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1621 lines
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{
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"Adonis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a very handsome young man":[],
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": a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek Ad\u014dnis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259s",
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n-\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8d\u014d-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133257",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ado":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": heightened fuss or concern : to-do":[
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"much ado about the need for reform"
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],
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": time-wasting bother over trivial details":[
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"wrote the paper without further ado"
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],
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": trouble , difficulty":[
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"The journey itself is not described; our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia.",
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"\u2014 Anthony Lane"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a bride-to-be caught up in the usual prenuptial ado",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So without further ado , here are the priciest cities in the world. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
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"Without further ado , here are all the upcoming movies and shows in the MCU. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 20 May 2022",
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"Without further ado , Billboard ranks every track from Jack Harlow\u2019s LP below. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
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"Without further ado , find 27 candles that Allure editors are constantly burning and repurchasing. \u2014 Allure , 6 May 2022",
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"So, without further ado , here's the complete ranking of the villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
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"Without further ado , here are all the Spider-Man actors, ranked from worst to best. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Without further ado , here are the best ebikes in 2022. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Without further ado , here are the best photos of members of the British royal family partaking in athletic endeavors. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, reduced from the infinitive phrase at do, from at \"to, at entry 1 \" + do, don \"to do entry 1 \"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alarums and excursions",
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"ballyhoo",
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"blather",
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bother",
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"bustle",
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"clatter",
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"clutter",
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"coil",
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"commotion",
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"corroboree",
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"disturbance",
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"do",
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"foofaraw",
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"fun",
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"furor",
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"furore",
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"fuss",
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"helter-skelter",
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"hoo-ha",
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"hoo-hah",
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"hoopla",
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"hubble-bubble",
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"hubbub",
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"hullabaloo",
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"hurly",
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"hurly-burly",
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"hurricane",
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"hurry",
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"hurry-scurry",
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"hurry-skurry",
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"kerfuffle",
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"moil",
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"pandemonium",
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"pother",
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"row",
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"ruckus",
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
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"shindy",
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"splore",
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"squall",
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"stew",
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"stir",
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"storm",
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"to-do",
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"tumult",
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"turmoil",
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"uproar",
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"welter",
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"whirl",
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"williwaw",
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"zoo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090021",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adolescence":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stage of development (as of a language or culture) prior to maturity":[],
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": the period of life when a child develops into an adult : the period from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority (see majority sense 2a )":[
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"He struggled through his adolescence ."
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],
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": the state or process of growing up":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Their children are on the verge of adolescence .",
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"He struggled through his adolescence .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s why childhood and adolescence are so important. \u2014 Pablo Sandoval, Variety , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Navigating childhood and adolescence is a complex balancing act at the best of times. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"In 2011, de Vries and her colleagues published the first of two landmark studies about medical interventions in adolescence . \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"The rates were also lower in this age group than were seen in adolescence . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 19 May 2022",
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"Both circumstances appear acutely in adolescence , during the momentous life transition between childhood and adulthood, marked by soaring hormones, turbulent emotions and gnawing uncertainty about one\u2019s self-worth. \u2014 Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
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"Conversely, access to gender-affirming hormones in adolescence appears to have a protective effect. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
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"Indeed, leading suicide theories and most empirical studies have largely focussed on adults, even though rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are high during late childhood and escalate dramatically in adolescence . \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s long been established (by cognitive scientists and researchers) that the pop culture people consume in adolescence informs their preferences in adulthood. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 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, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin adol\u0113scentia, adul\u0113scentia, noun derivative of adol\u0113scent-, adol\u0113scens adolescent entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccad-\u1d4al-\u02c8es-\u1d4an(t)s",
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"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ans",
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"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4an(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"minority",
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"nonage"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110049",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adolescent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"mature",
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"matured"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a young person who is developing into an adult : one who is in the state of adolescence":[],
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": emotionally or intellectually immature":[
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"did not appreciate her husband's adolescent high jinks"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being in adolescence":[
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"adolescent growth",
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"adolescent boys and girls"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Their children are now adolescents .",
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"Adjective",
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"an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together",
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"would hope that the college students had outgrown such adolescent behavior",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For many, being an adolescent in the \u201890s and early 2000s meant unmoderated access to the internet \u2014 especially when no one was looking. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"For me, it was very informed by not even being a kid, but being an adolescent , being a teenager and graduating high school and wanting to come to New York and be a writer. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
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"On a few occasions, a parent offered to leave the room, or an adolescent asked for privacy and the parent agreed. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"An adolescent during the Second World War, Galella would go on to serve his country and get an education with the support of the GI Bill. \u2014 Vogue , 3 May 2022",
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"The once loquacious adolescent (played by John Bell) had transformed into a fierce Mohawk warrior, with demons clearing haunting him and a refusal to speak about what had sent him back to his Fraser family. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Born and raised in New York City, Peck began performing stand-up comedy as an adolescent before a breakout role on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show led to Drake & Josh. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"But there is an emotional relationship, an intense one, and the very plausibility of it is rooted in the experience of work, which makes Gary, an otherwise goofball adolescent with a gift of worldly gab, fascinating to Alana. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"The loss of a parent or caregiver is devastating and can have a long-term impact on a child or adolescent \u2019s mental and physical health. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"At the family-planning clinic that executed the sterilizations of the Relf children, 11 adolescent girls had been sterilized, 10 of them Black. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Additionally, deaths by suicide among African-American adolescent girls rose 182 percent between 2001 and 2017. \u2014 Chloe Castleberry, Essence , 25 May 2022",
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"The letter demands action from global leaders, businesses, and citizens everywhere to break systematic barriers that keep people in poverty, take climate action now, and empower adolescent girls. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
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"One study found that iron deficiency (even without anemia), which is found in about 9% of adolescent girls, impacted their ability to solve math problems. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"Iron supplements might also cause the green color, Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, an adolescent medical specialist at Cooper University Medical Center, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Even before Covid-19 struck, 75% of U.S. counties didn\u2019t have a single child or adolescent psychiatrist, said Allen. \u2014 Gillian Tan, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Insurer approvals can be especially difficult for older children, who can be less likely to get treatment services than younger ones, said Dr. Donna Londino, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Augusta University in Georgia. \u2014 Andy Miller, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Generational trauma does increase the risk for PTSD, as well as anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia, said Dr. Gayani DeSilva, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Southern California. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin adol\u0113scent-, adol\u0113scens \"young man or woman, youth,\" noun derivative of adol\u0113scens adolescent entry 2":"Noun",
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adol\u0113scent-, adol\u0113scens, adul\u0113scens \"young, youthful,\" present participle of adol\u0113scere, adul\u0113scere \"to become mature, grow up\" \u2014 more at adult entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u1d4ant",
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"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"immature",
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"juvenile",
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"young",
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"youngish",
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"youthful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115019",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adolescent stream":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stream in transition from the stage of youth to that of maturity in the erosion cycle characterized by a smoothly graded course without waterfalls or rapids and with only a very narrow valley flat":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, 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":"20220708-120138",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adonize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": beautify":[
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"\u2014 usually used of a man"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French adoniser , from Adonis , mythological personage + French -iser -ize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012902",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adoors":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": at the door : of the door":[
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"run in adoors quickly",
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"\u2014 R. B. Sheridan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier a doors , from a entry 3 and/or a (from at ) + doors":""
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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":"20220707-053053",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"adopt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to accept formally and put into effect":[
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"adopt a constitutional amendment"
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],
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": to adopt a child":[
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"couples choosing to adopt"
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],
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": to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course":[],
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": to sponsor the care and maintenance of":[
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"adopt a highway"
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],
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": to take up and practice or use":[
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"adopted a moderate tone"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt .",
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"They decided to adopt a child.",
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"He was adopted as an infant.",
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"Did he adopt your point of view",
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"We adopted some of the local customs.",
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"The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name \u201cMark Twain.\u201d",
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"He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.",
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"The assembly adopted a new constitution.",
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"The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To be sure, a zero-trust framework is vital as organizations shift productivity to the edge and adopt multi-cloud environments. \u2014 Gordon Lawson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Citizens may discount the future more heavily and adopt an attitude of hopelessness. \u2014 Yanzhong Huang, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"The MLS Players Association called upon the league to break with the sport's international governing bodies and adopt a rule expanding substitutions to allow for players with concussions. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
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"Ukraine will have to curb entrenched government corruption and adopt other reforms. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin And Mike Corder, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"Instead, the council voted 10 to 3 to bypass the ballot process and adopt the measure outright. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"For the many organizations that are struggling to activate and/or adopt enterprise business design, there are four ways to get started: 1. \u2014 Billy Seabrook, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
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"The Defense Department\u2019s ability to create and adopt tech has lagged behind the private-sector. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
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"Since the shooting in Uvalde, the Bosque County sheriff has requested school districts in his county just northwest of Waco adopt the program. \u2014 Kate Mcgee, Chron , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English adopten, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adopter, borrowed from Latin adopt\u0101re, from ad- ad- + opt\u0101re \"to express a wish for, desire, choose, decide on\" \u2014 more at option entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4pt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adopt adopt , embrace , espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own. adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature. forced to adopt new policies embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance. embraced the customs of their new homeland espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes. espoused the cause of women's rights",
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"synonyms":[
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"borrow",
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"embrace",
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"espouse",
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"take on",
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"take up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184746",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adopted":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having been adopted : such as":[],
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": legally made the son or daughter of someone other than a biological parent":[
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"He introduced us to his adopted daughter."
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],
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": used or chosen in place of or in preference to an original":[
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"an adopted name",
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"her adopted home/country"
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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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"As an adopted person who never met her biological mother, Kitchen didn't know her genetic background or what could be passed onto her child. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"Nowhere are these benefits felt more acutely than in mental health care, which was the most adopted style of telehealth across the care landscape, according to the McKinsey & Co. report. \u2014 Carl Reuterskiold, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Sergio Correa carried out the deadly crime spree with his adopted younger sister, Ruth Correa, who will be sentenced Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
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"The note actually came from Susan Berman\u2019s adopted son. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Since becoming a citizen last year, the Ghanaian immigrant has dedicated his time talking about his love for his adopted home and his journey to achieve the American dream. \u2014 Teny Sahakian, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
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"Wild boar ragu, anyone",
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"Angell became an avid sportsman in his adopted hometown of Brooklin, Maine, where he could often be found sailing his sloop off the coast. \u2014 Ira Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
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"Now, in his adopted hometown, second in another USA half-marathon. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 May 2022"
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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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"from past participle of adopt":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041247",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"adoptee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who is adopted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The details presented will sound familiar to fans, casual spectators or anyone who has seen Netflix\u2019s Colin in Black & White: Kaepernick is a biracial (half Black, half white) adoptee of a white family. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
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"Take it from an adoptee : The choice is what matters. \u2014 Zack Ford, CNN , 29 May 2022",
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"Adoptees who spoke to USA TODAY noted each adoptee has a unique experience \u2013 and that some can be positive. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
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"As a precaution, shelter staff is contacting anyone who recently adopted, transferred, or reclaimed a dog to find out whether their adoptee was symptomatic and to offer drive-by testing at the GBHS Snow Drive Adoption Center parking lot. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a trans influencer, a snobbish adoptee , and a supermarket clerk trying to turn her life around. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Li, a transracial adoptee , hasn't always celebrated Lunar New Year. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"As an adoptee originally from the Philippines, Smith, now 35, has grappled with identity and race for his entire life. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"One adoptee was a 7-year-old cocker spaniel mix selected by an Escondido mom and her son Jan. 12. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"adopt + -ee entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075809",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adoptian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or forming the doctrine of adoptionism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin adoptianus , from Latin adoptare + -ianus -ian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062014",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"adoption":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act of adopting : the state of being adopted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the company wants to speed up its adoption of new technology.",
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"Our adoption of local customs has gone slowly.",
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"The lawyer has handled countless adoptions .",
|
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"children who are available for adoption",
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"the unanimous adoption of the resolution by the Senate",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to an NBCUniversal release, NBCUniversal Local is bringing back its nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign for its eighth consecutive year. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"The free-to-use business model is aimed at getting mass adoption \u2013 that delivers a network effect, Shaha points out, in which users get ever more benefit from the platform. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Though most of the trees were reserved for pickup, some were available for same-day adoption \u2014 coast live oaks, Canary Island pines, a crape myrtle with showy summer flowers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Wider adoption of remote work and flexible scheduling promised to open fuller opportunities for workers with disabilities as well. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
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"As businesses try to adapt to the centrality of logistics to their operations, both technology adoption and capital allocation have each accelerated to meet the moment. \u2014 Jake Medwell, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
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"And players with eight years\u2019 experience or more can be reimbursed up to $60,000 for adoption , surrogacy, egg storage and IVF expenses. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Federal agencies will use $225 million in infrastructure funding already approved for the U.S. Department of Energy to support energy code adoption , enforcement, training and technical assistance at the state and local level. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"Federal agencies will use $225 million in infrastructure funding already approved for the U.S. Department of Energy to support energy code adoption , enforcement, training and technical assistance at the state and local level. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Chron , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English adopcioun, borrowed from Anglo-French adopciun, borrowed from Latin adopti\u014dn-, adopti\u014d, from ad- ad- + opti\u014dn-, opti\u014d \"right to choose, choice, option entry 1 \"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073219",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adoptionism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"adoptionism from adoption + -ism , after earlier Adoptionist \"member of a sect believing that Jesus is God's son by adoption,\" altered from earlier Adoptianist, from Medieval Latin Adopti\u0101nus (from Latin adopti\u014d adoption + -\u0101nus -an entry 1 ) + -ist entry 1 ; adoptianism from adoptian ist + -ism":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111921",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
|
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},
|
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"adorable":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"abhorrent",
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"abominable",
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"detestable",
|
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"hateful",
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"loathsome",
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"odious",
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"unlovable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely charming or appealing":[
|
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"an adorable child",
|
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"an adorable cottage"
|
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],
|
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": worthy of adoration or veneration":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"They live in an adorable little cottage.",
|
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"what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The 41-year-old singer posted an adorable Instagram photo of his boys playing on the piano together. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Prince William, father to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, celebrated today by sharing an adorable new photo of him with the children. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
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"In the adorable photo, captured by family friend and photographer Misan Harriman, Lili smiles for the camera while wearing a baby blue frock with short sleeves and embroidered details. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
|
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"But coming up with the perfect Instagram caption to accompany that adorable photo from your childhood playdates can oftentimes lead to an acute case of writer's block. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The iconic sketch comedy series\u2019 official Twitter page also shared an adorable photo from the read-through process, in which Gomez is seen smiling behind her mask, flipping through the script in a leather jacket and slicked back bun. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Back at her house, Condor introduces us to her family, which includes her fianc\u00e9, actor and singer Anthony De La Torre, as well as an adorable pair of dogs, Emmy and Timmy. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Kate Middleton and Prince William walked up to Cardiff Castle with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, making an adorable family picture in mostly blues. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The adorable picture was snapped by royal photographer Chris Jackson. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French, \"worthy of veneration,\" going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin ad\u014dr\u0101bilis, from ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to venerate, adore \" + -bilis \"capable (of acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"darling",
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"dear",
|
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"disarming",
|
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"endearing",
|
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"lovable",
|
|
"loveable",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
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"precious",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"winning",
|
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"winsome"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115702",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"adorant":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": adoring":[],
|
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": one that adores":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin adorant-, adorans , present participle of adorare to adore":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114010",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adoration":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of adoring : the state of being adored":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They looked at the baby in adoration .",
|
|
"The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The subsequent celebration and public adoration confirmed the specialness of the wearer\u2014at least until a new champion was crowned. \u2014 Brian H. Robb, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But gaining adoration \u2014putting her talent and charm to dazzling effect\u2014had brought Millay to college, bought her food and dresses, and won her scholarships. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet Unbearable Weight makes clear that that connection is also innately tenuous, a one-sided adoration that can veer awfully close to obsession. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The women\u2019s soccer team isn\u2019t just winning World Cups and widespread adoration but is also waging a public, uphill battle for equal pay. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Neither of us -- Arin, a Jewish atheist, nor I, a Catholic agnostic -- ever felt comfortable with the masses, the crossings, the acts of adoration , all the trappings of institutional religion. \u2014 Dave Lucas, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In, Maney\u2019s photograph, Jackson is slightly blurred with a beaming smile as her daughter Leila, who remains in focus, looks at her mother in adoration . \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Who Lunch: throw roses at Patti Lupone's head in adoration . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That day, Love -- and every other player -- soaked in the adoration at the epicenter of a magical celebration 52 years in the making. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin ad\u014dr\u0101ti\u014dn-, ad\u014dr\u0101ti\u014d, from ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to venerate, adore \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094422",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adorational":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by, motivated by, or showing adoration":[
|
|
"Both are insulated by the sycophantic staff syndrome, the adorational press they largely enjoy \u2026 the whole bit.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Nyhan , Boston Globe , 29 Nov. 1990"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-shn\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"adoration + -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094014"
|
|
},
|
|
"adoratory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place of adoration":[
|
|
"a pagan adoratory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin adoratorium , from Latin adoratus + -orium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202259",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adorbs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely charming or appealing : adorable":[
|
|
"Ever notice that the tiny version of pretty much anything is super adorbs , from poodles to party favors",
|
|
"\u2014 Cassandra Vega",
|
|
"The Wildflower Eye & Cheek Palette, $36, looks adorbs , and comes in blendable, spring- and summer-perfect shades.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Boston Herald"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"2008, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ador(a)b(le) + -s, hypocoristic suffix (perhaps shortened from -sy, as in cutesy )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frbz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115259",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be very fond of":[
|
|
"adores pecan pie"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regard with loving admiration and devotion":[
|
|
"He adored his wife."
|
|
],
|
|
": to worship or honor as a deity or as divine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He's a good doctor. All his patients adore him.",
|
|
"They adored shopping in all the boutiques.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Regardless, fans adore the light-hearted celebratory boogie Teller does while playing football in the sand. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Super happy for our family and the kids adore him already. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe that was always inevitable: Her parents worked in theater; she was raised to adore character acting and camp, arguably corners of drama less concerned with clear skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Pet lovers are sure to adore this cute lighting solution for their backyards, gardens, and patios. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English aouren, adouren, borrowed from Anglo-French aurer, ahourer, adourer (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to plead with, appeal to, approach (a god) as a suppliant or worshipper, treat with reverence, admire,\" from ad- ad- + \u014dr\u0101re \"to pray to, beseech\" \u2014 more at oration":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adore revere , reverence , venerate , worship , adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling. a professor revered by her students reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring. reverenced the academy's code of honor venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age. heroes still venerated worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony. worships their memory adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment. we adored our doctor",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"cherish",
|
|
"love",
|
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"worship"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114633",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"adoring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unloving"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling or showing great affection and devotion":[
|
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"his adoring fans",
|
|
"her adoring husband",
|
|
"her adoring eyes",
|
|
"He was twenty then, an only son, spoiled by his adoring family.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Button is an extremely adoring girl who has lived with people of all ages, dogs, other cats and even a bunny. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"After all was said and done, having defended the novel in the most adoring and erudite terms, Lionel Trilling informed his wife, having observed the couple in action, that V\u00e9ra was Lolita. \u2014 Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
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"We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe \u2014 the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna \u2014 a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Lydia\u2019s portrayer, Rita Moreno, says of her character\u2019s now-classic dramatic arrival into an episode: Tossing open the curtain of her converted bedroom and greeting her adoring public. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Since then, the adoring husband has gotten a tattoo of his wife on his arm, affectionately wearing his heart on his sleeve. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Trump to address one of his most adoring crowds at CPAC President Donald Trump will return to the Conservative Political Action Conference, commonly known CPAC, on Saturday for the fourth time in his presidency. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Across her adolescence, Lara Jean writes five adoring letters to her most intense crushes. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities. \u2014 Sydney Scott, Essence , 22 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from present participle of adore":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-i\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectionate",
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"devoted",
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"fond",
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"loving",
|
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"tender",
|
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"tenderhearted"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073839",
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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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"adorn":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blemish",
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
|
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"mar",
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"scar",
|
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"spoil"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects":[
|
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"adorned the wall with her paintings"
|
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],
|
|
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments":[
|
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"people of fashion who adorned the Court"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
|
|
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two skateboards shaped like a cross adorn the side of a skate ramp in a beachside parking lot in El Granada, a village about 7 miles south of Devil\u2019s Slide, where Richard and his friends often skated. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"First came the plume hunters of the 1800s and early 1900s, who shot birds by the thousands so that their feathers could adorn women\u2019s hats in New York and London. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adorn adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074508",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adorned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects":[
|
|
"adorned the wall with her paintings"
|
|
],
|
|
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments":[
|
|
"people of fashion who adorned the Court"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
|
|
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two skateboards shaped like a cross adorn the side of a skate ramp in a beachside parking lot in El Granada, a village about 7 miles south of Devil\u2019s Slide, where Richard and his friends often skated. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"First came the plume hunters of the 1800s and early 1900s, who shot birds by the thousands so that their feathers could adorn women\u2019s hats in New York and London. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adorn adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211605",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adorning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects":[
|
|
"adorned the wall with her paintings"
|
|
],
|
|
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments":[
|
|
"people of fashion who adorned the Court"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
|
|
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two skateboards shaped like a cross adorn the side of a skate ramp in a beachside parking lot in El Granada, a village about 7 miles south of Devil\u2019s Slide, where Richard and his friends often skated. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"First came the plume hunters of the 1800s and early 1900s, who shot birds by the thousands so that their feathers could adorn women\u2019s hats in New York and London. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adorn adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adornment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that adorns":[],
|
|
": the action of adorning : the state of being adorned":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the adornment of the walls with her paintings",
|
|
"Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments .",
|
|
"The entrance to the building has little adornment .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What does seem to characterize those who wear or collect Villa\u2019s jewels, however, is an appreciation of narrative jewelry that enhances the wearer\u2019s sense of self and a love of adornment that is self-generated, rather than trend-powered. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"In other words, which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now",
|
|
"During the races, many team members also celebrate their Indigenous pride through adornment . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Watersons did so without vocal fuss or musical adornment . \u2014 Jim Farber, New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And for good, ill, and everything in between, fashion and adornment are our history. \u2014 Saratatyana, Longreads , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Since this is a BMW, all manner of options are available, but the 230i works best with minimal adornment \u2014no need to kill that throwback vibe with the color head-up display and Tacora red leather. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"For the occasion, the Poosh founder tapped Dolce & Gabbana for her unconventional bridal look, which consisted of a body-con minidress with a bleeding heart adornment , sheer opera gloves, and a shoulder-length veil. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"De Waal collects anecdotes of female-chimp self- adornment \u2014grass blades tucked inside an ear and crushed fruit smeared over the upper body. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English adornement, borrowed from Anglo-French aurnement, from aurner, adourner \"to adorn \" + -ment -ment":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beautifier",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"embellisher",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"garnishment",
|
|
"garniture",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
|
"setoff",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adolescency":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": adolescence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4an-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English adolescencie , from Latin adolescentia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172039"
|
|
},
|
|
"adoptive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made or acquired by adoption":[
|
|
"the adoptive father"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to adoption":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One in four children live without a biological, step, or adoptive father in their homes, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. \u2014 Theresa Vargas, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The titular Obi-Wan Kenobi \u2014 played by Ewan McGregor \u2014 is then tasked by Leia\u2019s adoptive father to rescue young Leia, which, unbeknownst to him, leads him straight to the den of Reva and, ultimately, another appearance from Flea. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Her adoptive father, Hopper (David Harbour), is secretly alive in a torturous Russian prison. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Anderson plays the lead role of Frollo, Archdeacon of Notre Dame and the adoptive father of Quasimodo. \u2014 Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Though some adoptive or foster parents do induce lactation \u2014 a process that requires the use of hormone-mimicking drugs \u2014 many do not. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"She is also survived by Chesa\u2019s two adoptive brothers, Zayd and Malik Dohrn. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link and Corey Fogelmanis play Jackie\u2019s new adoptive brothers. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Two bank robbers, the adoptive brothers Danny (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), hijack an ambulance after a heist gone wrong, using it to sneak by the cops. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English adoptif, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adoptif, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin adopt\u012bvus, from adopt\u0101re \"to adopt \" + -\u012bvus -ive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191602"
|
|
},
|
|
"adoptive parent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one's parent by adoption : a parent who has adopted a child":[
|
|
"She is their adopted daughter, which makes them her adoptive parents ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203313"
|
|
},
|
|
"adoptive immunotherapy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-tiv-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231452"
|
|
},
|
|
"adoptive arms":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arms of adoption":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002644"
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},
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"Adonai":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fi",
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"-\u02c8n\u012b"
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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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"Hebrew '\u0103dh\u014dn\u0101y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041344"
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},
|
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"adonic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or by a trochee":[
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"adonic verse"
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],
|
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": a verse having adonic rhythm":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-nik"
|
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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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"Adon is, mythological personage + English -ic or -ian":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174039"
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},
|
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"adobe bug":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a hemipterous insect pest ( Haematosiphon inodora ) of poultry in arid southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico":[]
|
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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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"so called from its distribution in areas where adobe is common":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195206"
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},
|
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"Adoxaceae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of herbs (order Rubiales) by some included in the Caprifoliaceae but distinguished by having flowers without a calyx and with the stamens inserted in pairs on the tube of the corolla":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-\u02ccd\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u0101-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
|
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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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"New Latin, from Adoxa , type genus + -aceae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012926"
|
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},
|
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"Adoxa":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a genus (the type of the family Adoxaceae ) of perennial rhizomatous herbs having berrylike fruit":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4k-s\u0259"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek adoxos without glory, from a- a- entry 2 + doxa glory; from the lack of showy flowers":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020357"
|
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},
|
|
"adonidin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a mixture of glucosides obtained from an adonis ( Adonis vernalis ) and used especially formerly as a cardiac stimulant":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259-d\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis , genus name of Adonis vernalis ) + -id + -in ; originally formed in German":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071454"
|
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},
|
|
"adobe lily":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Californian bulbous herb ( Fritillaria pluriflora ) having pinkish purple flowers":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the typical soil of its locality":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105208"
|
|
},
|
|
"adobe brown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a moderate yellowish brown that is slightly paler than Bismarck brown, duller and very slightly yellower than maple sugar, and slightly yellower and paler than cinnamon brown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122043"
|
|
},
|
|
"adobe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brick or building material of sun-dried earth and straw":[],
|
|
": a structure made of adobe bricks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u014d-b\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The house was built of adobe .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Judd unified and adapted the structure, which was originally three separate 1940s warehouses for wool and mohair storage beside the railroad tracks, by adding quarter-panel windows and pivot doors, a sotol garden and an adobe -walled courtyard. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The adobe -style architecture matches the main house, which is just a few steps away. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The brainchild of Pierpaolo Lazzarini, founder of the ever-disruptive Lazzarini Design Studio, the new Pearlsuite is an emissions-free floating adobe intended to revolutionize seaside hospitality. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The brand name itself, and the pastel Southwest color scheme, were inspired by the aesthetics of Don\u2019s wife, Ilene, who had already redone their home in a seaside New York City neighborhood in faux- adobe style by the time Don started the company. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nearby, private security guards didn\u2019t seem to notice that a man had scaled the Campo\u2019s walls and spread his belongings on a table underneath the adobe \u2019s veranda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The building\u2019s 6-foot adobe walls helped the church survive a damaging earthquake in 1887. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In one, Sam is lined up with a group of men in front of an adobe in Palomas, looking like a still from the 1960 Western The Magnificent Seven. \u2014 Stacey Ravel Abarbanel, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This historic adobe was built as a restaurant in 1923 by Ellen Browning Scripps, a historical icon of San Diego. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish, borrowed from Arabic at\u0323-t\u0323\u016bb, from al \"the\" + t\u0323\u016bb \"brick (material), bricks,\" borrowed from Coptic (Sahidic dialect) t\u00f4\u00f4be, (Bohairic dialect) t\u00f4bi \"brick,\" going back to Old Egyptian db.t":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160520"
|
|
},
|
|
"adonin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bitter gumlike glucoside C 24 H 40 O 9 found in the root of plants of the genus Adonis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u014d-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis , genus name of Adonis autumnalis ) + -in ; originally formed in German":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173530"
|
|
},
|
|
"adown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": down":[
|
|
"adown the long years",
|
|
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English adoun, adoune , from Old English ad\u016bne, of d\u016bne , from a- (from of ) or of off, from + d\u016bne , dative of d\u016bn hill":"Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English adoun, adoune , from adoun, adoune , adverb":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220913"
|
|
},
|
|
"Adour":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 208 miles (335 kilometers) long in southwestern France flowing from the Pyrenees Mountains northwest and west into the Bay of Biscay":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8du\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080525"
|
|
},
|
|
"adobe tick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chicken tick":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from its distribution in areas where adobe is common":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164936"
|
|
},
|
|
"adobo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Philippine dish of fish or meat usually marinated in a sauce containing vinegar and garlic, browned in fat, and simmered in the marinade":[],
|
|
": a spicy marinade used in Latin American cuisine and usually containing vinegar, garlic, and chili peppers":[
|
|
"chipotles in adobo"
|
|
],
|
|
": a seasoning mixture that typically includes ground dried garlic, ground dried onion, oregano, salt, and pepper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u014d-b\u014d",
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8t\u035fh\u014d-b\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her tacos de tinga, also known as spicy chicken tacos, drip with an adobo that electrifies the shredded breast meat packed into the tortilla. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Also tried some sweet-and-sour chicken wings, which ate as advertised and were similarly accessible as the adobo . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The all-you-can-eat buffet loaded with stews from chicken adobo to pork blood-heavy dinuguan is a popular choice. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The masa chicharrones with vinegar were an homage to eating adobo at Christmas family gatherings. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Carlo Lamagna, the man behind Portland\u2019s 2021 Restaurant of the Year, Magna Kusina, was promoted to the head chef position in 2014, adding crispy lumpia, pork cheek adobo and other dishes inspired by his Filipino heritage. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Not just for the tasting menus or pastries or longganisa sandwiches or mushroom adobo , offered by day with garlic rice ($16) and by night as a maitake frond with mussel emulsion. \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Her recipe for chicken adobo is inspired by the versions made by her family. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2020",
|
|
"After that: Coral Springs and Kendall. Neri\u2019s beef birria is slow-braised for 16 hours in a brick-red adobo of chili pepper, garlic, cumin and bay leaves. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish, \"marinade,\" noun derivative of adobar \"to arrange, prepare, cook, marinate,\" borrowed from Old French adober \"to arm (a knight), prepare,\" from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -dober, borrowed from Old Low Franconian *dubban \"to strike\"; akin to Old Frisian dubba \"to hit, knock\" \u2014 more at dub entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235030"
|
|
},
|
|
"adosculation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": impregnation by external contact without intromission":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)a-\u02ccd\u00e4-sky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin adosculat us (past participle of adosculari to kiss, from Latin ad- + osculari to kiss) + English -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1682, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081139"
|
|
},
|
|
"Adorno":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Theodor 1903\u20131969 originally Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund German philosopher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-n\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082711"
|
|
},
|
|
"adolescaria":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a late larval trematode or a developing trematode not yet attained to sexual maturity \u2014 compare marita , parthenita":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02ccle-\u02c8ska-r\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02c8sker-\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin adolescere + -aria (feminine of -arius -ary)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111615"
|
|
},
|
|
"adolesce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to grow toward maturity : pass through adolescence":[
|
|
"it is a young nation, still adolescing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6a-d\u0259-\u00a6les"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from adolescent entry 1 & adolescence":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114649"
|
|
}
|
|
} |