dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/yin_MW.json
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{
"yin-yang":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being or comprising opposite and especially complementary elements":[
"\u2026 interpolates these lushly described private experiences into a universal, yin-yang system of good and evil, nature and technology, intuition and intellect, being and becoming.",
"\u2014 Diane McWhorter , New York Times Book Review , 1 May 1983"
],
": of, relating to, symbolizing, or being the Chinese principles of yin and yang":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094035",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"yin-yang symbol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic symbol of Chinese origin that has the form of a circle divided evenly into two symmetrical teardrop shapes representing yin and yang":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its first administrative officer, James Ulio, designed its insignia around the yin-yang symbol , a figure that in Asian traditions signifies a balanced embrace of opposing forces. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Surveillance video showed a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on the left hand of the man who robbed the bank. \u2014 Christopher Roth, azcentral , 14 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yin-\u02ccy\u00e4\u014b-",
"-\u02ccya\u014b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182713",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}