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957 lines
44 KiB
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{
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"lissom":{
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"antonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"gawky",
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"graceless",
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"klutzy",
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"lumbering",
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"ungainly",
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"ungraceful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": easily flexed":[],
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": lithe sense 2":[],
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": nimble":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the lissome actress's dance training is apparent in the way she moves on stage",
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"rattan is such a lissome material that it can be used for all manner of furniture and baskets",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Jack collected lissome locks of women\u2019s pubic hair. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
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"The 5000 has one of the most lissome combinations of ride and handling of any car on the road; the 4000, however, is less smooth and less graceful. \u2014 Steve Smith, Car and Driver , 14 Aug. 2020",
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"Coming on the heels of a few years of public disintegration, he\u2019d been humbled, or wished to appear that way: a handed-the-world boy forced to disavow the person fame had turned him into, singing lissome songs of apology. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
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"One of my more luminous memories of that odd year, 1974, was a dance performed in Central Park in New York by three long and lissome non-pregnant maidens in white gauze gym suits. \u2014 Charles Mccabe, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of lithesome":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agile",
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"featly",
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"feline",
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"graceful",
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"gracile",
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"light",
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"light-footed",
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"light-foot",
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"lightsome",
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"lithe",
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"lithesome",
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"nimble",
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"spry"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033209",
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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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"lissome":{
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"antonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"gawky",
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"graceless",
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"klutzy",
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"lumbering",
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"ungainly",
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"ungraceful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": easily flexed":[],
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": lithe sense 2":[],
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": nimble":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the lissome actress's dance training is apparent in the way she moves on stage",
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"rattan is such a lissome material that it can be used for all manner of furniture and baskets",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Jack collected lissome locks of women\u2019s pubic hair. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
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"The 5000 has one of the most lissome combinations of ride and handling of any car on the road; the 4000, however, is less smooth and less graceful. \u2014 Steve Smith, Car and Driver , 14 Aug. 2020",
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"Coming on the heels of a few years of public disintegration, he\u2019d been humbled, or wished to appear that way: a handed-the-world boy forced to disavow the person fame had turned him into, singing lissome songs of apology. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
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"One of my more luminous memories of that odd year, 1974, was a dance performed in Central Park in New York by three long and lissome non-pregnant maidens in white gauze gym suits. \u2014 Charles Mccabe, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of lithesome":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agile",
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"featly",
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"feline",
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"graceful",
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"gracile",
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"light",
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"light-footed",
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"light-foot",
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"lightsome",
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"lithe",
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"lithesome",
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"nimble",
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"spry"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023250",
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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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"list":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a band or strip of material: such as":[],
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": a field of competition or controversy":[
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"The candidate entered the political lists ."
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],
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": a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board":[],
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": a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)":[
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"a guest list"
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],
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": an arena for combat (such as jousting)":[
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"entered the lists against the bull",
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"\u2014 Frank Yerby"
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],
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": an official roster : roll":[
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"drawing up a list for \u2026 party nomination",
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"\u2014 Richard Scammon"
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],
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": catalog , checklist":[
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"The song jumped to the top of the hit list ."
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],
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": enlist":[],
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": inclination , craving":[],
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": limit , boundary":[],
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": listel":[],
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": listen":[],
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": please , suit":[],
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": recruit":[],
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": selvage":[],
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": stripe":[
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"The horse had a list along its back."
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],
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": the total number to be considered or included":[
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"add spelling reform to his list of interests",
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"\u2014 W. B. Shaw"
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],
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": to become entered in a catalog with a selling price":[
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"a car that lists for $12,000"
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],
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": to cause to list":[
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"The shifting cargo listed the ship."
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],
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": to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of":[],
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": to include on a list : register":[],
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": to listen to : hear":[],
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": to make a list of : enumerate":[],
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": to place (oneself) in a specified category":[
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"lists himself as a political liberal"
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],
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": to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a lister":[],
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": wish , choose":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1582, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1626, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French liste , from Italian lista , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English lysten , from Old English lystan ; akin to Old English lust desire, lust":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Old English hlystan , from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to listen":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Old English l\u012bste ; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge, Albanian leth":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English, probably from lysten":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8list"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030456",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"list price":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the basic price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before any discounts are taken":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The car's list price was $30,000, but the actual selling price was less.",
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"We were given a 10 percent discount off the list price .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The camera officially becomes available in July, with a list price of $77, 940. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
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"The median home had 1,446 square feet, at a list price of $163 per square foot. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
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"The median home had 1,691 square feet, at a list price of $185 per square foot. \u2014 Sean Lahman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
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"It was later issued in a slightly less pricey version with a list price of about $35. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In comparison, over the same Jan. 1-May 15 period in 2017, only 38.4 percent of single-family houses in the area went above their list price , according to the organization. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
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"IndyStar analyzed Zillow data to find out which Indianapolis neighborhoods had the most homes that sold for more than 15% over their original list price , a key indicator of where the hottest bidding wars occurred. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
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"The auction was considered a disappointment since The One sold for less than half its $295-million list price . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"That means cards in the AMD 6000 series are now only priced 12 percent above their list price . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110150",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"listed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a band or strip of material: such as":[],
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": a field of competition or controversy":[
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"The candidate entered the political lists ."
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],
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": a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board":[],
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": a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)":[
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"a guest list"
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],
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": an arena for combat (such as jousting)":[
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"entered the lists against the bull",
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"\u2014 Frank Yerby"
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],
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": an official roster : roll":[
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"drawing up a list for \u2026 party nomination",
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"\u2014 Richard Scammon"
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],
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": catalog , checklist":[
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"The song jumped to the top of the hit list ."
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],
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": enlist":[],
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": inclination , craving":[],
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": limit , boundary":[],
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": listel":[],
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": listen":[],
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": please , suit":[],
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": recruit":[],
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": selvage":[],
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": stripe":[
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"The horse had a list along its back."
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],
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": the total number to be considered or included":[
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"add spelling reform to his list of interests",
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"\u2014 W. B. Shaw"
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],
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": to become entered in a catalog with a selling price":[
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"a car that lists for $12,000"
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],
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": to cause to list":[
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"The shifting cargo listed the ship."
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],
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": to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of":[],
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": to include on a list : register":[],
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": to listen to : hear":[],
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": to make a list of : enumerate":[],
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": to place (oneself) in a specified category":[
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"lists himself as a political liberal"
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],
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": to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a lister":[],
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": wish , choose":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1582, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1626, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French liste , from Italian lista , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English lysten , from Old English lystan ; akin to Old English lust desire, lust":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Old English hlystan , from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to listen":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Old English l\u012bste ; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge, Albanian leth":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English, probably from lysten":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8list"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005805",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"listen":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ignore",
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"tune out"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of listening":[],
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": to be alert to catch an expected sound":[
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"listen for his step"
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],
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": to give ear to : hear":[],
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": to hear something with thoughtful attention : give consideration":[
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"listen to a plea"
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],
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": to pay attention to sound":[
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"listen to music"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I listened as hard as I could, but I couldn't hear a word of what he said over all that noise.",
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"She listened with interest as he told her about his travels.",
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"She tried to warn him of the dangers, but he wouldn't listen .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"At the pop-up concert outside the cafe, wind threatened to blow sheet music away, and buses pulled in and out of the nearby terminal, but that didn\u2019t deter the nearly 100 people who gathered to listen . \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"To listen to the interview with Dave Hickey and other leaders, go to The CEO Forum. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Whether Dad wants to have an at-home jam session or listen to a pulse-pumping playlist during his workout, the right pair of headphones can be a gift that keeps on giving for years to come. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
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"Within the walled city, 30 million visitors could sample Thomas Edison\u2019s new gramophone, listen to live opera transmitted over telephone wires and observe teenage dancers depicting a Javanese epic. \u2014 Stuart Isacoff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Pageot, an accomplished pianist, keyboardist and accordionist who has toured with the likes of Diana Ross, Cher and Madonna, had never heard of Still \u2014 and was intrigued to listen to his symphony. \u2014 Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"What\u2019s your favorite place to listen to and experience dance music",
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"Hindi Storytime: Children and their families can listen to books, rhymes and songs in Hindi in a dual language storytime at 7 p.m. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"Be a part of a two-day celebratory festival, see a classic Baltimore musical, watch a wide selection of films, listen to a jazz concert or take your kid on an imaginary journey. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But the many spoken interludes, where Bowie manipulates his voice to portray a variety of different characters, can make the album a rough listen . \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
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"Ukraine might then decide to send an electronic warfare unit to have a quick listen . \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
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"But the thrill is definitely when people in music listen . \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The best thing about Songs is the way new favorites sneak up on you with every listen ; its size practically guarantees there\u2019ll always be one unexpected track that knocks you off your feet. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The resolve carried through the album has an enduring pleasure to it, one that\u2019s familiar with every listen as numerous seasons in life, romance, and weather recur. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, Vulture , 24 Apr. 2021",
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"Some episodes are funny, others skew poignant and all are a great listen . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
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"An array of celebrities tuned in: Rihanna, Oprah Winfrey and Mark Zuckerberg popped in for a listen . \u2014 Jonathan Landrum Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2021",
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"An array of celebrities tuned in: Rihanna, Oprah Winfrey and Mark Zuckerberg popped in for a listen . \u2014 Jonathan Landrum Jr., chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English listnen , from Old English hlysnan ; akin to Sanskrit \u015bro\u1e63ati he hears, Old English hl\u016bd loud":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-s\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"attend",
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"hark",
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"harken",
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"hear",
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"hearken",
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"heed",
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"mind"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111823",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"listen (to)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to take notice of and be guided by you'd better listen to my advice!"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154437",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"listing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of making or including in a list":[],
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": something that is listed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an alphabetical listing of all of the students currently enrolled in the school",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The listing sold in Cleveland is a condo in the Pinnacle Condominiums. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
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"The listing , The Villa at the Estate of Yountville, is a five-bedroom villa in the heart of Napa Valley's wine country. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The listing is one of the most expensive in the area. \u2014 Sarah Paynter, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Analysts expected the listing to be the biggest ever, a $37 billion debut in Shanghai and Hong Kong, but the government had quashed it. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
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"And even when the listing is complete and accurate, there is another step involved with the retailer or marketplace. \u2014 Patrick Niersbach, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"Delightful, sassy, flavored with wit and humor, the listing was riotous and worthy of an award. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"However, the inventory listing wasn\u2019t enough to prove that Google would soon reveal the Pixel Watch release date. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"An eBay spokesperson told USA TODAY the listing is not authentic. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-sti\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"canon",
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"catalog",
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"catalogue",
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"checklist",
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"list",
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"menu",
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"register",
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"registry",
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"roll",
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"roll call",
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"roster",
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"schedule",
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"table"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050900",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"listless":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ambitious",
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"animated",
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"energetic",
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"enterprising",
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"motivated"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit":[
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"a listless melancholy attitude"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"He became listless , answered in monosyllables, gurgled, drank a great deal of whisky, and looked with hateful eyes at everyone. \u2014 Isaiah Berlin , New York Times Book Review , 12 Apr. 1987",
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"She looked up and saw everyone starting his work. She took out a piece of paper, feeling listless and bored as she did. \u2014 Louise Fitzhugh , Harriet the Spy , 1964",
|
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"His blue eyes had lost their colour; they had a listless droop; and his mouth, losing the fulness of youth, was weak and pale. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Of Human Bondage , 1915",
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"Her pretty face was wan and listless , her hair uncurled\u2014some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head. \u2014 Emily Bront\u00eb , Wuthering Heights , 1847",
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"The heat made everyone tired and listless .",
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"The party was a listless affair.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, despite the earnings beat, Coinbase stock remained listless in after-hours trading, considering that the company\u2019s outlook for Q3 and the rest of the year was weak. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"But instead, Baltimore was left listless on the mound and at the plate for a second straight loss. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Why stick two generations of Jurassic MVPs together, only to drop them into listless action sequences and rehashed rescue-mission bits, armed with little more than stale banter and a Taser",
|
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"The coronavirus pandemic had left him jobless and listless , a shadow of the gregarious man his friends and family once knew. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
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"In much of the country, though, the booster campaign remains listless and disorganized, older people and their doctors said. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
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"In much of the country, though, the booster campaign remains listless and disorganized, older people and their doctors said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
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"And that aforementioned plot is a very attenuated, listless creature, telling a murky \u2014 in every sense \u2014 tale of political intrigue and municipal power struggles that refuses to be resolved or reveal any mysteries by the end. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Contrast that with the future Rebecca: her three grown children are coming to terms with how to do right by the old woman in front of them, sparkle faded, at times listless and detached from everything around her. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English listles , from list entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8list-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for listless languid , languorous , lackadaisical , listless , spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm. languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness. was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity. languorous cats lying in the sun lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by half-hearted efforts. lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom. listless hospital patients listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life. a spiritless recital of the poem",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"enervated",
|
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"lackadaisical",
|
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"languid",
|
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"languishing",
|
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"languorous",
|
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"limp",
|
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"spiritless"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211536",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"listlessness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"motivated"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit":[
|
|
"a listless melancholy attitude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He became listless , answered in monosyllables, gurgled, drank a great deal of whisky, and looked with hateful eyes at everyone. \u2014 Isaiah Berlin , New York Times Book Review , 12 Apr. 1987",
|
|
"She looked up and saw everyone starting his work. She took out a piece of paper, feeling listless and bored as she did. \u2014 Louise Fitzhugh , Harriet the Spy , 1964",
|
|
"His blue eyes had lost their colour; they had a listless droop; and his mouth, losing the fulness of youth, was weak and pale. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Of Human Bondage , 1915",
|
|
"Her pretty face was wan and listless , her hair uncurled\u2014some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head. \u2014 Emily Bront\u00eb , Wuthering Heights , 1847",
|
|
"The heat made everyone tired and listless .",
|
|
"The party was a listless affair.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, despite the earnings beat, Coinbase stock remained listless in after-hours trading, considering that the company\u2019s outlook for Q3 and the rest of the year was weak. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But instead, Baltimore was left listless on the mound and at the plate for a second straight loss. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Why stick two generations of Jurassic MVPs together, only to drop them into listless action sequences and rehashed rescue-mission bits, armed with little more than stale banter and a Taser",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic had left him jobless and listless , a shadow of the gregarious man his friends and family once knew. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"In much of the country, though, the booster campaign remains listless and disorganized, older people and their doctors said. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In much of the country, though, the booster campaign remains listless and disorganized, older people and their doctors said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"And that aforementioned plot is a very attenuated, listless creature, telling a murky \u2014 in every sense \u2014 tale of political intrigue and municipal power struggles that refuses to be resolved or reveal any mysteries by the end. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Contrast that with the future Rebecca: her three grown children are coming to terms with how to do right by the old woman in front of them, sparkle faded, at times listless and detached from everything around her. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English listles , from list entry 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8list-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for listless languid , languorous , lackadaisical , listless , spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm. languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness. was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity. languorous cats lying in the sun lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by half-hearted efforts. lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom. listless hospital patients listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life. a spiritless recital of the poem",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"enervated",
|
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"lackadaisical",
|
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"languid",
|
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"languishing",
|
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"languorous",
|
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"limp",
|
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"spiritless"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223824",
|
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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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"LISTSERV":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"trademark"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8list-\u02ccs\u0259rv"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152948"
|
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},
|
|
"list system":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a system of proportional representation under which a voter chooses between party lists each containing as many names as there are representatives to be chosen and the number of candidates declared elected from each list is determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote":[
|
|
"all of the list systems \u2026 give the voter little or no discretion in choosing particular candidates",
|
|
"\u2014 H. F. Gosnell"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 compare hare system , preferential voting , single transferable vote":[
|
|
"all of the list systems \u2026 give the voter little or no discretion in choosing particular candidates",
|
|
"\u2014 H. F. Gosnell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164246"
|
|
},
|
|
"listenable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": agreeable to listen to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lis-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8li-s\u1d4an-\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He finds some of his son's music very listenable .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While his voice might have more warble to it, his ability to turn the bucolic into something infinitely listenable is still formidable. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"This might be the most listenable thing on this list. \u2014 SPIN , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The best new books of 2022 have begun to arrive in the form of dazzling hardcovers and highly- listenable audiobooks. \u2014 Glamour , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But look at what this disaster is: gorgeous, soulful, ever- listenable music that wins new fans anytime anyone with a heart and good taste listens to it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Through it all, Sullivan\u2019s flexible voice rises and falls, smooth and endlessly listenable . \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"All Arroyo has to do to be instantly listenable is be Arroyo. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"Learning instruments and writing songs came very naturally to me, but figuring out how to record and turn those skills into a listenable record eluded me for a long time. \u2014 Nick Williams, Billboard , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Employee-only podcasts are password-protected and usually uploaded and listenable from internal intranet sites only. \u2014 Molly Beck, Quartz at Work , 15 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172831"
|
|
},
|
|
"Lisu":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Tibeto-Burman people inhabiting the hilly Salween drainage in the Yunnan-Burma borderlands":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": the north Lolo dialect of the Lisu people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175255"
|
|
},
|
|
"listener":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who listens to someone or something":[
|
|
"a radio program with many listeners",
|
|
"a friend who's a good listener [=who listens attentively and sympathetically]",
|
|
"Fanny, being always a very courteous listener , and often the only listener at hand, came in for the complaints and distresses of most of them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Austen",
|
|
"The average concertgoer drifts in and out of the music, often losing the thread. The listener can't always hear the music in the music, and tends to notice only the most obvious (usually the loudest) events.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Schiff"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lis-n\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8li-s\u1d4an-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200041"
|
|
},
|
|
"Liszt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Franz 1811\u20131886 Hungarian pianist and composer":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8list"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043019"
|
|
},
|
|
"listenership":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-s\u1d4an-\u0259r-",
|
|
"\u02c8lis-n\u0259r-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His listenership more than doubled to 50 million people a month. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Though Spotify has not disclosed listenership data for its live shows, the standalone Greenroom app did not have significant downloads in the early days of its launch. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With just a few clicks of a button, a musician could score a viral hit on TikTok, upload a social media post that unlocks superstardom, or independently build an active listenership from all corners of the world. \u2014 Ify Obi, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some marketers have started looking for different digital communities that might spark listenership \u2014 Facebook pages in Indonesia, for example. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In 1985, the show begin syndication through National Public Radio stations, and retains a high listenership to this day. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Others seem more logical: Dallas-Forth Worth, the third-biggest streaming city in the country, under-indexes by 41.18% in Marley listenership ; another Texas city, Houston, under-indexes by 29.59%. \u2014 Dan Rys, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"A few months in, the democratic socialist magazine Dissent became sponsors, as listenership steadily grew. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Thanks in part to stay-at-home restrictions caused by the pandemic, the kids and family podcasting industry has seen a 20 percent increase in listenership since 2019, according to a 2021 NPR and Edison Research report. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130154"
|
|
},
|
|
"lister":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that lists or catalogs":[],
|
|
"Joseph 1827\u20131912 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis English surgeon":[],
|
|
": a double-moldboard plow often equipped with a subsoiling attachment and used mainly where rainfall is limited":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"list entry 6":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1682, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150259"
|
|
},
|
|
"lists":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)":[
|
|
"a guest list"
|
|
],
|
|
": an official roster : roll":[
|
|
"drawing up a list for \u2026 party nomination",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Scammon"
|
|
],
|
|
": catalog , checklist":[
|
|
"The song jumped to the top of the hit list ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the total number to be considered or included":[
|
|
"add spelling reform to his list of interests",
|
|
"\u2014 W. B. Shaw"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a list of : enumerate":[],
|
|
": to include on a list : register":[],
|
|
": to place (oneself) in a specified category":[
|
|
"lists himself as a political liberal"
|
|
],
|
|
": recruit":[],
|
|
": to become entered in a catalog with a selling price":[
|
|
"a car that lists for $12,000"
|
|
],
|
|
": enlist":[],
|
|
": to cause to list":[
|
|
"The shifting cargo listed the ship."
|
|
],
|
|
": a band or strip of material: such as":[],
|
|
": listel":[],
|
|
": selvage":[],
|
|
": a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board":[],
|
|
": an arena for combat (such as jousting)":[
|
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"entered the lists against the bull",
|
|
"\u2014 Frank Yerby"
|
|
],
|
|
": a field of competition or controversy":[
|
|
"The candidate entered the political lists ."
|
|
],
|
|
": stripe":[
|
|
"The horse had a list along its back."
|
|
],
|
|
": limit , boundary":[],
|
|
": to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of":[],
|
|
": to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a lister":[],
|
|
": please , suit":[],
|
|
": wish , choose":[],
|
|
": inclination , craving":[],
|
|
": listen":[],
|
|
": to listen to : hear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8list"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French liste , from Italian lista , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English l\u012bste ; akin to Old High German l\u012bsta edge, Albanian leth":"Noun and Verb",
|
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"Middle English lysten , from Old English lystan ; akin to Old English lust desire, lust":"Verb",
|
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"Middle English, probably from lysten":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English, from Old English hlystan , from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to listen":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1582, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154514"
|
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},
|
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"listel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a narrow band in architecture : fillet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8stel",
|
|
"\u02c8li-st\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"French, from Italian listello , diminutive of lista fillet, roster":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175419"
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},
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"listable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8list\u0259b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"list entry 7 + -able":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220620"
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},
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"listen for":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to pay attention to sounds in order to hear (something expected)":[
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"We listened for (the sound of) his footsteps.",
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"We saw lightning and listened for the thunder."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225350"
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},
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"lisp":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to pronounce the sibilants \\s\\ and \\z\\ imperfectly especially by turning them into \\th\\ and \\t\u035fh\\":[],
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": to speak falteringly, childishly, or with a lisp":[],
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": to utter falteringly or with a lisp":[],
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": a speech defect or affectation characterized by lisping":[],
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": a sound resembling a lisp":[],
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": a computer programming language that is designed for easy manipulation of symbols that represent data and instructions and is used extensively for work in artificial intelligence":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lisp"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun (1)",
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"He spoke with a lisp .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Max Cadillac aces his biggest Moonlight role to date as Roger\u2019s lisping common-law assistant Carmen Ghia. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2019",
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"Paul Shaffer cackled from behind a keyboard in shades; baritoned redhead Alan Kalter introduced guests; there were videos of stupid pet tricks and a befuddled, lisping Larry Bud Melman. \u2014 John Clarke, HWD , 23 Oct. 2017",
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"Cera is also doing a fun lisping impression of Brando while ponderously spouting off garbled nods to the actor\u2019s filmography. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 23 May 2017",
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"One of the little girls handed her a copy to inscribe and lisped her name. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ramos, who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde last month, was said to have been bullied over a lisp and stutter. \u2014 Tim Meko, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"Ramos was bullied for having a stutter and a strong lisp , friends and family told the Washington Post. \u2014 Scott Travis, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
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"Her lisp was also due to the overbite, the reality TV star said. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Phil picks up immediately on Peter's vulnerabilities \u2014 the boy has placed handmade paper flowers on every table, and speaks with a telltale lisp \u2014 and runs with them, a bully a who loves nothing better than a target and an audience. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"First, Ross and Michelle are not vibing with Ra\u2019Jah\u2019s character choices (though her little Teletubby lisp got a hearty chuckle out of me). \u2014 Paul Mccallion, Vulture , 22 July 2021",
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"Eventually, under duress, the composer reduced the affliction to a lisp . \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 27 May 2021",
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"As a first-grader, Katy, both in the book and in real life, spoke with a lateral lisp . \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"While introducing the audience to Monday's contestants, Pat started making small talk with a contestant named Chris Brimble, who some viewers are saying spoke with a lisp . \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 24 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English -wlyspian ; akin to Old High German lispen to lisp":"Verb",
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"lis t p rocessing":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005049"
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},
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"listen with only half an ear":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to not listen closely":[
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"When I told my story, my brother listened with only half an ear ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025217"
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}
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} |