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{
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"either":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being the one and the other of two : each":[
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"flowers blooming on either side of the walk",
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"plays either instrument well"
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],
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": being the one or the other of two":[
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"take either road"
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],
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": for that matter":[
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"\u2014 used for emphasis after an alternative following a question or conditional clause especially where negation is implied who answers for the Irish parliament"
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],
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": likewise , moreover":[
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"\u2014 used for emphasis after a negative not smart or handsome either"
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],
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": the one or the other":[
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"take either of the two routes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"French and English are closer to each other than either language is to Chinese.",
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"You may take either road.",
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"You may choose either answer.",
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"Either way is all right with me.",
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"Pronoun",
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"I haven't written to either of my parents.",
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"Adverb",
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"you won't convince them, and, in fact, I don't agree either !",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"But some judges criticized the either -jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Conjunction",
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"But scientists and doctors say things aren\u2019t that simple \u2014 and a belief that exposing children to marijuana, either directly or indirectly, is harmless isn\u2019t supported by the facts. \u2014 Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian , 22 June 2017",
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"Consumers face two possible outcomes \u2014 insurers will either leave the marketplace or be forced to raise their rates. \u2014 Bloomberg News, The Denver Post , 5 May 2017",
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"Either the gravitational influence from a passing star or group of stars, or the shock waves from an old exploding star in the distance, stirs up the nebula. \u2014 Mike Lynch / Sky Watch, Twin Cities , 11 Mar. 2017",
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"Now either the president is flip-flopping or his staff is, once again, speaking out of turn. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist , 23 Feb. 2017",
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"The tests use either a cheek swab or saliva and return autosomal DNA reports, sampling at more than 700,000 locations along a genome. \u2014 Katharine Gammon, Orange County Register , 30 Jan. 2017",
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"The quarterbacks are the storyline for the 1:35 p.m. kickoff, but not in the way either team would\u2019ve liked. \u2014 Jimmy Durkin, The Mercury News , 3 Jan. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Get the biggest stories delivered (The Nets are not blameless either . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
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"The cost to buy a San Diego single-family home is out of reach for Pam Anderson, but renting one isn\u2019t easy either . \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Still, an inflation hedge that adds a solid return while lowering risk ain\u2019t bad either . \u2014 Kevin Coldiron, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"The relentlessly unpretentious Maryanne \u2014 who became the show's second Black female winner ever \u2014 was not just a silly barrel of laughs either . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
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"These Minnesota punks are either on the emo side of math-rock or the math-rock side of emo, maybe both. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
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"But the lawyers didn\u2019t think that was a strong case either . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Off the show, things haven't been good between the two either . \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"That's not the only casualty, either , as Hyundai is also dropping the Accent subcompact sedan after the 2022 model year. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
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"before the 12th 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, from Old English \u01e3ghw\u00e6ther both, each, from \u0101 always + ge- , collective prefix + hw\u00e6ther which of two, whether \u2014 more at aye , co-":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-",
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"also \u02c8\u012b-",
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"\u02c8\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"additionally",
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"again",
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"also",
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"besides",
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"further",
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"furthermore",
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"likewise",
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"more",
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"moreover",
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"then",
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"too",
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"withal",
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"yet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020049",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"conjunction",
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"pronoun"
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]
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}
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} |