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"egal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": equal":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aequalis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121133",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"egalitarian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"egalitarian policies for the redistribution of wealth",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Twenty years ago, dotcom evangelists wouldn't shut up about the web as a land of milk and honey, an egalitarian Eden. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"France, much like the United States and other multiracial societies, has long struggled to uphold its universal and democratic ideals of racial equality enshrined in its egalitarian constitution and reality on the ground. \u2014 Chris Massaro, Fox News , 5 Dec. 2020",
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"Women\u2019s tennis is particularly deep and egalitarian at the moment. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 17 Aug. 2020",
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"Trump thinks America is in similar danger of hyper- egalitarian anarchy. \u2014 James Pethokoukis, TheWeek , 7 July 2020",
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"Palme\u2019s personal life hewed ostentatiously to his egalitarian convictions. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2020",
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"His reasons were grounded in egalitarian principles. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2020",
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"What\u2019s more American than egalitarian pop on the dance floor? \u2014 Fox News , 29 Mar. 2020",
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"No need to wait until the kids in your life are freshmen in college taking an intro gender theory course\u2014picture books about feminist heroes, egalitarian fairytales, and funny, fresh takes on girlhood are available now. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 13 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French \u00e9galitaire , from \u00e9galit\u00e9 equality, from Latin aequalitat-, aequalitas , from aequalis equal":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02ccga-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113655",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg":{
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"antonyms":[
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"encourage",
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"exhort",
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"goad",
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"nudge",
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"press",
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"prod",
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"prompt",
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"urge"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a state of embarrassment or humiliation":[],
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": an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence":[],
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": ovum":[],
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": person , sort":[
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"a good egg"
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],
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": something resembling an egg":[],
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": to cover with egg":[],
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": to incite to action":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on"
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],
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": to pelt with eggs":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The egg will hatch about 10 days after it is laid.",
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"the smell of rotten eggs",
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"I bought a carton of eggs .",
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"a batter made from flour and egg",
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"The egg is fertilized by the sperm."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English egge , from Old Norse egg ; akin to Old English \u01e3g egg, Latin ovum , Greek \u014dion":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old Norse eggja ; akin to Old English ecg edge \u2014 more at edge":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8eg, \u02c8\u0101g",
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"\u02c8\u0101g",
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"\u02c8eg"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baby",
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"being",
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"bird",
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"bod",
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"body",
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"character",
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"cookie",
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"cooky",
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"creature",
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"customer",
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"devil",
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"duck",
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"face",
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"fish",
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"guy",
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"head",
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"human",
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"human being",
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"individual",
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"life",
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"man",
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"mortal",
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"party",
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"person",
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"personage",
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"scout",
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"slob",
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"sort",
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"soul",
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"specimen",
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"stiff",
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"thing",
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"wight"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034929",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"egg (on)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous":[
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"He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222536",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"egg axis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an embryonic axis passing through the animal and vegetal poles of an egg":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193352",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg bed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an area where many grasshoppers have deposited egg pods":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231932",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg bird":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002613",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg bonnet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": water shield sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174856",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg mayonnaise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a food made by mixing chopped eggs with mayonnaise":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140819",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg membrane":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205956",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg nucleus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": female pronucleus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073729",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous":[
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"He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040453",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"egg parasite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of numerous small hymenopterons that develop within the eggs of other insects":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222059",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg picking":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a game in which two contestants strike boiled Easter eggs together until one egg is cracked":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223949",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg powder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a powder made from dried eggs":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140849",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egg-bound":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the condition of being egg-bound":[],
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": unable to expel eggs in the normal manner":[
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"\u2014 used of a fowl or a fish"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"egg entry 2 + bound":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114823",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various moths of the family Lasiocampidae (as many members of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa ) that have nonfunctional mouthparts as adults and plumose antennae in the males and produce larvae that feed on the foliage of trees":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"eggar alteration of egger; egger from egg entry 2 + -er ; from the shape of the cocoon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140300",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggbeater":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": helicopter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater , an iron. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2021",
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"Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty\u2019s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater , mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn\u2019t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"As with mousetraps, inventors tweaked and improved the eggbeater over the decades. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2021",
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"Paul drew Teeny\u2019s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing. \u2014 Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads , 2 Oct. 2020",
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"Too bad the little motor feels like an eggbeater with too many eggs in its basket. \u2014 Tony Assenza, Car and Driver , 30 June 2020",
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"From 1850 onward, eggbeaters became a veritable obsession in the American household. \u2014 Ben Huberman, Longreads , 3 Nov. 2019",
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"Whip chilled Jell-O mixture with an eggbeater until fluffy and thick. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101g-",
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"\u02c8eg-\u02ccb\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chopper",
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"copter",
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"helicopter",
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"helo",
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"whirlybird"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081732",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggberry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": european bird cherry":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of hagberry":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211450",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggheaded":{
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"antonyms":[
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"anti-intellectual",
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"lowbrow",
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"nonintellectual",
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"philistine"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the characteristics of an egghead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a play that appeals mainly to the small body of eggheaded theatergoers"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101g-",
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"\u02c8eg-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blue",
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"cerebral",
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"geeky",
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"highbrow",
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"highbrowed",
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"intellectual",
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"intellectualist",
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"intellectualistic",
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"long-haired",
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"longhair",
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"nerdish",
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"nerdy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193307",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggnog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For Snoop Noggy Nog, de Soto kicked classic eggnog up a few notches\u2014and gave it a dope name for an extra dose of holiday merriment. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"This elevated take on traditional eggnog is sure to be a crowd pleaser this season. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The vegan eggnog can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Alexandre Family Farms in Crescent City, California, uses A2 milk to make its top-selling eggnog . \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Heck, maybe Travis Barker just didn't want to spill his eggnog and found a creative solution! \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Meantime, Happy Reading and Happy Holidays! Special thanks and a glass of eggnog to my friends at Impact International and MediaWorks, especially Owen Marshall, for suggesting this topic. \u2014 Mark Nevins, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"No, it\u2019s not about remembering to double up on our statins before chugging the eggnog . \u2014 Tom Nichols, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Don\u2019t take my word for it\u2014people have been writing ecstatically about aging eggnog since George Washington was in short pants. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8eg-\u02ccn\u00e4g",
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"\u02c8\u0101g-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184934",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eggplant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dark grayish or blackish purple":[],
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": a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb ( Solanum melongena ) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit":[],
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": the usually smooth ovoid typically blackish-purple or white fruit of the eggplant":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Add soy sauce-vinegar mixture and toss with eggplant and mushrooms to coat. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"In a medium bowl, toss the eggplant with the sugar, cocoa and half of the olive oil. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The first important step is crucial - cut the eggplant into slices and put them under a thick layer of coarse salt for a couple of hours. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"The eggplant can be grilled and refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"When all of the eggplant has been fried, carefully pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the oil into a heat-proof bowl and return the pan to medium-high heat. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 July 2021",
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"Our first eggplant became tempura, along with green beans and zucchini blossoms. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
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"Don\u2019t be afraid to get a good char on the eggplant . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
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"Return the eggplant and zucchini to the pan and bring to a boil. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2021"
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": auspices , sponsorship":[
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"under the aegis of the museum"
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],
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": control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system":[
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"under the aegis of the government"
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": controlling or conditioning (see condition entry 2 sense 5a ) influence":[
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"passed new laws under the aegis of national security"
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],
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": protection":[
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"under the aegis of the Constitution"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060024",
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"type":[
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": egotism sense 2":[],
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": self-esteem sense 1":[],
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": the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality especially by functioning both in the perception of and adaptation to reality \u2014 compare id , superego":[],
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": the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I have enough ego not to want to give up easily in any contest or competition.",
|
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"a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Read full article Competition, ego , and acting chops collide in a hilarious insider comedy set during rehearsals for their upcoming production. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Rosenkranz is on the bill for the fall but, for its opening show, the Rhapsody has purloined one of the Magic Lounge\u2019s main stars, Lucy Darling, the vampish alter- ego of the immensely entertaining magician Carisa Hendrix. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"And the big- ego rivalries of alpha males vying to outdo each other on the mountainside are ever familiar. \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Gurung utilized the house\u2019s signature colors of red and fuschia to represent the passion and warmth of the star and her on-screen alter- ego , budding reporter and author Peggy Scott. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Whatever mix of ego , rage, insecurity, liquor and goodness knows what else could have been swirling inside him, no credible excuse exists for Smith\u2019s behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Broadening his sonic horizons meant waving goodbye to his alter- ego . \u2014 Mike Wass, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Director Gary Alazraki\u2019s uneven adaptation \u2014 the third in seven decades after Spencer Tracy and Steve Martin reached for the migraine medication \u2014 casts Andy Garcia as the beleaguered patron whose ego outshines his child\u2019s simpler desires. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
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"Not every apex predator has scales and claws and teeth the size of Elon Musk\u2019s ego . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, I \u2014 more at i":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0113-(\u02cc)g\u014d also \u02c8eg-(\u02cc)\u014d",
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"\u02c8\u0113-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
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"also \u02c8e-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"pride",
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"pridefulness",
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"self-esteem",
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"self-regard",
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"self-respect"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184322",
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"ego-tripper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or course of action that enhances and satisfies one's ego":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"He's on a self-indulgent ego trip with his latest movie, which he wrote, directed, and starred in himself.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Otherwise, our ego trip may not end well, similarly to the experience of the dinosaurs, which dominated Earth until an object from space tarnished their illusion. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Far from being a nostalgic ego trip , though, Lapine\u2019s book is astonishingly frank about the show\u2019s troubles and his own shortcomings. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021",
|
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"If a human resources person acts curt, dismissive or is on an ego trip , they should be relieved of their duties, as this is not the right job for them. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
|
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"The donor, John Beresford Tipton \u2014 the best name for a plutocrat since Scrooge McDuck \u2014 withheld his identity from the recipient; the gift was supposed to be an anonymous rain of wealth, not an ego trip for the philanthropist. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
|
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"When doing renovations and expansions, American museum leaders sometimes go on ghastly, gluttonous ego trips and spending sprees \u2014 adventure travel that never ends well. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Mar. 2020",
|
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"But communicating your worth and championing your contributions doesn\u2019t have to look or sound like an ego trip . \u2014 NBC News , 10 Jan. 2020",
|
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"This was a literal ego trip , paid for by our taxes. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"There is a purity of design and purpose to the E400 coupe but, alas, an ego trip that few will take. \u2014 Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com , 27 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004446",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"egocentric":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"ego-tripper",
|
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"egoist",
|
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"egomaniac",
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"egotist",
|
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"narcissist"
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],
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|
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|
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"Almost all the shows feature egocentrics who are self-aware enough to realize that they are egocentric, and who have the redeeming feature of generally being very good at what they do.",
|
|
"\u2014 Susan Dominus",
|
|
"As for the man, the book depicts him as a monster of selfishness, a disloyal exploiter of friends, an egocentric who feeds on perversity \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Hubert Saal"
|
|
],
|
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": concerned with the individual rather than society":[],
|
|
": limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs":[],
|
|
": self-centered , selfish":[],
|
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": taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Selling Up Instead Of Supporting Down Micromanaging, empire-building, selling up instead of supporting down and generally being egocentric in your leadership approach creates a toxic culture. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Roman\u2019s pedagogy, on the other hand, is proudly egocentric . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Demanding new coach and egocentric crew captain immediately clash? \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"By decreasing blood flow to the brain\u2019s default mode network, verbal planning and egocentric behavior are lessened. \u2014 Natan Ponieman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Frank came off as pompous, long-winded and egocentric . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The biggest threat to their reputation is being seen as elitist or egocentric or a bad boss \u2014 the traits most associated with the old guard of magazine editors. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"And that vision was not egocentric , self-centered or nationalistic. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"In a legal career that lasted more than four decades, Bailey was seen as arrogant, egocentric and contemptuous of authority. \u2014 Mark Pratt, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"also \u02cce-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-g\u014d-\u02c8sen-trik",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-g\u014d-\u02c8sen-trik also \u02cceg-\u014d-"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"egocentric predicament":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the epistemological predicament of apparently being unable to get outside one's own mind because all that the knower can know will be what is present to his own mind":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070513",
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 Susan Dominus",
|
|
"As for the man, the book depicts him as a monster of selfishness, a disloyal exploiter of friends, an egocentric who feeds on perversity \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Hubert Saal"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Selling Up Instead Of Supporting Down Micromanaging, empire-building, selling up instead of supporting down and generally being egocentric in your leadership approach creates a toxic culture. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Roman\u2019s pedagogy, on the other hand, is proudly egocentric . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Demanding new coach and egocentric crew captain immediately clash? \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"By decreasing blood flow to the brain\u2019s default mode network, verbal planning and egocentric behavior are lessened. \u2014 Natan Ponieman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Frank came off as pompous, long-winded and egocentric . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The biggest threat to their reputation is being seen as elitist or egocentric or a bad boss \u2014 the traits most associated with the old guard of magazine editors. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"And that vision was not egocentric , self-centered or nationalistic. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"In a legal career that lasted more than four decades, Bailey was seen as arrogant, egocentric and contemptuous of authority. \u2014 Mark Pratt, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-g\u014d-\u02c8sen-trik also \u02cceg-\u014d-",
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"egocentrism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-abandonment",
|
|
"self-forgetfulness",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"unselfishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being egocentric : excessive interest in oneself and concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense of or in disregard of others":[
|
|
"Human dignity has once again been forced to the margins as corporate greed and egocentrism are given homage.",
|
|
"\u2014 Reverend Matthew Pearson",
|
|
"This is the height of immaturity, another example of my generation's egocentrism \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Susan Stewart"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8sen-\u02cctriz-\u0259m",
|
|
"also \u02cce-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-g\u014d-\u02c8sen-\u02cctri-z\u0259m"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"selfness"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213210",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"egoism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-abandonment",
|
|
"self-forgetfulness",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"unselfishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action":[],
|
|
": a doctrine that individual self-interest is the valid end of all actions":[],
|
|
": excessive concern for oneself with or without exaggerated feelings of self-importance \u2014 compare egotism sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"because of her egoism , she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Remaining king of the mountain is a daily battle with self-satisfaction, egoism and complacency. \u2014 Brian H. Robb, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of this incoherence points to the plight of female ambition, its endless negotiations between egoism and self-effacement, toughness and delicacy. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Pauli conveys the brilliant inventor\u2019s egoism and emotional stuntedness, qualities that at one point provoke a climactic showdown with Ada. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The novel was written during the heyday of rational egoism , when certain utopian thinkers believed that human behavior could be reduced to a series of logical rules so as to maximize well-being and create the ideal society. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Rosick admirably fuses Jamie\u2019s egoism , charm and ambition. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Rejecting this calculating egoism , but unable to accept traditional accounts of innate ethical knowledge, Shaftesbury attributed human kindness and sociability to sentiment. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Affinities of blood, however, can encourage a sort of collective egoism . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"His egoism , laziness, arrogance, and above all his habitual dishonesty are crippling. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 27 Sep. 2019"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccwi-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccwiz-\u0259m also \u02c8eg-\u0259-",
|
|
"also \u02c8e-",
|
|
"-g\u014d-\u02cci-"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"self-regard"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032251",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"In Season 1, Jamie was introduced as a loud-mouthed egoist with an affinity for flamboyant clothing, often acting as an antagonist for Brett Goldstein\u2019s often angry, introverted Roy Kent. \u2014 Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
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"Think of a romantic egoist writing about himself in a cold barracks on Sunday afternoons . . \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2017"
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"Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
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"In Season 1, Jamie was introduced as a loud-mouthed egoist with an affinity for flamboyant clothing, often acting as an antagonist for Brett Goldstein\u2019s often angry, introverted Roy Kent. \u2014 Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Burnham skewers himself as a virtue-signaling ally with a white-savior complex, a bully and an egoist who draws a Venn diagram and locates himself in the overlap between Weird Al and Malcolm X. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2021",
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"Think of a romantic egoist writing about himself in a cold barracks on Sunday afternoons . . \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2017"
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"I have enough ego not to want to give up easily in any contest or competition.",
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"a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Read full article Competition, ego , and acting chops collide in a hilarious insider comedy set during rehearsals for their upcoming production. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Rosenkranz is on the bill for the fall but, for its opening show, the Rhapsody has purloined one of the Magic Lounge\u2019s main stars, Lucy Darling, the vampish alter- ego of the immensely entertaining magician Carisa Hendrix. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"And the big- ego rivalries of alpha males vying to outdo each other on the mountainside are ever familiar. \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"Gurung utilized the house\u2019s signature colors of red and fuschia to represent the passion and warmth of the star and her on-screen alter- ego , budding reporter and author Peggy Scott. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
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"Whatever mix of ego , rage, insecurity, liquor and goodness knows what else could have been swirling inside him, no credible excuse exists for Smith\u2019s behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Broadening his sonic horizons meant waving goodbye to his alter- ego . \u2014 Mike Wass, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Director Gary Alazraki\u2019s uneven adaptation \u2014 the third in seven decades after Spencer Tracy and Steve Martin reached for the migraine medication \u2014 casts Andy Garcia as the beleaguered patron whose ego outshines his child\u2019s simpler desires. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
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"Not every apex predator has scales and claws and teeth the size of Elon Musk\u2019s ego . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022"
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"\u02c8\u0113-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
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"also \u02c8e-"
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"even by Hollywood standards, that movie star's egomania is of epic proportions",
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"The hour climaxed with Bob Odenkirk winning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"Her brothers are all grossly incompetent in their own ways, due to struggles with addiction (Kendall), immaturity (Roman) or pure egomania (Connor Roy 2020). \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 16 Dec. 2019",
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"The soon-to-be-Emperor fawns over Anakin\u2019s heroism, while the Jedi scorn his egomania . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"Welcome back, to fans and sad sack wasp traps alike, to the craven death pit of greed and egomania that is Succession. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 8 Aug. 2019",
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"Anyone who has hung around the creative and artistic professions knows about some of the most pernicious risks inherent to those worlds: excessive behavior, compulsions, egomania , drugs, booze. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2019",
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"But Scottie\u2019s obliviousness to his own professional failings speaks to his egomania , and the artifice of his situation. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2019",
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"Virtually every great idea\u2014and plenty of bad ones\u2014pass through this small strip of land, where the concentration of wealth and egomania rival Riyadh. \u2014 Nick Bilton, The Hive , 15 Dec. 2017",
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"The role of ringleader, originally played by Kiefer Sutherland, has been ceded to Ellen Page, whose performance is driven by grief rather than cartoonish egomania . \u2014 Nitin K. Ahuja, Slate Magazine , 3 Oct. 2017"
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"Her brothers are all grossly incompetent in their own ways, due to struggles with addiction (Kendall), immaturity (Roman) or pure egomania (Connor Roy 2020). \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 16 Dec. 2019",
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"The soon-to-be-Emperor fawns over Anakin\u2019s heroism, while the Jedi scorn his egomania . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"The role of ringleader, originally played by Kiefer Sutherland, has been ceded to Ellen Page, whose performance is driven by grief rather than cartoonish egomania . \u2014 Nitin K. Ahuja, Slate Magazine , 3 Oct. 2017"
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"The soon-to-be-Emperor fawns over Anakin\u2019s heroism, while the Jedi scorn his egomania . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"Welcome back, to fans and sad sack wasp traps alike, to the craven death pit of greed and egomania that is Succession. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 8 Aug. 2019",
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"Anyone who has hung around the creative and artistic professions knows about some of the most pernicious risks inherent to those worlds: excessive behavior, compulsions, egomania , drugs, booze. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2019",
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"But Scottie\u2019s obliviousness to his own professional failings speaks to his egomania , and the artifice of his situation. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2019",
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"The role of ringleader, originally played by Kiefer Sutherland, has been ceded to Ellen Page, whose performance is driven by grief rather than cartoonish egomania . \u2014 Nitin K. Ahuja, Slate Magazine , 3 Oct. 2017"
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|
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|
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|
|
"In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.",
|
|
"for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But Kouchner doesn\u2019t demand we be revolted by her mother\u2019s egotism . \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Former Oscar host Chris Rock appeared secure in his status as Hollywood jester, but his attempt at celeb bonhomie hit the roadblock of unpredictable hip-hop egotism . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Under the lash of Mami\u2019s disdain, Olga feels even more determined to chase the American Dream while trying to maintain a sense of her Puerto Rican heritage that isn\u2019t soiled by her mother\u2019s egotism . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Making unsubtle, faulty linkage between Orange Man arrogance and Red Rocket egotism is Baker\u2019s real judgment. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism , not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In a profession not without egotism and elitism, Vincent was among the friendliest. \u2014 Joe Lapointe, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Citizens aspired to self-reliance and spiritualized egotism , and the many revolutions of the period facilitated the shift. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"self-conceit",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-love",
|
|
"self-opinion",
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.",
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"for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But Kouchner doesn\u2019t demand we be revolted by her mother\u2019s egotism . \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
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"Her stubbornness and egotism helped kick-start and prolong the massive prodemocracy protests of 2019. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
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"Former Oscar host Chris Rock appeared secure in his status as Hollywood jester, but his attempt at celeb bonhomie hit the roadblock of unpredictable hip-hop egotism . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Under the lash of Mami\u2019s disdain, Olga feels even more determined to chase the American Dream while trying to maintain a sense of her Puerto Rican heritage that isn\u2019t soiled by her mother\u2019s egotism . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Making unsubtle, faulty linkage between Orange Man arrogance and Red Rocket egotism is Baker\u2019s real judgment. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism , not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"In a profession not without egotism and elitism, Vincent was among the friendliest. \u2014 Joe Lapointe, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Citizens aspired to self-reliance and spiritualized egotism , and the many revolutions of the period facilitated the shift. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin ego + English -tism (as in idiotism )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259-\u02cctiz-\u0259m also \u02c8eg-\u0259-",
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"also \u02c8e-",
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"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amour propre",
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"bighead",
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"complacence",
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"complacency",
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"conceit",
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"conceitedness",
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"ego",
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"pomposity",
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"pompousness",
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"pride",
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"pridefulness",
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"self-admiration",
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"self-assumption",
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"self-conceit",
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"self-congratulation",
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"self-esteem",
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"self-glory",
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"self-importance",
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"self-love",
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"self-opinion",
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"self-satisfaction",
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"smugness",
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"swelled head",
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"swellheadedness",
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"vaingloriousness",
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"vainglory",
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"vainness",
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"vanity"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"egotistic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"egoless",
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"humble",
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"modest",
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"uncomplacent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance":[
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"an egotistical person/attitude/manner",
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"\u2026 a man so egotistical \u2026 that he likened himself to Shakespeare, Milton and Byron \u2026",
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"\u2014 David Shaw",
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"His celebrity and wealth have allowed him to indulge his whims to such an extent that the most egotistical Roman emperors, by comparison, seem models of psychological stability.",
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"\u2014 Theodore Dalrymple",
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"\u2026 each individual depends upon their friends to validate their own egotistical world view.",
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"\u2014 Randall Collins",
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"Hobson's book is a small but rare thing: a memoir that is not egotistical .",
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"\u2014 Liesl Schillinger",
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"\u2026 a difficult personality prompts analysts to describe him as having a prickly mosaic of characteristics: dominant, strong-willed, powerful, egotistic , \u2026 most of all arrogant.",
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"\u2014 Stephen S. Hall"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02cce-",
|
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"\u02cc\u0113-g\u0259-\u02c8ti-sti-k\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assured",
|
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"biggety",
|
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"biggity",
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"bigheaded",
|
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"complacent",
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"conceited",
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"consequential",
|
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"egoistic",
|
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"egoistical",
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"important",
|
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"overweening",
|
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"pompous",
|
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"prideful",
|
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"proud",
|
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"self-conceited",
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"self-important",
|
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"self-opinionated",
|
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"self-satisfied",
|
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"smug",
|
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"stuck-up",
|
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"swellheaded",
|
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"vain",
|
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"vainglorious"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092642",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"egotistical":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"egoless",
|
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"humble",
|
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"modest",
|
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"uncomplacent"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance":[
|
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"an egotistical person/attitude/manner",
|
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"\u2026 a man so egotistical \u2026 that he likened himself to Shakespeare, Milton and Byron \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 David Shaw",
|
|
"His celebrity and wealth have allowed him to indulge his whims to such an extent that the most egotistical Roman emperors, by comparison, seem models of psychological stability.",
|
|
"\u2014 Theodore Dalrymple",
|
|
"\u2026 each individual depends upon their friends to validate their own egotistical world view.",
|
|
"\u2014 Randall Collins",
|
|
"Hobson's book is a small but rare thing: a memoir that is not egotistical .",
|
|
"\u2014 Liesl Schillinger",
|
|
"\u2026 a difficult personality prompts analysts to describe him as having a prickly mosaic of characteristics: dominant, strong-willed, powerful, egotistic , \u2026 most of all arrogant.",
|
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"\u2014 Stephen S. Hall"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u0113-g\u0259-\u02c8ti-sti-k\u0259l",
|
|
"also \u02cce-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assured",
|
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"biggety",
|
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"biggity",
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"bigheaded",
|
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"complacent",
|
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"conceited",
|
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"consequential",
|
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"egoistic",
|
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"egoistical",
|
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"important",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"swellheaded",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184229",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"egress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"entrance",
|
|
"entranceway",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"entryway",
|
|
"ingress"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a place or means of going out : exit":[],
|
|
": the action or right of going or coming out":[],
|
|
": to go or come out":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The system lets you lower the truck to ease ingress and egress , and raise it for added ground clearance. \u2014 Scott Oldham , Popular Mechanics , August 1998",
|
|
"One comprehends how undisturbed he was, and how safe from any danger of interruption, when it is stated that he even carried off a unicorn's horn\u2014a mere curiosity\u2014which would not pass through the egress entire, but had to be sawn in two\u2014a bit of work which cost him hours of tedious labor. \u2014 Mark Twain , A Tramp Abroad , 1880",
|
|
"When she had laid the supper-cloth, the bridge was lowered to give her means of egress , and she withdrew for the night. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Great Expectations , 1861",
|
|
"The auditorium is designed to provide easy egress in an emergency.",
|
|
"the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In addition, the vehicle may be raised up to 11.6 inches of ground clearance (or dropped 5.7 inches to ease entry/ egress ). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The second-row jumps forward at the touch of a button, allowing easy ingress/ egress . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Brick and timber low-rise buildings with ample natural light, garden space, high ceilings, ease of ingress and egress and amenities including gyms and dog parks are in. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"If certain politicians and gun rights advocates have their way, the schools will become temples of high security with bulletproof windows and limited egress and armed guards clearing everyone who enters through metal detectors. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Fisker also says the Ronin will have unique doors that improve ingress and egress , but didn\u2019t reveal what form these apertures will take. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"That included the city of Lakewood, which provided an easement onto Madison Park land solving one of the biggest issues with the library branch -- ingress and egress . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In times of peace, skilled immigration is a net positive for both the country of egress and the country of arrival. \u2014 Alex Salkever, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, running multi-cloud is both complex from an engineering perspective and expensive from an inter-cloud data egress cost perspective. \u2014 Saket Saurabh, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"No word on whether the wasp was shot down or managed to safely egress the battlespace. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 3 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"In the event of an accident, passengers must always be able to safely egress from the aircraft. \u2014 R. Eric Jones, Fortune , 5 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin egressus , from egredi to go out, from e- + gradi to go \u2014 more at grade entry 1":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0113-\u02c8gres",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0113-\u02ccgres",
|
|
"i-\u02c8gres"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outlet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061329",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Egadi Islands":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"islands of Italy off the western coast of Sicily area 15 square miles (39 square kilometers), population 4335":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8e-g\u0259-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143331"
|
|
},
|
|
"egad":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i-\u02c8gad"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s the kind of moderate, difference-splitting division of power that frustrates radicals of all stripes and demands \u2014 egad \u2014 compromise for government to get anything done. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably euphemism for oh God":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1673, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151818"
|
|
}
|
|
} |