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{
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"Abbeville":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in a rice-growing region of southern Louisiana population 12,257":[],
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"commune in northern France on the Somme River northwest of Amiens population 24,880":[]
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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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"\u02c8a-bi-\u02ccvil",
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"\u00e4b-\u02c8v\u0113l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120046",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Abbevillian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to an early Lower Paleolithic culture of Europe characterized by bifacial stone hand axes":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French abbevillien , from Abbeville , town in Somme Department, France (near where tools of this tradition were found) + -ien -ian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-b\u0259-",
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"\u02ccab-\u02c8vi-l\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194714",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"abbey":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a convent ruled by an abbess":[],
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": a monastery ruled by an abbot":[],
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": an abbey church":[],
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"Edwin Austin 1852\u20131911 American painter and illustrator":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Roman numerals on the label depict the date 1494, the year whisky was allegedly produced at the abbey . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"His return initially seemed like that of a wise man emerging from an abbey to bring revelations to a broken world. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"In 1843, archaeologists excavated the burial grounds of Remiremont Abbey in Lorraine, France (the abbey was founded in the 7th century). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Monte Cassino abbey in Italy has been destroyed by Lombards, Napoleon, Nazis, and earthquakes \u2014 and every time rebuilt. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Library director Brian Morin said inclusion of the cartoons illuminates an essential truth about the abbey . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
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"Huntsville\u2019s main source of water also comes from a pristine source on the abbey property. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Blaise Pascal stands with the mother superior and two notaries at the reading of the contract ensuring his sister\u2019s keep at an abbey . \u2014 WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbeye, abbay , borrowed from Anglo-French abeie, abbaye , borrowed from Medieval Latin abb\u0101tia \"abbacy, abbey,\" from Late Latin abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s abbot + Latin -ia -y entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cloister",
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"friary",
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"hermitage",
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"monastery",
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"priory"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003635",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"abbreviate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"elongate",
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"extend",
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"lengthen",
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"prolong",
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"protract"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Meant to show strength and independence, Alzona\u2019s sculptures abbreviate women\u2019s bodies to such active parts as a torso or a pair of ankles and feet. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"Having returned to public activities in May, and then having to abbreviate her schedule due to COVID, the 44-year-old royal appeared to welcome the opportunity to reengage and interact with the public. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
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"As a result, manufacturers of electric vehicles are trying to abbreviate the supply chains of these metals by bringing their sources closer to them. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Having readily available access to a niche workforce enables a company to abbreviate the development period as well as time to launch. \u2014 Todd Greenbaum, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"The only sensible answer is to abbreviate Alaska with seven or more letters, preferably ten or fifteen. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Some brands, like Patek Philippe and Rolex, abbreviate or even spell out the day and date. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
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"Therefore, there\u2019s still a lot up for grabs, and the NFL couldn\u2019t just abbreviate the season and start the playoffs early. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2020",
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"Draconian measures will abbreviate Thanksgiving gatherings in a way unprecedented in U.S. history. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 19 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbreviaten , borrowed from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101tus , past participle of abbrevi\u0101re \"to make shorter\" \u2014 more at abridge":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for abbreviate shorten , curtail , abbreviate , abridge , retrench mean to reduce in extent. shorten implies reduction in length or duration. shorten a speech curtail adds an implication of cutting that in some way deprives of completeness or adequacy. ceremonies curtailed because of rain abbreviate implies a making shorter usually by omitting some part. using an abbreviated title abridge implies a reduction in compass or scope with retention of essential elements and a relative completeness in the result. the abridged version of the novel retrench suggests a reduction in extent or costs of something felt to be excessive. declining business forced the company to retrench",
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"synonyms":[
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"cut back",
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"dock",
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"elide",
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"shorten",
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"syncopate",
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"truncate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035529",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"abbreviated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": made shorter or briefer":[
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"an abbreviated word",
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"an abbreviated session",
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"an abbreviated version of the story"
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],
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": relatively short or small : shorter or smaller than is normal or conventional":[
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"Their hourglass shape (a new trend this season even in alpine skis), metal edges, and abbreviated size make them easier to handle than traditional skis.",
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"\u2014 Jena MacPherson",
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"\u2026 an abbreviated version of an American amusement park.",
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"\u2014 John P. Sisk"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because of the strict local protocols, Santa Clara moved its basketball operations to Santa Cruz for an abbreviated , 20-game season. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
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"The Kings have leaped from a .438 points percentage during the abbreviated 2020-21 season to a .600 percentage that puts them in playoff position. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The number of early-entry candidates is bloated this season because many players are bypassing the additional year of eligibility awarded them because of the abbreviated 2019-20 season. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"While no formal announcement has been made, sources say there has been talk of the series coming to a conclusion with an abbreviated final season. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Back when even-year postseason runs were a thing for the Giants, Crawford rode the waves to World Series championships in 2012 and 2014 and the abbreviated and forgettable experience in 2016. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The conference\u2019s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to give the green light for an abbreviated and late-starting football season. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2021",
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"There are 24 seniors at the high school in Okabena, including Hailey Liepold, Meakin Bang and Grace Kilian, standouts during last fall's abbreviated and successful volleyball season. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 Feb. 2021",
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"Because of the pandemic, abbreviated seasons were moved to February. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 11 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, 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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"\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070855",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"abbreviated number":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a number from which significant figures are omitted beyond a certain point determined by the degree of approximation desired or of accuracy attainable (as 5.667 for 5\u00b2/\u2083 or 93,000,000 for the mean distance in miles to the sun)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195215",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"abbreviation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole word or phrase":[
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"\"Amt\" is an abbreviation for \"amount.\"",
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"\"USA\" is an abbreviation of \"United States of America.\""
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],
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": the act or result of abbreviating something : abridgment":[
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"I know you would not be satisfied with an abbreviation of its contents, and you shall have the whole, save, perhaps, a few passages here and there of merely temporary interest to the writer \u2026",
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"\u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company is often recognized by its abbreviation , XAB. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Just over a century ago, in 1920, German confectioner Hans Riegel Sr. struck out on his own, establishing a new candy company called Haribo\u2014an abbreviation derived from his name and hometown of Bonn (Hans Riegel Bonn). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
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"The first name of someone whose last name is the same as the last name of someone whose first name is the abbreviation of a kind of juice. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"In May and June, Lynn punctuated several tweets with the same abbreviation . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Sep. 2020",
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"In a twist too implausible for fiction, the abbreviation is DGB, one letter off from KGB. \u2014 Roger Koppl And Abigail Devereaux, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
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"Paddy's' or 'Patty's': What is the correct abbreviation ",
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"In May and June, Lynn punctuated several tweets with the same abbreviation . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Sep. 2020",
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"An olive-colored jacket, with GWD AVE (an abbreviation for Greenwood Avenue) in gold block letters on a patch, caught my eye. \u2014 Rj Young, Travel + Leisure , 5 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbreviacioun \"contraction, shortening,\" borrowed from Anglo-French abreviation , borrowed from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101ti\u014dn-, abbrevi\u0101ti\u014d , from abbrevi\u0101re \"to abbreviate \" + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0113-v\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abridgment",
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"abridgement",
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"bowdlerization",
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"condensation",
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"digest"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022811",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"abbreviature":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": abbreviation":[],
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": abridgment , compendium , abstract":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-v\u0113\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevit\u016bra , from Late Latin abbrevi\u0101tus (past participle of abbrevi\u0101re \"to abbreviate entry 1 \") + Latin -\u016bra -ure":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102836"
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},
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"abbs":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of abbs plural of abb"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162250",
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"type":[]
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},
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"abb":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coarse wool from the inferior parts (as the skirtings and edges) of a fleece":[],
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": a warp yarn made of abb wool":[],
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": a filling pick in weaving":[],
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"abbess; abbey; abbot":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8aa(\u0259)b",
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"\u02c8ab"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English *abb , going back to Old English \u0101b , \u0101web , \u014dweb \"woof,\" by-form of \u014dwef":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020943"
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},
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"abba":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": father":[
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"\u2014 a title of honor given variously to the Deity in the New Testament, to bishops and patriarchs in many Eastern churches, and to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"a\u02c8b\u00e4",
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"\u02c8ab\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek, borrowed from Aramaic abb\u0101":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042318"
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},
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"abbacy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the office, dignity, jurisdiction, or tenure of an abbot":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbathie, abbasye , borrowed from Anglo-French abbacie, abbathie , borrowed from Medieval Latin abb\u0101tia \u2014 more at abbey":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065218"
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},
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"Abbadid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled at Seville from 1023 to 1091":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-(\u02cc)did",
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"\u02c8ab\u0259d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Ab\u016b al-Q\u0101sim Mu\u1e25ammad bin \u02bdAbb\u0101d \u20201042 founder of the dynasty + -id entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073846"
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},
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"Abbas":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Mahmoud 1935\u2013 president of the Palestinian National Authority (2005\u2013 )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4-\u02c8b\u00e4s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075641"
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},
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"Abbasi":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Shahid Khaqan 1958\u2013 Pakistani politician; prime minister (2017\u20132018)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4-\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103415"
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},
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"abbot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the superior of a monastery for men":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After securing approval from the abbot , Father Sydor and five other priests-in-training had climbed the tower and taken turns pounding the batons of the carillon with their fists. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
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"According to the resolution, the video accuses Ho, Manzo and Do of conspiring to persecute Venerable Vien Ly, the abbot of Chua Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"As Dunne researched sites for a future Utah monastery in the 1940s, Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton wrote that the abbot disguised himself by wearing Army pants and a windbreaker to keep his identity \u2014 and intentions \u2014 secret. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"After the original paint started going bad years ago, monks applied new coats on top as a temporary measure, said Bhante Soorakkulame Pemaratana, abbot of the temple. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"This is a favorite among those looking to arrange a self-retreat, with instruction in mindfulness meditation and Buddhist philosophy from the English-speaking abbot , Ajahn Sanong Katapunyo or from a resident nun who also teaches in English. \u2014 Joe Cummings, CNN , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Back at Benet, the abbot \u2019s statement taking issue with the coach\u2019s hiring cast gloom over alumni who days earlier were celebrating a victory. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"On the day after the February coup, Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the putsch, prostrated himself at the feet of a senior Buddhist abbot . \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"On the day after the February coup, General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the putsch, prostrated himself at the feet of a senior Buddhist abbot . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Aug. 2021"
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"Middle English abbot, abbod , going back to Old English, borrowed from Late Latin abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s , borrowed from Late Greek abb\u00e2s (also, a title of respect given to monks), borrowed from Aramaic abb\u0101 \"father\"":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112939"
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"abbot general":{
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": the head of a monastic order":[
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"the abbot general of the Cistercians"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131541"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an abbot who is exempt from diocesan control and under direct papal jurisdiction and who exercises the authority of an ordinary within the district in which his abbey is situated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-nu\u0307\u02c8l\u0113\u0259s"
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"partial translation of New Latin abbas nullius , short for abbas nullius dioecesis , \"abbot of no diocese\"":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140329"
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},
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"abbeystead":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the seat of an abbey":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"abbey + stead entry 1 or earlier stede":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092443"
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"Abbey":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a monastery ruled by an abbot":[],
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": a convent ruled by an abbess":[],
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": an abbey church":[],
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"Edwin Austin 1852\u20131911 American painter and illustrator":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cloister",
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"friary",
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"hermitage",
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"monastery",
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"priory"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Roman numerals on the label depict the date 1494, the year whisky was allegedly produced at the abbey . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"His return initially seemed like that of a wise man emerging from an abbey to bring revelations to a broken world. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"In 1843, archaeologists excavated the burial grounds of Remiremont Abbey in Lorraine, France (the abbey was founded in the 7th century). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Monte Cassino abbey in Italy has been destroyed by Lombards, Napoleon, Nazis, and earthquakes \u2014 and every time rebuilt. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Library director Brian Morin said inclusion of the cartoons illuminates an essential truth about the abbey . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
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"Huntsville\u2019s main source of water also comes from a pristine source on the abbey property. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Blaise Pascal stands with the mother superior and two notaries at the reading of the contract ensuring his sister\u2019s keep at an abbey . \u2014 WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbeye, abbay , borrowed from Anglo-French abeie, abbaye , borrowed from Medieval Latin abb\u0101tia \"abbacy, abbey,\" from Late Latin abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s abbot + Latin -ia -y entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150437"
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"Abbot of Misrule":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lord of misrule sense 1":[]
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English abbot of mysreule":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160316"
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},
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"Abbot of Unreason":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an elected leader in old Scottish popular revels \u2014 compare lord of misrule":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Old Scots abbat of Wnresson":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160555"
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},
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"abbess":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So that is a moment when it\u2019s really dramatized: the sacramental authority of the priest on the one hand and the local, relational authority of the abbess on the other hand. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"That comes from a book on Hildegard of Bingen, who was an abbess in a monastery in Germany in the eleven-hundreds. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Behind Convent Walls, his ninth film and one of the breezier entries in his filmography, checks off all these boxes with a light-on-plot chronicle of naughty nuns and their abbess \u2019s futile efforts to wrangle them. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"The historical event was the investigation, conducted by the Roman Catholic Church, of Sister Benedetta Carlini, abbess of a convent in Tuscany. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"In the December 16, 2021 issue of the magazine, Irina Dumitrescu reviews Matrix, Lauren Groff\u2019s new historical novel about a medieval abbess , loosely based on the life of the poet Marie de France. \u2014 Willa Glickman, The New York Review of Books , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"If only it could be banished by an abbess , or a novel. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Following Offa\u2019s death in 796, Cynethryth joined a religious order and became abbess of the monastery. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Aug. 2021",
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"The discovery of a document detailing the occult activities of an old abbess suddenly launches us on a grail quest. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2020"
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"Middle English abbesse , borrowed from Anglo-French abbesse, abeiesse , borrowed from Late Latin abb\u0101tissa , feminine derivative of abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s abbot":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172442"
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"abbot primate":{
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"definitions":{
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": the representative head of all Benedictine congregations":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173348"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a dynasty of caliphs (750\u20131258) ruling the Islamic empire especially from their capital Baghdad and claiming descent from Abbas the uncle of Muhammad":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ba-s\u0259d",
|
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259-s\u0259d"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02bdAbb\u0101s ibn \u02bdAbdias al-Mu\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101\u0101lib died circa 653 uncle of Muhammad + -id entry 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185431"
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"Abbe refractometer":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a refractometer in which the critical angle for total reflection at the interface of a film of a liquid between two similar glass prisms is utilized in determining the index of refraction":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4b\u0259-",
|
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"\u02c8ab\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Ernst Abbe \u20201905 German physicist":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185845"
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": the vice-president of the Sanhedrin":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew abh-b\u0113th-d\u012bn , from abh chief (of) + b\u0113th-d\u012bn court of law, from b\u0113th house (of) + d\u012bn judgment":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200719"
|
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"abb\u00e9":{
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders":[
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"\u2014 used as a title"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"a-\u02c8b\u0101",
|
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccb\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After his death just five years later, the paintings were inventoried simply as depictions of the basilica and square without any mention of the poor abbe . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland.com , 25 Feb. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French, literally, \"abbot\" (extended as a title to nonresident abbots and hence to any clergyman in a secular environment), going back to Old French ab\u00e9 , going back to Late Latin abb\u0101t-, abb\u0101s abbot":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200900"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"a-",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259l"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin abb\u0101ti\u0101lis , from abb\u0101tia abbey + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201702"
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|
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"definitions":{
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"city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, southeast of Vancouver population 133,497":[]
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259ts-f\u0259rd"
|
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230819"
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005637"
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"Berenice 1898\u20131991 American photographer":[],
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"Sir John Joseph Caldwell 1821\u20131893 Canadian politician; prime minister (1891\u201392)":[],
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"Tony 1957\u2013 Anthony John Australian (British-born) politician; prime minister (2013\u20132015)":[],
|
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"Lyman 1835\u20131922 American clergyman and author":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02c8a-b\u0259t"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030831"
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"Abbott-Miller tube":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": miller-abbott tube":[]
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|
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"circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032647"
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