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{
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"Cynewulf":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"9th century Anglo-Saxon poet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ki-n\u0259-\u02ccwu\u0307lf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171808",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Cynipidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea ) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (such as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop \u2014 see cynips":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8nip\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051718",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cynipoidea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a superfamily of hymenopterous insects (suborder Clistogastra) that are distinguished by greatly reduced wing venation and a coiled retractile ovipositor and that include the gall wasps and several families of parasites of other insects \u2014 see cynipidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips + -oidea":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140359",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"cynegetics":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hunting , chase entry 2 sense 1b":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin Cynegetica , title of a poem (from Late Greek Kyn\u0113getika , from neuter plural of Greek kyn\u0113getikos of hunting, from kyn\u0113get\u0113s hunter, from kyn- cyn- + h\u0113geisthai to lead) + English -s":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-iks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115203",
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular in construction"
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]
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},
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"cynghanedd":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a strict intricate system of alliteration and rhyme used in Welsh poetry":[
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"the knowledge of cynghanedd is shared by farm laborer and village craftsman as well as the schoolmaster and parson",
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"\u2014 Wyn Griffith"
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],
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": alliteration or alliteration and rhyme in any of the four patterns of cynghanedd":[
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"one rule is common to all the \"24 measures\": there must be cynghanedd in every line",
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"\u2014 A. S. D. Smith"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Welsh, from cym- com- (from Old Welsh com- ) + canu to sing + -edd (noun suffix); akin to Latin com- and to Latin canere to sing":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259\u014b\u02c8h\u00e4(\u02cc)net\u035fh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161806",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He's too much of a cynic to see the benefits of marriage.",
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"A cynic might think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes.",
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"Reporters who cover politics often become cynics .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But even a cynic must admit that such visits are a lifeline to Ukraine, and a poke in the eye to a Russian leader who wanted to crush its sovereignty. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 2 May 2022",
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"Instead, work to become a true cynic , in its original sense. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Only a cynic would think that the reason for this move may owe just a little to PR \u2014 and to the fact that these securities have become very hard to trade. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"What kind of person would want to work at an online dating detective agency: a hopeless romantic, or a consummate cynic ",
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"After all, the actress played the sarcastic cynic , Stevie Budd, of Rosebud Motel for six seasons on Schitt's Creek. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The whole concept is something a cynic might dismiss: What could be feminist about marine mammals",
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"Otherwise, exercise would be bad for us, and even the most hard-hearted cynic agrees that exercise is not bad for you. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Obama\u2019s presidency was followed by the election of an open racist\u2014and an open cynic \u2014whose supporters seem ever more hostile to democracy with each passing week. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin, Middle French cynique , from Latin cynicus , from Greek kynikos , literally, like a dog, from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog \u2014 more at hound":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8si-nik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"misanthrope",
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"naysayer",
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"pessimist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042510",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynic spasm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": risus sardonicus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024518",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynical":{
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"antonyms":[
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"uncynical"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest":[
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"a cynical ploy to win votes"
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],
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": captious , peevish":[],
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": contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives":[
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"\u2026 those cynical men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient.",
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"\u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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],
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": having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic : such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 if more and more people out there are willing to kill themselves in order to kill us, we've got to give the poor and cynical of the world something positive to believe in. \u2014 Robert Reich , Prospect , February 2003",
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"When \"Roots\" premiered on the ABC network in 1977, my generation of black academics and activists was cynical and outraged. We felt the horrors of slavery were rendered flat and lifeless by the miniseries \u2026 \u2014 Houston A. Baker, Jr. , Vibe , February 2002",
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"It was fear of the Other, the poor, the dying\u2014or to evoke a word with biblical authority\u2014the pestilential. And so I could no longer be cynical about her motives. \u2014 Bharati Mukherjee , Time , 14 June 1999",
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"\u2026 was quiet spoken, but he had a cynical arch to his brows, as though he were repressing an urge to sneer. \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Blooding , 1989",
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"Cynical people say there is no such thing as true love.",
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"People are so cynical nowadays.",
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"She's become more cynical in her old age.",
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"Some people regard the governor's visit to the hospital as a cynical attempt to win votes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"More architectural losses are certain, given the prevailing political winds, which are cynical . \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"Making those Robert Langdon sequels wasn\u2019t a little cynical ",
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"And then there were those who, in addition to being fatigued and irritated, are deeply cynical . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
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"Rieger, 65, can be as cynical as anyone about the vanities and flaws of TV news. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Many people are indeed that cynical about politics, but cynicism is an ally of the status quo. \u2014 Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"To suggest otherwise is just plain cynical ; a diversion from what will happen: holding tobacco companies accountable. \u2014 Steve Cohen, STAT , 28 July 2021",
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"The myth of Putin as a cynical but rational chess player has been upended by the march of folly in Ukraine. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"But the revolution was not entirely cynical , for Henry established new monasteries as his program of dissolution continued. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see cynic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8si-n\u0259-k\u0259l",
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"\u02c8si-ni-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cynical cynical , misanthropic , pessimistic mean deeply distrustful. cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity. cynical about politicians' motives misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society. a solitary and misanthropic artist pessimistic implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life. pessimistic about the future",
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"synonyms":[
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"misanthropic",
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"pessimistic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115655",
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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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"cynicism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the doctrine of the Cynics (see cynic sense 2 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite the draw of Pride for travelers and increasing industry and brand support, there is a rising cynicism around the corporatization of Pride. \u2014 Maria Eilersen, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
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"Well, if politicians delivered on promises, that\u2019d be a good start in the fight against cynicism . \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
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"On social media, many creators have been calling out the cynicism of Pride Month and how corporations cash in on it. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
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"But, as Vox\u2019s Marin Cogan notes, cynicism about America\u2019s response to gun violence can sometimes go too far. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
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"If these employees are not held to account for inappropriate and/or unethical behavior, cynicism grows within the organization and fuels the belief by employees that their concerns don\u2019t matter. \u2014 Carrie Penman, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Beijing\u2019s cynicism goes further than the disconnect between official rhetoric and actions. \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Its business model is highly profitable cynicism on a global scale. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"In a culture steeped in irony and cynicism , Verrier\u2019s earnest reverence for food begins to feel almost radical. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see cynic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8si-n\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105002",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynipid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any insect of the family Cynipidae":[],
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": of or relating to the Cynipidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cynipidae":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8sin\u0259p\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015417",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynipoid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or resembling the gall wasps or the Cynipoidea \u2014 compare cynipidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sin\u0259\u02ccp\u022fid"
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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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"New Latin Cynipoidea":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134606"
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},
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"cynosure":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a center of attraction or attention":[
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"\u2026 they have turned an eyesore into a cynosure .",
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"\u2014 Catherine Reynolds",
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"\u2026 his rapidly increasing wealth has made him a cynosure in political circles.",
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"\u2014 Larissa MacFarquhar"
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],
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": one that serves to direct or guide":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"with an unwavering commitment to equal rights for all as his only cynosure",
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"that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The setting had all the elements of a stirring, emotional clash: an underlying sense of betrayal, accusations of soulless greed, the prospect of transformative change and a popular, beloved figure trapped in the cynosure of the firestorm. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
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"The Celtic cynosure in the 100-96 triumph, Tatum logged a team-best 26 points along with 10 rebounds and 6 assists while scoring 7 vital fourth-quarter points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
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"While the Sackler family, which owned Purdue, attracted intense national attention and became a cynosure of criticism after the company\u2019s introduction of its blockbuster pill OxyContin, the Mallinckrodt brand slipped under the radar. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
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"Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"There\u2019s no dearth of claims for the value of having your company name mentioned incessantly on the air and connected with sports teams that are the cynosure of their local communities and sometimes the national marketplace. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Woods\u2019s future as a competitive golfer is unclear, and the Masters marches on without the person at the cynosure of the tournament\u2019s dominant narrative for nearly 25 years. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"Long before Boston became a cynosure of American Catholicism, its inhabitants commemorated the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot on Nov. 5, 1605, as Pope\u2019s Day, a holiday of bonfires, bigotry and a little light rioting. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2020",
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"Taylor Swift: cynosure of the age, winner of a barn full of awards, incomprehensibly wealthy, beautiful, talented, young. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 2 Apr. 2020"
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],
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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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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French Cynosure \"Ursa Minor,\" borrowed from Latin Cynos\u016bra, borrowed from Greek Kyn\u00f3soura, from kyn\u00f3s, genitive of k\u00fd\u014dn \"dog\" + our\u00e1 \"tail\" \u2014 more at hound entry 1 , ass entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccshu\u0307r",
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"\u02c8si-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"compass",
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"direction",
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"focus",
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"lodestar",
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"loadstar",
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"polestar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182055",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cynthia moth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large Chinese silkworm moth ( Samia cynthia ) with a larva that feeds especially on the tree of heaven and has been introduced in other regions for silk production \u2014 compare ailanthus silkworm":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214446"
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},
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"Cynthia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": artemis":[],
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": the moon personified as a goddess":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sin(t)-th\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from feminine of Cynthius of Cynthus, from Cynthus , mountain on Delos where she was born, from Greek Kynthos":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224652"
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},
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"cynthiid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tethyid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sinth\u0113\u0259\u0307d"
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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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"New Latin, Cynthiidae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225736"
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},
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"cynomolgus monkey":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": crab-eating macaque":[
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"Not long ago neurobiologists at Rockefeller University installed a glass plate in the skull of an anesthetized cynomolgus monkey .",
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"\u2014 Discover"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccs\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4l-g\u0259s-",
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"\u02ccs\u012b-n\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4l-g\u0259s-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"State troopers urged people not to look for or capture the cynomolgus monkey following the Friday afternoon crash on a state highway near an Interstate 80 exit in Montour County. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"In the meantime, the price for a cynomolgus monkey has more than doubled from a year ago to well over $10,000, Mr. Lewis said. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2021",
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"In a Dutch study of eight cynomolgus monkeys inoculated with SARS-CoV-2, the four oldest monkeys developed higher levels of the virus in nose and throat swabs compared with younger animals. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"Dave O\u2019Connor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who is studying SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus monkeys , says the field will ultimately winnow down models. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"In China, two pigs with monkey cells were born after researchers genetically modified cynomolgus monkey cells in vitro. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"Additionally, Janssen researchers created a long-lasting version of GDF15 that was given to cynomolgus monkeys . \u2014 Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS , 30 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, alteration of cynamolgus , from Latin, member of an ancient tribe in Africa, from Greek Kynamolgoi , literally, dog milkers":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200924"
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},
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"cynology":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": scientific study of the dog especially in respect to its natural history":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cyn- + -logy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222312"
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},
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"Cynomoriaceae":{
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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 plants (order Myrtales) coextensive with the genus Cynomorium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-m\u022fr-",
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"\u02ccs\u012bn-",
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"-n\u0259\u02cc-",
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"\u02ccsin\u014d\u02ccm\u014dr\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cynomorium , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235428"
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},
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"cynologist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that specializes in the care and training of dogs":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u012b\u02c8-",
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010130"
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},
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"Cynosurus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of European grasses with several-flowered spikelets in panicles \u2014 see crested dogstail":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsin\u0259\u02c8s(h)u\u0307r\u0259s",
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"\u02ccs\u012bn-"
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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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"New Latin, from Greek kynosoura dog's tail":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010956"
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},
|
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"cynosure of all eyes":{
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the focus of everyone's attention":[
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"She was the cynosure of all eyes as she walked into the room."
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]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141703"
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},
|
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"cyn":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dog":[
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"cyn iatrics"
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],
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"cyanide":[]
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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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"Middle English cyno- , from Latin, from Greek kyn-, kyno- , from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog":"Combining form"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185757"
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},
|
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"cynanchum":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of twining vines (family Asclepiadaceae) with opposite hanging leaves, small greenish or purplish flowers, and long smooth pods":[],
|
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": the roots of several vines of the genus Cynanchum formerly used as an emetic":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8na\u014bk\u0259m"
|
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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 kynanchon dogbane ( Marsdenia erecta ), from kyn- cyn- + -anchon (from anchein to choke)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202956"
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},
|
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"Cynara":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid spiny leaves and large flower heads with fleshy receptacles \u2014 see artichoke , cardoon":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sin\u0259r\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":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek kynara, kinara , a kind of artichoke":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210521"
|
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},
|
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"Cynomorium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Cynomoriaceae ) of bright red leafless parasitic plants that belong to the order Myrtales, have unisexual flowers borne in heads, and produce edible underground stems which have been used as a dysentery remedy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin cynomorion broomrape, from Greek kynomorion dodder, from kyn- cyn- + -morion part, member, diminutive of moros fate, lot":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234846"
|
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},
|
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"Cynoidea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a division of Carnivora comprising mammals that resemble dogs as distinguished from those that resemble bears, the two groups being now usually combined as the Arctoidea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u022fid\u0113\u0259",
|
|
"s\u012b\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cyn- + -oidea":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015415"
|
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},
|
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"cynomorph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or belonging to Cercopithecidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cynomorpha":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042643"
|
|
},
|
|
"cynoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a dog":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or belonging to the Cynoidea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si\u02cc-",
|
|
"\u02c8s\u012b\u02ccn\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek kynoeid\u0113s , from kyn- cyn- + -oeid\u0113s -oid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071557"
|
|
},
|
|
"cyn-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dog":[
|
|
"cyn iatrics"
|
|
],
|
|
"cyanide":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cyno- , from Latin, from Greek kyn-, kyno- , from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120237"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynognathus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of large carnivorous therapsid reptiles (suborder Theriodontia) that greatly resembled mammals in form, were presumably near the direct ancestral line of the true mammals, and are known chiefly from remains found in the Karroo formation of the Triassic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"s\u012b\u02c8-",
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4gn\u0259th\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cyn- + -gnathus -gnathous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133622"
|
|
},
|
|
"cynegetic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to hunting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6sin\u0259\u0307\u00a6jetik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek kyn\u0113getikos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135040"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynoglossum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large genus of tall rough herbs (family Boraginaceae) found in most temperate and subtropical regions \u2014 see hound's-tongue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek kynogl\u014dsson , from kyn- cyn- + -gloss\u014dn (from gl\u014dssa tongue)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155808"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynomorpha":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group coextensive with Cercopithecidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cyn- + -morpha":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173841"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynomys":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of rodents comprising the prairie dogs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cyn- + -mys":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033941"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynoglossidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of flatfishes comprising the tonguefishes and having small eyes on the left side of the head and the long dorsal and anal fins fused with the caudal fin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u022fs-",
|
|
"\u02ccsin\u014d\u02c8gl\u00e4ss\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccs\u012bn-",
|
|
"-n\u0259\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Cynoglossus , type genus (from Greek kynogl\u014dssos , a kind of fish, from kyno- cyn- + -gl\u014dssos , from glossa tongue) + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071816"
|
|
},
|
|
"cynophilist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dog fancier : one that is favorably disposed toward dogs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"s\u012b\u02c8-",
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cyn- + -phile + -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152635"
|
|
},
|
|
"cynophobia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pathological fear or loathing of dogs":[
|
|
"If a person were attacked by a dog, that experience could prompt cynophobia , or fear of dogs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Becky Swartswatter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccs\u012b-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek kyno-, combining form of k\u00fd\u014dn, genitive kyn\u00f3s \"dog\" + -phobia \u2014 more at hound entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155615"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynogale":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of mammals consisting of the mampalon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4g\u0259l\u0113",
|
|
"s\u012b\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cyn- + Greek gal\u0113, gale\u0113 weasel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163254"
|
|
},
|
|
"cynodontin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brown crystalline phenolic pigment C 15 H 10 O 6 derived from anthraquinone that is obtained from fungi of the genus Helminthosporium (as H. cynodontis )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-nt\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin cynodontis (specific epithet of Helminthosporium cynodontis , from Greek kynodont-, kynod\u014dn canine tooth) + English -in":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211836"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cynodontia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising a number of small carnivorous reptiles often with cusps on the teeth that resemble those of mammals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek kynodont-, kynod\u014dn canine tooth + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223150"
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},
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"cynodont":{
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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 small pulp cavities":[],
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": having cynodont teeth":[],
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": of or belonging to Cynodontia":[],
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": a reptile or fossil of the group Cynodontia":[],
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": a canine tooth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\""
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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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"Greek kynodont-, kynod\u014dn canine tooth":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230637"
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},
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"Cynodon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of creeping grasses having short flat leaves and digitate spikes of one-flowered spikelets \u2014 see bermuda grass":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Greek kynod\u014dn canine tooth, from kyn- cyn- + od\u014dn tooth":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005313"
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},
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"Cynodictis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of extinct carnivores from the Eocene and Oligocene of Europe that were long-bodied short-legged creatures resembling weasels with retractile claws and presumably ancestral to dogs, foxes, and related forms":[]
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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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"New Latin, from cyn- + -dictis (from Greek diktys , an unknown Libyan animal mentioned by Herodotus)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031000"
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},
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"Cynodesmus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of extinct Miocene carnivores apparently derived from Cynodictis and on the direct ancestral line of the true dogs and wolves":[]
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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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"New Latin, from cyn- + Greek desmos bond":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032643"
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},
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"Cynocrambe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of Old World fleshy herbs constituting a family ( Cynocrambaceae ) and having simple petioled leaves, inconspicuous apetalous flowers, and globose fruit with a crustaceous pericarp":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Greek kynokramb\u0113 dog's mercury ( Mercurialis perennis ), from Greek kyn- cyn- + kramb\u0113 cabbage":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033145"
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},
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"Cynocrambaceae":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of herbs (order Caryophyllales) coextensive with the genus Cynocrambe":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Cynocrambe , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034355"
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},
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"cynocephalus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dogheaded being:":[],
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": one of a fabled race of dogheaded men":[],
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": baboon":[],
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": a genus of mammals containing the flying lemurs":[],
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": papio":[]
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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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"Latin, from Greek kynokephalos , from kynokephalos , adjective, from kyn- cyn- + -kephalos -cephalous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034541"
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},
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"cynocephalous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a head or face like that of a dog":[]
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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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"cynocephalous from Greek kynokephalos; cynocephalic from Greek kynokephalos + English -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035032"
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},
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"cyno-":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see cyn-":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035254"
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},
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"cynism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": cynicism":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8si\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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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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"French cynisme , from Late Latin cynismus , from Greek kynismos , from kyn- + -isomos -ism":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035414"
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},
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"Cynips":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus (the type of the family Cynipidae ) of small gall wasps including a number that form galls on oaks":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sin\u0259\u0307ps"
|
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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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"New Latin, probably from Latin cinyphes, cinyphum gnat, modification of Greek knips insect infesting fig and oak trees; akin to Greek sknips , a kind of small worm, Middle English nippen to nip":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040220"
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}
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} |