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2297 lines
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{
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"Dimya":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Dimya taxonomic synonym of dimyaria"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from di- + -mya ",
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8m\u012b\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073434",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Dimyaria":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a division of Lamellibranchia comprising the bivalve mollusks with both anterior and posterior adductor muscles, sometimes used synonymously with Isomyaria but commonly including also Heteromyaria \u2014 compare monomyaria":[]
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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 di- + -myaria":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b\u02ccm\u012b\u02c8a(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114716",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective or noun",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"dim":{
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"antonyms":[
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"becloud",
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"bedim",
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"befog",
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"blacken",
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"blear",
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"blur",
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"cloud",
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"darken",
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"dislimn",
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"fog",
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"fuzz (up)",
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"haze",
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"mist",
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"obscure",
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"overcast",
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"overcloud",
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"overshadow",
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"shadow",
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"shroud"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a dim view of takes a dim view of human nature"
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],
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": dim-witted":[
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"too dim to understand the joke"
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],
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": dull , lusterless":[
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"dim colors"
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],
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": dusk , dimness":[],
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": emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light":[
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"dim stars",
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"a dim lamp",
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"a dim hallway"
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],
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": having little prospect of favorable result or outcome":[
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"a dim future"
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],
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": lacking pronounced , clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character":[
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"a dim echo of the past"
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],
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": low beam":[],
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": not perceiving clearly and distinctly":[
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"dim eyes"
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],
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": perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : faint":[
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"had only a dim notion of what was going on"
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],
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": seen indistinctly":[
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"a dim outline"
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],
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": to become dim":[
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"the lights dimmed",
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"their beauty had dimmed"
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],
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": to make dim or lusterless":[
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"dimmed their hopes of an early settlement"
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],
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": to reduce the light from":[
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"dim the headlights"
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],
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"dimension":[],
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"diminished":[],
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"diminuendo":[],
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"diminutive":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.",
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"I have a dim memory of your last visit.",
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"Verb",
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"The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.",
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"Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Twitter's remote work policy\u2014one of the most flexible among U.S. tech companies\u2014could be under threat from its potential acquirer Elon Musk, based on the Tesla CEO's dim view of working-from-home. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"But despite fierce anti-China rhetoric in public, President Donald Trump offered little firm support for Taiwan and is reported to have privately taken a dim view of U.S. support for Taiwan in the event of an invasion. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Many Republicans have long taken a dim view of Cawthorn, who has had an eventful term in Congress. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"In his Glendale office, Yeghiayan took a dim view of Boyajian\u2019s repayments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Most dive as far down as the twilight zone, where the dim light from above rapidly dwindles to nothing. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
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"Night sucks the color out of Mesop, leaving patches of dim yellow-streetlamp light on streets that have narrowed in the darkness. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
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"Last, even though songbirds fly at night under the dim light of the stars, their magnetic compass is light-dependent, hinting at a link between vision and magnetic sensing. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"While Carvana\u2019s short-term prospects appear dim , analysts say the company is no lemon. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The lights dim and a screen at the front of the room opens to reveal a row of pastry chefs, who put the finishing touches on the desserts before serving guests. \u2014 Vivian Song, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Schnittke calls for the lights to slowly dim on this tragicomic ending. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Kattula wasn\u2019t surprised that Trump\u2019s comments did nothing to dim his support within her own community of immigrants. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Bembenek's death in 2010, of liver and kidney failure at age 52, helped dim the limelight that had shined on her case for the previous three decades. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Then the lights dim , the orchestra begins to play, and a dancer appears on stage from the wings. \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"As darkness gave way to dim light, a wolf emerged in a clearing. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"In the evening, beginning about three hours before bedtime, begin to dim your lights\u2014especially blue light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The movie lighting doesn\u2019t dim as the plot unfolds, and the colors don\u2019t fade; in fact, the final sequence is set in a verdant meadow. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim , have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
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"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim , the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim -witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"The wake/ dim will help extend the battery life, as the display panel is typically the largest battery drainer in any laptop when it's not cranked up for maximum performance. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English dimm ; akin to Old High German timber dark":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dim"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"caliginous",
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"dark",
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"darkened",
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"darkish",
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"darkling",
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"darksome",
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"dimmed",
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"dusk",
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"dusky",
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"gloomy",
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"lightless",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"rayless",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"stygian",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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"unlit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084734",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dim bulb":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dimwit":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was considered something of a dim bulb by his coworkers."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, 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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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215804",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dim-witted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not intelligent : stupid":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, 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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"\u02c8dim-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"opaque",
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"pinheaded",
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"senseless",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"soft",
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"softheaded",
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"stupid",
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"thick",
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"thick-witted",
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"thickheaded",
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"unintelligent",
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"unsmart",
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"vacuous",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003308",
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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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"dim-wittedness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not intelligent : stupid":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, 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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"\u02c8dim-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"opaque",
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"pinheaded",
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"senseless",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"soft",
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"softheaded",
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"stupid",
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"thick",
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"thick-witted",
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"thickheaded",
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"unintelligent",
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"unsmart",
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"vacuous",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061934",
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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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"dime":{
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"antonyms":[
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"big buck(s)",
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"boodle",
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"bundle",
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"fortune",
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"king's ransom",
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"megabuck(s)",
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"mint",
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"wad"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Canadian 10-cent piece":[],
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": a coin of the U.S. worth \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 dollar":[],
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": a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (such as marijuana)":[],
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": a petty sum of money":[],
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": assist entry 2 sense 2":[
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"Harden ended up recording his first triple-double of the season with 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He delivered seven dimes to Capela \u2026",
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"\u2014 Tim MacMahon",
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"\u2014 often used with drop Not only was he scoring in the post and grabbing rebounds, he also was dropping dimes [=making passes to enable teammates to score] including a flashy pass to Chance Coyle. \u2014 Hendrix Magley"
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],
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": in a very small area":[
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"these cars can turn on a dime"
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],
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": instantly":[],
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": money provided to pay expenses":[
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"Executives in a perk-rich environment get used to living on the company's dime [=on the company's money; at the company's expense]",
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"\u2014 James Surowiecki",
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"They hopped a Greyhound, on their own dime , and had such a good time they stayed on \u2026",
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"\u2014 Mark Ribowsky",
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"The boys are worthless, feckless layabouts, living off David's dime .",
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"\u2014 Whitney Pastorek"
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],
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": so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As the wheelbase is just 95 inches, the Pioneer will turn on a dime ; parking will be a breeze with space to spare due to the overall length of 157 inches. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s improv skits mixed with beatbox storytelling, songs created out of thin air and raps spun on a dime \u2014 all based on words and stories from the audience each night. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"The Sox have been their own worst enemy, but a few key fixes to personnel \u2014 and protocols \u2014 could turn things around on a dime . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"According to a fiscal impact statement associated with IM27, the measure isn\u2019t expected to cost the state of South Dakota a dime . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
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"Here are some great free remote team-building activities that are sure to be a hit and won\u2019t cost a dime . \u2014 Dmitrii Kustov, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"The one-hour Children's Performances, which begin at 11 a.m., won't cost you a dime . \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Start with my guide to WiFi fixes that don\u2019t cost a dime . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"While many popular activities in Hawaii come with a high price tag, there are also plenty of experiences that won't cost you a dime . \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure , 15 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime , from Latin decima , from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten \u2014 more at ten":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012bm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken feed",
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"chump change",
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"hay",
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"mite",
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"peanuts",
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"pin money",
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"pittance",
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"shoestring",
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"song",
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"two cents"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045442",
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]
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},
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"dime-store":{
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"costly",
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"dear",
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"deluxe",
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"expensive",
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"high",
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"high-ticket",
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"precious",
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"premium",
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"pricey",
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"pricy",
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"spendy",
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"valuable"
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],
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": five-and-dime":[],
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": inexpensive":[
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"dime-store perfume"
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],
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": tawdry , second-rate":[
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"dime-store philosophy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On the southeast corner of the square was Walton\u2019s, the five-and- dime store Sam Walton opened in 1950 that now serves as the home of the Walmart Museum. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Once confined to dime store spinner racks, Marvel\u2019s creations have burst free of their humble roots, hulking out into one of the most successful transmedia empires on the planet. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Kmart started in 1899 when founder Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a five-and- dime store in downtown Detroit bearing his name. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"From Sebastian Kresge's first five-and- dime store in 1899 to now, the store has gone from a dynasty to bankruptcy. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The last Michigan store is in Marshall, a suburb of Battle Creek, in the western part of the state. Kmart started in the late 19th century when founder Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a five-and- dime store in downtown Detroit bearing his name. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There were more shops \u2014 a fruit store, the five & dime store \u2014 and everything was on the main street. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"At the time, America's premier five-and- dime store chain billed the new Woolworth's lunch counter as the city's largest. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2021",
|
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"Leon Broad opened a dime store there, and his wife kept the books. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 1 May 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u012bm-\u02ccst\u022fr"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"affordable",
|
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"bargain-basement",
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"budget",
|
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"cheap",
|
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"cheapie",
|
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"cheapo",
|
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"chintzy",
|
|
"cut-price",
|
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"cut-rate",
|
|
"dirt cheap",
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
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"inexpensive",
|
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"low",
|
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"low-end",
|
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"popular",
|
|
"reasonable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064742",
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"adjective",
|
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]
|
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},
|
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": a level of existence or consciousness":[
|
|
"\u2026 a secular as well as spiritual dimension \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Catherine Bates"
|
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],
|
|
": a lifelike or realistic quality":[
|
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"uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
|
|
],
|
|
": bodily form or proportions":[
|
|
"\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : aspect":[
|
|
"the social and political dimensions of the problem"
|
|
],
|
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": the number of elements in a basis (see basis sense 5 ) of a vector space":[],
|
|
": the quality of spatial extension : magnitude , size":[
|
|
"\u2026 the town's modest dimensions and leisurely ways \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Shellhase"
|
|
],
|
|
": the range over which or the degree to which something extends : scope":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural the vast dimensions of the disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form to the required dimensions (see dimension entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[
|
|
"a table dimensioned to fit the space"
|
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],
|
|
": to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)":[
|
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"dimensioning the plans"
|
|
],
|
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": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
|
|
"The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dimension-, dimensio , from dimetiri to measure out, from dis- + metiri to measure \u2014 more at measure":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"magnitude",
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"measure",
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"measurement",
|
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"proportion",
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120325",
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|
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|
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 Catherine Bates"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
|
|
],
|
|
": bodily form or proportions":[
|
|
"\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 Jane Shellhase"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"a table dimensioned to fit the space"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"dimensioning the plans"
|
|
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|
|
": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
|
|
"The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dimension-, dimensio , from dimetiri to measure out, from dis- + metiri to measure \u2014 more at measure":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
|
|
"also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"magnitude",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"measurement",
|
|
"proportion",
|
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"size"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100439",
|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dimensionless":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a level of existence or consciousness":[
|
|
"\u2026 a secular as well as spiritual dimension \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Catherine Bates"
|
|
],
|
|
": a lifelike or realistic quality":[
|
|
"uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
|
|
],
|
|
": bodily form or proportions":[
|
|
"\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
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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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|
|
"dimensioning the plans"
|
|
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|
|
": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
|
|
"The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
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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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"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dimetrodon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an extinct, North American, primitive synapsid (genus Dimetrodon) of the early Permian comprising terrestrial carnivores of moderate size having both canine and shearing teeth and distinguished by a large dorsal crest resembling a sail supported by greatly elongated bony processes of the spinal column":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from Greek di- di- + -metros \"having the extent, size, or limit indicated\" (adjective derivative of m\u00e9tron \"measure\") + -od\u014dn \"having teeth of the kind specified,\" adjective derivative of \u00f3d\u014dn, \u00f3dous \"tooth\" \u2014 more at measure entry 1 , tooth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8me-tr\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114005",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dimication":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contest , strife":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin dimication-, dimicatio , from dimicatus (past participle of dimicare to fight, from di- \u2014from dis- apart\u2014+ micare to flash) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Welsh dir mygu to despise, Persian mi\u017ea, mu\u017ea eyelash, Greek omichl\u0113 mist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdim\u0259\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193338",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of only one half of the normal : seeming to lack one half or to have one part smaller than the other":[
|
|
"dimidiate elytra that cover only half the abdomen are common among certain families of beetles"
|
|
],
|
|
": divided into two equal parts : halved":[],
|
|
": to halve or reduce to the half":[],
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
|
"Latin dimidiatus , past participle of dimidiare":"Adjective",
|
|
"Latin dimidiatus , past participle of dimidiare , from di- (from dis- apart) + -midiare (from medius mid)":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
|
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8mid\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053417",
|
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|
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": a formation of marshaling by joining the dexter half of one heraldic shield with the sinister half of another divided per pale or sometimes per bend":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin dimidiation-, dimidiatio action of halving, from Latin dimidiatus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccmid\u0113\u02c8\u0101sh\u0259n"
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],
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"applaud",
|
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"exalt",
|
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"extol",
|
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"extoll",
|
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"glorify",
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"laud",
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"magnify",
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"praise"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": taper":[],
|
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": to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle":[
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"the side effects tend to diminish over time"
|
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],
|
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": to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1 )":[
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"a diminished column"
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],
|
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": to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle":[
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"diminish a rival's accomplishments"
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],
|
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": to make less or cause to appear less":[
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"diminish an army's strength",
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"His role in the company was diminished ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.",
|
|
"The drug's side effects should diminish over time.",
|
|
"Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But that would diminish the long food history of Oregon\u2019s second largest city. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
|
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"When employees are engaged and there is clear person-job values congruence and alignment, withdrawal cognitions diminish and employees choose to stick around longer. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But victories for House Republicans who backed the commission could diminish in August. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"But making these weapons inaccessible to civilians would likely diminish the number of mass shootings and almost certainly the count of victims involved in events of unapologetic cruelty. \u2014 Christopher Colwell, Scientific American , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The drugs might diminish Baelyn\u2019s immune function, allowing the smoldering infection to reignite and burn out of control. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Students struggle to pay attention and make good decisions, and their prospects diminish . \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"This unique formula includes dill seed extract to help diminish the look of lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The second is the judiciary branch, which can severely curtail the White House\u2019s executive authority\u2014and could soon diminish it significantly in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that the Supreme Court is due to rule on in days. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English deminishen , alteration of diminuen , from Anglo-French diminuer , from Late Latin diminuere , alteration of Latin deminuere , from de- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nish"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diminish decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bad-mouth",
|
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"belittle",
|
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"cry down",
|
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"decry",
|
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"denigrate",
|
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"deprecate",
|
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"depreciate",
|
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"derogate",
|
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"dis",
|
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"diss",
|
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"discount",
|
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"dismiss",
|
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"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
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"minimize",
|
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"play down",
|
|
"poor-mouth",
|
|
"put down",
|
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"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
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"trash",
|
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"trash-talk",
|
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"vilipend",
|
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"write off"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030950",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"diminished":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": made one half step less than perfect or minor":[
|
|
"a diminished fifth"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1751, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nisht"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050336",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"diminished arch":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an arch having less height than half its width (such as a segmental or three-centered arch) \u2014 compare drop arch":[]
|
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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":"20220707-061808",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"diminished chord":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": diminished seventh sense 2":[],
|
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": diminished triad":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181755",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"diminished seventh":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical interval (see interval sense 2c )that is smaller than a seventh by a semitone":[],
|
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": a seventh chord that is often built on the leading tone , that spans the interval (see interval sense 2c )of a diminished seventh (sense 1), and that consists of three minor thirds":[
|
|
"\u2014 see seventh chord"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000309",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"diminished shaft":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the shaft of a tapering column":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001107",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminished triad":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a triad consisting of a minor third and a diminished fifth":[
|
|
"\u2014 see triad illustration"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082509",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminishingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a diminishing manner : decreasingly":[
|
|
"the rain continued, but diminishingly , all that night"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"diminishing (present participle of diminish ) + -ly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": taper":[],
|
|
": to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle":[
|
|
"the side effects tend to diminish over time"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"a diminished column"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle":[
|
|
"diminish a rival's accomplishments"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make less or cause to appear less":[
|
|
"diminish an army's strength",
|
|
"His role in the company was diminished ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.",
|
|
"The drug's side effects should diminish over time.",
|
|
"Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But that would diminish the long food history of Oregon\u2019s second largest city. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"When employees are engaged and there is clear person-job values congruence and alignment, withdrawal cognitions diminish and employees choose to stick around longer. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But victories for House Republicans who backed the commission could diminish in August. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"But making these weapons inaccessible to civilians would likely diminish the number of mass shootings and almost certainly the count of victims involved in events of unapologetic cruelty. \u2014 Christopher Colwell, Scientific American , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The drugs might diminish Baelyn\u2019s immune function, allowing the smoldering infection to reignite and burn out of control. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Students struggle to pay attention and make good decisions, and their prospects diminish . \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"This unique formula includes dill seed extract to help diminish the look of lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The second is the judiciary branch, which can severely curtail the White House\u2019s executive authority\u2014and could soon diminish it significantly in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that the Supreme Court is due to rule on in days. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English deminishen , alteration of diminuen , from Anglo-French diminuer , from Late Latin diminuere , alteration of Latin deminuere , from de- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diminish decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"derogate",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"poor-mouth",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trash-talk",
|
|
"vilipend",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111623",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminution":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"step-up",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease":[
|
|
"a diminution in value"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Granted that the race was closer and Biden won the popular vote by about 4.5 points, but a diminution of the Democratic vote is hard to ignore. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Maybe there\u2019s more to the later poetry than a finger-wagging sort of disenchantment, a diminution , unbelievable little rhetorical engines. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their ascension signaled a diminution in the power of political parties. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is the first time such diminution has occurred since the Oscars ceremony had its initial television transmission in 1953. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"All of this translates into fewer resources pouring into the Russian space program and a further diminution of its activities. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This change is largely symbolic, the statistics show, rather than some seismic shift tied to the impact of inexpensive Asian imports and a concurrent diminution of U.S. manufacturing. \u2014 Ken Roberts, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The diminution of chemotherapy treatment is happening for some other cancers, too, including lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States, killing more than 69,000 Americans each year. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The flip-side of increasing representation in one area is diminution of electoral power in another. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English diminucioun , from Anglo-French diminutiun , from Medieval Latin diminution-, diminutio , alteration of Latin deminution-, deminutio , from deminuere \"to lessen\" \u2014 more at diminish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02ccdi-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccdi-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"step-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220631",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminutive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a word, affix , or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1 ) word, affix, or name":[],
|
|
": exceptionally or notably small : tiny":[
|
|
"a diminutive performer"
|
|
],
|
|
": indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling ) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling ), of clipped forms (such as Jim ), and of altered forms (such as Peggy )"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is notably small : a diminutive individual":[],
|
|
"\u2014 compare augmentative":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling ) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling ), of clipped forms (such as Jim ), and of altered forms (such as Peggy )"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the diminutives \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201ckitchenette\u201d",
|
|
"dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a radio with a diminutive set of speakers",
|
|
"the diminutive suffixes \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201c-ling\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Three kid contestants battle it out in each episode to make mini dishes that pack real flavor and showcase their flair for the diminutive . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Young Gerd, a common diminutive for Gerhard, found inspiration when the underdog West German team beat Hungary, at the time the world\u2019s greatest team, to win the 1954 World Cup final. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The blushy pink bonhomie that infuses every aspect of the Little Em\u2019s experience transforms cuteness from a condescending diminutive into something that\u2019s aspirational and inspirational. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"But miraculously, nobody calls Baby Frank by a diminutive . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women\u2019s rights champion who became the court\u2019s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"Spring tends to feature the diminutive , the small-statured and the vertically challenged. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"Still, or perhaps because of that, the servers are open-handed with diminutives \u2014 sweetheart, dear, friend. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The diminutive guard was selected 20th overall and is a few weeks removed from winning a national title at South Carolina. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2022",
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"Even Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, who were doubted because of their diminutive height relative to most NFL passers, had oven mitts attached to the ends of their arms. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Sarray\u2019s diminutive height alone gives her a leg up as a potentially potent babyface. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"On the balcony, the queen acknowledged the salute with her cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 86, (both are descendants of King George V), who stood very tall in his military uniform next to the diminutive queen. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Instrumentation is by equally traditional dials, though the SV's diminutive dimensions mean there isn't enough space to position these in front of the driver, so the fuel, temperature, and oil-pressure gauges are offset in front of the passenger. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
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"Warblers are the diminutive dandies of the birding world. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
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"In a recent interview, Mrs. Redding, a diminutive woman with a quick wit and occasionally salty tongue, noted with pride that the new arts center would be on Cotton Avenue, in the heart of the city\u2019s historic Black business district. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Her bright red gloves are pounding away on the pads, her diminutive frame dwarfed by the coach. \u2014 Don Riddell, CNN , 2 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English diminutif , from Medieval Latin diminutivum , alteration of Late Latin deminutivum , from neuter of deminutivus , adjective, from deminutus , past participle of deminuere \"to lessen\" \u2014 more at diminish":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259-\u02c8min-y\u0259-tiv",
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"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-ny\u0259-tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diminutive Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
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"synonyms":[
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"dwarf",
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"midget",
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"mite",
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"peewee",
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
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"runt",
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"scrub",
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"shrimp",
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"Tom Thumb"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083114",
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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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"dimmed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"becloud",
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"bedim",
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"befog",
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"blacken",
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"blear",
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"blur",
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"cloud",
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"darken",
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"dislimn",
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"fog",
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"fuzz (up)",
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"haze",
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"mist",
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"obscure",
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"overcast",
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"overcloud",
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"overshadow",
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"shadow",
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"shroud"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a dim view of takes a dim view of human nature"
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],
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": dim-witted":[
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"too dim to understand the joke"
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],
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": dull , lusterless":[
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"dim colors"
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],
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": dusk , dimness":[],
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": emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light":[
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"dim stars",
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"a dim lamp",
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"a dim hallway"
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],
|
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": having little prospect of favorable result or outcome":[
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"a dim future"
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],
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": lacking pronounced , clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character":[
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"a dim echo of the past"
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],
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": low beam":[],
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": not perceiving clearly and distinctly":[
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"dim eyes"
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],
|
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": perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : faint":[
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"had only a dim notion of what was going on"
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],
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": seen indistinctly":[
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"a dim outline"
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],
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": to become dim":[
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"the lights dimmed",
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"their beauty had dimmed"
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],
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": to make dim or lusterless":[
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"dimmed their hopes of an early settlement"
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],
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": to reduce the light from":[
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"dim the headlights"
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],
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"dimension":[],
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"diminished":[],
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"diminuendo":[],
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"diminutive":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.",
|
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"I have a dim memory of your last visit.",
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"Verb",
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"The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.",
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"Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Twitter's remote work policy\u2014one of the most flexible among U.S. tech companies\u2014could be under threat from its potential acquirer Elon Musk, based on the Tesla CEO's dim view of working-from-home. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
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"But despite fierce anti-China rhetoric in public, President Donald Trump offered little firm support for Taiwan and is reported to have privately taken a dim view of U.S. support for Taiwan in the event of an invasion. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Many Republicans have long taken a dim view of Cawthorn, who has had an eventful term in Congress. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In his Glendale office, Yeghiayan took a dim view of Boyajian\u2019s repayments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Most dive as far down as the twilight zone, where the dim light from above rapidly dwindles to nothing. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Night sucks the color out of Mesop, leaving patches of dim yellow-streetlamp light on streets that have narrowed in the darkness. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Last, even though songbirds fly at night under the dim light of the stars, their magnetic compass is light-dependent, hinting at a link between vision and magnetic sensing. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"While Carvana\u2019s short-term prospects appear dim , analysts say the company is no lemon. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The lights dim and a screen at the front of the room opens to reveal a row of pastry chefs, who put the finishing touches on the desserts before serving guests. \u2014 Vivian Song, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Schnittke calls for the lights to slowly dim on this tragicomic ending. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Kattula wasn\u2019t surprised that Trump\u2019s comments did nothing to dim his support within her own community of immigrants. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Bembenek's death in 2010, of liver and kidney failure at age 52, helped dim the limelight that had shined on her case for the previous three decades. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Then the lights dim , the orchestra begins to play, and a dancer appears on stage from the wings. \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As darkness gave way to dim light, a wolf emerged in a clearing. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In the evening, beginning about three hours before bedtime, begin to dim your lights\u2014especially blue light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The movie lighting doesn\u2019t dim as the plot unfolds, and the colors don\u2019t fade; in fact, the final sequence is set in a verdant meadow. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim , have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim , the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim -witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The wake/ dim will help extend the battery life, as the display panel is typically the largest battery drainer in any laptop when it's not cranked up for maximum performance. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English dimm ; akin to Old High German timber dark":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dim"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"caliginous",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"pitchy",
|
|
"rayless",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"stygian",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213715",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dimmer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for regulating the intensity of an electric lighting unit":[],
|
|
": low beam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Corinthian loan forgiveness skirts those issues because students of for-profit colleges tend to be lower income and often have dimmer job prospects. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The more decidedly rock tune, build over an ominous, brooding track appears to chronicle the dimmer side of drinking, as Malone sings about losing teeth, and some of his dignity, while hitting the bottle. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Higher inflation will likely weigh on consumer spending as Americans take a dimmer view of the economy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the fragmentation of media and entertainment has meant many more (if far dimmer ) spotlights, while the rise of social media has allowed fame-seekers to stop running after capricious tastemakers and simply stand in front of a ring light. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The elegant example at right, Forbes & Lomax\u2019s aged-brass dimmer , upgrades a design detail often overlooked. \u2014 Catherine Dash, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said a woman was seen taking black-out curtains, a trimmer, a Google Nest Mini and a smart bulb dimmer from the business. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Richardson dials down the dimmer on his sunny demeanor only once, to mock a passing sports car \u2014 rolling his eyes at the flashy vehicle and the extra $50 its driver spent on one of the newly ubiquitous black California license plates. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The continents were in different places, oceans were connected differently, vegetation cover was far from similar, the Sun was slightly dimmer , and the planet was free of ice. \u2014 Howard Lee, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-m\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203019",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dimwit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"genius"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stupid or mentally slow person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're a dimwit if you think I'll sell my house for that price",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The forty-third president set the stage for a world-historical dimwit to run the nation into the ground. \u2014 Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Jason is no less on her level than any other dimwit human. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 4 June 2018",
|
|
"Last night, NBC New York's Chopper 4 was among several aircraft accosted by a laser-wielding dimwit . \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2015",
|
|
"On the other hand, if the test subjects were convinced that only dimwits performed well on such stupid tasks, their performance tanked precipitously. \u2014 Steve Ayan, Scientific American , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Home Alone Macaulay Culkin is forgotten by his family and forced to battle a couple of dimwit thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) around Christmas in this enduring children's adventure from director Chris Columbus and writer John Hughes. \u2014 Esquire Editors, Esquire , 7 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dim-\u02ccwit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"bubblehead",
|
|
"chowderhead",
|
|
"chucklehead",
|
|
"clodpoll",
|
|
"clodpole",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"cluck",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"cuddie",
|
|
"deadhead",
|
|
"dim bulb",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dullard",
|
|
"dum-dum",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dumbhead",
|
|
"dummkopf",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"dunderhead",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"golem",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"hammerhead",
|
|
"hardhead",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"knucklehead",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"loggerhead",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"lunkhead",
|
|
"meathead",
|
|
"mome",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"mutt",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"nimrod",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"noddy",
|
|
"noodle",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"oaf",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"prat",
|
|
"ratbag",
|
|
"saphead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stupe",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thickhead",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"woodenhead",
|
|
"yahoo",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161710",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diminutiveness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a word, affix , or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1 ) word, affix, or name":[],
|
|
": one that is notably small : a diminutive individual":[],
|
|
": indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling ) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling ), of clipped forms (such as Jim ), and of altered forms (such as Peggy )"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare augmentative":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling ) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling ), of clipped forms (such as Jim ), and of altered forms (such as Peggy )"
|
|
],
|
|
": exceptionally or notably small : tiny":[
|
|
"a diminutive performer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-ny\u0259-tiv",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8min-y\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peewee",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"pigmy",
|
|
"runt",
|
|
"scrub",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"Tom Thumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diminutive Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the diminutives \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201ckitchenette\u201d",
|
|
"dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a radio with a diminutive set of speakers",
|
|
"the diminutive suffixes \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201c-ling\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Three kid contestants battle it out in each episode to make mini dishes that pack real flavor and showcase their flair for the diminutive . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
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"Young Gerd, a common diminutive for Gerhard, found inspiration when the underdog West German team beat Hungary, at the time the world\u2019s greatest team, to win the 1954 World Cup final. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021",
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"The blushy pink bonhomie that infuses every aspect of the Little Em\u2019s experience transforms cuteness from a condescending diminutive into something that\u2019s aspirational and inspirational. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
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"But miraculously, nobody calls Baby Frank by a diminutive . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women\u2019s rights champion who became the court\u2019s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"Spring tends to feature the diminutive , the small-statured and the vertically challenged. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"Still, or perhaps because of that, the servers are open-handed with diminutives \u2014 sweetheart, dear, friend. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The diminutive guard was selected 20th overall and is a few weeks removed from winning a national title at South Carolina. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2022",
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"Even Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, who were doubted because of their diminutive height relative to most NFL passers, had oven mitts attached to the ends of their arms. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Sarray\u2019s diminutive height alone gives her a leg up as a potentially potent babyface. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"On the balcony, the queen acknowledged the salute with her cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 86, (both are descendants of King George V), who stood very tall in his military uniform next to the diminutive queen. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Instrumentation is by equally traditional dials, though the SV's diminutive dimensions mean there isn't enough space to position these in front of the driver, so the fuel, temperature, and oil-pressure gauges are offset in front of the passenger. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
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"Warblers are the diminutive dandies of the birding world. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
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"In a recent interview, Mrs. Redding, a diminutive woman with a quick wit and occasionally salty tongue, noted with pride that the new arts center would be on Cotton Avenue, in the heart of the city\u2019s historic Black business district. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Her bright red gloves are pounding away on the pads, her diminutive frame dwarfed by the coach. \u2014 Don Riddell, CNN , 2 June 2021"
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"Middle English diminutif , from Medieval Latin diminutivum , alteration of Late Latin deminutivum , from neuter of deminutivus , adjective, from deminutus , past participle of deminuere \"to lessen\" \u2014 more at diminish":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"dim view":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": a bad opinion":[
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"She takes a dim view of human nature."
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": traditional Chinese food consisting of a variety of items (such as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions":[]
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},
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"\u02c8dim-\u02c8s\u0259m"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another one of Portland\u2019s signature dim sum restaurants appears to have closed. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
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"San Jose mall gets new outpost of Dumpling Time San Francisco dim sum hit Dumpling Time\u2019s first South Bay location is now open at Santana Row in San Jose. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Its China Pearl, on Tyler Street, is a dim sum institution. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
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"House specialties include noodles, fried rice, pho, dim sum , banh mi sandwiches and stir-fry dishes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"In addition to specialty Sichuan cuisine, many of its locations offer award-winning Peking Duck and handmade dim sum . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
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"Imagine eating dim sum , but for dinner and in a college sports bar. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Plump and full of discernible bits of ground pork, chopped shrimp and black mushrooms, the steamed dumplings are on par with some of the best dim sum parlors in the San Gabriel Valley. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Cantonese is the language of San Francisco Chinatown\u2019s dim sum restaurants and herbal shops, of Northern California towns such as Marysville, where Chinese gold miners settled in the 1850s. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"Chinese (Guangdong) d\u00edms\u0101m , from d\u00edm dot, speck + s\u0101m heart":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200347"
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},
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"diminutival":{
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],
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": diminutive entry 2 sense 1":[]
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},
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"d\u0259\u0307\u00a6miny\u0259\u00a6t\u012bv\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"diminutive , noun + -al":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201801"
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},
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"dim-sighted":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having dim sight : lacking perception":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203713"
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},
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"dimensions":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the number of elements in a basis (see basis sense 5 ) of a vector space":[],
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": the quality of spatial extension : magnitude , size":[
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"\u2026 the town's modest dimensions and leisurely ways \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jane Shellhase"
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],
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": a lifelike or realistic quality":[
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"uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
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],
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": the range over which or the degree to which something extends : scope":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the vast dimensions of the disaster"
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],
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": one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : aspect":[
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"the social and political dimensions of the problem"
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],
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": bodily form or proportions":[
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"\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[],
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": a level of existence or consciousness":[
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"\u2026 a secular as well as spiritual dimension \u2026",
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"\u2014 Catherine Bates"
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],
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": to form to the required dimensions (see dimension entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[
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"a table dimensioned to fit the space"
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],
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": to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)":[
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"dimensioning the plans"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
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"d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n",
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"d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
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"also d\u012b-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bulk",
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"extent",
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"magnitude",
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"measure",
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"measurement",
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"proportion",
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"size"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
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"The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
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"Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
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"In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
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"There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
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"According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
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],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dimension-, dimensio , from dimetiri to measure out, from dis- + metiri to measure \u2014 more at measure":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212856"
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"dime novel":{
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"type":[
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The brothel girls sent Dorothy on errands and paid her with their dime novels . \u2014 cleveland , 23 Feb. 2020",
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"Though many prominent opinion-havers rage about the imminent death of the English language at the hands of emoji-wielding teenagers, the Internet has done no more harm to English than television, radio, or dime novels . \u2014 Mara Katz, Ars Technica , 2 Nov. 2019",
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"But the frontier was closed, and its memory was already being turned into myth in dime novels , westerns, and Wild West shows. \u2014 David Treuer, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
|
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"Westerns have been selling variations on this sort of story since the silent days (and in dime novels before that). \u2014 Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2018"
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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": a device that allows a person to control the brightness of a light":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024105"
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline antihistamine C 24 H 28 ClN 5 O 3 used especially to prevent nausea (as in motion sickness)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccmen-\u02c8h\u012b-dr\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kids 2 and older may take dimenhydrinate (Dramamine). \u2014 Marnie Hanel, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"dime thyl + ami n e + hydr- + am ine + -ate entry 1":""
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},
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"circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":""
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": dim , dark":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u0113",
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"\""
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],
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"dimps + -y , noun suffix":"Noun",
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"dimps + -y , adjective suffix":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064904"
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"a letter of dimission"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8mish\u0259n",
|
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"d\u012b\u02c8-"
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],
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"Middle English, conveyance by lease, from Medieval Latin dimission-, dimissio , from Latin, dismissal, discharge, from dimissus (past participle of dimittere to dismiss) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084025"
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110639"
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
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|
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"irregular from dim entry 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155204"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": dusk , twilight":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dim(p)s"
|
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],
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"irregular from dim entry 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165034"
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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|
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": somewhat dim":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dimish"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181633"
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},
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a collection of often lurid and sensational curiosities, monstrosities, and freaks exhibited for a low price of admission":[]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192616"
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"dimedon":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline diketone C 8 H 12 O 2 made by reaction of mesityl oxide and ethyl malonate and used in the analysis of aldehydes with which it forms insoluble derivatives; 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexane-dione":[]
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},
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"\u02c8d\u012bm\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary dime- (from dimethyl ) + d- (from dihydr- ) + -one":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194535"
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},
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"dimolecular":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": bimolecular":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6d\u012b+"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222351"
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},
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"dimple":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body":[
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"noticed his dimples when he smiled"
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],
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": a depression or indentation on a surface (as of a golf ball)":[],
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": to mark with dimples":[
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"a baby's dimpled hands"
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],
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": to exhibit or form dimples":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dim-p\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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"Noun",
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"She noticed his dimples when he smiled.",
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"the dimples on a golf ball",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Make a small dimple in the center of the patty\u2014this indentation will prevent your burger from puffing up like a balloon, ensuring an even and picturesque patty. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
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"The centrepiece of the experiment consists of a large \u2018reservoir\u2019 that is continuously loaded with [strontium] atoms and that contains a small and deep \u2018 dimple \u2019 trap in which the BEC is created. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"So much water that each dimple in the landscape fills up, turns green and writhes with life again. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Toned in such a way that the department store\u2019s fun-house-mirror-and-fluorescent-lighting combo doesn\u2019t send me into a butt- dimple spiral. \u2014 Maria Ciampa, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"The start of the brow should run parallel to the nose dimple and the arch should sit diagonally across the pupil from the nose. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Every curve, every inch, every mark, every dimple is a decoration on my temple. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 19 July 2021",
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"No Rome\u2019s sonic palette isn\u2019t all that far from Wavey\u2019s own, yet the Australian producer still brings a new level of effervescence to the tune with all his signature bubble-pop sounds and dimple -cheek personality. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 July 2021",
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"Generally, a 4-inch in diameter patty, with a dimple in the center, that is at least \u00be3/4-inch thick will suffice. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Rivers and streams crisscross the state, lakes dimple the mountains and, of course, the Pacific Ocean is the entire western border. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"Reliable trade winds dimple the desert-meets-ocean landscape with vast tidepools and low-tide lagoons. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"Once your dough is in the pan and has doubled in size, proceed to dimple it and drizzle it with olive oil. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2020",
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"Continue dimpling and resting the dough at 20-minute intervals; by the third or fourth round, the dough should cover the entire surface of the pan. \u2014 Marian Bull, Saveur , 30 May 2019",
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"Uncover the pans; starting at the center of the dough, with your fingers angled toward the edges and corners, dimple the dough outward again. \u2014 Marian Bull, Saveur , 30 May 2019",
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"Offshore menhaden schools will dimple the surface as the sun rises, normally within a couple miles of shore. \u2014 Bob Mcnally, Field & Stream , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"The wall between the passenger compartment and engine is dimpled like a golf ball to reduce vibration and noise. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2019",
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"When ready to bake, aggressively dimple the surface of the bread, pressing out the bigger gas bubbles. \u2014 Laura Regensdorf, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dympull ; akin to Old High German tumphilo whirlpool, Old English dyppan to dip \u2014 more at dip":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233545"
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},
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"dimissorial":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a letter from a pope, bishop, abbot, or other high ecclesiastical official authorizing the ordination of the bearer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u022fr-",
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"\u00a6dim\u0259\u00a6s\u014dr\u0113\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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"New Latin dimissorialis dimissory and commendatory, from Medieval Latin dimissorius dimissory and commendatory + Latin -alis -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000300"
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}
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} |