 Apr. 2021",
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"Alas, what should be a runaway creative success for the game\u2019s director, Josef Fares, is marred by a tone-deaf narrative element which shows that asinine ethnic caricatures unfortunately still exist in video games. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode. \u2014 Michael Laris, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2021",
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"Major league baseball has become an activity dominated by asinine statistical decisions to a large degree. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"The Outer Worlds draws its best moments from this contrast, and from the suffering and determination of the people living under the yoke of a really asinine economic system right out of the Gilded Age. \u2014 Wired , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"Bulgaria got a bad reputation from asinine American comedians who perpetuated the old communist stereotype of squat men and women with unibrows and thick necks who shave twice a day. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin asininus , from asinus ass":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asinine simple , foolish , silly , fatuous , asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090457",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asian flu":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": influenza that is caused by a subtype (H2N2) of the orthomyxovirus causing influenza A and that was responsible for about 70,000 deaths in the U.S. in the influenza pandemic of 1957\u201358":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0101-zh\u0259n-, -sh\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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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160207"
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},
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"Asian elephant":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": elephant sense 1a(2)":[]
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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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"1780, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164845"
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},
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"asian giant hornet":{
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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, stout hornet ( Vespa mandarinia ) of temperate to tropical forests and mountains of eastern Asia that has a yellow or orange head, a black thorax, an abdomen with alternating bands of black or dark brown and orange or yellow, and a stinger nearly .4 inches (1 centimeter) long and that typically nests underground but may sometimes build nests in tree cavities close to the ground":[
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"\u2026 Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.",
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"\u2014 Mike Baker",
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"The Asian giant hornet \u2026 carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O. Schmidt, an entomologist at the Southwest Biological Institute in Tucson, Arizona \u2026",
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"\u2014 Madison Park et al.",
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"\u2014 compare asian hornet"
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]
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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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"2003, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190312"
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},
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"Asian hornet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a chiefly dark brown and orange hornet ( Vespa velutina ) of southeastern Asia that has yellow on the lower parts of the legs and that has been introduced into parts of Europe where it has become an invasive (see invasive entry 1 sense 1a ) species preying on honeybees":[
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"The Asian hornet \u2026 is smaller than the UK's native hornet. It has yellow legs, a dark velvety thorax, and a dark abdomen with a distinctive yellow band on the fourth segment.",
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"\u2014 Laura Elvin",
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"The Asian hornet \u2026 is about twice the size of a native bee and can give a nasty sting.",
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"\u2014 Colleen Smith",
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"\u2014 compare asian giant hornet"
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]
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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":"20220708-195853"
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},
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"Asian clam":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small, freshwater, bivalve mollusk ( Corbicula fluminea ) that has a yellowish to brown shell with concentric rows of raised ridges and is chiefly of Asian origin and has been widely introduced especially into U.S. waters":[
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"Non-native Asian clams are spreading rapidly across parts of Lake Tahoe, often accompanied by stringy mats of bright green algae, and posing a new threat to the world-renowned mountain lake.",
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"\u2014 Tom Knudson , Sacramento Bee , 19 Aug. 2009",
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"When jostled by turbulent water, an Asian clam \"lifts off\" the floor with its foot and releases a transparent mucous film that can catch the current like a sail.",
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"\u2014 Science , December 1984"
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]
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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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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012327"
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},
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"asian hornet":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a chiefly dark brown and orange hornet ( Vespa velutina ) of southeastern Asia that has yellow on the lower parts of the legs and that has been introduced into parts of Europe where it has become an invasive (see invasive entry 1 sense 1a ) species preying on honeybees":[
|
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"The Asian hornet \u2026 is smaller than the UK's native hornet. It has yellow legs, a dark velvety thorax, and a dark abdomen with a distinctive yellow band on the fourth segment.",
|
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"\u2014 Laura Elvin",
|
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"The Asian hornet \u2026 is about twice the size of a native bee and can give a nasty sting.",
|
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"\u2014 Colleen Smith",
|
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"\u2014 compare asian giant hornet"
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]
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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":"20220709-032300"
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},
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"asiento":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a contract or convention between Spain and another power or company or individual for furnishing slaves for the Spanish dominions in America":[]
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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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"Spanish asiento seat, meeting place of a tribunal, treaty, contract, from asentar to seat, make an agreement, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + sentar to seat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041858"
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},
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"Asianic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": asian":[],
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": of, belonging to, or constituting a group of non-Indo-European languages not admitted by many linguists to be demonstrably or even plausibly of common origin, spoken in Asia Minor or in southwestern Asia and southern Europe before the coming of the Indo-Europeans, and perhaps including Lycian, Lydian, Etruscan, and the languages ancestral to Basque and some Caucasian languages":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0101zh\u0113\u00a6anik also -sh\u0113-"
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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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"Asian + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044248"
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},
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"Asian citrus psyllid":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a sap-sucking, grayish-brown mottled plant louse ( Diaphorina citri of the family Psyllidae) of southern Asia that has been widely introduced into the U.S. and other citrus-growing regions and is a serious pest of citrus trees especially as a vector of the bacteria causing citrus greening":[
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"The Asian citrus psyllid , which is the size of a fruit fly, feeds on the leaves of lemon and orange trees.",
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"\u2014 P. J. Huffstutter"
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]
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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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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060020"
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},
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"Asian carp":{
|
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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 several freshwater, cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp ) that are native to Asia and were accidentally introduced into U.S. waters where they have spread widely and are considered detrimental to native fish stock due to their voracious appetite and rapid rate of reproduction":[]
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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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"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071419"
|
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},
|
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"Asian lady beetle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": multicolored asian lady beetle":[
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"The yellow to dark-orange Asian lady beetle is invading Northeast Ohio homes by the hundreds, even thousands, slipping through the smallest cracks, swarming around doors and windows, looking for warmth.",
|
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"\u2014 Debbi Snook, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 17 Oct. 2001",
|
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"An unforeseen consequence of the Asian ladybug's importation is that the insect has a habit of swarming on\u2014and in\u2014homes \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Mary Esch , Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2008"
|
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]
|
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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":{
|
|
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101546"
|
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},
|
|
"Asian blue quail":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blue-breasted quail":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133305"
|
|
},
|
|
"Asian American":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an American of Asian descent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134132"
|
|
},
|
|
"asigmatic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formed without the addition of s to the root":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to sigmatic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + sigmatic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173650"
|
|
},
|
|
"Asir":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"province of southern Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea southeast of Hejaz ; capital As Sabya area 40,130 square miles (103,937 square kilometers)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"a-\u02c8sir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205317"
|
|
},
|
|
"Asian leopard cat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": leopard cat sense 1":[
|
|
"The Bengal is the result of crossbreeding the Asian leopard cat with the domestic shorthair.",
|
|
"\u2014 Pamela A. Barrett , Cat Fancy , October 1995"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223542"
|
|
},
|
|
"asiden":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sidewise , awry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8s\u012bd\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Middle English asidenhand aside, aslant, from aside + hand":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230850"
|
|
},
|
|
"Asian long-horned beetle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large long-horned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) that is a serious pest of hardwood trees and is native to China and Korea and has been introduced into North America and Europe":[
|
|
"The creature is the Asian long-horned beetle , which kills trees by eating them from the inside and which has no natural enemies in the United States.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Stout",
|
|
"Her tree was among the first of 470 maples, ashes, elms and horse chestnuts to be cut down, chipped up and burned in an effort to stop the spread of a new and unwelcome Chinese import: the Asian long-horned beetle .",
|
|
"\u2014 Wendy Cole"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011451"
|
|
}
|
|
} |