dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sel_MW.json

{
  "Selangor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "state of central Malaysia (federation) on the Strait of Malacca area 3074 square miles (7962 square kilometers), population 5,436,500":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4\u014b-\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8la\u014b-\u02ccg\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131303",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "selas":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of selas plural of sela"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080116",
    "type":[]
  },
  "selcouth":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unusual , strange":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English seldc\u016bth , from seldan seldom + c\u016bth known \u2014 more at uncouth":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-\u02cck\u00fcth"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232922",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "seld":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": seldom":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English selde , back-formation from seldere (comparative of selden seldom) & seldeste (superlative of selden seldom), from Old English seldor (comparative of seldan seldom) & seldost (superlative of seldan seldom)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8seld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000748",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "seldom":{
    "antonyms":[
      "frequently",
      "oft",
      "often",
      "oftentimes",
      "ofttimes"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in few instances : rarely , infrequently":[],
      ": rare , infrequent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Employers also say that foreign-born workers tend to work harder, be more reliable, and complain less than the natives they can hire at the same wage. This is not surprising. Unskilled immigrants have seldom finished secondary school, but they have overcome all kinds of obstacles both to get here and to stay here. \u2014 Christopher Jencks , New York Review of Books , 27 Sept. 2007",
      "\"The pervasive theme is rebellion.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich begins her new book, \"Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History,\" struggling to explain\u2014understand\u2014the appeal of an aside she made in the spring 1976 issue of an academic journal, a comment that has become a popular slogan printed on T-shirts and coffee mugs and bumper stickers, usually without her permission and often without attribution. \u2014 Kathryn Harrison , New York Times Book Review , 30 Sept. 2007",
      "Kangaroo rats belong to a North American family of rodents well known for living in arid habitats, where they forage almost exclusively for seeds. They seldom have access to drinking water, but instead get most of their moisture from digesting the seeds. \u2014 Michael A. Mares , Natural History , November 2003",
      "We seldom go to the movies.",
      "This type of turtle seldom grows over four inches in length.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Tony ceremony\u2019s marketing function as a glitzy means of raising public awareness of what\u2019s onstage and visibility for shows that may be slumping at the box office has seldom been more vital than now. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Tesla routinely changes its vehicle pricing, seldom explaining why. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "His love transcended words and gestures, seldom on display but implicit and enduring. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Call-center managers are responding by hiking pay and trying to build company culture despite seldom seeing their workers. \u2014 Michael Sasso, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The man seldom opens his mouth, though his eyes speak for him. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "Insects and other tiny garden critters can be unnerving but seldom a problem. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Ruppersberger seldom sided with Trump during his presidency, and voted twice to impeach him. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
      "Adam Sandler so seldom steps far outside his man-child comedy comfort zone that his more dramatic outings, notably Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems, are uniquely rewarding. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Hiring Van Bommel, in fact, was a seldom mistake by Schmadtke. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Emergency management, which at one time was a relatively seldom occurrence, now happens almost on a monthly basis. ... \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 20 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English seldan ; akin to Old High German seltan seldom":"Adverb and Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "infrequently",
      "little",
      "rarely"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072113",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "seldomly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": seldom":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "seldom entry 2 + -ly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094537",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "seldomness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": infrequency , rareness":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232512",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sele":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": good fortune":[
        "\u2014 usually used in greetings and proverbial expressions"
      ],
      ": time , occasion":[
        "\u2014 used especially of opportune or favorable times"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u01e3l happiness, good fortune, sele":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113(\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8s\u0101(-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023649",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "select":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cherry-pick",
      "choose",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference":[],
      ": exclusively or fastidiously chosen often with regard to social, economic, or cultural characteristics":[],
      ": judicious or restrictive in choice : discriminating":[
        "pleased with the select appreciation of his books",
        "\u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
      ],
      ": of special value or excellence : superior , choice":[],
      ": one that is select":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": to choose (as by fitness or excellence) from a number or group : pick out":[],
      ": to make a choice":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Only a few select employees attended the meeting.",
      "A select committee was formed to plan the project.",
      "The group was small and select .",
      "A select number of people are invited.",
      "Only a select few will be accepted into the program.",
      "He only drinks select wines.",
      "Verb",
      "Please select one item from the list.",
      "The school will only select 12 applicants for enrollment.",
      "Knowing the importance of making the right choice, he selected carefully.",
      "Select \u201cInsert\u201d from the \u201cEdit\u201d menu.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Tuesday during the sixth hearing of the Jan. 6 select committee. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Former national security adviser John Bolton thinks the man who was White House counsel on Jan. 6, 2021, Pat Cipollone, should appear before the House select committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol that day. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "For months, members of the House select committee investigating the attack have accused Garland of moving too slowly. \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
      "The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued a subpoena on Wednesday to Pat Cipollone, who served as White House counsel during the Trump administration. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 29 June 2022",
      "Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will convene Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public hearing, signaling apparent urgency among members to reveal further findings from their year-long inquiry. \u2014 Katherine Faulders, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
      "Davis voted against the measure creating the current House select committee investigation. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
      "The House select committee is using the information about the pardons to describe a broader effort to protect people who carried out Mr. Trump\u2019s desires. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When the House select committee on January 6 is done with its work, Congress must focus on reform. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "Raley's, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods: select Bay Area locations. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
      "After the Magic select their top player, the Oklahoma City Thunder pick second and then again at No. 12, giving them a valuable second lottery pick. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "A day later, according to previous testimony from Rosen and Donoghue to both the Senate Judiciary Committee and House select committee, came the extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Branham figures to almost certainly be available when the Blazers select at No. 7. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
      "The last public event of WWDC is the Apple Design Awards, which highlights select apps and games from across the many Apple platforms. \u2014 PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
      "There are many reasons for this return to brick-and-mortar stores including the ability to peruse and select products in person and taking advantage of sales staff\u2019s expertise. \u2014 Jia Wertz, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Our Omari Sankofa II had Murray going fourth to the Sacramento Kings before the Pistons select Sharpe. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ornato has been interviewed by the House select committee behind closed doors, but not in public. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "Her remarks come after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson delivered shocking testimony before the House select committee this week, increasing the potential criminal exposure Trump faces in the Justice Department's ongoing probe. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "Hutchinson quoted Trump as saying in testimony to the House select committee. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022",
      "The testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an assistant to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, was the most chilling to date in the House select committee\u2019s Jan. 6 investigation. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Hutchinson has sat for at least four depositions with the House select committee, including once within the last two weeks. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "The Californian has downplayed the insurrection and corralled Republicans against Cheney because of her involvement in the House select committee. \u2014 Erin B. Logan, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s showtime for the Jan. 6 House select committee. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The decision from Carter is the latest in a long-running battle between the House select committee and Eastman, a former law professor, over communications using his Chapman University email account. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1610, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin selectus , past participle of seligere to select, from se- apart (from sed, se without) + legere to gather, select \u2014 more at suicide , legend":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-picked",
      "choice",
      "chosen",
      "elect",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "first-line",
      "handpicked",
      "picked",
      "preferred",
      "selected"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201120",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "select committee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a legislative committee appointed to inquire into or to consider a particular matter or bill":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175003",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selectance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the selectivity or discrimination in response to signals of slightly different frequency (as in radio reception)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "select entry 3 + -ance":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8lekt\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102512",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selected":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "a selected brand of ice cream with an exceptionally high butterfat content",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lifeline feature is a safety feature that lets your pre- selected family and friend contacts keep tabs on your whereabouts, by sharing planned start and finish times and locations as well as real-time location. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a look at selected races for the Oregon Legislature. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The selected scripts cover a range of topics, from a trans teen whose imaginary best friend is A-lister Margot Robbie, to a biopic of pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson, to a Latinx tennis phenom looking for love. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The session includes time for painting of pre- selected pieces led by an instructor, and time for any food, cake, gifts or activities the birthday family brings with them. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "About 400 pre- selected adult volunteers with previous experience in cannabis consumption will be involved in the pilot, and their state of health will have to be constantly monitored. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Quality of Coffee For this review, the pre- selected coffee that was sent to me was from Mbozi, which is a sub-region of Tanzania that has been cultivating coffee since the 1600s. \u2014 Brittany Natale, SELF , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The selected service provider must support that requirement by investing in the mission-critical systems that are core to the enterprise\u2019s ability to conduct business. \u2014 Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of kids moving from classroom to classroom, teachers like Graham rotated classrooms filled with a pre- selected group of students. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-picked",
      "choice",
      "chosen",
      "elect",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "first-line",
      "handpicked",
      "picked",
      "preferred",
      "select"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052056",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "selectee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person inducted into military service under selective service":[],
      ": a person who is chosen from a group by fitness or preference":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "had the dubious distinction of being the last selectee to serve in the Vietnam War",
      "NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 28 July 2021",
      "Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case\u2014supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020",
      "Long a star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the seven-time Pro Bowl selectee was traded to Oakland in March. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 12 June 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02cclek-\u02c8t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conscript",
      "draftee",
      "inductee"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023340",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selecting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cherry-pick",
      "choose",
      "cull",
      "elect",
      "handpick",
      "name",
      "opt (for)",
      "pick",
      "prefer",
      "single (out)",
      "tag",
      "take"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference":[],
      ": exclusively or fastidiously chosen often with regard to social, economic, or cultural characteristics":[],
      ": judicious or restrictive in choice : discriminating":[
        "pleased with the select appreciation of his books",
        "\u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
      ],
      ": of special value or excellence : superior , choice":[],
      ": one that is select":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": to choose (as by fitness or excellence) from a number or group : pick out":[],
      ": to make a choice":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Only a few select employees attended the meeting.",
      "A select committee was formed to plan the project.",
      "The group was small and select .",
      "A select number of people are invited.",
      "Only a select few will be accepted into the program.",
      "He only drinks select wines.",
      "Verb",
      "Please select one item from the list.",
      "The school will only select 12 applicants for enrollment.",
      "Knowing the importance of making the right choice, he selected carefully.",
      "Select \u201cInsert\u201d from the \u201cEdit\u201d menu.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Tuesday during the sixth hearing of the Jan. 6 select committee. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
      "Former national security adviser John Bolton thinks the man who was White House counsel on Jan. 6, 2021, Pat Cipollone, should appear before the House select committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol that day. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "For months, members of the House select committee investigating the attack have accused Garland of moving too slowly. \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
      "The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued a subpoena on Wednesday to Pat Cipollone, who served as White House counsel during the Trump administration. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 29 June 2022",
      "Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will convene Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public hearing, signaling apparent urgency among members to reveal further findings from their year-long inquiry. \u2014 Katherine Faulders, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
      "Davis voted against the measure creating the current House select committee investigation. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
      "The House select committee is using the information about the pardons to describe a broader effort to protect people who carried out Mr. Trump\u2019s desires. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When the House select committee on January 6 is done with its work, Congress must focus on reform. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "Raley's, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods: select Bay Area locations. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
      "After the Magic select their top player, the Oklahoma City Thunder pick second and then again at No. 12, giving them a valuable second lottery pick. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "A day later, according to previous testimony from Rosen and Donoghue to both the Senate Judiciary Committee and House select committee, came the extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Branham figures to almost certainly be available when the Blazers select at No. 7. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
      "The last public event of WWDC is the Apple Design Awards, which highlights select apps and games from across the many Apple platforms. \u2014 PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
      "There are many reasons for this return to brick-and-mortar stores including the ability to peruse and select products in person and taking advantage of sales staff\u2019s expertise. \u2014 Jia Wertz, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Our Omari Sankofa II had Murray going fourth to the Sacramento Kings before the Pistons select Sharpe. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ornato has been interviewed by the House select committee behind closed doors, but not in public. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "Her remarks come after former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson delivered shocking testimony before the House select committee this week, increasing the potential criminal exposure Trump faces in the Justice Department's ongoing probe. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "Hutchinson quoted Trump as saying in testimony to the House select committee. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022",
      "The testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an assistant to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, was the most chilling to date in the House select committee\u2019s Jan. 6 investigation. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Hutchinson has sat for at least four depositions with the House select committee, including once within the last two weeks. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "The Californian has downplayed the insurrection and corralled Republicans against Cheney because of her involvement in the House select committee. \u2014 Erin B. Logan, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s showtime for the Jan. 6 House select committee. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The decision from Carter is the latest in a long-running battle between the House select committee and Eastman, a former law professor, over communications using his Chapman University email account. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1610, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin selectus , past participle of seligere to select, from se- apart (from sed, se without) + legere to gather, select \u2014 more at suicide , legend":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cherry-picked",
      "choice",
      "chosen",
      "elect",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "first-line",
      "handpicked",
      "picked",
      "preferred",
      "selected"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041826",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "selection":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a natural or artificial process that results or tends to result in the survival and propagation of some individuals or organisms but not of others with the result that the inherited traits of the survivors are perpetuated \u2014 compare darwinism , natural selection":[],
      ": the act or process of selecting : the state of being selected":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The selection of the best poem was difficult.",
      "his selection of a running mate was a long, tedious affair",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If your concern is shrinkage, for example, then high-quality security at the site, proper inventory stacking procedures and using secure packaging can be top selection criteria. \u2014 Jake Rheude, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Munson was a first-team All-Cincinnati Hills League and honorable mention all-district selection . \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
      "Start your shopping there, or head to the Movers and Shakers charts to browse a more curated selection featuring the most popular ones. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The Heat do not hold a second-round pick, with a selection forfeited as an NBA sanction for premature free-agency contact last summer with Kyle Lowry. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Only albums produced within the last five years are eligible, and only one album by a musical act can is considered in any one selection period. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Thompson, a former two-time All-Pac 12 selection , lost eligibility for his senior season of college football in 2019 due to an NCAA rules violation. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s the perfect balance of capacity, peak output, and port selection . \u2014 Mike Richard And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "Golden State\u2019s 10-0 run during that time wasn\u2019t exactly an eruption, but it was helped along by Boston\u2019s shot selection and stagnancy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for selection choice , option , alternative , preference , selection , election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely. freedom of choice option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed. the option of paying now or later alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility. equally attractive alternatives preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections. a preference for cool weather selection implies a range of choice. a varied selection of furniture election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment. doing a tax return forces certain elections on you",
    "synonyms":[
      "choice",
      "choosing",
      "election",
      "picking",
      "selecting"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self":{
    "antonyms":[
      "monochromatic",
      "monochrome",
      "monochromic",
      "self-colored",
      "solid"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person in prime condition":[
        "feel like my old self today"
      ],
      ": an individual's temporary behavior or character":[
        "his better self"
      ],
      ": an individual's typical character or behavior":[
        "her true self was revealed"
      ],
      ": belonging to oneself : own":[],
      ": by oneself or itself":[
        "self- propelled",
        "self- acting"
      ],
      ": from or by means of oneself or itself":[
        "self- fertile"
      ],
      ": identical , same":[],
      ": inbreed":[],
      ": material that is part of an individual organism":[
        "ability of the immune system to distinguish self from nonself"
      ],
      ": myself , himself , herself":[
        "a check payable to self"
      ],
      ": of oneself or itself":[
        "self- abasement"
      ],
      ": of or in oneself or itself inherently":[
        "self- evident"
      ],
      ": of the same kind (as in color, material, or pattern) as something with which it is used":[
        "self trimming"
      ],
      ": oneself or itself":[
        "self- supporting"
      ],
      ": personal interest or advantage":[],
      ": the entire person of an individual":[],
      ": the realization or embodiment of an abstraction":[],
      ": the union of elements (such as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person":[],
      ": to pollinate with pollen from the same flower or plant":[],
      ": to undergo self-pollination":[],
      ": to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself":[
        "self- consistent",
        "self- addressed",
        "self- love"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She showed her better self at the party.",
      "Her public self is very different from her private self .",
      "Philosophers have written about the conception of the self .",
      "Adjective",
      "a self -red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From my experience, maximizing 1-to-1 coaching requires a deep sense of self -awareness and an understanding of how one\u2019s behavior is impacting others. \u2014 Andrew Rahaman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "What a story, not least of all about pride, bravery, and self -awareness. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Some human experiments suggest that psychedelics reduce activity in the default mode network (DMN), a web of connected brain regions responsible for self -awareness, social thinking, and thoughts about the past and future. \u2014 Steve Volk, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s an extreme self -awareness on display, which becomes a kind of performance. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "For all his creativity and experimentation on the court, Curry still plays with plenty of self -awareness. \u2014 Jerry Brewer, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "With all that enlightenment and spirituality comes a charming self -awareness, and plenty of bops. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The amiable Michaels, 59, appreciates his longevity in the music business \u2013 36 years since Poison\u2019s debut album \u2013 and approaches his career with refreshing self -awareness. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Getting these books into young readers\u2019 hands can be challenging if they\u2019re banned, but these works can build self -awareness and acceptance among readers of all backgrounds, Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the American Library Assocation told CNN in 2020. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
      "1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb , intensive pronoun, and probably to Latin suus one's own \u2014 more at suicide":"Pronoun",
      "Middle English, from Old English, from self":"Combining form"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "Southern also \u02c8sef",
      "\u02c8self"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "clay",
      "colors",
      "complexion",
      "constitution",
      "genius",
      "nature",
      "personality",
      "tone"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001135",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "pronoun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "self-abandonment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lack of self-restraint":[],
      ": a surrender of one's selfish interests or desires":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8ban-d\u0259n-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164134",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-abasement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a humiliation of oneself : the act of behaving in a way that makes one seem lower or less deserving of respect":[
        "\u2026 regaled the audience with personal stories and songs that didn't stint on comedic self-deprecation while avoiding self-abasement .",
        "\u2014 Stephen Holden"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101s-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073154",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-abnegating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": forbearing to gratify oneself or advance one's interests : self-denying":[
        "Most latter-day first ladies have recalled enduring the self-abnegating life in the White House fishbowl with stoic determination.",
        "\u2014 Jacquielynn Floyd"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8ab-ni-\u02ccg\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043141",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-abnegation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-denial , self-sacrifice":[
        "\u2026 the notion that having a baby demands complete and total self-abnegation , and anything short of that is not enough.",
        "\u2014 Jessi Klein"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccab-ni-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103513",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-absorbed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-forgetful",
      "self-forgetting",
      "selfless",
      "unselfish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": absorbed in one's own thoughts, activities, or interests":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8z\u022frbd",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022frbd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentric",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-involved",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-regarding",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "selfish",
      "solipsistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091113",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-absorption":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": preoccupation with oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259b-\u02c8s\u022frp-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8z\u022frp-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentricity",
      "egocentrism",
      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
      "navel-gazing",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-concern",
      "self-interest",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
      "self-regard",
      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204421",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-accelerating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": accelerating by oneself or itself especially as a result of previous acceleration":[
        "\u2026 the tipping point where revitalization feeds on itself, becoming self-sustaining, even self-accelerating .",
        "\u2014 Storm Cunningham"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1859, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ik-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134538",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-acceptance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or state of accepting oneself : the act or state of understanding and recognizing one's own abilities and limitations":[
        "In each moment you're either practicing self-acceptance \u2014or you're judging yourself.",
        "\u2014 Linda Arnold"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ik-\u02c8sep-t\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200300",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-accusation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of accusing oneself":[
        "an apology full of self-accusation"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-(\u02cc)ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02cca-ky\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113727",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-accusatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting or serving to accuse oneself : self-accusing":[
        "self-accusatory remarks",
        "a timid and self-accusatory man"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-z\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193446",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-accusing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting or serving to accuse oneself : self-accusatory":[
        "self-accusing comments",
        "He is not self-indulgently self-accusing .",
        "\u2014 Richard Sennett"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235737",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-acknowledged":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": known and openly stated by oneself as being such : self-admitted":[
        "a self-acknowledged foodie",
        "a self-acknowledged book nerd"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1681, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ik-\u02c8n\u00e4-lijd",
      "-ak-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194505",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-acquired":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acquired by oneself or for one's own use and benefit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075743",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-acting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonautomated",
      "nonautomatic"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting or capable of acting of or by itself : automatic":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1680, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8ak-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "automated",
      "automatic",
      "laborsaving",
      "robotic",
      "self-operating",
      "self-regulating"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175842",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-action":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": action not dependent on an external agency or force : independent action":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000000",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-active":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting of itself without dependence on an external agency or force":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075139",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-activity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": independent and especially self-determined activity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccak-\u02c8ti-v\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070800",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-actor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175654",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-actualize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to realize fully one's potential":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8ak-ch(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "-sh(\u0259-w)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184158",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "self-addressed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": addressed for return to the sender":[
        "a self-addressed envelope"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8a-\u02ccdrest",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8drest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111345",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-administer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to administer (something, such as a drug) to oneself":[
        "can self-administer the drug with an inhaler",
        "allowed to self-administer the test",
        "Those regulations \u2026 also state that only a school nurse can apply medications, but exemptions exist that allow students in some cases to self-administer according to district guidelines.",
        "\u2014 Jennifer Bogdan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "-\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203754",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "self-admiration":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-conceit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccad-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220738",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-asserting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "modest",
      "unarrogant",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": arrogant":[],
      ": asserting oneself or one's own rights, claims, or opinions":[],
      ": self-assured , confident":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arrogant",
      "assumptive",
      "bumptious",
      "cavalier",
      "chesty",
      "haughty",
      "high-and-mighty",
      "high-handed",
      "high-hat",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "huffish",
      "huffy",
      "imperious",
      "important",
      "lofty",
      "lordly",
      "masterful",
      "overweening",
      "peremptory",
      "pompous",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "pretentious",
      "self-assertive",
      "sniffy",
      "stiff-necked",
      "supercilious",
      "superior",
      "toplofty",
      "toploftical",
      "uppish",
      "uppity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101502",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "self-assertive":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ambitionless",
      "low-pressure",
      "nonassertive",
      "unaggressive",
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      "unassertive",
      "unenterprising"
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      ": given to or characterized by self-assertion":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-tiv"
    ],
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      "ambitious",
      "assertive",
      "enterprising",
      "fierce",
      "go-getting",
      "high-pressure",
      "in-your-face",
      "militant",
      "pushy",
      "self-asserting"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215815",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-conceit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104413",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "diffidence",
      "insecurity",
      "self-distrust",
      "self-doubt"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-confidence":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sh\u0259r-",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
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      "aplomb",
      "assurance",
      "confidence",
      "self-assuredness",
      "self-confidence",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-trust"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105121",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "diffident",
      "insecure",
      "self-distrustful",
      "self-doubting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sure of oneself : self-confident":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sh\u0259rd",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "assured",
      "confident",
      "secure",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-confident"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065751",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "diffident",
      "insecure",
      "self-distrustful",
      "self-doubting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sure of oneself : self-confident":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sh\u0259rd",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "assured",
      "confident",
      "secure",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-confident"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104742",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "self-avowed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": openly acknowledged or declared by oneself as being such":[
        "a self-avowed sports junkie"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104506",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a belt made of the same material as the garment with which it is worn":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8belt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "belt",
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      "cincture",
      "cummerbund",
      "cumberbund",
      "girdle",
      "sash"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070602",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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      "self-forgetful",
      "self-forgetting",
      "selfless",
      "unselfish"
    ],
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      ": concerned solely with one's own desires, needs, or interests":[],
      ": independent of outside force or influence : self-sufficient":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8sen-t\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8sen-t\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "egocentric",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-absorbed",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-involved",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-regarding",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "selfish",
      "solipsistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095537",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "self-forgetful",
      "self-forgetting",
      "selfless",
      "unselfish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concerned solely with one's own desires, needs, or interests":[],
      ": independent of outside force or influence : self-sufficient":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8sen-t\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8sen-t\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentric",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-absorbed",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-involved",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-regarding",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "selfish",
      "solipsistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083450",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-collected":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-possessed":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1711, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034909",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-colored":{
    "antonyms":[
      "chromatic",
      "colorful",
      "kaleidoscopic",
      "motley",
      "multicolored",
      "polychromatic",
      "polychrome",
      "rainbow",
      "varicolored",
      "varied",
      "variegated"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of a single color":[
        "a self-colored flower"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "monochromatic",
      "monochrome",
      "monochromic",
      "self",
      "solid"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060958",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-command":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": command of oneself : self-control":[
        "She turns away and sits down on the bench under the yew tree, struggling to recover her self-command .",
        "\u2014 George Bernard Shaw",
        "When Tommy set forth on the trail of the two men, it took all Tuppence's self-command to refrain from accompanying him.",
        "\u2014 Agatha Christie"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259-\u02c8mand"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203400",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-composed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having control over one's emotions : calm":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173341",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-composedness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
      "flustered",
      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having control over one's emotions : calm":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "cool",
      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
      "peaceful",
      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-possessed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043015",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-conceit":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an exaggerated opinion of one's own qualities or abilities : vanity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190427",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-conceited":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an exaggerated opinion of one's own qualities or abilities : vanity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224508",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-concentered":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": concentrated in oneself or itself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053846",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-concept":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the mental image one has of oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsept"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095500",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-conception":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-concept":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112042",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-concern":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a selfish or morbid concern for oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentricity",
      "egocentrism",
      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
      "navel-gazing",
      "self-absorption",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-interest",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
      "self-regard",
      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224043",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-concerned":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a selfish or morbid concern for oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "egocentricity",
      "egocentrism",
      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
      "navel-gazing",
      "self-absorption",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-interest",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
      "self-regard",
      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092020",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "disavowal",
      "nonadmission"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": open acknowledgment : avowal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1650, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "acknowledgment",
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      "concession",
      "confession"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162123",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "self-confidence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "diffidence",
      "insecurity",
      "self-distrust",
      "self-doubt"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259ns",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "aplomb",
      "assurance",
      "confidence",
      "self-assurance",
      "self-assuredness",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-trust"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052341",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-confident":{
    "antonyms":[
      "diffidence",
      "insecurity",
      "self-distrust",
      "self-doubt"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccden(t)s",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259ns",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aplomb",
      "assurance",
      "confidence",
      "self-assurance",
      "self-assuredness",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-trust"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163955",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-congratulation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02ccgra-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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      "self-admiration",
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      "self-conceit",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
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      "vanity"
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      "noun"
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      ": uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others : ill at ease":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115522",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      "modesty",
      "unassumingness",
      "unpretentiousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-importance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-si-kw\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckwen(t)s"
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      "assumption",
      "bumptiousness",
      "consequence",
      "haughtiness",
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      "high horse",
      "huffiness",
      "imperiousness",
      "loftiness",
      "lordliness",
      "masterfulness",
      "peremptoriness",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "presumptuousness",
      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "pretension",
      "pretentiousness",
      "self-importance",
      "superciliousness",
      "superiority",
      "toploftiness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044439",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-consistency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being self-consistent":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1652, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132342",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-consistent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having each part logically consistent with the rest":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185657",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": constituted or appointed by oneself to something (such as a function or position)":[
        "a self-constituted leader",
        "But the old gentleman, his self-constituted companion, did not allow him to recede from the invitation \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fc-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203341",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting to destroy itself or use itself up":[
        "a self-consuming fire"
      ],
      ": consuming oneself or itself: such as":[],
      ": taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about : all-consuming":[
        "self-consuming hatred/passion/desire"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004152",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-contained":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": built-in":[
        "a lectern with a self-contained light fixture"
      ],
      ": complete in itself : independent":[
        "a self-contained machine",
        "a self-contained program of study"
      ],
      ": formal and reserved in manner":[],
      ": showing self-control":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194246",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contained ornament":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": ornament in which the design is a single complete whole intended to fill a space without being repeated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232431",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": built-in":[
        "a lectern with a self-contained light fixture"
      ],
      ": complete in itself : independent":[
        "a self-contained machine",
        "a self-contained program of study"
      ],
      ": formal and reserved in manner":[],
      ": showing self-control":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180731",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contamination":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": contamination by oneself":[],
      ": contamination from within":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02ccta-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003207",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contemplation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of studying or contemplating oneself":[
        "Journals kept in the past were, of course, written by literate people with the leisure for self-contemplation .",
        "\u2014 Kelly Kerney"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1675, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02cctem-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062143",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contempt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": contempt for oneself":[
        "Every second year, I resolve to lose weight, only to fail almost instantly, which tips me into a period of self-contempt which inevitably leads to more eating.",
        "\u2014 Richard Glover"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050326",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-content":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-satisfaction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181501",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contented":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-satisfied":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1631, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061154",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contentment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-satisfaction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193840",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contradiction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a self-contradictory statement or proposition":[],
      ": contradiction of oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034402",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-contradictory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of two contradictory members or parts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085135",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-control":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "continence",
      "restraint",
      "self-command",
      "self-containment",
      "self-discipline",
      "self-government",
      "self-mastery",
      "self-possession",
      "self-restraint",
      "will",
      "willpower"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170743",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-criticism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of or capacity for criticizing one's own faults or shortcomings":[
        "To impress friends and potential employers, avoid complimenting yourself and trying to disguise it as self-criticism .",
        "\u2014 Shana Lebowitz",
        "\u2026 he's learned discipline, beneficial self-criticism \u2026 and the ability to develop a regimen in his day-to-day life.",
        "\u2014 Hillary Gavan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1780, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kri-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203819",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-dedication":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dedication of oneself to a cause or ideal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132106",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-defeating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting to defeat its own purpose":[
        "a self-defeating argument",
        "You kind of realize that violence can be a self-defeating strategy, because it just gives the other guy an incentive to attack you back in revenge.",
        "\u2014 Stephen Pinker"
      ],
      ": being or involving an attitude of defeatism":[
        "Procrastinators tend to be more stressed than other people\u2014even before they start procrastinating. According to a recent study, that's possibly because they have self-defeating thoughts like, \"I'm simply too stupid to benefit from more studying, so I'll just hang out on Facebook.\"",
        "\u2014 Shana Lebowitz"
      ],
      ": serving or tending to defeat oneself or itself : counterproductive : such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1812, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113-",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8f\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082019",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-defense":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plea of justification for the use of force or for homicide":[],
      ": the act of defending oneself, one's property, or a close relative":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8fen(t)s",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8fens",
      "\u02c8self-di-\u02c8fens"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231908",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-defensive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or given to self-defense":[
        "a self-defensive person",
        "a self-defensive attitude"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1701, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8fen(t)-siv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221958",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-definition":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the evaluation by oneself of one's worth as an individual in distinction from one's interpersonal or social roles":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccde-f\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002837",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-delight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": delight in or gratification of oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225408",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-deluded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113-",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8l\u00fc-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025007",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-deluding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": deluding or serving to delude oneself especially concerning one's true nature, abilities, feelings, etc.":[
        "Anyone who claims the ability to sort out the intricacies of a marriage, even their own, is self-deluding .",
        "\u2014 Fred Dickey",
        "his self-deluding arrogance"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1631, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8l\u00fc-di\u014b",
      "-d\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022543",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-delusion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a delusion that one has concerning oneself":[
        "\u2026 a star of immense talent who harbored no self-delusions .",
        "\u2014 Eric Marchese"
      ],
      ": the act of deluding oneself or the state of being deluded by oneself especially concerning one's true nature, abilities, feelings, etc.":[
        "My god-given talent for self-delusion keeps me believing that the increasing amount of time I spend alone is of my own choice \u2026",
        "\u2014 Matthew Ritger",
        "They know what they are doing is wrong. And it's our job to remind them of it. Because when we don't continually remind them, people devolve into self-delusion .",
        "\u2014 Jessica Valenti"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113-",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190634",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-denial":{
    "antonyms":[
      "indulgence",
      "self-indulgence"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a restraint or limitation of one's own desires or interests":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8n\u012b(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abnegation",
      "renouncement",
      "renunciation",
      "repudiation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010305",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-denied":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by self-denial":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233621",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-denier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who practices self-denial":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042214",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-denigrating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending or serving to belittle or disparage oneself":[
        "a self-denigrating joke",
        "As Nicholas, post-divorce, confronts a compositional writer's block, Hazel morphs into a sad, self-denigrating divorcee.",
        "\u2014 Karen Campbell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8de-ni-\u02ccgr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191450",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-denigration":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disparagement or belittlement of oneself":[
        "\u2026 survived adolescent mockery to become a talented American comic novelist whose angst and self-denigration propel his writing.",
        "\u2014 Jenny Shank"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccde-ni-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": dependence on one's own resources or efforts : self-reliance":[
        "\" \u2026 If you won't help me, I'll manage without help.\" \"Do; there is nothing like self-reliance, self-dependence .\"",
        "\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb",
        "In 1861 he encouraged the self-dependence of the working class by establishing the Post Office Savings Bank \u2026",
        "\u2014 J. R. Edwards"
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      "circa 1620, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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        "\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "circa 1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "\u02ccself-di-\u02cct\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "1662, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "-\u02c8t\u0259rm-ni\u014b",
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      ": a doctrine that the actions of a self are determined by itself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191318",
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      "noun"
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      ": correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8di-s\u0259-pl\u0259n"
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      "self-restraint",
      "will",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073850",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a lack of confidence in oneself : diffidence":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-dis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190804",
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    "definitions":{
      ": a lack of confidence in oneself : diffidence":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-dis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220324",
    "type":[
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      ": a lack of faith in oneself : a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about one's abilities, actions, etc.":[
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        "The man who comes through the pages of this straightforwardly written autobiography is eminently human, full of self-doubt about his personal life and his career \u2026",
        "\u2014 Walter Goodman"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8dau\u0307t"
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      "noun"
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      ": given to self-doubt":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113021",
    "type":[
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      ": having or showing a tendency to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous":[
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        "\u2014 Don Gaetz",
        "\u2026 she was an extremely self-effacing , private person who never sought the limelight and did not leave the usual artifacts that enable a biographer to reconstruct life patterns.",
        "\u2014 Douglas R. McManis"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-i-\u02c8f\u0101-si\u014b",
      "-e-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031621",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being self-employed":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8pl\u022fi-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125008",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a confidence and satisfaction in oneself : self-respect":[],
      ": self-conceit":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113m"
    ],
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      "ego",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-regard",
      "self-respect"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092417",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "self-evident":{
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      ": evident without proof or reasoning":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1643, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccdent",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8e-v\u0259-d\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8e-v\u0259-d\u0259nt"
    ],
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      "prima facie"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121221",
    "type":[
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      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing no thought of self or selfish interests":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162645",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": having or showing no thought of self or selfish interests":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045325",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-forgetful":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-f\u0259r-\u02c8ge-ti\u014b"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025636",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
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    "definitions":{
      ": personal vanity : pride":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
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      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
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      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022804",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": personal advantage":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080741",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "dependence",
      "dependance",
      "heteronomy",
      "subjection",
      "unfreedom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-government sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259r-n\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "freedom",
      "independence",
      "independency",
      "liberty",
      "self-determination",
      "self-government",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190240",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "dependent",
      "nonautonomous",
      "non-self-governing",
      "subject",
      "unfree"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exercising self-control":[],
      ": not influenced or controlled by others":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259rnd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomous",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "independent",
      "self-governing",
      "self-ruling",
      "separate",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185342",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
      "dependent",
      "nonautonomous",
      "non-self-governing",
      "subject",
      "unfree"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259r-ni\u014b",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259r-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomous",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "independent",
      "self-governed",
      "self-ruling",
      "separate",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184339",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-control , self-command":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259rn-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u1d4am-\u0259nt",
      "-v\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259r(n)-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "democracy",
      "republic",
      "self-rule"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041105",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": hatred directed toward oneself rather than toward others : self-hatred":[
        "Humans need self-love, not self-hate , but when you have a disorder which makes you anti-social, it's hard to be kind to yourself.",
        "\u2014 Jo Challacombe"
      ]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8h\u0101t"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130320",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "humility",
      "modesty",
      "unassumingness",
      "unpretentiousness"
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      ": an exaggerated estimate of one's own importance : self-conceit":[],
      ": arrogant or pompous behavior":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4an(t)s",
      "-t\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4ans"
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      "bumptiousness",
      "consequence",
      "haughtiness",
      "hauteur",
      "high horse",
      "huffiness",
      "imperiousness",
      "loftiness",
      "lordliness",
      "masterfulness",
      "peremptoriness",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "presumptuousness",
      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "pretension",
      "pretentiousness",
      "self-consequence",
      "superciliousness",
      "superiority",
      "toploftiness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170903",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "egoless",
      "humble",
      "modest",
      "uncomplacent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing self-importance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1732, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "biggety",
      "biggity",
      "bigheaded",
      "complacent",
      "conceited",
      "consequential",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "important",
      "overweening",
      "pompous",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "self-conceited",
      "self-opinionated",
      "self-satisfied",
      "smug",
      "stuck-up",
      "swellheaded",
      "vain",
      "vainglorious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034554",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "egoless",
      "humble",
      "modest",
      "uncomplacent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing self-importance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1732, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4ant"
    ],
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      "important",
      "overweening",
      "pompous",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "self-conceited",
      "self-opinionated",
      "self-satisfied",
      "smug",
      "stuck-up",
      "swellheaded",
      "vain",
      "vainglorious"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072358",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": imposed by oneself : voluntarily assumed":[
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        "living in self-imposed exile"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223354",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02cckri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132847",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": induced by oneself or itself : brought on or brought about by oneself or itself":[
        "self-induced problems",
        "self-induced vomiting",
        "Now consider another interaction between electricity and magnetism; that is, a changing magnetic field surrounding a conductor induces a voltage in the conductor. This induced voltage is called a self-induced voltage because it is induced in the same conductor that is carrying the current.",
        "\u2014 Masoud Olia"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102617",
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      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inductance in which an electromotive force is produced by self-induction":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8d\u0259k-t\u0259n(t)s",
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    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032814",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": induction of an electromotive force in a circuit by a varying current in the same circuit":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "noun"
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      ": pampered by oneself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
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      "1636, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180658",
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      ": excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1636, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8d\u0259l-j\u0259n(t)s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221701",
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      ": characterized by self-infatuation : having or showing a foolish or extravagant love or admiration for oneself":[
        "a self-infatuated bore",
        "The self-infatuated idea that nobody could disagree with you for honest and informed reasons is far more dangerous than any influence that donors' money may exercise.",
        "\u2014 Thomas Sowell"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8fa-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010900",
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      "adjective"
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      "unselfishness"
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      ": a concern for one's own advantage and well-being":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccrest",
      "-\u02cctrest",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8in-t(\u0259-)r\u0259st",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259rst"
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      "self-centeredness",
      "self-concern",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
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      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054033",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      "self-forgetfulness",
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      ": a concern for one's own advantage and well-being":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccrest",
      "-\u02cctrest",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8in-t(\u0259-)r\u0259st",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259rst"
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      "self-centeredness",
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      "self-involvement",
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      "selfness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163507",
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      "noun"
    ]
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      ": self-absorbed":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8v\u00e4lvd",
      "also -\u02c8v\u00e4vd",
      "-\u02c8v\u022flvd",
      "or \u02c8v\u022fvd"
    ],
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      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-absorbed",
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-regarding",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "selfish",
      "solipsistic"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045309",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
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      ": self-absorption":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8v\u00e4lv-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8v\u022flv-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
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      "self-absorption",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-concern",
      "self-interest",
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      "self-regard",
      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201740",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "self-justification":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of making excuses for oneself":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccj\u0259-st\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130853",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": seeking to justify oneself":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8j\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174232",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": killed by oneself":[
        "liest victorious among thy slain self-killed",
        "\u2014 John Milton"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184410",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  },
  "self-knowing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having self-knowledge":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8n\u014d-i\u014b"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051653",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": knowledge or understanding of one's own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations : self-understanding":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8n\u00e4-lij"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055354",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "self-labeled":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": described or designated by oneself as being such : labeled by oneself":[
        "a self-labeled food snob",
        "self-labeled liberals"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170442",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "self-laceration":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or action of cutting or tearing one's own flesh":[
        "\u2026 the self-laceration often results in sustained or permanent visible disfigurements to the body \u2026",
        "\u2014 Armando Favazza"
      ],
      ": the act or action of rebuking or tormenting oneself":[
        "Here his self-laceration finds expression in a series of adjectives that come tumbling out \u2026",
        "\u2014 Harold Bloom"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of lacerating oneself: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1684, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccla-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200447",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-legislating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": making rules or laws for oneself":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185613",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-life":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-existence":[
        "who sees God's face, that is self-life , must die",
        "\u2014 John Donne"
      ],
      ": selfish living":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212247",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-limitation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being self-limiting":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193453",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-limited":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8li-m\u0259-t\u0259d",
      "-\u02c8lim-\u0259t-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175406",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-limiting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1679, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259t-i\u014b",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8li-m\u0259-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135743",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-love":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an appreciation of one's own worth or virtue":[
        "Self-love begins when we observe our actions and words with compassion as if we were our own best friend.",
        "\u2014 Sara M Bosworth",
        "Just as you'd think, it's love\u2014particular, self-love \u2014that makes the world go around.",
        "\u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.",
        "Often we are reluctant to promote self-love mostly because we confuse it with selfishness. Since we are humans, we ought to have a healthy love for ourselves; it is from this fount that love flows out to others.",
        "\u2014 Mason Olds"
      ],
      ": inflated love of or pride in oneself : narcissism , conceit":[
        "\u2026 individuals ruled by self-love and selfishness \u2026",
        "\u2014 John Saillant",
        "\"Then from myself pray understand that I will say nothing to flatter your self-love .\"",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
        "\u2026 there was the self-love of those conceited blockheads who \u2026 were convinced that they themselves were superior to anything the age could produce.",
        "\u2014 John Clive"
      ],
      ": love of self: such as":[],
      ": proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness or well-being":[
        "Nurturing your body seems simple, but for me it feels like an extreme act of self-love .",
        "\u2014 Danielle d'Entremont",
        "Lisa Concepcion, a certified professional love life coach and founder of LoveQuest Coaching, says that journaling is an excellent way to practice self-love .",
        "\u2014 SheKnows"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8l\u0259v"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175712",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-loving":{
    "antonyms":[
      "humbleness",
      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an appreciation of one's own worth or virtue":[
        "Self-love begins when we observe our actions and words with compassion as if we were our own best friend.",
        "\u2014 Sara M Bosworth",
        "Just as you'd think, it's love\u2014particular, self-love \u2014that makes the world go around.",
        "\u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.",
        "Often we are reluctant to promote self-love mostly because we confuse it with selfishness. Since we are humans, we ought to have a healthy love for ourselves; it is from this fount that love flows out to others.",
        "\u2014 Mason Olds"
      ],
      ": inflated love of or pride in oneself : narcissism , conceit":[
        "\u2026 individuals ruled by self-love and selfishness \u2026",
        "\u2014 John Saillant",
        "\"Then from myself pray understand that I will say nothing to flatter your self-love .\"",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
        "\u2026 there was the self-love of those conceited blockheads who \u2026 were convinced that they themselves were superior to anything the age could produce.",
        "\u2014 John Clive"
      ],
      ": love of self: such as":[],
      ": proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness or well-being":[
        "Nurturing your body seems simple, but for me it feels like an extreme act of self-love .",
        "\u2014 Danielle d'Entremont",
        "Lisa Concepcion, a certified professional love life coach and founder of LoveQuest Coaching, says that journaling is an excellent way to practice self-love .",
        "\u2014 SheKnows"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8l\u0259v"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
      "complacency",
      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
      "ego",
      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-opinion",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041021",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-mastery":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ability to control one's own desires or impulses : self-control , self-discipline":[
        "However, I realized the wisdom of Rooke's advice, and went away by myself to get over my anger and reacquire my self-mastery .",
        "\u2014 Bram Stoker",
        "Self-esteem that is not backed by self-mastery becomes narcissism.",
        "\u2014 Gracie Bonds Staples"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8mas-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202215",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-obsessed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259b-\u02c8sest",
      "-\u00e4b-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175620",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-operating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": functioning or capable of functioning by itself without a human operator":[
        "self-operating machines/cars/robots"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231226",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-opinion":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "humility",
      "modesty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": high or exaggerated opinion of oneself : self-conceit":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259n"
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      "amour propre",
      "bighead",
      "complacence",
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      "conceit",
      "conceitedness",
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      "egotism",
      "pomposity",
      "pompousness",
      "pride",
      "pridefulness",
      "self-admiration",
      "self-assumption",
      "self-conceit",
      "self-congratulation",
      "self-esteem",
      "self-glory",
      "self-importance",
      "self-love",
      "self-satisfaction",
      "smugness",
      "swelled head",
      "swellheadedness",
      "vaingloriousness",
      "vainglory",
      "vainness",
      "vanity"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161922",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      "undoctrinaire",
      "undogmatic"
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      ": conceited":[],
      ": stubbornly holding to one's own opinion : opinionated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
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      "doctrinaire",
      "dogmatic",
      "dogmatical",
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      "opinionative",
      "opinioned",
      "pontifical"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035150",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "latitudinarian",
      "undoctrinaire",
      "undogmatic"
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      ": conceited":[],
      ": stubbornly holding to one's own opinion : opinionated":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "doctrinaire",
      "dogmatic",
      "dogmatical",
      "opinionated",
      "opinionative",
      "opinioned",
      "pontifical"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192324",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concerned primarily with oneself and especially with one's own desires, needs, or interests":[
        "self-oriented motives",
        "The girls' activities are more communal, with 30% of their badge work taking place in groups, while the boys work is more self-oriented with less than 20% of their work taking place in a group.",
        "\u2014 Ellen Brait"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccen-t\u0259d"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162007"
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    "antonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "discomposed",
      "disturbed",
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      "perturbed",
      "unglued",
      "unhinged",
      "unstrung",
      "upset"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing self-possession : composed in mind or manner : calm":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1766, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-p\u0259-\u02c8zest",
      "also -\u02c8sest"
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      "calm",
      "collected",
      "composed",
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      "coolheaded",
      "equal",
      "level",
      "limpid",
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      "placid",
      "possessed",
      "recollected",
      "sedate",
      "self-composed",
      "serene",
      "smooth",
      "together",
      "tranquil",
      "undisturbed",
      "unperturbed",
      "unruffled",
      "unshaken",
      "untroubled",
      "unworried"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034801",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "discomposure",
      "perturbation"
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    "definitions":{
      ": control of one's emotions or reactions especially when under stress : presence of mind , composure":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1665, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8se-",
      "\u02ccself-p\u0259-\u02c8ze-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for self-possession confidence , assurance , self-possession , aplomb mean a state of mind or a manner marked by easy coolness and freedom from uncertainty, diffidence, or embarrassment. confidence stresses faith in oneself and one's powers without any suggestion of conceit or arrogance. the confidence that comes from long experience assurance carries a stronger implication of certainty and may suggest arrogance or lack of objectivity in assessing one's own powers. handled the cross-examination with complete assurance self-possession implies an ease or coolness under stress that reflects perfect self-control and command of one's powers. answered the insolent question with complete self-possession aplomb implies a manifest self-possession in trying or challenging situations. handled the reporters with great aplomb",
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      "collectedness",
      "composedness",
      "composure",
      "cool",
      "coolness",
      "countenance",
      "equanimity",
      "equilibrium",
      "imperturbability",
      "placidity",
      "repose",
      "sangfroid",
      "self-composedness",
      "serenity",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility",
      "tranquilness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230446",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "self-preoccupation":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the state of being absorbed or occupied with oneself : preoccupation with oneself":[
        "\u2026 the self-preoccupation of early adolescence.",
        "\u2014 Judith Steven-Long et al."
      ]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091726",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-preoccupied":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": absorbed or occupied with oneself : having or involving self-preoccupation":[
        "too self-preoccupied to consider the needs of others",
        "self-preoccupied thoughts/worries"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-(\u02cc)pr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccp\u012bd"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042531",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": tending to self-preservation":[
        "self-preservative behavior"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130144",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-preserving":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": acting or tending to preserve oneself or itself":[
        "self-preserving instincts/behavior",
        "It's a novel about whether, amid the absurd twists and cruelties of life, you end up being a self-preserving observer of the fray, a committed fighter against overwhelming odds, or something uncomfortably in between.",
        "\u2014 Kenneth Kid"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pri-\u02c8z\u0259r-vi\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103208",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": pride in oneself or in that which relates to oneself":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8pr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083151",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": the act of furthering one's own growth, advancement, or prosperity : the promotion of oneself":[
        "didn't try to disguise his self-promotion"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123729",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "self-propulsion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": propulsion by one's own power":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u0259l-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124811",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": regard for or consideration of oneself or one's own interests":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[
      "egocentricity",
      "egocentrism",
      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
      "navel-gazing",
      "self-absorption",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-concern",
      "self-interest",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
      "selfishness",
      "selfness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221115",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "self-forgetful",
      "self-forgetting",
      "selfless",
      "unselfish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concerned with oneself or one's own interests":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4r-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "egocentric",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-absorbed",
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-involved",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "selfish",
      "solipsistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014434",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-regulating":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonautomated",
      "nonautomatic"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1745, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8r\u0101-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8re-gy\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "automated",
      "automatic",
      "laborsaving",
      "robotic",
      "self-acting",
      "self-operating"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060610",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-reliance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dependence",
      "dependance",
      "reliance"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": reliance on one's own efforts and abilities":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259ns",
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259nts"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "independence",
      "self-dependence",
      "self-subsistence",
      "self-sufficiency",
      "self-support"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194026",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-reliant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dependent",
      "reliant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having confidence in and exercising one's own powers or judgment":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "independent",
      "self-dependent",
      "self-subsistent",
      "self-subsisting",
      "self-sufficient",
      "self-supported",
      "self-supporting",
      "self-sustained",
      "self-sustaining"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190042",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-renouncing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by the renouncing of one's own wishes, desires, or ambitions":[
        "an altruistic, self-renouncing person",
        "self-renouncing love"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8naun(t)-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140734",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-renunciation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the renouncing of one's own wishes, desires, or ambitions":[
        "But what is surely foreign to most of us is the life of prayer, self-renunciation , and single-minded spiritual pursuit.",
        "\u2014 Joel J. Miller",
        "Our tenderness and self-renunciation seem strong when our egoism has had its day \u2026",
        "\u2014 George Eliot"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02ccn\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175029",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-replicating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": reproducing itself autonomously":[
        "DNA is a self-replicating molecule"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8re-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-ti\u014b",
      "-\u02c8rep-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224718",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-report":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a report about one's behavior provided especially by one who is a subject of research":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8p\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214900",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-representation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an artistic likeness or image of oneself":[
        "Social media self-representations can be a site for creativity, showcasing photography, clothing ensembles, hair and make-up, making memes and so on.",
        "\u2014 Kate Douglas",
        "The exhibit organizes about 50 paintings into four thematic sections exploring black histories, experiences and self-representations .",
        "\u2014 Pamela Reynold"
      ],
      ": the act or action of serving as one's own lawyer in a legal matter especially in court":[
        "a person's right to self-representation",
        "Experts say financial considerations are at the heart of most self-representations , since legal aid frequently will not cover costs when someone is being tried for a minor offence and can't always be counted on when more serious charges are at play.",
        "\u2014 Michelle McQuigge"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of representing oneself: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0259n-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccre-pri-\u02cczen-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061751",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-repression":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the keeping to oneself of one's thoughts, wishes, or feelings":[
        "habit of absolute self-repression , and of concealment of emotion again prevailed",
        "\u2014 S. W. Mitchell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044113",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-reproach":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1753, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8pr\u014dch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054902",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-reproachful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of self-reproach or self-reproaches : feeling or expressing harsh disapproval or criticism towards oneself":[
        "self-reproachful over her failure",
        "self-reproachful thoughts"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8pr\u014dch-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014238",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-reproducing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-replicating":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173114",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-reproof":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090802",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-reproving":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling or expressing self-reproof":[
        "self-reproving thoughts",
        "\u2026 was learning to substitute the punishments they dispensed for the ones a self-reproving teenager inflicts on himself.",
        "\u2014 David Merrill"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8pr\u00fc-vi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183511",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-repugnant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inconsistent , self-contradictory":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125306",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "self-respect":{
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        "A bitter answer leaped to his tongue, but he was learning self-restraint .",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The secret ingredients of self-rising flour are the baking powder and salt added during the milling process. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Combine self-rising flour , beer, melted butter, and sugar in a large mixing bowl ($20, Bed Bath & Beyond) until just combined. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The main ingredients are softened vanilla ice cream, self-rising flour and blueberries, with two optional add-ins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "For every 1 cup of self-rising flour , substitute 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tsp. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "With the addition of self-rising flour and blueberries, your batter is ready for scooping and baking. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
      "Combine the self-rising flour , baking soda, salt and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 June 2021",
      "When two-ingredient dough \u2014 just Greek yogurt and self-rising flour \u2014 was all the rage, Julia Turshen was intrigued. \u2014 Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021",
      "Some folks prefer self-rising flour for their beer batter. \u2014 Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life , 2 Mar. 2021"
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      "1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1645, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1605, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025713",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221413",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051605",
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      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ],
      ": having an extreme confidence in one's own ability or worth : haughty , overbearing":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172040",
    "type":[
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      ": independent support of oneself or itself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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      "noun"
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      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164027",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "self-sustaining"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201846",
    "type":[
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        "a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction",
        "self-sustained farms",
        "self-sustained economic growth"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1675, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191455",
    "type":[
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      ": maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced":[
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      ": maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-s\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-ni\u014b"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223157",
    "type":[
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      ": therapeutic treatment of oneself especially for the purpose of coping with one's personal or emotional problems":[
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        "used meditation as self-therapy",
        "In a sense the confessional poem can be seen as a kind of self-therapy , the poem itself a way of relieving the psychological tension building in the poet.",
        "\u2014 Maxine Kumin",
        "\u2026 nearly 50% of the respondents said they write a blog because it serves as a form of self-therapy .",
        "\u2014 Computerworld"
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      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130407",
    "type":[
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    "definitions":{
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8t\u00e4l(-\u0259)-r\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4l-r\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259n(t)s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130134",
    "type":[
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      "self-doubt"
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    "definitions":{
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1526, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074901",
    "type":[
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  },
  "self-will":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": stubborn or willful adherence to one's own desires or ideas : obstinacy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8wil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bullheadedness",
      "doggedness",
      "hardheadedness",
      "intransigence",
      "mulishness",
      "obduracy",
      "obdurateness",
      "obstinacy",
      "obstinateness",
      "opinionatedness",
      "pertinaciousness",
      "pertinacity",
      "pigheadedness",
      "self-opinionatedness",
      "stubbornness",
      "willfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080116",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "self-willed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acquiescent",
      "agreeable",
      "amenable",
      "compliant",
      "complying",
      "flexible",
      "pliable",
      "pliant",
      "relenting",
      "yielding"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": governed by one's own will : not yielding to the wishes of others : obstinate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8wild"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adamant",
      "adamantine",
      "bullheaded",
      "dogged",
      "hard",
      "hard-nosed",
      "hardened",
      "hardheaded",
      "headstrong",
      "immovable",
      "implacable",
      "inconvincible",
      "inflexible",
      "intransigent",
      "mulish",
      "obdurate",
      "obstinate",
      "opinionated",
      "ossified",
      "pat",
      "pertinacious",
      "perverse",
      "pigheaded",
      "self-opinionated",
      "stiff-necked",
      "stubborn",
      "unbending",
      "uncompromising",
      "unrelenting",
      "unyielding",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025322",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selfish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-forgetful",
      "self-forgetting",
      "selfless",
      "unselfish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others":[
        "a selfish act"
      ],
      ": concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She's interested only in her own selfish concerns.",
      "I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being selfish ",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the surface, the choice to make WAS HIM genderless might seem like another effort to be inclusive, instead France says that decision was purely selfish . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "At times, the biggest problem for Wildcats coach Tai Streets was getting Rodgers \u2014 an Illinois recruit \u2014 to be a little more selfish . \u2014 Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Rest assured that this is the best time in decades for employees to be selfish about their needs. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The coach sometimes had to remind his star player to be more selfish and look for his shot. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The French president, who is projected to be reelected for a second five-year term today, is certainly selfish , and arrogant, and seems to think the world revolves around his own apparently endless brilliance and grandeur. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Who are funny and caring and flawed and sometimes selfish , but still worthy of love. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Another explanation might be that in romantic relationships, it is expected for both partners to be selfish , to focus on their own needs and feelings. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "One adventurer\u2019s selfish act more than 50 years ago might not bear emphasizing\u2014except that Tompkins later became a famous altruist who renounced the business world and moved to a cabin in Patagonia. \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, The Atlantic , 5 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-fish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentric",
      "egoistic",
      "egoistical",
      "egomaniacal",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "narcissistic",
      "self-absorbed",
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "self-infatuated",
      "self-interested",
      "self-involved",
      "self-loving",
      "self-obsessed",
      "self-oriented",
      "self-preoccupied",
      "self-regarding",
      "self-seeking",
      "self-serving",
      "solipsistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084650",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selfishness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being selfish : a concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense of or in disregard of others : excessive interest in oneself":[
        "We were appalled by the selfishness of their behavior.",
        "Thus most of us are hardwired to conform to a \"core morality\" that includes protecting our children, dealing more or less fairly with other people, and placing limits on our selfishness .",
        "\u2014 Christopher R. Beha"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1628, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-fish-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214448",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selfless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no concern for self : unselfish":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this humanist film, which is as warm as an open fire on Christmas day, Jimmy Stewart plays the selfless George Bailey, who faces financial ruin and contemplates suicide in order to save his family. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
      "Stephen Curry is often held up as the ultimate example of selfless , ego-free, team-first guy, but the pressure of a big game can show a fellow\u2019s true colors. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
      "Cruise\u2019s character is somehow positioned by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren and Christopher McQuarrie\u2019s screenplay as simultaneously a rule-breaking rebel and a selfless saint. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Walker, who's become a spokesman for USAA's NFL Salute to Service program, suspects his selfless attitude emanates from his father, a former Marine. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Building an antiracist organization, and ultimately an antiracist economy, is selfless work. \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Prioritizing civics education in K-12 curriculum focused on instilling a sense of selfless , civic-minded behavior. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Karimloo sees him as faithful, even selfless , in his flawed way, to Fanny. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The selfless gesture came as no surprise to Dugan, who coached Bowe at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-fl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024647",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selflessness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no concern for self : unselfish":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this humanist film, which is as warm as an open fire on Christmas day, Jimmy Stewart plays the selfless George Bailey, who faces financial ruin and contemplates suicide in order to save his family. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
      "Stephen Curry is often held up as the ultimate example of selfless , ego-free, team-first guy, but the pressure of a big game can show a fellow\u2019s true colors. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
      "Cruise\u2019s character is somehow positioned by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren and Christopher McQuarrie\u2019s screenplay as simultaneously a rule-breaking rebel and a selfless saint. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Walker, who's become a spokesman for USAA's NFL Salute to Service program, suspects his selfless attitude emanates from his father, a former Marine. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Building an antiracist organization, and ultimately an antiracist economy, is selfless work. \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Prioritizing civics education in K-12 curriculum focused on instilling a sense of selfless , civic-minded behavior. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Karimloo sees him as faithful, even selfless , in his flawed way, to Fanny. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The selfless gesture came as no surprise to Dugan, who coached Bowe at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-fl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221108",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selfness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "self-abandonment",
      "self-forgetfulness",
      "selflessness",
      "unselfishness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": egoism , selfishness":[],
      ": personality , selfhood":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "there's a relentless selfness about her poetry that is wearisome to readers who do not find her endlessly fascinating"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "egocentricity",
      "egocentrism",
      "egoism",
      "egomania",
      "egotism",
      "narcissism",
      "navel-gazing",
      "self-absorption",
      "self-centeredness",
      "self-concern",
      "self-interest",
      "self-involvement",
      "self-preoccupation",
      "self-regard",
      "selfishness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180807",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "selfsame":{
    "antonyms":[
      "another",
      "different",
      "other"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being the one mentioned or in question : identical":[
        "left the selfsame day"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "that's the selfsame man who once helped me"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02ccs\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for selfsame same , selfsame , very , identical , equivalent , equal mean not different or not differing from one another. same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things. took the same route derived from the selfsame source very , like selfsame , may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind. the very point I was trying to make identical may imply selfsameness or suggest absolute agreement in all details. identical results equivalent implies amounting to the same thing in worth or significance. two houses equivalent in market value equal implies being identical in value, magnitude, or some specified quality. equal shares in the business",
    "synonyms":[
      "identical",
      "same",
      "very"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190734",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sell":{
    "antonyms":[
      "buy",
      "purchase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a deliberate deception : hoax":[],
      ": saddle":[],
      ": the act or an instance of selling":[],
      ": to achieve a sale of":[
        "sold a million copies"
      ],
      ": to betray the faith of":[],
      ": to cause or promote the sale of":[
        "using television advertising to sell cereal"
      ],
      ": to deliver into slavery for money":[],
      ": to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray":[
        "\u2014 often used with out sell out their country"
      ],
      ": to deliver the personal services of for money":[],
      ": to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of : gain acceptance for":[
        "trying to sell a program to the Congress"
      ],
      ": to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty":[
        "sold their votes"
      ],
      ": to dispose of something by sale":[
        "thinks now is a good time to sell"
      ],
      ": to exact a price for":[
        "sold their lives dearly"
      ],
      ": to fail to value properly : underestimate":[],
      ": to give into the power of another":[
        "sold his soul to the devil"
      ],
      ": to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money)":[],
      ": to give up in return for something else especially foolishly or dishonorably":[
        "sold his birthright for a mess of pottage"
      ],
      ": to have a specified price":[],
      ": to impose on : cheat":[],
      ": to influence or induce to make a purchase":[],
      ": to make a short sale":[],
      ": to make or attempt to make sales to":[],
      ": to offer for sale":[],
      ": to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something":[
        "sell children on reading"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit.",
      "Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell .",
      "Only a few stores sell that type of equipment."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English selle , from Anglo-French sele , from Latin sella \u2014 more at settle":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English sellan ; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deal (in)",
      "market",
      "merchandise",
      "merchandize",
      "put up",
      "retail",
      "vend"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191117",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sell (for)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to have a price of the house is selling for $200,000"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224141",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sell (out)":{
    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "devotion",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "staunchness",
      "steadfastness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who sells out":[],
      ": the act or an instance of selling out":[],
      ": to be or achieve a sellout":[],
      ": to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal gain":[],
      ": to sell all of":[
        "the merchandise was quickly sold out"
      ],
      ": to sell all the available tickets for":[
        "sold out the concert"
      ],
      ": to sell security or commodity holdings of usually to satisfy an uncovered margin":[],
      ": to sell the goods of (a debtor) in order to satisfy creditors":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The concert was a sellout .",
      "The union sees the deal as a sellout .",
      "Angry fans called him a sellout when he started appearing in television commercials.",
      "Verb",
      "the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Yard Goats fell behind early, and the Akron RubberDucks held on to win 4-3 in front of a third straight sellout crowd at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park in Hartford on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout . \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "For the next hour, Arrington portrayed Mace as a Trump sellout who has focused on supposedly trivial concerns such as saving pandas, legalizing pot and freeing Britney Spears. \u2014 Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Upon receiving the call from Giese about another sellout and NASCAR\u2019s continued relationship with Phoenix Raceway as the destination for championship weekend, Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise was left speechless and in awe. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Alexandre is calling his ex-lover a sellout , mapping her private choices to the public humiliations of a nation defeated in war, to the disillusionment after a consequential stretch of civil unrest. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating, and the Carnitas El Momo trucks will remain in operation; the restaurant is open beginning at 10:30 a.m. from Tuesday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, until sellout . \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Doesn\u2019t nearly everyone sell out in some way, if only by trading his time for wages",
      "The company previously said the add-on would not sell out , though access for individual attractions could. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
      "Some key titles don\u2019t sell out at their first market but still do very well. \u2014 Angus Finney, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "If a wine doesn\u2019t sell out with the first offer, Hughes will offer it again at a slightly higher price. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, deals this good are bound to sell out quickly. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "With many holiday items in short supply, these beautiful pieces are bound to sell out . \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Events are expected to sell out ; advanced tickets are encouraged. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "On Thursday, the company launched the invite-only program for the disc-edition PS5, which continues to sell out in seconds at major retailers. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "backstabbing",
      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "double cross",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201921",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sell a pup":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to trick someone into paying too much for something or into buying something that is worthless":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184602",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "sell off":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually sudden sharp decline in security prices accompanied by increased volume of trading":[],
      ": to suffer a drop in prices":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1976, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194400",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sell one's body":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to accept money in exchange for sex":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191043",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "sell one's soul (to the devil)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest":[
        "He has sold his soul (to the devil) for fame and prosperity."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181239",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "sell out":{
    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "devotion",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "staunchness",
      "steadfastness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who sells out":[],
      ": the act or an instance of selling out":[],
      ": to be or achieve a sellout":[],
      ": to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal gain":[],
      ": to sell all of":[
        "the merchandise was quickly sold out"
      ],
      ": to sell all the available tickets for":[
        "sold out the concert"
      ],
      ": to sell security or commodity holdings of usually to satisfy an uncovered margin":[],
      ": to sell the goods of (a debtor) in order to satisfy creditors":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The concert was a sellout .",
      "The union sees the deal as a sellout .",
      "Angry fans called him a sellout when he started appearing in television commercials.",
      "Verb",
      "the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Yard Goats fell behind early, and the Akron RubberDucks held on to win 4-3 in front of a third straight sellout crowd at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park in Hartford on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout . \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "For the next hour, Arrington portrayed Mace as a Trump sellout who has focused on supposedly trivial concerns such as saving pandas, legalizing pot and freeing Britney Spears. \u2014 Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Upon receiving the call from Giese about another sellout and NASCAR\u2019s continued relationship with Phoenix Raceway as the destination for championship weekend, Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise was left speechless and in awe. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Alexandre is calling his ex-lover a sellout , mapping her private choices to the public humiliations of a nation defeated in war, to the disillusionment after a consequential stretch of civil unrest. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating, and the Carnitas El Momo trucks will remain in operation; the restaurant is open beginning at 10:30 a.m. from Tuesday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, until sellout . \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Early promotions tend to receive less publicity, which lowers the chance that a product will sell out . \u2014 Tess Garcia, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
      "San Francisco ceramicist Viviana Matsuda\u2019s wares sell out quickly, so keep an eye on their Instagram for info about drops and restocks. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The Sunset resident\u2019s most popular breads sell out quickly, so preorder online to snag one of the loaves. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2021",
      "Doesn\u2019t nearly everyone sell out in some way, if only by trading his time for wages",
      "The company previously said the add-on would not sell out , though access for individual attractions could. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
      "Some key titles don\u2019t sell out at their first market but still do very well. \u2014 Angus Finney, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "If a wine doesn\u2019t sell out with the first offer, Hughes will offer it again at a slightly higher price. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, deals this good are bound to sell out quickly. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "double cross",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181701",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201141",
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      "phrasal verb"
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      ": to betray the faith of":[],
      ": to cause or promote the sale of":[
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      ],
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      ": to exact a price for":[
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      ],
      ": to fail to value properly : underestimate":[],
      ": to give into the power of another":[
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      ],
      ": to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money)":[],
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      ": to impose on : cheat":[],
      ": to influence or induce to make a purchase":[],
      ": to make a short sale":[],
      ": to make or attempt to make sales to":[],
      ": to offer for sale":[],
      ": to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something":[
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      ]
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      "Verb",
      "He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit.",
      "Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell .",
      "Only a few stores sell that type of equipment."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English selle , from Anglo-French sele , from Latin sella \u2014 more at settle":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English sellan ; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "market",
      "merchandise",
      "merchandize",
      "put up",
      "retail",
      "vend"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": having a saddle":[
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sella saddle + English -ate":""
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      "\u02c8se\u02ccl\u0101t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185140",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "devotion",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "staunchness",
      "steadfastness"
    ],
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      ": one who sells out":[],
      ": the act or an instance of selling out":[],
      ": to be or achieve a sellout":[],
      ": to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal gain":[],
      ": to sell all of":[
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      ],
      ": to sell all the available tickets for":[
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      ],
      ": to sell security or commodity holdings of usually to satisfy an uncovered margin":[],
      ": to sell the goods of (a debtor) in order to satisfy creditors":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The concert was a sellout .",
      "The union sees the deal as a sellout .",
      "Angry fans called him a sellout when he started appearing in television commercials.",
      "Verb",
      "the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Yard Goats fell behind early, and the Akron RubberDucks held on to win 4-3 in front of a third straight sellout crowd at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park in Hartford on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "Since Sting's Las Vegas residency, My Songs, premiered in October 2021, he's drawn rave reviews and the show has been a consistent sellout . \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "For the next hour, Arrington portrayed Mace as a Trump sellout who has focused on supposedly trivial concerns such as saving pandas, legalizing pot and freeing Britney Spears. \u2014 Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Upon receiving the call from Giese about another sellout and NASCAR\u2019s continued relationship with Phoenix Raceway as the destination for championship weekend, Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise was left speechless and in awe. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
      "Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR\u2019s longest race of the season. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Alexandre is calling his ex-lover a sellout , mapping her private choices to the public humiliations of a nation defeated in war, to the disillusionment after a consequential stretch of civil unrest. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating, and the Carnitas El Momo trucks will remain in operation; the restaurant is open beginning at 10:30 a.m. from Tuesday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, until sellout . \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Doesn\u2019t nearly everyone sell out in some way, if only by trading his time for wages",
      "The company previously said the add-on would not sell out , though access for individual attractions could. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
      "Some key titles don\u2019t sell out at their first market but still do very well. \u2014 Angus Finney, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "If a wine doesn\u2019t sell out with the first offer, Hughes will offer it again at a slightly higher price. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, deals this good are bound to sell out quickly. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "With many holiday items in short supply, these beautiful pieces are bound to sell out . \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Events are expected to sell out ; advanced tickets are encouraged. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "On Thursday, the company launched the invite-only program for the disc-edition PS5, which continues to sell out in seconds at major retailers. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "backstabbing",
      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "double cross",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203407",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "buy",
      "purchase"
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      ": saddle":[],
      ": the act or an instance of selling":[],
      ": to achieve a sale of":[
        "sold a million copies"
      ],
      ": to betray the faith of":[],
      ": to cause or promote the sale of":[
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      ],
      ": to deliver into slavery for money":[],
      ": to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray":[
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      ],
      ": to deliver the personal services of for money":[],
      ": to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of : gain acceptance for":[
        "trying to sell a program to the Congress"
      ],
      ": to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty":[
        "sold their votes"
      ],
      ": to dispose of something by sale":[
        "thinks now is a good time to sell"
      ],
      ": to exact a price for":[
        "sold their lives dearly"
      ],
      ": to fail to value properly : underestimate":[],
      ": to give into the power of another":[
        "sold his soul to the devil"
      ],
      ": to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money)":[],
      ": to give up in return for something else especially foolishly or dishonorably":[
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      ],
      ": to have a specified price":[],
      ": to impose on : cheat":[],
      ": to influence or induce to make a purchase":[],
      ": to make a short sale":[],
      ": to make or attempt to make sales to":[],
      ": to offer for sale":[],
      ": to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something":[
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      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit.",
      "Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell .",
      "Only a few stores sell that type of equipment."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English selle , from Anglo-French sele , from Latin sella \u2014 more at settle":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English sellan ; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deal (in)",
      "market",
      "merchandise",
      "merchandize",
      "put up",
      "retail",
      "vend"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183210",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "self-sterile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sterile to its own pollen or sperm":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8ster-\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141946"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressive of self-congratulation":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8gra-j\u0259-",
      "\u02ccself-k\u0259n-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142613"
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  "self-proclaimed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": based on one's own assertion":[
        "a self-proclaimed genius"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-pr\u0259-",
      "\u02ccself-pr\u014d-\u02c8kl\u0101md"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1780, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144048"
  },
  "self-advertisement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of advertising and promoting oneself : self-promotion":[
        "was only interested in self-advertisement",
        "\u2026 nearly as frank in his confessions as he was exuberant in his self-advertisements \u2026",
        "\u2014 Adam Begley"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8t\u012bz-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u0259d-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259z-m\u0259nt",
      "-t\u0259-sm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144231"
  },
  "self-aware":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by self-awareness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259-\u02c8we(\u0259)r",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8wer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1924, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144818"
  },
  "self-advertiser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who advertises himself or herself : self-promoter":[
        "a shameless self-advertiser"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02cct\u012b-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144851"
  },
  "self-sow":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to sow itself by dropping seeds or by natural action (as of wind or water)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8s\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151411"
  },
  "self-ignite":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become ignited without flame or spark (as under high compression)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ig-\u02c8n\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152139"
  },
  "self-preservation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": preservation of oneself from destruction or harm":[],
      ": a natural or instinctive tendency to act so as to preserve one's own existence":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccpre-z\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152320"
  },
  "self-stick":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of adhering to a surface by application of pressure without the addition of moisture":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8stik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152924"
  },
  "self-murder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-destruction , suicide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8m\u0259r-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "self-destruction",
      "self-slaughter",
      "suicide"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153204"
  },
  "self-produced":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": produced by oneself: such as":[],
      ": caused to exist or happen by one's own physical or mental processes or actions":[
        "Body parts are moving with respect to one another and with respect to external objects, as a result of self-produced actions.",
        "\u2014 Marc Jeannerod",
        "Our conscious sensory perceptions are largely self-produced , and yet they seem to be simply given to us, to be simply observations of given realities.",
        "\u2014 David Ray Griffin"
      ],
      ": made available for public exhibition or dissemination by oneself":[
        "a self-produced album",
        "In March, the group debuted a self-produced TV series \u2026",
        "\u2014 Emily Pyrek"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcst",
      "pr\u014d-",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fcst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153243"
  },
  "self-exam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-examination":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ig-\u02c8zam"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1978, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154445"
  },
  "self-advancement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of advancing oneself":[
        "Reading from an early age is crucial to educational success and self-advancement \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sam Ford",
        "Historically, the British aristocracy's defining feature was not a noble aspiration to serve the common weal but a desperate desire for self-advancement .",
        "\u2014 Chris Bryant"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)-sm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154850"
  },
  "self-sounding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sounding by itself : creating its own sound : idiophonic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162243"
  },
  "self-isolation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of isolating or separating oneself or itself from others":[
        "the country's policy of self-isolation",
        "\"Unfortunately, people with depression are notorious for self-isolation . They tend to retract from social connection, which is often the very thing they need in order to feel better,\" says Dr. [Pam] Garcy.",
        "\u2014 PRWeb Newswire",
        "Many high-level British officials are in self-isolation with coronavirus symptoms.",
        "\u2014 Kim Hjelmgaard"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02cci-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162334"
  },
  "self-image":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one's conception of oneself or of one's role":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8im-ij",
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8i-mij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162546"
  },
  "self-evolution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": development by inherent quality or power":[]
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      "noun"
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      ": an awareness of one's own personality or individuality":[]
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      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": to raise or provide funds or capital for (something) oneself : to finance (something) oneself":[
        "Sherzan self-financed much of his primary campaign, putting in more than $640,000 of his own money.",
        "\u2014 Kathie Obradovich"
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      ": to furnish or provide oneself with necessary funds or capital":[
        "They lack the resources to self-finance until they have built a big enough operation.",
        "\u2014 Patrick Kennedy"
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      "\u02ccself-f\u0259-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "-f\u012b-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "-\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnan(t)s"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": originated by oneself or itself":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165529"
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      "adjective"
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      ": capable of moving by itself":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165742"
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      "noun"
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      ": a date printed on food packages showing the last day on which the food can be sold":[
        "\u2014 sometimes used figuratively a theory that has passed its sell-by date [=an outdated theory]"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lastly, some products are simply close to the sell-by date , which is hardly a deal breaker in this house. \u2014 Amanda Shapiro, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
      "The core problem for Washington is that the doctrine of strategic ambiguity that was developed at the end of the 1970s today seems long past its sell-by date . \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Also, look for a sell-by date of January 25th on the container. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "These packages of Saladitos Dry Salted Plums have a sell-by date of 12/03/2022 and the UPC code 1578600104. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Yet Moonfall, the latest apocalyptic disaster movie from Emmerich, feels more like popcorn escapism than ever \u2014 albeit a batch that may be well past its sell-by date . \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The voice: a low, guttural rasp, it\u2019s the aural equivalent of slithering, the wheezy lamentation of a leprechaun long past his sell-by date . \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Additionally, all of the products here have a sell-by date of either October 23 or October 24th. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Da Zhuang Hot Pot Base and a sell-by date of June 30, 2021. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 June 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165920"
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      "noun"
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      ": sameness of a thing with itself":[],
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        "self-understanding is the necessary condition of a sense of self-identity",
        "\u2014 J. C. Murray"
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      "\u02ccself-\u012b-\u02c8den-t\u0259-t\u0113"
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      "character",
      "identity",
      "individualism",
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      "personality",
      "selfhood"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165938"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": having self-identity":[]
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      "-\u0259-\u02c8den-",
      "\u02ccself-\u012b-\u02c8den-ti-k\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170023"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": originating by or from oneself or itself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171249"
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      "noun"
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      ": the quality or state of being selfish":[]
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      "\u02c8self-\u02cchu\u0307d"
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      "character",
      "identity",
      "individualism",
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      "he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All over the world, women are defined by their relationships and their bodies, while men are defined by their independent conceptions of selfhood . \u2014 Maya Skidmore, refinery29.com , 27 June 2022",
      "For Buddhists, the clear light of reality is visible only to those who abandon the illusion of selfhood . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Still, questions of selfhood extend beyond Kim and her storylines. \u2014 Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "The film also might have been enriched by further exploring what being with Haider means for Biba, who is on a similar search for selfhood . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "Indeed, the author\u2019s mother becomes a recurring character in this extraordinary exploration of selfhood , which blends humane sensitivity with acute philosophical insight. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "Diana\u2019s fragile selfhood , and the happiness of her two sons, is at stake. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Hence the tradition of grit as glue in rap songs \u2014 this urge to state, with style and coarse grace, your selfhood to the world. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s real pathos in the contrived story of a star whose work and life have become inseparable, whose extreme awareness of her public image risks alienating her from her sense of inner selfhood . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171317"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": fertilization effected by union of ova with pollen or sperm from the same individual":[]
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      "\u02ccself-\u02ccf\u0259rt-\u1d4al-\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccf\u0259r-t\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171349"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": organization of oneself or itself":[],
      ": the act or process of forming or joining an organization (such as a labor union)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u022frg-n\u0259-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02cc\u022fr-g\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171727"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act of dedicating oneself to a sacred purpose : the act of consecrating oneself":[
        "Every one \u2026 shares in Christ's self-consecration on our behalf.",
        "\u2014 Thomas F. Torrance",
        "At the same time, a tuft of hair is cut in a symbolic tonsure, an act of self-consecration to God.",
        "\u2014 Katherine Clark"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172156"
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  "self-exalting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": vainglorious":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172524"
  },
  "selective estrogen receptor modulator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a class of drugs (such as raloxifene or tamoxifen) that bind with estrogen receptors (as of the breast, uterus, or bone) and act as agonists to enhance estrogen activity in some tissues and as antagonists to inhibit estrogen activity in other tissues":[
        "\u2026 a selective estrogen receptor modulator , or SERM, has estrogenlike effects on bone but acts like an antiestrogen in breast and uterine tissue, thus protecting against hormone-stimulated cancers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jane E. Brody"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1994, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173318"
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  "self-starting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": capable of starting by oneself or itself":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8st\u00e4r-ti\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173808"
  },
  "self-stimulation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02ccstim-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccstim-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173941"
  },
  "self-idolatry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extravagant admiration for or devotion to oneself : self-worship":[
        "Some admirable officials were even content to let their life's work be their monument. How quaint that seems in our age of fame junkies and self-idolatry , when for too many politicians it's all about the monument, and not nearly enough about the work.",
        "\u2014 Jeff Jacoby"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u012b-\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259-tr\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174535"
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  "self-propelled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing within itself the means for its own propulsion":[
        "a self-propelled vehicle"
      ],
      ": mounted on or fired from a moving vehicle":[
        "a self-propelled gun"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8peld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175126"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extravagant admiration for or devotion to oneself : worship of oneself : self-idolatry":[
        "Thanks to social media, young people take constant photos of themselves in a kind of self-worship .",
        "\u2014 Ed Leap",
        "Similarly, to watch the endless stream of award shows for Hollywood titans is to subject yourself to a narcissistic spectacle of collective self-worship .",
        "\u2014 Jonah Gould"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8w\u022fr-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175211"
  },
  "self-ordained":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": invested with ministerial or priestly authority by oneself : ordained by oneself":[
        "\u2026 a self-ordained street preacher who has worked the Marietta Square for decades.",
        "\u2014 Jim Galloway"
      ],
      ": chosen or designated by oneself : self-anointed":[
        "a self-ordained spokesperson for the movement"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0101nd"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182206"
  },
  "self-evidencing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": giving evidence of its own truth":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182640"
  },
  "self-affected":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": conceited , self-loving":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8fek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182935"
  },
  "selfie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an image that includes oneself (often with another person or as part of a group) and is taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The band brings two cameras to the watch (world-facing and selfie -ready), capturing both still images and video. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "The research found that selfie -taking, posting, and viewing have a negative effect on mood and body confidence of adolescents. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Despite all the sweat dripping down his face and arms, Ryan knew how to work his cell phone camera, giving what could only be described as a classic thirst trap selfie . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "Britney Spears used this selfie to share a special message for her haters. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "The inner selfie camera will continue to feature a 4-megapixel sensor placed under the screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "This year's festival will feature resource booths and food trucks, along with music, dancing and a selfie balloon wall. \u2014 Kiran Saini, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "And for photographers who still want to emulate current styles (i.e. selfies) the camera also sports a large selfie mirror and LED ring light. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
      "Ramos sent her selfie videos and talked about a plan to go visit her in Europe, videos and text messages show. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "2002, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183812"
  },
  "self-drive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being a rental car":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8dr\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183856"
  },
  "self-anointed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": chosen or designated by oneself : anointed by oneself":[
        "a self-anointed prophet",
        "Colorado's radio airwaves most weekend mornings teem with self-anointed financial experts telling you how to manage your money, when, in fact, some of them have had problems managing their own.",
        "\u2014 David Migoya"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fin-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183931"
  },
  "self-study":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8st\u0259-d\u0113"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1547, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190444"
  },
  "self-gratification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccgra-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190934"
  },
  "self-gratulation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-congratulation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccgra-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1697, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192041"
  },
  "self-protection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of protecting oneself, one's property, or one's group : self-defense":[
        "kept a bat under the bed for self-protection",
        "\u2026 found that conflict-affected communities often develop sophisticated self-protection strategies \u2026",
        "\u2014 Lisa Fuller",
        "GEMINI \u2026 A painful past makes you guard your feelings, but such self-protection can lead to isolation and missed opportunities.",
        "\u2014 Harper's Bazaar",
        "\u2014 sometimes used before another noun self-protection techniques a self-protection seminar"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1635, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192617"
  },
  "self-toning paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a printing-out paper in which a gold salt incorporated in the emulsion tones the image during fixing":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193020"
  },
  "self-hypnosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hypnosis of oneself : autohypnosis":[
        "performed self-hypnosis for relaxation",
        "\u2014 often used before another noun self-hypnosis techniques a self-hypnosis class/recording"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-hip-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccself-(h)ip-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194332"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cca-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195600"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to generate (something, such as electricity or funds) by or for oneself":[
        "\u2026 allowing the school the capability to self-generate power until the power grid is restored.",
        "\u2014 Bill Hoban",
        "Gregory Smith, associate dean for business and financial affairs for the Law Center, said the tuition increase is something the Law Center applied for through LSU out of a need to self-generate revenue after state appropriations were cut by about 25 percent.",
        "\u2014 The Reveille (Louisiana State University)",
        "Just raising rates for those who cannot self-generate , while those who can do so leave the grid, is not acceptable to us, as a matter of community well-being and fairness.",
        "\u2014 Peter Rosegg"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8je-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195616"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8gran-\u02ccd\u012b-zi\u014b",
      "also -\u02c8a-gr\u0259n-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200407"
  },
  "self-evidence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being self-evident":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8e-v\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02ccden(t)s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200540"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alienation by or from oneself or itself: such as":[],
      ": the act or process of causing oneself to become alienated from others":[
        "\u2026 many school-age children already possess the social hesitations and aversive tendencies that will come to characterize them more clearly in later life. But for many other youngsters, the rudiments of social withdrawal and self-alienation have only developed minimally when they first encounter the challenges of peer-group activities.",
        "\u2014 Theodore Millon et al.",
        "Such conflicts tarnish Russia's image, while the benefits of steady self-alienation from the West are hard to identify.",
        "\u2014 Masha Lipman"
      ],
      ": a sense of detachment from or a lack of awareness of one's own thoughts, emotions, or identity":[
        "feelings of self-alienation",
        "Although some level of self-alienation is inevitable, when present to a great extent this mismatch could lead to psychopathology. The \"subjective feeling of not knowing oneself, or feeling out of touch with our true self\" \u2026 is indicative of this aspect.",
        "\u2014 Simon Gr\u00e9goire et al.",
        "\u2026 asked people to rate themselves on three factors: authentic living (\"I live in accordance with my values and beliefs\"), self-alienation (\"I feel out of touch with the 'real me'\"), and acceptance of external influence (\"I always feel I need to do what others expect me to do\").",
        "\u2014 Scott Barry Kaufman"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cc\u0101-l\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02cc\u0101l-y\u0259-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1648, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200843"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": generation independent of external force or agency":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202130"
  },
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    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccmy\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmy\u00fct-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1637, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202250"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to isolate or separate oneself or itself from others":[
        "Feelings of shame and a tendency to self-isolate in order to hide the behaviors can result in loss of social support.",
        "\u2014 Alex Gitterman",
        "My husband and I are both 85 and have heart problems, so even before the new orders we were self-isolating to avoid getting or passing on coronavirus.",
        "\u2014 Louise Cate",
        "Government officials said that public gatherings must be restricted to two people \u2026 . Those over 70 should self-isolate themselves.",
        "\u2014 Lidia Kelly",
        "self-isolated people/countries"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "also -\u02c8i-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203241"
  },
  "self-adulatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": expressive of excessive admiration or flattery for oneself":[
        "a self-adulatory acceptance speech"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-dy\u0259-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8a-j\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "-d\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204103"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acting or serving to make oneself humble":[
        "\u2026 self-humbling acts of political appeasement and compromise \u2026",
        "\u2014 Conrad Black",
        "Instead of a mighty autocrat, it portrays God as a self-humbling servant, content to let the universe evolve and novelty emerge.",
        "\u2014 Jeremy Manier"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8h\u0259m-b(\u0259-)li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1658, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205703"
  },
  "self-identification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": identification with someone or something outside oneself":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u012b-\u02ccden-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210142"
  },
  "self-dramatizing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": seeing and presenting oneself as an important or dramatic figure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dr\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8dra-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012b-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211041"
  },
  "self-propelling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-propelled sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8pe-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211128"
  },
  "self-enclosed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": independent and set apart by or as if by an enclosure : self-contained":[
        "The suite comes with two self-enclosed toilets and showers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Liz Dennerlein",
        "\u2026 views the farm in its entirety as a living, self-enclosed , self-sustaining ecosystem \u2026",
        "\u2014 Bill St. John",
        "A film festival is a collection of such experiences, an archipelago of self-enclosed worlds.",
        "\u2014 A. O. Scott",
        "When the characters communicate, \u2026 they speak around each other, but not to each other, self-enclosed and oblivious to the world around them.",
        "\u2014 Kit MacFarlane"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8kl\u014dzd",
      "-en-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212708"
  },
  "selling price":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the price for which something actually sells":[
        "They asked $200,000 for the house, but the eventual selling price was $175,000."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212727"
  },
  "self-destruction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
      "-di-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "self-murder",
      "self-slaughter",
      "suicide"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213006"
  },
  "self-immolation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a deliberate and willing sacrifice of oneself often by fire":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cci-m\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213519"
  },
  "self-protective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving or tending to protect oneself":[
        "self-protective instincts/behaviors",
        "a self-protective reaction",
        "taking self-protective measures",
        "Doubtless, previous relationships play a role in your evaluating how much self-protective distancing you may need to connect comfortably with another.",
        "\u2014 Leon F. Seltzer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214320"
  },
  "self-poised":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having poise through self-command":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8p\u022fizd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215141"
  },
  "self-naughting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-effacement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220800"
  },
  "selling race":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a claiming race in which the winning horse is put up for auction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The league makes most of its money by selling race sponsorships and broadcasting rights. \u2014 Youyou Zhou, Quartz , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "SF Racing \u2014 controlled by top employees of billionaire investor George Soros \u2014 maintains its share of the breeding rights but sold racing rights to Starlight Racing and Head of Plains Racing. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221533"
  },
  "self-effacement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the placing or keeping of oneself in an inconspicuous role or position especially due to modesty or shyness":[
        "In his one-man show, satirist Robert Dubac takes aim at a culture that values the Kardashians more than character and ranks selfies over self-effacement .",
        "\u2014 Judith Newmark",
        "The polite self-effacement of his Midwestern upbringing came through \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jon Pareles"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-e-",
      "\u02ccself-i-\u02c8f\u0101s-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223752"
  },
  "self-fertile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fertile by means of its own pollen or sperm":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224106"
  },
  "self-given":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given by oneself":[
        "self-given authority"
      ],
      ": derived from itself":[
        "a self-given entity"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8gi-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224121"
  },
  "self-hunter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hunting dog who ignores the directions of his master and hunts to suit himself":[],
      ": a dog who habitually hunts without his master":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224351"
  },
  "self-rewarding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing or producing its own reward":[
        "virtue is self-rewarding"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8w\u022fr-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1712, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224858"
  },
  "self-destructive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230455"
  },
  "self-plagiarism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the reuse of one's own words, ideas, or artistic expression (as in an essay) from preexisting material especially without acknowledgment of their earlier use":[
        "Borrowing your own words is a tricky issue. \u2026 Writers and publishers tend to rank self-plagiarism as a lesser offense than\u2014what should we call it",
        "\u2014 Taylor Wofford"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8pl\u0101-j\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m",
      "also -j\u0113-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231032"
  },
  "self-baptizer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": se-baptist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231735"
  },
  "self-slaughter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": suicide sense 1a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8sl\u022f-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "self-destruction",
      "self-murder",
      "suicide"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1533, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231752"
  },
  "self-wise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wise in one's own estimation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231802"
  },
  "sell-off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually sudden sharp decline in security prices accompanied by increased volume of trading":[],
      ": to suffer a drop in prices":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sel-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1976, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231830"
  },
  "selling point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an aspect or detail of something that is emphasized (as in selling or promoting)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The car's new sound system is a selling point .",
      "The house's big selling point is its location.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "She was told that the complex in Guangzhou would eventually include a shopping mall with grocery stores and an international school \u2014 a major selling point for Ms. Lee, who has two young children. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The closet was also a major selling point for Kelley, who enlisted the help of Lewis for her own home remodel after Eberle\u2019s was completed. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Just weeks from the May 3 primary, Vance now has a major selling point for GOP voters who may be on the fence. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The phone's December and January patches arrived weeks late, even though speedy updates are supposed to be a major selling point of the Pixel line. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "All that history \u2013 and the chance to add their own chapter to it \u2013 was a major selling point . \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "For action films, the fact that stars have done their own stunts or perfected their own skills, such as learning to fly a helicopter, becomes a major selling point . \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "For entrepreneurs with more funding options than ever, Yoo\u2019s experience breathing life into a startup of her own is a major selling point . \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Live games are a major selling point for NBCUniversal\u2019s Peacock service and ViacomCBS\u2019s Paramount+ service. \u2014 Benjamin Mullin, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": extreme criticism of oneself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233514"
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      "adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233533"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1688, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233714"
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      "adjective"
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      ": self-loving":[
        "she cannot love \u2026 she is so self-endeared",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233903"
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      "adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000913"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": autodyne":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001658"
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      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to publish (a book) using the author's own resources":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001711"
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        "Self-stimulatory behavior, often initiated to alleviate extreme anxiety, may serve as a coping mechanism to counteract an overwhelming sensory environment. This may be observed as various repetitive actions (stimming) and may include hand-flapping, rocking, body spinning, obsessive handling of an object, and echolalia \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jacqueline C. Dailey",
        "This boy engaged in a high rate of self-stimulatory activity, and on occasion would scream loudly when a peer interrupted his repetitive behavior.",
        "\u2014 Nancy Stephens and Elaina Sauber",
        "Many get satisfaction from self-stimulatory , masturbatory techniques rather than via one's partner.",
        "\u2014 Kersi Chavda"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001729"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-proclaimed":[]
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      "\u02ccself-pr\u0259-\u02c8fest",
      "-pr\u014d-"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003713"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004158"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fluvoxamine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), originally designed to treat depression. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The drug, sold under the brand name Luvox, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) most often used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Fluvoxamine, sold in the U.S. as Luvox, is an inexpensive selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that\u2019s prescribed to manage mental health conditions like depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The drug is fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \u2014an antidepressant. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication, which are the most common type of antidepressant prescribed. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2021",
      "The second group also took a daily dose of escitalopram \u2014 the generic version of the antidepressant Lexapro \u2014 a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor , or SSRI. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "The drug, fluvoxamine, is an early selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \u2014 a common type of antidepressant, similar to Prozac or Zoloft \u2014 developed in the 1980s. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Fluvoxamine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor , or SSRI, and it\u2019s typically prescribed for obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Wired , 19 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004246"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004808"
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      "adjective"
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      ": tending or serving to negate oneself: such as":[],
      ": tending or serving to render itself ineffective or invalid":[
        "a self-negating criticism/argument",
        "The counterpart of the self-fulfilling prophecy is the self-negating prophecy, in which a prediction brings about its opposite.",
        "\u2014 Nicholas A. Christakis"
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      ": tending or serving to negate or deny one's own wishes, needs, value, or importance":[
        "There will be self-negating thoughts that haunt those with depression. They may think they are unworthy, or that they are a failure, despite obvious signs of success.",
        "\u2014 Wina Sturgeon",
        "Emma once worked \"in TV\" but is now in the self-negating throes of early motherhood.",
        "\u2014 Emily Donaldson",
        "He [Joseph Cornell] was also devoted, to an alarmingly self-negating degree, to his younger brother Robert, who suffered from a severe form of cerebral palsy.",
        "\u2014 Donna Seaman",
        "And for some reason\u2014inexperience",
        "\u2014 Karla Miller"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ni-\u02c8g\u0101-ti\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013218"
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      "noun"
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      ": the quality or state of being self-poised":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013347"
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      "noun,"
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      ": the act or an instance of tormenting oneself especially psychologically":[
        "years of self-torment",
        "\u2026 he had an unfortunate taste for gambling; and \u2026 he always lost thrice where he gained once. That's a mode of self-torment I never was much addicted to.",
        "\u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb",
        "I have not yet looked at the newspaper. Generally I leave it till I come back tired from my walk; it amuses me then to see what the noisy world is doing, what new self-torments men have discovered \u2026",
        "\u2014 Henry Ryecroft"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1624, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013931"
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      "noun",
      "noun,"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014104"
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      "noun"
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      "self entry 3 + -ist":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014758"
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      ": an individual's typical character or behavior":[
        "her true self was revealed"
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      ": an individual's temporary behavior or character":[
        "his better self"
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      ": a person in prime condition":[
        "feel like my old self today"
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      ": the union of elements (such as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person":[],
      ": personal interest or advantage":[],
      ": the entire person of an individual":[],
      ": the realization or embodiment of an abstraction":[],
      ": material that is part of an individual organism":[
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      ": myself , himself , herself":[
        "a check payable to self"
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      ": of the same kind (as in color, material, or pattern) as something with which it is used":[
        "self trimming"
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      ": identical , same":[],
      ": belonging to oneself : own":[],
      ": inbreed":[],
      ": to pollinate with pollen from the same flower or plant":[],
      ": to undergo self-pollination":[],
      ": oneself or itself":[
        "self- supporting"
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      ": of oneself or itself":[
        "self- abasement"
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      ": by oneself or itself":[
        "self- propelled",
        "self- acting"
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      ": to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself":[
        "self- consistent",
        "self- addressed",
        "self- love"
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      ": of or in oneself or itself inherently":[
        "self- evident"
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      ": from or by means of oneself or itself":[
        "self- fertile"
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      "\u02c8self",
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      "clay",
      "colors",
      "complexion",
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      "Noun",
      "She showed her better self at the party.",
      "Her public self is very different from her private self .",
      "Philosophers have written about the conception of the self .",
      "Adjective",
      "a self -red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From my experience, maximizing 1-to-1 coaching requires a deep sense of self -awareness and an understanding of how one\u2019s behavior is impacting others. \u2014 Andrew Rahaman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "What a story, not least of all about pride, bravery, and self -awareness. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Some human experiments suggest that psychedelics reduce activity in the default mode network (DMN), a web of connected brain regions responsible for self -awareness, social thinking, and thoughts about the past and future. \u2014 Steve Volk, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s an extreme self -awareness on display, which becomes a kind of performance. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "For all his creativity and experimentation on the court, Curry still plays with plenty of self -awareness. \u2014 Jerry Brewer, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "With all that enlightenment and spirituality comes a charming self -awareness, and plenty of bops. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The amiable Michaels, 59, appreciates his longevity in the music business \u2013 36 years since Poison\u2019s debut album \u2013 and approaches his career with refreshing self -awareness. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Getting these books into young readers\u2019 hands can be challenging if they\u2019re banned, but these works can build self -awareness and acceptance among readers of all backgrounds, Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the American Library Assocation told CNN in 2020. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb , intensive pronoun, and probably to Latin suus one's own \u2014 more at suicide":"Pronoun",
      "Middle English, from Old English, from self":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014936"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-opinionated":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020743"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the form of flotation in which only one mineral is floated from an ore pulp containing two or more floatable minerals":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020940"
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    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to evaluate oneself or one's actions, performance, etc.":[
        "\u2026 students are given the opportunity to self-evaluate their own work \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sam Roberson",
        "Asked to self-evaluate himself, Conner was quick to answer \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jerry DiPaola",
        "Ask what went wrong. This encourages kids to self-evaluate , says [parenting expert Judy] Arnall.",
        "\u2014 Susan Spicer",
        "\u2026 he and the staff did a lot of self-evaluating and research into ways they could improve the operation and serve more people.",
        "\u2014 Zachary Hansen"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-i-\u02c8val-y\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
      "-y\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032649"
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  "self-fruitful":{
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": capable of setting a crop of self-pollinated fruit":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033003"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the reaction of a compound (as lactic acid or other hydroxy organic acid) with itself to form one or more esters":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033611"
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    "type":[
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    "definitions":{
      ": containing means for augmentation of power within itself":[
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      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8e-n\u0259r-\u02ccj\u012b-zi\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034728"
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  "self-paced":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": designed to permit learning at the student's own pace":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8p\u0101st"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035705"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": engagement in a transaction for the benefit of oneself rather than for the benefits of someone to whom one owes a fiduciary duty":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040243"
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      ": subdued by oneself":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041430"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-centered emotion":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8f\u0113-li\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1652, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041702"
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  "selective memory":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the tendency to remember only what one wants to remember":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041913"
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  "selective reflection":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the reflection emitted by a surface that reflects waves of different lengths with varying intensity":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042154"
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      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "\u2014 Clay S. Jenkinson"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act or an instance of dramatizing oneself":[]
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      "\u02ccself-\u02ccdra-m\u0259-t\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": examination of one's body especially for evidence of disease":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": hatred directed toward oneself rather than toward others : self-hate":[
        "Some people who read my memoirs are shocked at the level of self-hatred . All I can say is, if you have never suffered from self-loathing, lucky you.",
        "\u2014 David Hare",
        "\"It was just self-hatred , low self-esteem, thinking that I couldn't do anything right, not thinking I was worthy of living anymore,\" she [Paris Jackson] explained.",
        "\u2014 Jessica Sager"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": fulfillment by oneself of the possibilities of one's character or personality":[]
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      "\u02ccself-\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": killed by oneself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": self-sacrifice":[
        "encouraged self-giving in their community"
      ],
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        "\u2026 one of the most self-giving , compassionate persons I know \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ned Walsh"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060719"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act or process of forming or developing oneself or itself":[
        "\u2026 discussing how, during this vulnerable time of self-formation and raging emotions, teenagers actually have no idea how to read social cues.",
        "\u2014 Katy Waldman"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1713, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060932"
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      "adjective"
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      ": characterized by self-hate":[
        "self-hating thoughts",
        "a self-hating person",
        "In these moments, she is self-deprecating and self-hating to an extreme.",
        "\u2014 Shannon Parr"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8h\u0101-ti\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065902"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the radiation emitted by a surface whose emissivity is distinctly varied for different wavelengths":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070542"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of having an appearance that is invariant upon being scaled larger or smaller":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8la-r\u0259-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccsi-m\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073355"
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      "adjective"
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      ": causing or leading to one's own condemnation or ruin":[
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      ": condemning or criticizing oneself":[
        "negative, self-damning thoughts",
        "is self-damning about his flaws",
        "Bernard Gallacher has long been his own most voluble critic. Nothing any observer could say would match his self-damning assessment of the defeat \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ian Paul"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8da-mi\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075315"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-image":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080953"
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  "self-reading rod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a leveling rod with graduations designed to be read directly by the observer":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085459"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act or process of identifying oneself as belonging to a particular class or category : the classifying of oneself":[
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      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cckla-s\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092529"
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  "self-wisdom":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being self-wise":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093326"
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  "self-timer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a delayed-action shutter-tripping device often built into a camera that permits the photographer to be included in a picture":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093355"
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  "self-observation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": introspection":[],
      ": observation of one's own appearance":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cc\u00e4b-s\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-z\u0259r-"
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      "introspection",
      "self-contemplation",
      "self-examination",
      "self-questioning",
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      "self-scrutiny",
      "self-searching",
      "soul-searching"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093803"
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  "self-parody":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
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    "definitions":{
      ": representation of oneself or itself that has the character or appearance of a parody":[
        "Detractors accused him \u2026 of relying on a sneaky humor and swagger that approached self-parody .",
        "\u2014 New York Times",
        "\u2026 the lack of ideological diversity on campuses is a disservice to the students and to liberalism itself, with liberalism collapsing on some campuses into self-parody .",
        "\u2014 Nicholas Kristof"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8per-\u0259-d\u0113",
      "-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095602"
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  "self-energizing brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a brake that contains within itself some means (as the wrapping action in a band brake) for augmenting the power imparted to it by the pressure on the brake pedal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100739"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of punishing oneself":[
        "Leaving early to train for an Ironman triathlon\u2014a masterwork of self-punishment \u2014is, however, deeply respected.",
        "\u2014 Kyle Smith",
        "Life was hard enough on me without adding the burden of additional self-punishment .",
        "\u2014 Ann Finnie"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8p\u0259-nish-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8p\u0259n-ish-m\u0259nt"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101126"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": energy that is generated in or by itself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101207"
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  "self-partiality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an excessive estimate of oneself as compared with others":[],
      ": a prejudice in favor of one's own claims or interests":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccp\u00e4r-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02ccp\u00e4r-\u02c8sha-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101622"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of continuing or renewing oneself indefinitely : capable of perpetuating oneself or itself":[
        "After years of experiments failing to reveal what maintains this remarkable population of self-perpetuating cells \u2026 researchers working with mice have now discovered a way to propagate the cells in the laboratory.",
        "\u2014 S. Carpenter",
        "a self-perpetuating problem [=a problem that causes circumstances that perpetuate the problem]",
        "According to [Laura] Weston, the \" self-perpetuating myth \" that women's sport doesn't have any audience\u2014which is used by broadcasters, sports editors and brands as the reason not to support it\u2014is, of course, rubbish.",
        "\u2014 Nicole Kemp",
        "New research from Chicago University has discovered that there's a reason why some people who feel lonely often get into a self-perpetuating cycle of loneliness, avoiding social interaction so they won't be rejected.",
        "\u2014 Kate Whiting"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101-ti\u014b"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102114"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": annihilation of the self (as in mystical contemplation of God)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104659"
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      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of purposely hurting oneself (as by cutting or burning the skin) as an emotional coping mechanism":[
        "Although most cutters are young women who have been emotionally, sexually, or physically abused as children, [Marilee] Strong's research shows that this specific type of self-harm also appears in other groups.",
        "\u2014 Maria Simson et al."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8h\u00e4rm"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105404"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a horse that runs in selling races":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8se-li\u014b-\u02ccpl\u0101-t\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110921"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": natural pruning":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112143"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a system under which men are called up for military service : draft":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Women required to sign up for selective service taken out An amendment that would have required women ages 18 to 25 to register for the Selective Service, alongside men, was stripped from the legislation. \u2014 Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The change in selective service is tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act making its way through the Senate. \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "It is considered must-pass legislation, and it is expected that the new selective service requirement for women will remain in place, according to the aide. \u2014 Trish Turner, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
      "Older Americans remember one of the country\u2019s previous uses of lotteries as public policy, selective service , to choose which young people would kill and die in Vietnam. \u2014 Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2021",
      "Fresh from the frozen midwest, 269 men stepped from a special Santa Fe train yesterday into the bright California sunshine \u2014 the first contingent of trainees under the selective service act to arrive at Camp Callan on Torrey Pines Mesa. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Hundreds of Twitter users posted messages and memes insinuating that the draft, or selective service , will be put into place within the next few months. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "However, men ages 18-25 are required to register for selective service in the event that a draft were to be reinstated. \u2014 Josiah Bates, Time , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "In the end, men between the age of 18-25 should already be registered for selective service , and the FAFSA application is just making sure of that or giving the participant an opportunity to do so. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 3 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112618"
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      ": a market in which goods are scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high \u2014 compare buyer's market":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a seller's market , an all-cash offer is the most attractive thing a buyer can offer, according to Zillow. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There's currently a rise in all-cash home buying that comes during a seller's market that exploded during the pandemic. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "And right now all-cash is seeming to be one of those viable options for sellers in a seller's market . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The mismatch between supply\u2014with inventory still floating around a 40-year low\u2014and demand\u2014driven by the influx of first-time millennial homebuyers\u2014are poised to keep this a seller's market through 2022. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "But when everyone began working remotely and seeking a return to nature, a seller's market emerged. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "While the housing market is still very much a seller's market , things are clearly shifting a bit. \u2014 Fortune , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Low interest rates coupled with land values that started to tick upward last year, after more than five years of slumping or staying flat, are creating a seller's market for farmland owners. \u2014 Patrick Condon, Star Tribune , 17 July 2021",
      "Agents say that in some parts of Manhattan, the tide is shifting toward a seller's market . \u2014 Lisa Chamoff, Forbes , 26 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113652"
  },
  "self-formed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": formed or developed by one's own efforts":[
        "At present, teams in the U.S. are self-formed and made up of players who balance curling with their fulltime jobs.",
        "\u2014 Steve Douglas",
        "\u2026 the greatest pressure they felt was the pressure to act in fidelity and concordance with their self-formed identity and convictions.",
        "\u2014 Arthur Schwartz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115221"
  },
  "self-pleasing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": giving pleasure to oneself : pleasing to oneself":[
        "a self-pleasing lifestyle",
        "self-pleasing behaviors",
        "\"\u2026 we're a band of audiophiles and also a self-pleasing band. If we're making the music we really want to be making \u2026 that's how we define success. \u2026\"",
        "\u2014 Paul Deakin"
      ],
      ": the giving of pleasure to oneself":[
        "\u2026 it is the way of worldliness and earthly mindedness, the way of sensuality and self-pleasing .",
        "\u2014 Sam Lomen",
        "Life involves a healthy balance between \"people-pleasing\" and \" self-pleasing .\"",
        "\u2014 Robert Whitley"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8pl\u0113-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120039"
  },
  "self-critical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to find fault with oneself : critical of oneself":[
        "a self-critical perfectionist",
        "\u2026 helping patients identify and challenge pessimistic or self-critical thoughts that cause or perpetuate depression.",
        "\u2014 Mary A. Whooley"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kri-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122756"
  },
  "self-adjustment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": adjustment to oneself or one's environment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259s(t)-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125952"
  },
  "self-help":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8help",
      "Southern also \u02c8hep"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1628, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131353"
  },
  "self-exclusion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132822"
  },
  "self-insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": insurance of oneself or of one's own interests by the setting aside of money at regular intervals to provide a fund to cover possible losses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259ns, -\u02c8in-\u02ccshu\u0307r-",
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02ccsh\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02ccshu\u0307r-",
      "-\u02c8sh\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133045"
  },
  "self-differentiation":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of differentiating the self : a setting apart of oneself as distinct from others (such as one's family or classmates)":[
        "In this new biography, he sets out to persuade us that C\u00e9zanne embarked as a young man on a project of self-definition and self-differentiation .",
        "\u2014 Frances Spalding"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccdif-\u0259-\u02ccren-ch\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccdi-f\u0259-\u02ccren(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134238"
  },
  "self-direct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to direct or manage (something, such as one's work, study, or investments) for or by oneself":[
        "\u2026 the author discusses the basic elements and benefits of self-directing your retirement funds.",
        "\u2014 Mark J. Kohler",
        "\u2026 allowing her children to self-direct their education, letting them decide what to learn based on their interests.",
        "\u2014 Katrina J. E. Milton"
      ],
      ": to direct or guide oneself : to make choices for or by oneself":[
        "Something magical happens by letting kids self-direct . They're happy and moving and healthy.",
        "\u2014 Grant Segall"
      ],
      ": to serve as the director of something (such as a play) in which one also performs":[
        "\u2026 decided to self-direct two one-act plays in lieu of the fall musical.",
        "\u2014 The Colchester (Vermont) Sun",
        "With their new company, they are also able to self-direct and produce.",
        "\u2014 Nicole S. Colson"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-d\u0259-\u02c8rekt",
      "-d\u012b-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134654"
  },
  "self-feeder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device for providing feed to livestock that is equipped with a feed hopper that automatically supplies a trough below":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8f\u0113-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135926"
  },
  "self-cleaning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of cleaning itself":[
        "a self-cleaning oven"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kl\u0113-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140047"
  },
  "self-debasement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of lowering oneself in status, esteem, quality, or character : the act or process of debasing oneself":[
        "humility bordering on self-debasement"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113-",
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8b\u0101s-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140447"
  },
  "self-glorification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a feeling or expression of one's own superiority":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccgl\u022fr-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140819"
  },
  "self-analysis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a systematic attempt by an individual to understand his or her own personality without the aid of another person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259-\u02c8nal-\u0259-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145721"
  },
  "selective cutting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the cutting out of trees that are mature or defective, or of inferior kinds to encourage the growth of the remaining trees in a forest or wood":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151803"
  },
  "self-interview":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an interview with oneself":[
        "\u2026 in his self-interview , \"Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn Gould About Glenn Gould,\" the pianist argues that the spectacle of the concert hall involves the celebration of an individual on stage \u2026",
        "\u2014 Edward Rothstein"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8in-t\u0259r-\u02ccvy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153525"
  },
  "self-policing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or action of supervising the activities or policies of one's own group in order to prevent or detect and address violations of rules and regulations without outside enforcement":[
        "the industry's efforts at self-policing",
        "But there is no easy answer, other than rigorous self-policing by users.",
        "\u2014 Jim Kerstetter",
        "Not all march organizers agree that self-policing is necessary or, even, appropriate.",
        "\u2014 The Oregonian"
      ],
      ": having, involving, or engaging in self-policing":[
        "self-policing forums",
        "a self-policing community",
        "the group's self-policing system/policy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153620"
  },
  "self-quarantine":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to refrain from any contact with other individuals for a period of time (such as two weeks) during the outbreak of a contagious disease usually by remaining in one's home and limiting contact with family members":[
        "As the coronavirus spreads across the country, thousands of people who may have been exposed to the virus through travel abroad or contact with an infected person have been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks to help contain the outbreak.",
        "\u2014 Deanna Pan",
        "Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced on Sunday evening that he will be self-quarantining at home in Texas after learning that he had a \"brief conversation and a handshake\" with someone at the Conservative Political Action Conference who later tested positive for the coronavirus.",
        "\u2014 Matt Wilstein"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kw\u022fr-\u0259n-\u02cct\u0113n",
      "-\u02c8kw\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160016"
  },
  "self-feed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to provide rations to (animals) in bulk so as to permit feeding as wanted":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8f\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160136"
  },
  "self-enforcing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing in itself the authority or means that provide for its enforcement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8f\u022fr-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161010"
  },
  "self-searching":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-questioning":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8s\u0259r-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "introspection",
      "self-contemplation",
      "self-examination",
      "self-observation",
      "self-questioning",
      "self-reflection",
      "self-scrutiny",
      "soul-searching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163024"
  },
  "self-pay":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": allowing customers to pay for goods or services without assistance (as by using a payment kiosk )":[
        "a self-pay parking garage",
        "self-pay gas stations"
      ],
      ": making payment (as of a medical bill) with one's own money rather than money from another source (such as a health insurance company)":[
        "Self-pay patients who are uninsured will typically pay roughly 25 to 40 percent of the total price for ER visits\u2014so the larger the charge, the larger the out-of-pocket bill.",
        "\u2014 Anna Wolfe",
        "self-pay treatments/procedures",
        "the hospital's self-pay options",
        "The increase in insurance deductibles and self-pay portions of costs for outpatient services \u2026",
        "\u2014 Pamela Sherrod",
        "\u2026 the hospital said the MRI price in the survey was too high. But it would not disclose what it said would be the self-pay price.",
        "\u2014 Anna Werner"
      ],
      ": relating to or involving payment (as of a medical bill) with one's own money":[
        "Self-pay patients who are uninsured will typically pay roughly 25 to 40 percent of the total price for ER visits\u2014so the larger the charge, the larger the out-of-pocket bill.",
        "\u2014 Anna Wolfe",
        "self-pay treatments/procedures",
        "the hospital's self-pay options",
        "The increase in insurance deductibles and self-pay portions of costs for outpatient services \u2026",
        "\u2014 Pamela Sherrod",
        "\u2026 the hospital said the MRI price in the survey was too high. But it would not disclose what it said would be the self-pay price.",
        "\u2014 Anna Werner"
      ],
      ": to pay (something, such as a medical bill) with one's own money rather than money from another source (such as a health insurance company)":[
        "The average person cannot afford to self-pay for bariatric surgical procedures \u2026",
        "\u2014 Neil Hutcher"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8p\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "1990, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163304"
  },
  "self-humiliation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of humiliating oneself or the state of being humiliated by oneself":[
        "feelings/acts of self-humiliation",
        "the depths of self-humiliation",
        "Running for elected office is often an exercise in self-humiliation .",
        "\u2014 Philip Bump",
        "\u2026 What is the butcher's bill for this bargain",
        "\u2014 Charles J. Sykes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-y\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccself-hy\u00fc-\u02ccmi-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163659"
  },
  "selfism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concentration on self-interest":[],
      ": a system of selfish ethics":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccfiz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "self entry 3 + -ism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163815"
  },
  "self-recognition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": recognition of one's own self":[],
      ": the process by which the immune system of an organism distinguishes between the body's own chemicals, cells, and tissues and those of foreign organisms and agents":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccrek-\u0259g-\u02c8nish-\u0259n",
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccre-kig-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n",
      "-k\u0259g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164635"
  },
  "self-driven":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": driven by itself : automotive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171641"
  },
  "self-instruction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of teaching oneself : instruction of oneself":[
        "After a year and a half of self-instruction , he began taking lessons from local artists.",
        "\u2014 Unsie Zuege",
        "\u2026 learn about other free online services, including \u2026 tutorials for self-instruction \u2026 and more.",
        "\u2014 Wicked Local Kingston (Massachusetts)"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171806"
  },
  "self-admittedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": by one's own acknowledgement or admission":[
        "self-admittedly bad at math"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259d-\u02c8mi-t\u0259d-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173356"
  },
  "self-glorifying":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given to or marked by boasting : boastful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8gl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "also -f\u0259-si\u014b",
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      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1574, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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        "[Margaret] Fuller \u2026 believed that her purpose as literary editor of The New York Herald Tribune in the early 1840s was to promote reading as a form of self-culture and self-knowledge.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Fay"
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      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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        "Faced with the choice between attributing their performance to the presence of the answers or their own ability, people chose to self-deceive , convincing themselves that their performance was due not to the answers but to themselves.",
        "\u2014 Zo\u00eb Chance et al."
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": devouring or consuming oneself or itself":[
        "his self-devouring hatred",
        "\u2026 a self-devouring nation in which just about everything seems to be for sale or lease \u2026",
        "\u2014 Seth Mydans"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195540"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": determination of one's own rating with reference to a standard scale":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200448"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": the act or an instance of medicating oneself or treating one's own disease without medical supervision or intervention":[
        "Unlike other foot problems, bunions are not amenable to self-treatment .",
        "\u2014 Consumer Reports",
        "Some attempt risky self-treatments , such as bathing in kerosene or bleach \u2026",
        "\u2014 Aimee Cunningham"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8self-\u02c8tr\u0113t-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8tr\u0113t-m\u0259nt"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200943"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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        "self-adjusting seats"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259-sti\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201052"
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      "adjective"
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      ": conceded and acknowledged by oneself as being such":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201110"
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      "adjective",
      "verb"
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      ": to regulate oneself or itself":[
        "allowing markets to self-regulate",
        "\u2026 noted the overwhelming lack of public trust in the financial services industry's ability to self-regulate effectively \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sally Rose",
        "The idea is that the kids learn how to manage and self-regulate .",
        "\u2014 Cheyenne Derksen Schroeder"
      ],
      ": to control or govern (something) for or by oneself":[
        "\u2026 was hired by the motion picture industry to head up a new body to self-regulate the movies.",
        "\u2014 Katharine Monk",
        "the ability of the child to self-regulate her behavior",
        "\u2026 a horse who is permitted to self-regulate his intake will eat only what his body needs.",
        "\u2014 Juliet M. Getty"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8re-gy\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "also -\u02c8r\u0101-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201540"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
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      ": to destroy oneself or itself":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8str\u0259kt"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201736"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": directed for or by oneself":[
        "self-directed retirement plans",
        "self-directed classroom activities",
        "a self-directed performance"
      ],
      ": directed at oneself":[
        "self-directed anger"
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      ": directing oneself or capable of directing oneself":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-d\u0259-\u02c8rek-t\u0259d",
      "-d\u012b-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202106"
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  "self-registering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": registering automatically":[
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202203"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": self-examination":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8skr\u00fc-t\u0259-n\u0113",
      "-\u02c8skr\u00fct-n\u0113"
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      "self-contemplation",
      "self-examination",
      "self-observation",
      "self-questioning",
      "self-reflection",
      "self-searching",
      "soul-searching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202440"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cce-j\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1782, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203149"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02cctran(t)s-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-f\u022fr-"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203446"
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      "noun"
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      ": air-hardening steel":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204924"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self sense 2":[],
      ": to undergo self-pollination":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205220"
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  "self-improver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who engages in self-improvement":[
        "I love women's magazines that offer five-step solutions to all of life's problems. \u2026 As a veteran self-improver , I find articles like these almost irresistible.",
        "\u2014 Kate Hilton",
        "The best feature story of the weekend was a Wall Street Journal profile of Max Deutsch, 24, a San Francisco entrepreneur and serial self-improver who sets improbable goals (like learning Hebrew, solving a Rubik's Cube in 17 seconds, memorizing a deck of cards in two minutes, developing perfect pitch), gives himself a very short period (about a month) to attain them and, by and large, succeeds.",
        "\u2014 James Warren"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-im-\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1658, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205910"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": reproducing itself : passing on its characteristics":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210458"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": self-congratulatory":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210934"
  },
  "self-impotent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": self-sterile":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211536"
  },
  "self-glorious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": boastful , vain":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213246"
  },
  "self-winding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not needing to be wound by hand":[
        "a self-winding watch"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8w\u012bn-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213801"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of deceiving oneself or the state of being deceived by oneself especially concerning one's true nature, feelings, etc.":[
        "the capacity for self-deception",
        "Over time, [Henry] Marsh writes, many doctors start to internalize the stories they tell themselves about their superior judgment and skill. But the best, he adds, unlearn their self-deceptions , and come to accept their fallibility and learn from their mistakes.",
        "\u2014 Jennifer Senior"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1648, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213849"
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  "self-generated":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to generate (something, such as electricity or funds) by or for oneself":[
        "\u2026 allowing the school the capability to self-generate power until the power grid is restored.",
        "\u2014 Bill Hoban",
        "Gregory Smith, associate dean for business and financial affairs for the Law Center, said the tuition increase is something the Law Center applied for through LSU out of a need to self-generate revenue after state appropriations were cut by about 25 percent.",
        "\u2014 The Reveille (Louisiana State University)",
        "Just raising rates for those who cannot self-generate , while those who can do so leave the grid, is not acceptable to us, as a matter of community well-being and fairness.",
        "\u2014 Peter Rosegg"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8je-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214815"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": in a select manner : with selectivity":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8lektl\u0113",
      "-tli"
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      "select entry 1 + -ly":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220716"
  },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220935"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to excite (the field magnets of a dynamo) by a current produced by the dynamo itself":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221329"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lek(t)-\u02ccman",
      "-\u02c8lek(t)-m\u0259n",
      "si-\u02c8lekt-m\u0259n, -\u02ccman",
      "\u02c8s\u0113-\u02cclek(t)-\u02ccman",
      "-\u02cclek(t)-\u02c8man"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the same time, however, the Humane Society, the town\u2019s first selectman and others called for the cubs to be taken to a wildlife rehabilitation organization. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
      "Stamford mayoral contest and Newtown first selectman Dan Rosenthal, who is running unopposed for re-election for a third term as a SAM candidate. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Glenn Pianka, Bozrah\u2019s first selectman , said applicants for a data center did not follow up and the town dismissed the proposal, which may be resubmitted. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Greg Lowrey, Marlborough\u2019s first selectman , said the town had received 456 test kits Saturday morning and immediately moved to distribute them. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Farmington remained in Republican control and the GOP ousted the Democratic first selectman of Burlington, but largely the Farmington Valley brought good news for Democrats. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "David Hajjar, a Norwood selectman , died unexpectedly following a medical emergency at his home Saturday morning, according to a statement from the town. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The office of the first selectman in Colchester did not have any more information regarding the investigation as of Thursday evening, according to a statement posted to Facebook. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, who was elected as the city\u2019s first mayor in 2017, is working to fend off a challenge from former Framingham selectman Charlie Sisitsky. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Nov. 2021"
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      "adjective"
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      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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        "The last page of the exhibit contains the raised seal of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the signature of the prothonotary. Thus the document is self-authenticating .",
        "\u2014 Crossley v. Lieberman, 868 F.2d 566 (1989)",
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      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a dynamo whose field magnets are self-excited":[]
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      ": the ethical theory that the highest good for man consists in realizing or fulfilling himself usually on the assumption that he has certain inborn abilities constituting his real or ideal self":[]
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        "\u2026 self-critique entails constant attention to the critic's own work, as well as to the work of others concerned with the same problems.",
        "\u2014 Jackie Byars"
      ]
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      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": tightening by itself":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231057"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232414"
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      ": a name or title that an animate entity (such as a person or body of people) uses usually by choice to refer to itself":[]
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      "\u02ccself-\u02ccde-zig-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": enclosing itself":[],
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      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": an advocate of self-realizationism":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233903"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act or an instance of deceiving oneself or the state of being deceived by oneself : self-deception":[
        "Mrs. Grant \u2026 could, by the easiest self-deceit , persuade herself that she was doing the kindest thing by Fanny \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jane Austen"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-di-\u02c8s\u0113t"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234237"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": self-examination sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-ri-\u02c8flek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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      "introspection",
      "self-contemplation",
      "self-examination",
      "self-observation",
      "self-questioning",
      "self-scrutiny",
      "self-searching",
      "soul-searching"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000319"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a folder that can be sent by mail without enclosure in an envelope by use of a gummed sticker or a precanceled stamp to hold the leaves together":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8m\u0101-l\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000957"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": capable of or engaged in self-education":[
        "A curious, learning child often evolves into a self-educating adult.",
        "\u2014 East Oregonian (Pendleton, Oregon)",
        "Automation and self-service are trends rising to appease this generation of technology-driven, self-educating consumers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Forbes.com",
        "a self-educating process",
        "These are both reference and teaching and self-educating tools.",
        "\u2014 Lawrence J. McCrank"
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      ": relating to, involving, or intended for self-education":[
        "A curious, learning child often evolves into a self-educating adult.",
        "\u2014 East Oregonian (Pendleton, Oregon)",
        "Automation and self-service are trends rising to appease this generation of technology-driven, self-educating consumers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Forbes.com",
        "a self-educating process",
        "These are both reference and teaching and self-educating tools.",
        "\u2014 Lawrence J. McCrank"
      ]
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      "\u02ccself-\u02c8e-j\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002027"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a question asked of oneself by oneself":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259n",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002214"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having a natural, broken, or undressed face":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003226"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": self-deceiving":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003531"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": having knowledge or skills acquired by one's own efforts without formal instruction or training : self-taught":[
        "a self-instructed musician"
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      ": being a means of providing one's own instruction or training : characterized by self-instruction":[
        "self-instructed classes"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8str\u0259k-t\u0259d"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004041"
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  "self-transcendence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of transcending oneself or the capacity to transcend oneself":[
        "\"If you're going to be a leader, you're going to have to have a very loose relationship with this thing you call 'I' or 'me,'\" he shouted. \"Maybe \u2026 life is not about the self but about self-transcendence !\"",
        "\u2014 The New York Times",
        "\u2026 self-transcendence means that the individual's own needs are put aside to some degree in favor of service to others.",
        "\u2014 Jeremy Herschler",
        "And awe itself can lead to what David Yaden, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Centre, describes as self-transcendence \u2014the experience of shedding one's sense of self to feel part of something larger.",
        "\u2014 Leigh Ann Henion"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-tran(t)-\u02c8sen-d\u0259n(t)s"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004701"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": examination of one's own actions and motives":[]
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      "-\u02c8kwesh-",
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-ni\u014b"
    ],
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      "introspection",
      "self-contemplation",
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      "self-reflection",
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      "self-searching",
      "soul-searching"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004818"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the process of modifying the characteristics of living things especially to enhance one or more desirable traits by selection in breeding controlled by humans":[
        "After about three years of selective breeding , their company, Cavendish Game Birds, was able to deliver quail that consistently dressed out to seven or eight ounces.",
        "\u2014 Warren Schultz",
        "Selective breeding continues in an attempt to enhance the human use of this economic plant against a background of disappointingly low rubber content \u2026",
        "\u2014 John M. Miller and Ralph A. Backhaus",
        "Fixed through selective breeding , traits could vanish over several generations if people became careless in choosing their dogs' mates.",
        "\u2014 Mark Derr"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011444"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": completely engrossed or absorbed with oneself":[
        "Her mind was entirely self-engrossed . She was in a reverie of sweet remembrances.",
        "\u2014 Jane Austen",
        "Even the greediest corporate raiders, the sleaziest pro athletes, the most self-engrossed entertainers have their circles of admirers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jacquielynn Floyd"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-in-\u02c8gr\u014dst",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013634"
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select":[],
      ": highly specific in activity or effect":[
        "selective pesticides",
        "selective absorption"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
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      "choosey",
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      "unselective"
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      "The club is selective in choosing members.",
      "The college has a highly selective admissions process.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Democrats have also sometimes been selective in what topics the committee should examine regarding the security of the Capitol. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
      "Until now, Netflix has been selective in sharing viewership data. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Enrollment practices at some of MPS\u2019s higher-performing public schools, such as Golda Meir, are extremely selective in comparison. \u2014 Robert Rauh, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2021",
      "The scheme is open all year round, is selective in its disbursement, and does not require recoupment. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "The team is selective in collaborations with external partners, ensuring that decisions serve their true north, even if that means slower growth. \u2014 Orawan Limnalong, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Based on the sheer number of applicants Pre-pandemic, employers could afford to be more selective in their hiring, based on the sheer number of applicants for each job. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Investors are likely going to be more selective in investing in growth companies, profitable or not, in 2022 amid a more challenging economic environment, Mr. Murray added. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Until now, Netflix has been selective in sharing viewership data. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013645"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the selection from two or more stocks of the particular parts of a mechanism that will fit with the desired degree of clearance when assembled":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014000"
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      "noun"
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      ": acting or serving to heal or repair oneself or itself: such as":[],
      ": involving or promoting recovery from injury or disease":[
        "the body's self-healing ability/process"
      ],
      ": able to repair physical damage without outside agency":[
        "self-healing polymers",
        "Made of sturdy, three-ply construction, the mats are reversible and self-healing , providing a smooth, nonslip work surface and protection for desks, tables, and drawing boards when cutting with scissors \u2026",
        "\u2014 Artnews"
      ],
      ": the act or process of healing oneself or itself":[
        "A team of researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) has developed a method to create flexible, stretchable electronics capable of self-healing \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jackson Schroeder",
        "\u2026 he had been working with visual imaging\u2014a form of self-healing many cancer patients attempt.",
        "\u2014 Irvin D. Yalom",
        "\u2026 the story involves a man suffering from depression who inherits money, and meets a young woman and her eccentric daughter. They go through a journey of self-healing together.",
        "\u2014 Nancy Molnar"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02c8h\u0113-li\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014930"
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      ": created or appointed by oneself":[
        "Workers wanted jobs that offered something new to learn, something different to do and clear identification with a self-created group, ideally demonstrated by a uniform.",
        "\u2014 Doris Weatherford",
        "This group represented what was essentially a self-created nobility.",
        "\u2014 Jodi Campbell"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015654"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a blue-flowered Eurasian mint ( Prunella vulgaris ) that is naturalized throughout North America and is held to have medicinal properties useful in herbal medicine":[]
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "his self-devotion to science cost him his life"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021645"
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      ": incapable of effective self-pollination":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccself-\u02ccin-k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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