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{
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"Eli":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a judge and priest of Israel who according to the account in I Samuel was entrusted with the care of the boy Samuel":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew \u02bd\u0112l\u012b":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0113-\u02ccl\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081345",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Elian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or like the essayist Lamb or his writing":[
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"that Elian technique",
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"\u2014 W. H. Gardner"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Elia , pseudonym of Charles Lamb \u20201834 English essayist and critic + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sometimes \u02c8el-",
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"-ly\u0259n",
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"\u02c8\u0113l\u0113\u0259n",
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"which appears to have been the pronunciation used by Lamb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084320",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Elias":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": elijah":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, from Greek \u0112lias , from Hebrew \u0112l\u012by\u0101h":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184051",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eliad":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of eliad obsolete variant of oeillade"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071746",
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"type":[]
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},
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"eliasite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": gummite":[]
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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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"German eliasit , from the Elias mine in Czechoslovakia + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-l\u012b\u0259",
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u0113\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072713",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"elicit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)":[
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"her remarks elicited cheers"
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],
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": to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential )":[
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"hypnotism elicited his hidden fears"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"If ever there was a two-way pleasure street, it's the delight a baby takes in being tickled and the joy the parent experiences in the tumble of laughter it elicits . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger , Time , 17 Jan. 2005",
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"Gingrich elicits perhaps the greatest sympathy when he talks about the challenge of graduating from a rabble-rousing backbencher in the House minority to presiding over (and trying to control) the first Republican majority in 40 years. \u2014 Richard L. Berke , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1998",
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"In a wild, captive wolf that is not socialized to man, approach will elicit flight and, if the wolf is cornered, a defensive reaction may be triggered, which is termed the critical-distance reaction. \u2014 Michael W. Fox , The Soul of the Wolf , 1980",
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"She's been trying to elicit the support of other committee members.",
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"My question elicited no response.",
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"She's been unable to elicit much sympathy from the public.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The best sequin dresses evoke a festive feel that only a little sparkle and shine can truly elicit . \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
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"The snippets of mRNA in the vaccine code for 19 different proteins found in ticks' saliva, which will trigger the body to produce those proteins and elicit an immune reaction. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"But a trip to the neighborhood dispensary might not elicit similar feelings of sticker shock. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Watching him may elicit wonder at his cosmic luck\u2014a mathematical sublimity. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
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"The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily \u2014 though, satisfyingly, there\u2019s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins\u2019s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Once feared as vigilantes whose every twist was reason for policy makers to rethink their course, markets are finding their tantrums elicit little notice from governments bent on punishing Russia and reeling from the hottest inflation in 40 years. \u2014 Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"This WildLands newsletter has often diverged into a lane of personal expression on topics that don\u2019t necessarily have anything to do with the outdoors or the sensations such theaters elicit . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Diaz explained that the device has crystals that move around three plains and elicit a voltage that is read as acceleration or steps. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin elicitus , past participle of elicere , from e- + lacere to allure":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8li-s\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elicit educe , evoke , elicit , extract , extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved. educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent. educed order out of chaos evoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory. a song that evokes warm memories elicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response. careful questioning elicited the truth extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information. extracted a confession from him extort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly. extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform",
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"synonyms":[
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"educe",
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"evoke",
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"inspire",
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"raise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002839",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elicitable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being elicited":[]
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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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"-\u0259\u0307t\u0259b\u0259l",
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"-\u0259\u0307t\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232202",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"elicitate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": elicit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin elicit us + English -ate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u0259\u02cct\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210533",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"elide":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": curtail , abridge":[],
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": to leave out of consideration : omit":[],
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": to strike out (something, such as a written word)":[],
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": to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable",
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"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The writers have fabricated resonances, but these only elide the specificity of each woman\u2019s life. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
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"In fact, the day-to-day operations of many galleries are built around more banal forms of excess that elide easy parody but are equally pernicious. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Trump has often claimed the mantle of Reagan for himself, just as Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) attempted to elide the differences between the 40th and 45th presidents in a recent speech (at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library no less). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"And this visceral quality can elide the fact that Jackson seems allergic to disclosure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Yet like any worthy storyteller, Mr. Adams has made choices about what to emphasize and what to elide , carefully guarding certain pieces of himself and working to recast others. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
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"But the psychology and the practicalities of the story are ultimately thinly sketched, the abrupt transitions calculated to elide reflection in repose. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Forget, also, the reckless growth of the state in America in recent years, a reality many prefer to elide . \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"Given the proliferation of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the past four years, this history seems too important to elide . \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin elidere to strike out, from e- + laedere to injure by striking":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blue-pencil",
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"cancel",
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"cross (out)",
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"dele",
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"delete",
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"edit (out)",
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"kill",
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"scratch (out)",
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"strike (out)",
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"stroke (out)",
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"x (out)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031156",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eliminate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"admit",
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"include"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations":[
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"eliminate an unknown quantity"
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],
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": to expel (waste) from the living body":[],
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": to expel waste from the living body":[],
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": to put an end to or get rid of : remove":[
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"eliminate errors"
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],
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": to remove from consideration":[
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"eliminate someone as a suspect"
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],
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": to remove from further competition by defeating":[
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"the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic.",
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"The body naturally eliminates waste products.",
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"The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.",
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"She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And remember that condoms and dental dams can reduce but not eliminate the risk of transmission. \u2014 Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
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"The pandemic contained but did not eliminate the risk of a latent social explosion. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"The governor was instrumental in making Beilenson eliminate a provision that would have legalized abortions if there was a substantial risk that the child would be deformed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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"As some states eliminate certain LBGTQ books from schools, these groups are stepping up for children. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
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"DeSantis campaigned on smaller government and lower taxes, arguing to overturn Obamacare and eliminate entire federal agencies. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Installing frequency filters on existing equipment could also eliminate the problem, engineers have said. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"My greasiness is partly genetics\u2014my dad\u2019s side of the family has acne-prone skin\u2014and partly prescription tretinoin use, which yes, helps eliminate breakouts but also dries out my face and causes my skin to overcompensate with excess oil production. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
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"It's designed to determine what foods trigger GI symptoms, and create an eating plan to reduce or eliminate those symptoms. \u2014 Isadora Baum, Men's Health , 13 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin eliminatus , past participle of eliminare , from e- + limin-, limen threshold":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"i-\u02c8li-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ban",
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"bar",
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"close out",
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"count (out)",
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"debar",
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"except",
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"exclude",
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"freeze out",
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"rule out",
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"shut out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090228",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence":[
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"members of the ruling elite"
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],
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": a member of such an elite":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the elites \u2026, pursuing their studies in Europe \u2014 Robert Wernick"
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],
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": a typewriter type providing 12 characters to the linear inch":[],
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": the best of a class":[
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"superachievers who dominate the computer elite",
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"\u2014 Marilyn Chase"
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],
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": the choice part : cream":[
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"the elite of the entertainment world"
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],
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": the socially superior part of society":[
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"how the French-speaking elite \u2026 was changing",
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"\u2014 Economist"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools",
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"the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Tinkov, who accused the Kremlin of forcing him to sell his stake in Russia\u2019s second-largest bank, said several members of Russia\u2019s business and government elite agreed with him in private but were too scared to speak out publicly. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Xi, who is on a two-day visit to the city, told a 1,300-strong gathering of Hong Kong\u2019s political and business elite at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Concurrently with the famine, the Kremlin organized show trials of the Ukrainian intelligentsia and political elite . \u2014 Daria Mattingly, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"From David Bowie to John Travolta, here are photos of the Princess of Wales's run-ins with Hollywood's elite . \u2014 Katie Robinson, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
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"The Prime Video series, created by Greg Daniels (known for The Office and Parks and Recreation) imagines a futuristic world in which the privileged elite are allowed to opt into a digital afterlife, a sort of heaven meets the Metaverse. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
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"The investigation showed how the global elite conceal their wealth in tax havens that increasingly include the United States. \u2014 Will Fitzgibbon, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"Earlier this year, two miniseries about viral scammers\u2014Anna Sorokin, a socialite who duped Manhattan\u2019s elite , and Elizabeth Holmes, charged with fraud for her work as the founder of Theranos\u2014were released within weeks of each other. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"But when voters and the political elite alike opposed this, Mr. Correa left office voluntarily. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1738, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1808, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French \u00e9lite , from Old French eslite , from feminine of eslit , past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-",
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"\u0101-\u02c8l\u0113t",
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"i-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"A-list",
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"aristocracy",
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"best",
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"choice",
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"corps d'elite",
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"cream",
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"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
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"elect",
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"fat",
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"flower",
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"illuminati",
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"pick",
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"pink",
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"pride",
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"priesthood",
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"prime",
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"royalty",
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"upper crust"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091119",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"elitist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who is or regards himself or herself as a member of a socially elite group":[
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"He's too rich, too polished\u2014he's an elitist in a party that has become home to disaffected white, working-class voters.",
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"\u2014 Joe Klein",
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"He was an elitist , who esteemed himself better than Americans from most classes of the population.",
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"\u2014 Louis Filler"
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],
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": giving special treatment and advantages to wealthy and powerful people":[
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"elitist colleges",
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"an elitist country club",
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"Cosmetic surgery is still mostly an elitist preoccupation \u2026",
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"\u2014 Toni Bentley"
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],
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": of or relating to elites or elitism : such as":[],
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": one who is an adherent of elitism : one whose attitudes and beliefs are biased in favor of a socially elite class of people":[
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"On many issues, they seem to be populists rather than elitists \u2014believers that people can make decisions for themselves better than elites can.",
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"\u2014 Michael Barone",
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"Derided by elitists as phony, the \u2026 movement is spontaneous, decentralized, frequently amateurish and sometimes shrill.",
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"\u2014 Karl Rove"
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],
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": regarding other people as inferior because they lack power, wealth, or status : snobbish":[
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"an elitist snob",
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"elitist classmates"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-",
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"\u0113-",
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"\u0101-\u02c8l\u0113-tist"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aristocratic",
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"high-hat",
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"persnickety",
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"potty",
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"ritzy",
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"snobbish",
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"snobby",
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"snooty",
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"snotty",
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"toffee-nosed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215835",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"eligible":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": qualified to participate or be chosen":[
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"eligible to retire"
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],
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": permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass":[],
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": worthy of being chosen":[
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"an eligible young bachelor"
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],
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": a person or thing that is qualified or permitted to do or be something : one that is eligible for something":[
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"As with the College of Cardinals and the papacy, where every cardinal, in theory, is eligible to be Pope but the number of real eligibles is substantially smaller, so with the American Presidency.",
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"\u2014 Stephen R. Graubard",
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"\u2026 when she entered life, beautiful, accomplished, and an heiress, she had, of course, all the eligibles \u2026 of the other sex sighing at her feet \u2026",
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"\u2014 Harriet Beecher Stowe"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-li-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8e-l\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"\u2026 more than six years since the fall of the Taliban, fewer than 30% of eligible girls are enrolled in schools, and the infrastructure is so poor that only a tiny fraction are likely to get the education they need to enjoy the fruits of emancipation. \u2014 Aryn Baker , Time , 28 Jan. 2008",
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"She wanted to start her own family. She was twenty-six and without prospects. At church her mother prayed, and at Crystal Nail, where she lacquered and lengthened, her mother asked customers about eligible young men. She kept Li En's graduation photo mounted in the right corner of her mirror, so that every customer would see her daughter, diploma in hand. \u2014 Max Apple , Atlantic , November 2003",
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"I'd like to join but I'm not eligible yet.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"By making All-NBA first team, Booker is eligible for a supermax deal of four years, $211 million. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
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"The age range for eligible participants \u2014 16 to 30 years old \u2014 is wider than most internship programs in an effort to expand recruiting and reach students at trade schools or community colleges, said Zaiser. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Not all fire extinguishers are eligible for a refill or a recharge; only fire extinguishers that are of the rechargeable type can be refilled. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"Although new customers are eligible for that price, existing clients get left in the dust. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"With the recent rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old, both of Cherep\u2019s kids are now eligible for the vaccine. \u2014 Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"There are no membership fees, no requirements to be a Target RedCard holder, and no accounts needed to be eligible for Target Deal Days sales. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 23 June 2022",
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"Fifth District Judge Michael Tribe said Mildred Nineth Rivero would be eligible for parole after serving at least four years of the sentence, The Times-News reported on Monday. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
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"This means roughly 20 million babies, toddlers and preschoolers under age 5 are now eligible for shots after they were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Rich Strike was an also- eligible who only got into the race due to a late scratch. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
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"The scouting combine is a four-day, invitation-only event that allows NFL scouts to evaluate that year\u2019s top draft- eligible college players on a variety of medical, mental, and physical criteria. \u2014 Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"On fourth down, New York went for it, and Wilson found McDermott, a tackle eligible , for a touchdown to put the Jets up 23-15 with 9:16 left. \u2014 Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"Years from now, when Curry retires and waits to become Hall-of-Fame eligible , he will be remembered as a basketball legend. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Having Hawaii bowl eligible allows the Rainbow Warriors to play in the Hawaii Bowl. \u2014 Ralh D. Russo, Chron , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"That's when Big Blue pulled off some trickery as Andrew Thomas reported as tackle eligible - technically a tight end on the left side - and no one covered him. \u2014 Art Stapleton, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Louisville isn't bowl eligible without Malik Cunningham. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"The victory makes Oregon State (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12) bowl eligible for the first time since 2013, and snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Cardinal. \u2014 Gary Horowitz, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Late Latin eligibilis , from Latin eligere to choose \u2014 more at elect":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1656, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221140"
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},
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"eligibility":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something":[
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"The applicants must meet all requirements for eligibility .",
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"\u2026 should \"Shoeless Joe\" Jackson, of \"Black Sox\" infamy, also be granted eligibility for the Hall of Fame",
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"\u2014 David A. Kaplan",
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"Mass mailings go out to low-income areas, and if a letter is returned as undeliverable, the party uses it to challenge that voter's eligibility .",
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"\u2014 Sasha Abramsky"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cce-l\u0259-j\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042007"
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},
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"elidible":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being elided":[
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"elidible vowels"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0259b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045337"
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},
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"eligible bachelor":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an unmarried man who is regarded as a desirable husband":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115953"
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},
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"Elizabethtown":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in Kentucky south-southwest of Louisville population 28,531":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"i-\u02c8li-z\u0259-b\u0259th-\u02cctau\u0307n"
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135446"
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},
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"elided":{
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision":[],
|
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": to strike out (something, such as a written word)":[],
|
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": to leave out of consideration : omit":[],
|
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": curtail , abridge":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u012bd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blue-pencil",
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"cancel",
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"cross (out)",
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"dele",
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"delete",
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"edit (out)",
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"kill",
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"scratch (out)",
|
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"strike (out)",
|
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"stroke (out)",
|
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"x (out)"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable",
|
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"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The writers have fabricated resonances, but these only elide the specificity of each woman\u2019s life. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
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"In fact, the day-to-day operations of many galleries are built around more banal forms of excess that elide easy parody but are equally pernicious. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Trump has often claimed the mantle of Reagan for himself, just as Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) attempted to elide the differences between the 40th and 45th presidents in a recent speech (at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library no less). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And this visceral quality can elide the fact that Jackson seems allergic to disclosure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Yet like any worthy storyteller, Mr. Adams has made choices about what to emphasize and what to elide , carefully guarding certain pieces of himself and working to recast others. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But the psychology and the practicalities of the story are ultimately thinly sketched, the abrupt transitions calculated to elide reflection in repose. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Forget, also, the reckless growth of the state in America in recent years, a reality many prefer to elide . \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Given the proliferation of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the past four years, this history seems too important to elide . \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin elidere to strike out, from e- + laedere to injure by striking":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192227"
|
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},
|
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"Eliot":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Charles William 1834\u20131926 American educator; president Harvard University (1869\u20131909)":[],
|
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"George 1819\u20131880 pseudonym of Mary Ann (or Marian) Evans English novelist":[],
|
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"Sir John 1592\u20131632 English statesman":[],
|
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"John 1604\u20131690 apostle to the Indians American clergyman":[],
|
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"T(homas) S(tearns) 1888\u20131965 British (American-born) poet and critic":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8e-l\u0113-\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8el-y\u0259t"
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221415"
|
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},
|
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"elision":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the use of a speech form that lacks a final or initial sound which a variant speech form has (such as 's instead of is in there's )":[],
|
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": the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable in a verse to achieve a uniform metrical pattern":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of omitting something : omission":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i-\u02c8li-zh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deletion",
|
|
"omission"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Few documentary filmmakers have followed Wiseman into the radical potential of self- elision from onscreen events. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Visitors can go to the tomb of Tutankhamun and stare at what remains of him, preserved like a macabre Sleeping Beauty in a glass coffin, but, in a different kind of elision , most of those who do so know nothing of contemporary Luxor. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Opacity and elision are the rules rather than the exception. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"This story\u2019s inexorable acceleration and its crafty use of suggestion and elision demonstrate the special effects that the best writers can brew up without a single line of Hollywood software \u2014 just paper, ink and ghosts. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"This elision makes no sense to Mr. Cholbi, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Respectful and attentive, stirring in their humanity, the pictures are also unsettling in their elision of the collective action and solidarity that are integral to protests. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Mannheim thought that the great danger in generational analysis was the elision of class as a factor in determining beliefs, attitudes, and experiences. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Those records should be available to the public, the way that Lumen\u2019s records of copyright takedowns in Google search are, unless that very availability defeats the purpose of the elision . \u2014 Jonathan Zittrain, The Atlantic , 30 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin elision-, elisio , from Latin elidere":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223507"
|
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},
|
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"Elisha":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a Hebrew prophet and disciple and successor of Elijah":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"i-\u02c8l\u012b-sh\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Hebrew \u0114l\u012bsh\u0101\u02bd":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005237"
|
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},
|
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"elizabethan collar":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ruff entry 2 sense 1":[],
|
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": a typically cone-shaped veterinary device of stiff material (such as plastic) placed about the neck of an animal and usually a cat or dog to prevent it from licking, biting, or scratching a wound or injury or to stop obsessive licking or grooming":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"i-\u02ccliz-\u0259-\u02ccb\u0113-th\u0259n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014938"
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