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203 lines
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{
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"egress":{
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"antonyms":[
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"entrance",
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"entranceway",
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"entry",
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"entryway",
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"ingress"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a place or means of going out : exit":[],
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": the action or right of going or coming out":[],
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": to go or come out":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The system lets you lower the truck to ease ingress and egress , and raise it for added ground clearance. \u2014 Scott Oldham , Popular Mechanics , August 1998",
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"One comprehends how undisturbed he was, and how safe from any danger of interruption, when it is stated that he even carried off a unicorn's horn\u2014a mere curiosity\u2014which would not pass through the egress entire, but had to be sawn in two\u2014a bit of work which cost him hours of tedious labor. \u2014 Mark Twain , A Tramp Abroad , 1880",
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"When she had laid the supper-cloth, the bridge was lowered to give her means of egress , and she withdrew for the night. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Great Expectations , 1861",
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"The auditorium is designed to provide easy egress in an emergency.",
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"the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In addition, the vehicle may be raised up to 11.6 inches of ground clearance (or dropped 5.7 inches to ease entry/ egress ). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"The second-row jumps forward at the touch of a button, allowing easy ingress/ egress . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Brick and timber low-rise buildings with ample natural light, garden space, high ceilings, ease of ingress and egress and amenities including gyms and dog parks are in. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
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"If certain politicians and gun rights advocates have their way, the schools will become temples of high security with bulletproof windows and limited egress and armed guards clearing everyone who enters through metal detectors. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Fisker also says the Ronin will have unique doors that improve ingress and egress , but didn\u2019t reveal what form these apertures will take. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022",
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"That included the city of Lakewood, which provided an easement onto Madison Park land solving one of the biggest issues with the library branch -- ingress and egress . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"In times of peace, skilled immigration is a net positive for both the country of egress and the country of arrival. \u2014 Alex Salkever, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"However, running multi-cloud is both complex from an engineering perspective and expensive from an inter-cloud data egress cost perspective. \u2014 Saket Saurabh, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"No word on whether the wasp was shot down or managed to safely egress the battlespace. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 3 Jan. 2017",
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"In the event of an accident, passengers must always be able to safely egress from the aircraft. \u2014 R. Eric Jones, Fortune , 5 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin egressus , from egredi to go out, from e- + gradi to go \u2014 more at grade entry 1":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8gres",
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"\u02c8\u0113-\u02ccgres",
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"i-\u02c8gres"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"exit",
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"issue",
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"outlet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061329",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"egregious":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": distinguished":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8gr\u0113-j\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blatant",
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"conspicuous",
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"flagrant",
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"glaring",
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"gross",
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"obvious",
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"patent",
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"pronounced",
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"rank",
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"striking"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 the public perception is that too many corporate executives have committed egregious breaches of trust by cooking the books, shading the truth, and enriching themselves with huge stock-option profits while shareholders suffered breathtaking losses. \u2014 John A. Byrne et al. , Business Week , 6 May 2002",
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"History cannot be rewritten, but some of its more egregious errors can be corrected\u2014at least in part, at least symbolically. \u2026 Or so assume a growing number of human-rights advocates. \u2014 Ellis Cose , Newsweek , 27 Aug. 2001",
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"an egregious example of political bias",
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"the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To VanBuren, the increasingly diverse membership, along with initiatives to identify and honor more Black patriots, helps fulfill the terms of an agreement struck 40 years ago to right an egregious racial wrong. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 5 July 2022",
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"In a letter on Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders urged Mr. Buttigieg to begin fining airlines for particularly egregious cancellations and delays. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
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"The statements as portrayed by my client portray an egregious harassment based on race. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
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"The extra mass means the Golf R wagon is slower than the hatchback\u2014which laid down a 3:04.3 time at Lightning Lap\u2014but not to an egregious degree. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
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"And his behavior since the election is egregious beyond measure. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"There are ageist stereotypes of clueless, elderly marks, gullible to even egregious phishing, but this doesn\u2019t align with how common financial scams are among the supposedly tech savvy. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"The mental health of prominent women has faced particularly egregious public backbiting and scrutiny. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
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"Many proponents of that state within and outside China possess the wealth and connections to protect themselves from its most egregious abuses; most Chinese, still poor and voiceless, cannot. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin egregius , from e- + greg-, grex herd \u2014 more at gregarious":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093904"
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},
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"egret monkey":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an East Indian macaque ( Macaca cynomolga )":[]
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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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"French aigrette ; from the tuft on top of its head":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193924"
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},
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"egret":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccgret",
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"\u02c8\u0113-gr\u0259t",
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"\u02c8e-gr\u0259t",
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"i-\u02c8gret",
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"also i-\u02c8gret"
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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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"Save for the egret in one picture, the vistas appear unpopulated, seemingly free from human intrusion. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"The flatworm begins its life in a snail, then moves into a California killifish, then to its final destination in the gut of a predatory water bird, such as a heron or egret . \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Her throat was like an egret \u2019s, long and graceful and smooth. \u2014 Rachel Heng, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
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"The egret who started loudly bedding down in a palm tree next to the Humphreys stage drew the immediate attention of Ray Charles. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2021",
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"Midway through Ray Charles\u2019 typically mesmerizing performance at the intimate outdoor venue on Shelter Island, a large egret swooped down from the sky. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2021",
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"Mediterranean species such as the European bee-eater and little egret are now reaching the UK, France, and the Netherlands, mainly due to milder winters. \u2014 Phoebe Weston, Wired , 12 Dec. 2020",
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"Nearby, Stephen Vara, dressed in a blonde wig and Betty Grable eyelashes, mimes shooting the egret with his parasol. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"By Ellery Akers There was a moment when shooting egrets for feathers became wrong. \u2014 Ellery Akers, New York Times , 7 May 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan *aigreta , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heigaro heron":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223230"
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},
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"egressive":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to egress : outgoing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-esiv"
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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 egressus , past participle + English -ive":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012207"
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},
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"egression":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": egress , emergence":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n"
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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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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012450"
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}
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} |