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263 lines
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{
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"dapper":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"frowsy",
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"frowzy",
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"sloppy",
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"slovenly",
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"unkempt"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": alert and lively in movement and manners":[
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"a dapper old gentleman"
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],
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": neat and trim in appearance":[
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"looked very dapper in their uniforms"
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],
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": very spruce and stylish":[
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"a dapper new suit"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The students all looked very dapper in their uniforms.",
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"the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This night, one of his guests is an elderly, dapper gentleman named Plennie Wingo. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 3 May 2020",
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"Actor and choreographer Darnell Pierre Benjamin is one of those people who manages to look dapper even when he is dressed down. \u2014 David Lyman, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2020",
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"Lined with fuzzy lamb's wool and featuring a non-skid rubber sole, these are the ultimate house slipper for the dapper dude in your life. \u2014 Anna Heyman, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2019",
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"Clearly a fashion fan himself, Hawke has accompanied his mother to Prada shows in New York sporting very dapper bespoke tailoring by the Italian house. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2020",
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"His fresh Celine by Hedi Slimane tux with its red flower on the lapel was dapper and delightful on the red carpet. \u2014 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Turner, 23, was clad in sleek black dress and festive headpiece while Joe, 30, wore a similarly dark and dapper suit. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"Both Jim and Deacon looked dapper in their suits, and Ava totally stunned in a lace dress which was complemented by her loose waves. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 14 Dec. 2019",
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"In a bright neon green, Lil Nas X looked dapper , styling his cropped jacket with a bold zebra-print top underneath. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dapyr , from Middle Dutch dapper quick, strong; akin to Old High German tapfar heavy, Old Church Slavonic debel\u016d thick":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"natty",
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"sharp",
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"smart",
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"snappy",
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"spruce"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063017",
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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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"dapple":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blotch",
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"dot",
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"fleck",
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"freckle",
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"marble",
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"mottle",
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"pepper",
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"shoot",
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"speck",
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"speckle",
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"splotch",
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"spot",
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"sprinkle",
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"stipple"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dappled animal":[],
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": any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background":[],
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": the quality or state of being dappled":[],
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": to mark with dapples":[],
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": to produce a dappled pattern":[
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"sun dappling through trees"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street",
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"Verb",
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"sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Piglet is a Chihuahua-dachshund mix, with a genetic condition called double dapple that causes eyesight and hearing difficulties. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"What happens when athletes, guilty or not, cry sabotage and cite the ease with which the Cologne study manufactured positive tests from a dime-sized dapple of translucent ointment",
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"Fill shadowy areas with shade-loving plants to take advantage of the leftover sun dapple . \u2014 Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics , 1 Mar. 2020",
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"Creaky wood sounds echo over speakers, dapples of light reflecting off the water shine through cracks and portholes, and the bar slings tiki drinks to every good pirate in attendance. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"White Anemone japonica dapple Achnaterum brachytrichum, an ethereal plume whose downy flower heads, Mr. Quibel noted, glitter in the early morning dew. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2018",
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"As the butter melts, begin to season it: let a few sprinkles of rosemary dapple the foaming butter, a few pinches of salt, and a grind or two of pepper. \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017",
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"Missing dog: Shadow, a black-and- dapple Aussie-Shepard mix with dark brown eyes and weighing about 50 pounds is missing and was last seen June 14 near West Street and Morse Road in Berea. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland.com , 16 June 2017",
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"The sun streams through the multicolored leaves of oak trees and dapples thousands of alumni and fans in patches of light and shade. \u2014 Matthew Davis, The Atlantic , 10 May 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Slow down, take deep breaths and enjoy how the trees dapple the sunlight. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
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"Nine dental suites, a pharmacy and a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen branch off the sun- dappled atrium. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2020",
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"In press dispatches and news analysis pieces, the stately old Southern order is evoked with scenes of dappled sunlight under Spanish moss\u2013draped oak trees. \u2014 Paul Bowers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2020",
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"Cheese slices start at $3 (or $2 during happy hour) and come with an almost translucent crust dappled with pretty brown spots. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2020",
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"As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae- dappled rock. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2020",
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"Tiffany also exploited the abstract, mottled effects of molten glass to evoke the textures of foliage and a sky softly dappled with clouds. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 Jan. 2020",
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"De Hooch was fascinated by the interplay between light and various surfaces, painting calm, sun- dappled courtyard and interior scenes. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
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"In Mozambique\u2019s Gorongosa National Park, Charlie Hamilton James photographed an elephant amid sun- dappled ferns. \u2014 Natasha Daly, National Geographic , 25 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dappel-gray , adjective, gray marked with spots of another color":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-p\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blotch",
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"dot",
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"eyespot",
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"fleck",
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"mottle",
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"patch",
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"pip",
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"point",
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"speck",
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"speckle",
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"splotch",
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"spot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195704",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dappled":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unspotted"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background":[
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"a dappled fawn"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Potted succulents and air plants, for instance, tend to fare well if shielded from the strongest afternoon summer sun by some dappled shade from either trees or shade cloth, or by a passing shadow from a building or fence. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The long-haired man who emerged from the dappled shade was gentle, soft-spoken, earnest. \u2014 Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The dappled sunlight filtering through leafy glades in a breeze is utterly confusing to a robot. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Through a thicket of dappled trees, male and female figures in various colors and interactions are silhouetted against what may be an idyllic pink sky. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"At its center pulsed the Twin Serpents' bite mark, in a bloom of dappled red. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"During the tour, as the mix of ethereal piano and electronic music swelled, the room became dappled with floating yellow sunflowers and felt increasingly melancholic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2021",
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"But those same eyes are more sensitive than ours to dim objects like the dappled patterns of the Milky Way. \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2021",
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"The white spots on its brown coat resemble the dappled beams of sunlight that cascade through the trees, breaking up the outline of the deer\u2019s figure. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8da-p\u0259ld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dotted",
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"flecked",
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"freckled",
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"mottled",
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"specked",
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"speckled",
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"splotchy",
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"spotted",
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"spotty",
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"stippled",
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"variegated"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035833",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"dapsone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an antimicrobial agent C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S used especially to treat leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dap-\u02ccs\u014dn",
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"-\u02ccz\u014dn"
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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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"One option your dermatologist might prescribe for acne is dapsone gel, such as the brand-name version Aczone. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Oftentimes dapsone is used alongside other acne treatments. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"If dapsone doesn't help much, then patients might also use a topical hydrocortisone or lidocaine cream for relief, Dr. Burkhart says. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 7 June 2021",
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"Sometimes, dapsone may need to be taken for one or two years, according to Dr. Alesci. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 7 June 2021",
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"The acne medications currently on the market rely on antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, azelaic acid, dapsone , and vitamin A derivatives known as retinoids to quell acne. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Aug. 2020",
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"Oftentimes, dapsone is used alongside other acne treatments. \u2014 Jessica Cruel, SELF , 8 Aug. 2019",
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"In terms of topicals, you may be instructed to use benzoyl peroxide (at an Rx strength), topical antibiotics, topical retinoids (like Tazorac, or Retin-A), or topical dapsone , like Aczone. \u2014 Karina Hoshikawa, Teen Vogue , 1 June 2018",
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"For a more targeted acne treatment, Zeichner suggests topical dapsone , found in Aczone, a treatment for both hormonal and nonhormonal acne that's gentle enough for those with irritation-prone skin. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Allure , 16 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"d i a mine + p henyl + s ulf one":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211219"
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},
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"daps":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": distinctive characteristics : habits , looks , mannerisms":[
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"the very daps of my old aunt"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8daps"
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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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"origin unknown":"Plural noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065932"
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},
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"dapple-gray":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": gray variegated with spots or patches of a different shade":[
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"\u2014 used especially of horses"
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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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"Middle English dappel-gray , perhaps alteration (influenced by Old Norse depill spot) of (assumed) Middle English appel-gray , literally, apple-gray, probably translation of Old Norse apalgr\u0101r":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082259"
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}
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} |