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"Lib Dem":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member or supporter of a British political party that is known as the Liberal Democrats":[
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"a ( Lib Dem ) MP"
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]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063835",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lib-Lab":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the British Liberal party in the late 19th century belonging to or supporting the trade-union movement":[],
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": a political liberal associated with policies favorable to organized labor":[]
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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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"Lib eral- Lab or":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lib\u02cclab"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045241",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Libby":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Willard Frank 1908\u20131980 American chemist":[]
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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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"\u02c8li-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002624",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Libellulidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large family of dragonflies having the abdomen triangular in cross section and females without a well-developed ovipositor \u2014 see libellula":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Libellula , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012bb\u0259\u02c8l\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181432",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Libera":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Roman Catholic responsory that is sung usually at funerals after the Mass and prior to the final prayers for the deceased":[]
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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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"Latin (first word of the responsory), imperative of liberare to set free":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113b\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182935",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Liberal Jew":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": reform jew":[]
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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":"20220707-194707",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Liberal Judaism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": reform judaism":[]
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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":"20220707-180734",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Liberal Republican":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a political party of dissident Republicans formed in opposition to the first Grant administration":[
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"the Democratic convention accepted \u2026 the ticket of the Liberal Republicans",
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"\u2014 H. R. Penniman"
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]
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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":"20220707-193221",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Liberal Unionist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a British political group seceding from the Liberals over opposition to home rule for Ireland and maintaining existence as a separate party during the late 19th century":[
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"the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists were \u2026 in power",
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"\u2014 G. M. Trevelyan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090049",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Liberec":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in the northern part of the Czech Republic near the borders with Germany and Poland population 103,500":[]
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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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"\u02c8l\u0113-be-\u02ccrets"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222023",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Liberia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"country on the Atlantic coast in western Africa that was established by freed American slaves; a republic; capital Monrovia area 43,000 square miles (111,369 square kilometers), population 4,810,000":[]
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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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"l\u012b-\u02c8bir-\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203824",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Liberian rubber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a low-grade resinous rubber collected in parts of tropical western Africa from a native fig tree ( Ficus vogelii )":[]
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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":"20220708-074014",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Libocedrus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of evergreen, coniferous trees of the cypress family ( Cupressaceae ) having aromatic wood and scalelike leaves and including the pahautea and kawaka and formerly the incense cedar":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Greek liboi tears (from leibein to pour) + Latin cendrus cedar; from the resinous nature of the tree":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012bb\u0259\u02c8s\u0113dr\u0259s",
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"\u02cclib-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075834",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Libran":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": libra sense 1b(2)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200249",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lib":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member or supporter of a Liberal political party : liberal entry 2 sense b":[
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"Like their Labor counterparts, many young Libs found willing political patronage and slipped seamlessly onto the payrolls of MPs and some eventually entered Parliament themselves, to play politics on a bigger field.",
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"\u2014 George Morgan"
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],
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": a politically liberal person : liberal entry 2 sense c":[
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"The reason Obama keeps tilting left is that so many independents have dumped him and he has almost no chance of getting them back. So energizing libs for a massive turnout is his next-best hope.",
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"\u2014 Michael Goodwin"
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],
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": liberation sense 2":[],
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"liberal":[],
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"librarian, library":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Or a defense studded with position-less players who could ad- lib under pressure, creating the kind symphony only Bill Belichick could hear. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"Of course, there is a more concrete side to lib -owning, too. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Apt timing considering that the designer, author, and philanthropist has long been a symbol of women\u2019s lib \u2014avec glamour. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"Known informally as the World\u2019s Most Famous Feminist, Gloria has been pushing the women\u2019s lib rock uphill for 55 years. \u2014 Karen Karbo, National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1970, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lib"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021624",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to drink alcoholic drink":[
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"sat up with three libating guests who would not leave"
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],
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": to make libation":[],
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": to pour out a libation or make libation to":[]
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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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"Latin libatus , past participle of libare to pour as an offering":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012bb\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220158",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"libation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a liquid (such as wine) used in a libation":[],
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": an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (as to a deity)":[
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"They offered a libation at the temple."
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],
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": an act or instance of drinking often ceremoniously":[
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"a libation to celebrate their anniversary"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They offered libations at the temple.",
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"We met for a libation after work.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The website provides education on the delicious Japanese libation at every opportunity, from basic lessons on sake types, storage, and serving etiquette to detailed tasting and food pairing notes for each bottle. \u2014 Rich Manning, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Like the tacos, each libation offers a taste of Mexico \u2014 primarily through agave spirits. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Walk by the multiple bars with elevated libation offerings and striated themes, and workers are loading in cans of beer and painting a counter power-blue. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"The pale yellow libation is finished with a crack of black pepper and proves easy to sip through dinner. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"The wine glasses \u2014 2,100 in all \u2014 were harder to procure than the libation because the pandemic caused a shortage. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"That\u2019s why so many running groups do more than just run\u2014they\u2019re also groups who grab breakfast after a Saturday morning run or bring a six-pack of craft beer to the trailhead for a post-work (and post-workout) libation . \u2014 Susan Lacke, Outside Online , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"Nestled among the horse farms of Bourbon Country is another libation often seen but certainly less spoken about \u2014 wine. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022",
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"Well, writers Andr\u00e9 Darlington and Tenaya Darlington\u2019s 224-page book Booze & Vinyl attempts to set the mood for over 70 albums from the \u201950s to the 2000s with the right libation , from The Beatles\u2019 Sgt. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English libacioun , from Latin libation-, libatio , from libare to pour as an offering; akin to Greek leibein to pour":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beverage",
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"drink",
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"drinkable",
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"potable",
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"quencher"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191402",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libationer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that pours a libation":[]
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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)n\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015449",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libbard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of libbard archaic variant of leopard"
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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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"\u02c8lib\u0259(r)d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211112",
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"type":[]
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},
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"libber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who supports a liberation movement especially for women":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"lib":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-b\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075931",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libbet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a torn and hanging strip : tatter , rag":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural torn all to libbets"
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]
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lib\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015913",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libeccio":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a southwest wind in Italy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian libeccio":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"li-\u02c8be-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
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"-\u02c8be-ch\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195459",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libel":{
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"antonyms":[
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"asperse",
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"blacken",
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"calumniate",
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"defame",
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"malign",
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"slander",
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"smear",
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"traduce",
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"vilify"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a handbill especially attacking or defaming someone":[],
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": a statement or representation published without just cause and tending to expose another to public contempt":[],
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": a written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression":[],
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": a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought":[],
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": defamation of a person by written or representational means":[],
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": the act, tort , or crime of publishing such a libel":[],
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": the publication of blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or obscene writings or pictures":[],
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": to make libelous statements":[],
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": to make or publish a libel against (see libel entry 1 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"To meet the Supreme Court's definition of libel involving a public figure, a quotation must not only be made up or materially altered. It must also defame the person quoted, and damage his or her reputation or livelihood \u2026 \u2014 Jane Gross , New York Times , 5 June 1993",
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"It is relevant to note that in 1987 the suit against Ms. Malcolm was dismissed \u2026 in a narrow ruling that stated that even if the quotations were \"false and mischievous,\" Ms. Malcolm's alterations did not represent malicious intent and therefore did not constitute libel . \u2014 Fred W. Friendly , New York Times Book Review , 25 Feb. 1990",
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"The above is not only a flat lie but a political libel which may possibly damage me. Publish it at your peril \u2026 \u2014 Bernard Shaw , letter , 16 Sept. 1949",
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"In their tiresome addiction to this use of alleged, the newspapers, though having mainly in mind the danger of libel suits, can urge in further justification the lack of any other single word that exactly expresses their meaning; but the fact that a mud-puddle supplies the shortest route is not a compelling reason for walking through it. \u2014 Ambrose Bierce , Write It Right , 1909",
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"The jury found that the article libeled him.",
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"the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him",
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"Majewski responded with a coordination of tweets denying the accusation and threatening a libel lawsuit. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"Amber Heard reacts to the verdict on June 1, 2022, as a Virginia jury rules in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against Heard, who had accused him of abuse. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
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"Depp had hoped the libel lawsuit would help restore his reputation. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 2 June 2022",
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"Depp's appearance in the U.K. comes just two days before the jury decides the verdict in his libel lawsuit with Heard, 36. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"Former star Johnny Depp was replaced by Mads Mikkelson in that film after Depp lost a lurid U.K. libel lawsuit involving ex-wife Amber Heard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"In August 2020, in response to his libel lawsuit, Heard countersued Depp for $100 million. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"An Atlanta jury awarded Cardi B nearly $3 million in punitive damages and attorneys\u2019 fees on Tuesday in her libel lawsuit against celebrity gossip vlogger Tasha K. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The jury of nine began deliberations on Friday afternoon and on Tuesday said the newspaper did not libel the former vice presidential nominee through a 2017 editorial. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Its self-righteous blinders have led it to reflexively libel even accomplished scholars. \u2014 A. J. Caschetta, National Review , 26 July 2021",
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"The real industry is the network of academics, lawyers, activists, and funders who libel and slander critics of Islamism, even those who cautiously stipulate between Islam and Islamism. \u2014 A. J. Caschetta, National Review , 26 July 2021",
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"Krull said one of the main things to consider is whether Dakich libeled or defamed anyone. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"There\u2019s no law against defaming, slandering or libeling the dead. \u2014 Danielle Bacher, Billboard , 3 Apr. 2019",
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"Gross was threatened with the loss of his Polish state honors and prosecution for ostensibly libelling the nation. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 23 Sep. 2019",
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"Gibson\u2019s Bakery filed a lawsuit against the college in 2017, claiming the school and an administrator there hurt their business and libeled them. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019"
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"To meet the Supreme Court's definition of libel involving a public figure, a quotation must not only be made up or materially altered. It must also defame the person quoted, and damage his or her reputation or livelihood \u2026 \u2014 Jane Gross , New York Times , 5 June 1993",
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"It is relevant to note that in 1987 the suit against Ms. Malcolm was dismissed \u2026 in a narrow ruling that stated that even if the quotations were \"false and mischievous,\" Ms. Malcolm's alterations did not represent malicious intent and therefore did not constitute libel . \u2014 Fred W. Friendly , New York Times Book Review , 25 Feb. 1990",
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"The above is not only a flat lie but a political libel which may possibly damage me. Publish it at your peril \u2026 \u2014 Bernard Shaw , letter , 16 Sept. 1949",
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"In their tiresome addiction to this use of alleged, the newspapers, though having mainly in mind the danger of libel suits, can urge in further justification the lack of any other single word that exactly expresses their meaning; but the fact that a mud-puddle supplies the shortest route is not a compelling reason for walking through it. \u2014 Ambrose Bierce , Write It Right , 1909",
|
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"He sued the newspaper for libel .",
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|
"The newspaper was found guilty of libel .",
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"The newspaper's attorneys argued that the article was not a libel .",
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|
"Verb",
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"Government officials, he observed, were public servants who remained accountable to the people and therefore could not be libeled for their performance in office. \u2014 Leonard W. Levy , Emergence of a Free Press , 1985",
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"The jury found that the article libeled him.",
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"Amber Heard reacts to the verdict on June 1, 2022, as a Virginia jury rules in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against Heard, who had accused him of abuse. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
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"Depp had hoped the libel lawsuit would help restore his reputation. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 2 June 2022",
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"Wednesday's ruling comes after Depp lost his libel lawsuit against The Sun in 2020. \u2014 Mike Miller, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Depp's appearance in the U.K. comes just two days before the jury decides the verdict in his libel lawsuit with Heard, 36. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"Former star Johnny Depp was replaced by Mads Mikkelson in that film after Depp lost a lurid U.K. libel lawsuit involving ex-wife Amber Heard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"In August 2020, in response to his libel lawsuit, Heard countersued Depp for $100 million. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"The jury of nine began deliberations on Friday afternoon and on Tuesday said the newspaper did not libel the former vice presidential nominee through a 2017 editorial. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Its self-righteous blinders have led it to reflexively libel even accomplished scholars. \u2014 A. J. Caschetta, National Review , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"The real industry is the network of academics, lawyers, activists, and funders who libel and slander critics of Islamism, even those who cautiously stipulate between Islam and Islamism. \u2014 A. J. Caschetta, National Review , 26 July 2021",
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"Krull said one of the main things to consider is whether Dakich libeled or defamed anyone. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"In 1964, the US Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they\u2019d been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"There\u2019s no law against defaming, slandering or libeling the dead. \u2014 Danielle Bacher, Billboard , 3 Apr. 2019",
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"Gross was threatened with the loss of his Polish state honors and prosecution for ostensibly libelling the nation. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Gibson\u2019s Bakery filed a lawsuit against the college in 2017, claiming the school and an administrator there hurt their business and libeled them. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019"
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"Wednesday's ruling comes after Depp lost his libel lawsuit against The Sun in 2020. \u2014 Mike Miller, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
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"Depp's appearance in the U.K. comes just two days before the jury decides the verdict in his libel lawsuit with Heard, 36. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"The jury of nine began deliberations on Friday afternoon and on Tuesday said the newspaper did not libel the former vice presidential nominee through a 2017 editorial. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
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|
"Its self-righteous blinders have led it to reflexively libel even accomplished scholars. \u2014 A. J. Caschetta, National Review , 26 July 2021",
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|
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"Krull said one of the main things to consider is whether Dakich libeled or defamed anyone. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"And under the Sullivan standard, a false statement is not libelous unless the public figure can establish that the publisher made it because of either actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"This shields them from being sued or prosecuted, such as for defamation, if the libelous statement is made in the chamber, Westminster Hall or a committee of the House of Commons. \u2014 Garret Martin, The Conversation , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Up against corrupt prosecutors, a vicious news media, and libelous social media influencers. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Other tweets fall into the categories of infantile and allegedly libelous . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"On most issues he was thought of as a generally liberal figure, but on gun control he was live-free-or-die National Rifle Association man. \u2014 Jonathan Raban , Harper's , Aug. 1993",
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"Many fishermen keep their holes from freezing over with liberal injections of antifreeze. \u2014 Time , 28 Feb. 1974",
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"Alexandra looked at him mournfully. \"I try to be more liberal about such things than I used to be. I try to realize that we are not all made alike \u2026 \" \u2014 Willa Cather , O Pioneers! , 1913",
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"This cost him considerable, for Dick was rather fastidious about his cigars, and wouldn't smoke the cheapest. Besides, having a liberal nature, he was generally ready to treat his companions. \u2014 Horatio Alger , Ragged Dick , 1868",
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"She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
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"He made a very liberal donation to the museum.",
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"a policy that is supported both by liberals and conservatives in Congress",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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|
"The court ruled 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal juustices in the majority. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Joining Shor and McElwee in the effort to propagate popularism are a host of other liberal -but-tacking-to-the-center writers and thinkers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"This is a hot topic in liberal jurisdictions nationwide amid growing awareness of the effect of race and income disparities on access to housing. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
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"And in Utah\u2019s most liberal senate district, only 114 votes separated incumbent Sen. Derek Kitchen from Dr. Jennifer Plumb in a rematch of the 2018 Democratic primary. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
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"In general, Judaism\u2019s Reform and Conservative movements tend to take more liberal positions on social issues in American life. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"While the state has policies that lean culturally liberal , the state is rarely at the forefront of them. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
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"People who oppose some or all of the values of liberalism are liberal . \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
|
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"But for many liberal scholars, this emphasis on the free exercise clause has in fact been far from neutral. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Similarly, Bill Clinton was not so much a standard liberal , but rather a neoliberal who reinforced Reagan\u2019s revolution from the standpoint of the Democratic Party. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"This could be because the platform has a large proportion of young users, according to internal company data and documents that were reviewed by The New York Times in 2020, and young people tend to lean liberal . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Sotomayor, who will become the senior liberal on the bench, would be positioned between Thomas and Justice Neil Gorsuch. \u2014 Melissa Macaya, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Your cousin John from California is a die-hard liberal . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On one show, liberal -leaning politicians claimed the American system was so dysfunctional that migrants detained after attempting to enter the U.S. would likely be granted asylum faster than those who arrived without incident. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Burton\u2014a young, stuck-up, politically correct liberal , and a political neophyte by comparison\u2014reconciles with him almost immediately. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who on Monday said that Judge Jackson would be the most extreme liberal ever to sit on the court, called her charming and talented. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Davis, also chief of staff for Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, is running as a liberal with a pro-police, tough-on-crime platform. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"progressive",
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": the quality or state of being liberal":[]
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"examples":[
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"liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"American public housing, characterized by corrupt or incompetent housing agencies and heavily segregated massive housing complexes, was seen as an emblematic failure of Big Government liberalism . \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The original Roe decision was an inflection point where the choices of elite liberalism actively pushed the country toward our current political divisions. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
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"On the other side, there are the Orb\u00e1n cheerleaders such as Rod Dreher and the natcons types who have given up on small-L liberalism . \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The real distinction is between these new right groups, on the one hand, and those who remain loyal to the old Reaganite dispensation, which is best understood as right-leaning liberalism , on the other. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Brooks, a commentator, has fewer qualms about liberalism per se, and thinks the focus ought to be on the renewal of a culture of civic righteousness. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"To me, Mark represented an inclusive and empathetic liberalism . \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Multiple sources traced the seeds of the present disunity back even further when theological liberalism that questioned the Bible's authority swept into U.S. seminaries from Europe during the 19th century. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The documentary depicts the collapse of the Soviet Union as a lesson to Chinese officials not to be seduced by Western liberalism . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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|
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"cheapness",
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"closeness",
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"meanness",
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"miserliness",
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"parsimony",
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"pinching",
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"She treated his friends with remarkable liberality .",
|
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"Some may disagree with the liberality of their views about parenting.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Despite their relative openness, however, and as Mchangama readily concedes, neither the Greeks nor the Romans understood such liberality to be all-encompassing. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a prior age, Puccini was hailed for his liberality . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For Judge Barrett, liberality in interpreting some parts of the Constitution is apparently limited to a matter of months in the 18th century. \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But when her loyal steward (John Rothman) finally convinces her that all this liberality has left her broke, and her creditors\u2019 minions come calling with bills, her world and her illusions collapse. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 19 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Charity, bounty, and liberality must be added to it. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review , 11 July 2019",
|
|
"The pendulum can swing widely in Iran, with periods of relative liberality alternating with crackdowns. \u2014 Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times , 2 June 2018",
|
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"Jackson cast the measure as an exercise in liberality . \u2014 H.w. Brands, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Perhaps spurred on by their distaste for everything implied by such liberality , the Chinese government has become convinced that a far greater degree of social control is both necessary and possible. \u2014 Adam Greenfield, The Atlantic , 14 Feb. 2018"
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|
"Adjective",
|
|
"On most issues he was thought of as a generally liberal figure, but on gun control he was live-free-or-die National Rifle Association man. \u2014 Jonathan Raban , Harper's , Aug. 1993",
|
|
"Many fishermen keep their holes from freezing over with liberal injections of antifreeze. \u2014 Time , 28 Feb. 1974",
|
|
"Alexandra looked at him mournfully. \"I try to be more liberal about such things than I used to be. I try to realize that we are not all made alike \u2026 \" \u2014 Willa Cather , O Pioneers! , 1913",
|
|
"This cost him considerable, for Dick was rather fastidious about his cigars, and wouldn't smoke the cheapest. Besides, having a liberal nature, he was generally ready to treat his companions. \u2014 Horatio Alger , Ragged Dick , 1868",
|
|
"She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
|
|
"He made a very liberal donation to the museum.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
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"a policy that is supported both by liberals and conservatives in Congress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The court ruled 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal juustices in the majority. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Joining Shor and McElwee in the effort to propagate popularism are a host of other liberal -but-tacking-to-the-center writers and thinkers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a hot topic in liberal jurisdictions nationwide amid growing awareness of the effect of race and income disparities on access to housing. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"And in Utah\u2019s most liberal senate district, only 114 votes separated incumbent Sen. Derek Kitchen from Dr. Jennifer Plumb in a rematch of the 2018 Democratic primary. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In general, Judaism\u2019s Reform and Conservative movements tend to take more liberal positions on social issues in American life. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"While the state has policies that lean culturally liberal , the state is rarely at the forefront of them. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"People who oppose some or all of the values of liberalism are liberal . \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But for many liberal scholars, this emphasis on the free exercise clause has in fact been far from neutral. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Similarly, Bill Clinton was not so much a standard liberal , but rather a neoliberal who reinforced Reagan\u2019s revolution from the standpoint of the Democratic Party. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"This could be because the platform has a large proportion of young users, according to internal company data and documents that were reviewed by The New York Times in 2020, and young people tend to lean liberal . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sotomayor, who will become the senior liberal on the bench, would be positioned between Thomas and Justice Neil Gorsuch. \u2014 Melissa Macaya, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Your cousin John from California is a die-hard liberal . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On one show, liberal -leaning politicians claimed the American system was so dysfunctional that migrants detained after attempting to enter the U.S. would likely be granted asylum faster than those who arrived without incident. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Burton\u2014a young, stuck-up, politically correct liberal , and a political neophyte by comparison\u2014reconciles with him almost immediately. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who on Monday said that Judge Jackson would be the most extreme liberal ever to sit on the court, called her charming and talented. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Davis, also chief of staff for Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, is running as a liberal with a pro-police, tough-on-crime platform. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"nonconventional",
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"nonorthodox",
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"nontraditional",
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"open-minded",
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"progressive",
|
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"radical",
|
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"unconventional",
|
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"unorthodox"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"liberate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"confine",
|
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"enchain",
|
|
"fetter",
|
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"restrain"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to free from combination":[
|
|
"liberate the gas by adding acid"
|
|
],
|
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": to take or take over illegally or unjustly":[
|
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"material liberated from a nearby construction site",
|
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"\u2014 Thorne Dreyer"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Rebels fought to liberate the country.",
|
|
"Soldiers liberated the hostages from their captors.",
|
|
"Laptop computers could liberate workers from their desks.",
|
|
"He was using materials that he had liberated from a construction site.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The man is typically a lieutenant who had been directly involved in the battles to liberate the city from the Islamic State, which conquered the area twice, in 2015 and in 2017, and destroyed some of the historic ruins. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While searching for alternative ways to liberate the remaining hostages, the signals intelligence division of the Colombian military managed to break the FARC\u2019s radio communication codes. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"What began as a farfetched idea to liberate the gaming experience from the screen and into the immediate observable reality of the player has now come into its own. \u2014 Anil Ganjoo, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"From his maternal grandmother, who spent a part of each year living with the family, Kurkov heard stories about his grandfather, who died a heroic death in the battle to liberate Kharkiv from the Nazis in 1943. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Black women of Gen Z are also using their words to liberate . \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, Allure , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"As fighting rages across eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have managed to liberate several towns and villages in the Kharkiv region this month even as they were forced to retreat under Russian fire from towns such as Popasna in Donbas. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"He was killed in action in October 1944 during the Battle of Bruyeres to liberate the French town from German control. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Investors and analysts have been pressuring Ford to untether its EV business from its legacy vehicles, but the Ford family is unlikely to completely liberate one business or the other. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin liberatus , past participle of liberare , from liber \u2014 see liberal entry 1":""
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"\u02c8li-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for liberate free , release , liberate , emancipate , manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint. free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses. freed the animals from their cages release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation. released his anger on a punching bag liberate stresses particularly the resulting state of liberty. liberated their country from the tyrant emancipate implies the liberation of a person from subjection or domination. labor-saving devices emancipated us from household drudgery manumit implies emancipation from slavery. the document manumitted the slaves",
|
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|
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|
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"disenthrall",
|
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"disenthral",
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"emancipate",
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"a liberated marriage"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Together, Claire and Owen have adopted Maisie, keeping her hidden in a remote cabin, where liberated mama raptor Blue runs wild with her baby, Beta. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 8 June 2022",
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"The photographer and director Autumn de Wilde, responsible for the album\u2019s artwork and Welch\u2019s new music videos, was instrumental in creating Florence\u2019s new liberated world. \u2014 Olivia Marks, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"But Bedrick hopes their Genderful Workshops will teach attendees how to do their makeup in a liberated , affirming way, no binary labels necessary. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"With Season 1 now completed on HBO Max, Parham spoke to Variety about getting down and dirty as a liberated woman of the \u201870s. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The death toll in Borodyanka and other liberated cities may be even higher than in Bucha, where at least 300 people were killed or tortured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address on Monday. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy warns the civilian toll will likely be much higher in other liberated cities. \u2014 Ruti Teitel, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"In both the magazine\u2019s interior spreads, and in the famous 1970s Charlie fragrance ads, Sch\u00f6neborn was almost always photographed on the go, the very picture of the liberated , independent woman, moving through the world with a confident stride. \u2014 Vogue , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Zelensky set them aside and emerged to lead as a centered and liberated version of himself. \u2014 Erica Ariel Fox, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181121",
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"The liberation of the city took weeks.",
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"the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Choy, an experienced documentarian inspired by leftist liberation movements, volunteered to make a short film for A.C.J.\u2019s fund-raising efforts. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
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"Inspired by this work, Katz transitioned to become a filmmaker, producing more than 70 documentaries for French and American television about the wars of liberation in Africa. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
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"While June 19, 1865, is widely regarded as a day of liberation , its celebration for some simultaneously brings into question just how far that freedom goes. \u2014 Kendall Ross, ABC News , 18 June 2022",
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"Moreover, these groups all too often were pushed out of postwar gay liberation movements. \u2014 Samuel Huneke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Pimienta continued to share her visions for liberation during her exuberant D.C. show, amid a deluge outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"To kick off the month-long celebration, ABC News is airing a deep dive into the assassination of Malcolm X, one of the country\u2019s most renowned leaders in the struggle for Black liberation . \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But for once, the man known for literally throwing himself between warring factions in South Africa\u2019s struggle for liberation was nowhere to be found. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"Rappers like Noname have sparked movements in the fight for literary liberation . \u2014 Stephanie Long, refinery29.com , 20 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccli-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"enfranchisement",
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"freeing",
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"manumission"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075739",
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"liberation theology":{
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": a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist orientation with a theology of salvation as liberation from injustice":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Roundtables on topics from Black liberation theology to transgender identity are common, proposed by an active contingent of nearly 100 young adult members. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The statement, a sweeping manifesto addressing U.S. leaders, White clergy, African Americans and the media on the future of race relations and racial justice, has been cited as a founding document of Black liberation theology . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The megalomanic Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who espoused liberation theology and violence against opponents, was removed in a military coup in 1991 but restored to power in 1994. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"Feminism, social justice, racial equality -- all these things resulted from liberal biblical criticism and liberation theology . \u2014 Diana Butler Bass, CNN , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Senator Raphael Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, won election with a campaign rooted in Black liberation theology . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"In other speeches, Harris has invoked liberation theology , the strain of Christian thought that emphasizes social concern for the poor and political liberation for oppressed peoples. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Harris frequently cited the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan and liberation theology during speeches and campaign stops. \u2014 Matthew Brown, USA TODAY , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"As the Vatican\u2019s opposition to liberation theology intensified in the 1980s under Pope John Paul II, Father Cardenal became a focal point. \u2014 Elias E. Lopez, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Mar. 2020"
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"his frat-boy libertinage was abruptly halted when his fed-up father cut him off financially",
|
|
"a young prince more interested in libertinage than leadership",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rococo costumes are done up in garish colors; courtly gestures go hand in hand with libertinage . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
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"With no new model for relationships, libertinage reigned. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"abjection",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"corruptness",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"decadency",
|
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"degeneracy",
|
|
"degenerateness",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
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"degradation",
|
|
"demoralization",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"dissipatedness",
|
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"dissipation",
|
|
"dissoluteness",
|
|
"libertinism",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
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|
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"turpitude"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170408",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a freethinker especially in religious matters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"libertines of the royal court",
|
|
"the legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine"
|
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],
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|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
|
"Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus , from libertinus , adjective, of a freedman, from libertus freedman, from liber \u2014 see liberal entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backslider",
|
|
"debauchee",
|
|
"debaucher",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"perv",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"profligate",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"rakehell",
|
|
"rip"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111411",
|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"libertinism":{
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a group of urban bohemians who were better known for their libertinism than for their intellectualism",
|
|
"even by the standards of ancient Rome, Caligula's reign was marked by a libertinism that went beyond the pale",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Evil excited certain Surrealists who, for instance, celebrated the predatory libertinism of the Marquis de Sade. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Sade, after all, viewed himself not just as a libertine, but as a philosopher of libertinism (one of his works was titled Philosophy in the Boudoir). \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Long before Christ, the same idea was shared by the European Renaissance, Sophocles, Themistocles, Socrates, Mozart, and Goethe, the quest for a refinement of emotion and libertinism . \u2014 Bohumil Hrabal, Harper's magazine , 25 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Others, following Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu, aim to make a virtue of Trump\u2019s libertinism and cruelty, comparing him to Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, who is said to have paved the way for the Jewish exodus. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Yet Will\u2019s own moment of libertinism is destined to pass into history at much the same time as Nantwich\u2019s. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2011",
|
|
"Others, following Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu, aim to make a virtue of Trump\u2019s libertinism and cruelty, comparing him to Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, who is said to have paved the way for the Jewish exodus. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, WIRED , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Yet Will\u2019s own moment of libertinism is destined to pass into history at much the same time as Nantwich\u2019s. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2011",
|
|
"Christian liberty of this kind provided no excuse for libertinism . \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2017"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8li-b\u0259r-\u02cct\u0113-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
|
|
"-t\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"decadency",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degenerateness",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demoralization",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"dissipatedness",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"dissoluteness",
|
|
"libertinage",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
": a distortion of fact":[
|
|
"The movie takes many liberties with the actual events."
|
|
],
|
|
": a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant : privilege":[],
|
|
": a short authorized absence from naval duty usually for less than 48 hours":[],
|
|
": a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice":[
|
|
"took liberties in the way he played the game"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": permission especially to go freely within specified limits":[
|
|
"was given the liberty of the house"
|
|
],
|
|
": risk , chance":[
|
|
"took foolish liberties with his health"
|
|
],
|
|
": the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges":[],
|
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": the power of choice":[],
|
|
": the power to do as one pleases":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being free:":[],
|
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"city in northwestern Missouri north-northeast of Kansas City population 29,149":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nation that values liberty and democracy",
|
|
"soldiers willing to die in defense of liberty",
|
|
"They gave him the liberty to handle the problem himself.",
|
|
"hard-won liberties such as freedom of the press",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and others argued the law violates the Ohio Constitution\u2019s broad protections of individual liberty . \u2014 Kevin Mcgill, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The decision is a significant expansion of religious liberty and opens the door for wider use of taxpayer funds for sectarian education. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But instead of going to prison, he was granted a type of probation known in Venezuela as alternative measure of liberty . \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Slavery entailed the theft not just of a person\u2019s liberty and labor, but also of their agency. \u2014 Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It's got a girl who can travel through time, talking turtles, a French sculptor and a group of laborers building the statue of liberty , plus so much more. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The political differences tap deep into the country\u2019s roots, highlighting the tensions between life, liberty and the constitutional rights spelled out in the nation\u2019s founding documents. \u2014 David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The political differences tap deep into the country\u2019s roots, highlighting the tensions between life, liberty and the constitutional rights spelled out in the nation\u2019s founding documents. \u2014 David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In a later 3-0 decision, a Quebec appeals court said the 2011 law violated constitutional protections to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and the right to life, liberty and security of the person. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French libert\u00e9 , from Latin libertat-, libertas , from liber free \u2014 more at liberal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-b\u0259r-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for liberty freedom , liberty , license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"election",
|
|
"option",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"selection",
|
|
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|
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"way"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Medieval Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6l\u0113b\u0259\u02ccru\u0307m\u02ccm\u00e4r\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4g\u0113\u02ccu\u0307m"
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],
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|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"liberum veto":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a veto exercised by a single member (as of a legislative body) under rules requiring unanimous consent":[
|
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"the anarchic potentialities of the liberum veto",
|
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"\u2014 C. J. Friedrich"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libethenite":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an olive green orthorhombic mineral Cu 2 (PO 4 )(OH) consisting of a basic copper phosphate and occurring in small prismatic crystals or in globular or reniform masses (hardness 4, specific gravity 3.6\u20133.8)":[]
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|
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"German libethenit , from Libethen , Czechoslovakia + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259\u0307\u02c8beth\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174031",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libidibi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": divi-divi":[]
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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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"American Spanish libidivi , alteration of Spanish dividivi":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6lib\u0113\u00a6dib\u0113",
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"\u00a6l\u0113b\u0113\u00a6d\u0113b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023640",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"libidinal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the libido":[
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"libidinal impulses"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Characters are driven by libidinal urges and petty vanity. \u2014 Dennis Lim, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
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"During some of the band\u2019s more libidinal hits, mosh pits broke out in the crowd, and Durst regarded them curiously, like a pimple. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2021",
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"At other times, to step between the waist-high tires and make your way between the smooth or ribbed walls was to invade a space at a libidinal saturation impossible to describe to someone who has not known it. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 1 Feb. 2021",
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"The plunge into chaos and libidinal disaster in Ariana Harwicz\u2019s debut novel, Die, My Love, threatens to undo the possibility of story altogether. \u2014 Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2020",
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"But for a kid in Kentucky, Stonewall\u2014even as recounted by White and others who were there\u2014represented, at best, a kind of aspirational gay life, a bevy of uppity queers fighting for their decidedly unrespectable libidinal community. \u2014 Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine , 22 June 2019",
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"Steel Panther sound like Van Halen meets Motley Cru meets Ratt meets Wayne\u2019s World, complete with operatic shrieks, misogyny, shredding guitar solos and libidinal overdrive. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 21 Apr. 2018",
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"There are consequences to Trump\u2019s decisions, and his poor libidinal self-control does bespeak his poor self-control in other arenas. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 27 Mar. 2018",
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"Suddenly everyone was broadcasting their life to the world, and measuring their worth on the basis of the libidinal pulses that came back \u2013 as only celebrities had before. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 31 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259-\u02c8bid-\u1d4an-\u0259l, -\u02c8bid-n\u1d4al",
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"l\u0259-\u02c8bi-d\u0259-n\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8bid-n\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095553",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"libidinous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"frigid",
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"undersexed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious":[],
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": libidinal":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to sexual addiction",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"How movies depict libidinous activities, of course, directly informs mainstream understanding of and conversations around desire and pleasure. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Wolpe and Kudisch are solid as the manipulating brothers, with Kudisch having libidinous fun in a number with Longoria and a floor polisher. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Notions about the exploitative and empowering notions of pornography get floated around, as well as the ramifications of unleashing blasts of libidinous power upon the unsuspecting public. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Unsurprisingly, few paid attention \u2014 and those who did tended to be confused or scandalized by her blunt lyrics, outlandish outfits and libidinous moves. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"His seminal 2011 mixtape, House of Balloons, was like the woozy soundtrack to an endless, libidinous loop of willful couch crashing. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sean Penn plays a William Holden doppelg\u00e4nger, while Bradley Cooper portrays producer Jon Peters, the former hairstylist and boyfriend of Barbra Streisand, depicted as a libidinous id in polyester. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"If Jungle Cruise feels like the product of people who have forgotten how to do romance, it\u2019s because romance is not something studio movies bother with much anymore \u2014 let alone anything libidinous . \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Coen gifted her a set of classic potboilers by authors like Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, including the libidinous Postman Always Rings Twice. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 23 Apr. 2021"
|
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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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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin libidinosus , from libidin-, libido":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u1d4an-\u0259s, -\u02c8bid-n\u0259s",
|
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"-\u02c8bid-n\u0259s",
|
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"l\u0259-\u02c8bi-d\u0259-n\u0259s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscent",
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"goatish",
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"horny",
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"hot",
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"hypersexual",
|
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"itchy",
|
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"lascivious",
|
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"lecherous",
|
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"lewd",
|
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"licentious",
|
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"lubricious",
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"lubricous",
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"lustful",
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"oversexed",
|
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"passionate",
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"randy",
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"salacious",
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"satyric",
|
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"wanton"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092339",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"libidinousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"undersexed"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious":[],
|
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": libidinal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to sexual addiction",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"How movies depict libidinous activities, of course, directly informs mainstream understanding of and conversations around desire and pleasure. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Wolpe and Kudisch are solid as the manipulating brothers, with Kudisch having libidinous fun in a number with Longoria and a floor polisher. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Notions about the exploitative and empowering notions of pornography get floated around, as well as the ramifications of unleashing blasts of libidinous power upon the unsuspecting public. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Unsurprisingly, few paid attention \u2014 and those who did tended to be confused or scandalized by her blunt lyrics, outlandish outfits and libidinous moves. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"His seminal 2011 mixtape, House of Balloons, was like the woozy soundtrack to an endless, libidinous loop of willful couch crashing. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sean Penn plays a William Holden doppelg\u00e4nger, while Bradley Cooper portrays producer Jon Peters, the former hairstylist and boyfriend of Barbra Streisand, depicted as a libidinous id in polyester. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"If Jungle Cruise feels like the product of people who have forgotten how to do romance, it\u2019s because romance is not something studio movies bother with much anymore \u2014 let alone anything libidinous . \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Coen gifted her a set of classic potboilers by authors like Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, including the libidinous Postman Always Rings Twice. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 23 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin libidinosus , from libidin-, libido":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u1d4an-\u0259s, -\u02c8bid-n\u0259s",
|
|
"-\u02c8bid-n\u0259s",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8bi-d\u0259-n\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"concupiscent",
|
|
"goatish",
|
|
"horny",
|
|
"hot",
|
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"hypersexual",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lecherous",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"licentious",
|
|
"lubricious",
|
|
"lubricous",
|
|
"lustful",
|
|
"oversexed",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"randy",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"satyric",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055846",
|
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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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"libido":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity":[],
|
|
": sexual drive":[
|
|
"The drug was used to increase libido ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Lack of libido may be a sign of depression.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"More than a year after the death of the stallion Laoban, the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners has launched an investigation into the treatment that was intended to stir his libido but instead killed him. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Beavis and Butt-Head are two teenage slackers who share an extreme libido and complete inability to attract women. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Learning a bit more about the female libido and some of the forces that affect it as women age. \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The shots caused low libido and hot flashes, which exacerbated my rosacea. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many factors stemming from menopausal changes affect your libido . \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"With the onset of menopause and the bipolar, her libido had dropped dramatically. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Keay adds low libido to the list, or just a general lack of energy and enthusiasm. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Centuries before Freud, the ancient sages identified the yetzer ha-ra with the libido , and other things. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin libidin-, libido , from Latin, desire, lust, from lib\u0113re to please \u2014 more at love":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8li-b\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113d-(\u02cc)\u014d also \u02c8lib-\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d or l\u0259-\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"or l\u0259-\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043901",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"libr":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"librarian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133440",
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"libra":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a southern zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Scorpio represented by a pair of scales":[],
|
|
": an ancient Roman unit of weight equal to 327.45 grams":[],
|
|
": any of various Spanish, Portuguese, Colombian, or Venezuelan units of weight":[],
|
|
": one born under the sign of Libra":[],
|
|
": the seventh sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin (genitive Librae ), literally, scales, pound":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"for sense 2b \u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259",
|
|
"for senses 1 & 2a \u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u012b-",
|
|
"sometimes \u02c8l\u012b-br\u0259",
|
|
"or \u02c8l\u0113v-r\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131826",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"librarian":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a specialist in the care or management of a library":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Baker, head librarian at the library branch in the unincorporated community of Kingsland, about 23 miles from Llano, continued to push back. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Baker, head librarian at the library branch in the unincorporated community of Kingsland, about 23 miles from Llano, continued to push back. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ask your reference librarian at your local library for ways to get started. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ask your reference librarian at your local library for ways to get started. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ask your reference librarian at your local library for ways to get started. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ask your reference librarian at your local library for ways to get started. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fortunately, the crew was able to escape when another whaling ship, the Elizabeth, picked them up and transported them to safety in Westport, Massachusetts, Robin Winters, a librarian at the Westport Free Public Library, told NOAA. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Yvonne Brett, a librarian at San Marcos High, said at a recent board meeting that even with all of her campus\u2019 custodians, students have to help pick up trash on campus and custodians have come in to work extra on weekends. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1702, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8bre-r\u0113-",
|
|
"l\u012b-\u02c8brer-\u0113-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082113",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"library":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of cloned DNA fragments that are maintained in a suitable cellular environment and that usually represent the genetic material of a particular organism or tissue":[],
|
|
": a collection of publications on the same subject":[],
|
|
": a collection of such materials":[
|
|
"a library of jazz recordings"
|
|
],
|
|
": a collection resembling or suggesting a library":[
|
|
"an illustrations library"
|
|
],
|
|
": a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale":[],
|
|
": a series of related books issued by a publisher":[
|
|
"a Dickens library"
|
|
],
|
|
": morgue sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I borrowed the book from the school library .",
|
|
"He has an impressive library of jazz records.",
|
|
"a library of computer programs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The light-and-bright sunroom could double as a home office, a library or a den. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The place has six bedrooms, a formal living and dining room, library , game room and solarium. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The property's lowest floor is comprised of four ensuite guest bedrooms and a library with a half bath, as well as a vast recreational space and a terrace overlooking the river. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Worse, a drag queen educator was recently intimidated by eight members of the Proud Boys far-right group, who stormed a library in Alameda County, Calif., and interrupted a session of Drag Queen Story Hour. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"At present, the library and restaurant, central features for the center, are open during limited hours. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"If your home does not have air conditioning, consider public places like a library , senior center, or mall. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Drag Queen Story Hour was disrupted by men shouting slurs and threats at a Bay Area library . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The three sisters want to keep the spirit of the Hen Party alive by donating the documents to a library or university. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French librarie , Medieval Latin librarium , from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr-, liber inner bark, rind, book":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"British usually and US sometimes -br\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"British often and US sometimes -br\u0113",
|
|
"nonstandard -\u02ccber-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccbre-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u012b-\u02ccbrer-\u0113",
|
|
"nonstandard -\u02ccbe-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"archive"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235922",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"library binder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that binds and rebinds books in durable cloth for frequent use":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220706-134725",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"liberty pole":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tall flagstaff surmounted by a liberty cap or the flag of a republic and set up as a symbol of liberty":[]
|
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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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"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170116"
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},
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"libretto":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater":[],
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": the book containing a libretto":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259-\u02c8bre-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pursuing a vision of opera as free-floating, lightly staged assemblages more than traditional score-and- libretto productions, AMOC works in shifting configurations. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Music and libretto by Beth Wiemann: Cara Consilvio directs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Peter Stone\u2019s libretto is sturdy and sometimes witty but mighty talky. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"The opera adaptation of her book, with a libretto by See and music by Nathan Wang, is being staged by the L.A. Opera from May 5 to 15 in the Chinese Garden of the Huntington Library in San Marino. \u2014 Michelle Terris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"The work, with a libretto by Thulani Davis, the composer\u2019s cousin, from a story by his brother, Christopher Davis, premiered in the mid-1980s, first in Philadelphia and, officially, at New York City Opera. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
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"Hebrail Kidjo ended up writing the show\u2019s libretto and lyrics, which were set to music by her parents. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Yet the plots of the four myths that the composer adapted into the libretto are given only the most basic outline in the English supertitles, for the spirit of this haunting evening is atmospheric rather than narrative. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"That the play was excellent to begin with was no guarantee of a viable libretto . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, diminutive of libro book, from Latin libr-, liber":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184132"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on the Gabon Estuary population 419,596":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccv\u0113l",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-br\u0259-\u02ccvil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200601"
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},
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"liberty of the press":{
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": freedom of the press":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055350"
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},
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"librettist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the writer of a libretto":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259-\u02c8bre-tist"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 2016 opera by composer Paola Prestini and librettist -performer Rinde Eckert is being presented as part of San Diego Opera\u2019s Detour Series of edgier, nontraditional work. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
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"Dean and his librettist , Matthew Jocelyn, finesse the problem with a strategy of self-consciousness. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"But about 10 years ago, Dean put aside his reservations and began to tackle the play, with Matthew Jocelyn by his side as librettist . \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
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"The film stars soprano and actress Gianna Corbisiero at Giuseppina; actress Francesca Cellini as the Verdis\u2019 adopted daughter, Maria; J. Anthony Crane as opera librettist Francesco Maria Piav; and Serena Barbacetto as Teresa Stoltz. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Donizetti, thoroughly uninterested in the details of history, and his librettist , Salvadore Cammarano, made the novel\u2019s political and religious conflicts almost entirely personal. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The composer and librettist is MacArthur Fellow and Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Composer Hans Kr\u00e1sa and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister wrote the work in 1938, and it was first performed at a Jewish orphanage in Prague. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Spratt Pearce also has worked closely with Bush to seamlessly integrate the choreography with the dialogue, since the songs by Mark Shaiman and Scott Wittman help advance librettist Terrence McNally\u2019s plot. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122730"
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},
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"Liberty ship":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a cargo ship of a type built in the U.S. during World War II":[]
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