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{
"jest":{
"antonyms":[
"banter",
"chaff",
"fool",
"fun",
"gag",
"jape",
"jive",
"joke",
"jolly",
"josh",
"kid",
"quip",
"wisecrack",
"yuk",
"yuck"
],
"definitions":{
": a frivolous mood or manner":[
"\u2014 usually used with in spoken in jest"
],
": a joking or mocking remark":[
"a clever jest"
],
": a ludicrous circumstance or incident":[
"a proper jest , and never heard before, that Suffolk should demand a whole fifteenth for costs and charges",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": gaiety and merriment":[
"I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest , of excellent fancy",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": laughingstock":[],
": prank":[],
": to make jokes or jests : to say things intended to be humorous":[
"\"What's it like to design a building and have an apartment in it and have your name on it",
"\u2014 Philip Nobel",
"You voted for him"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It was a harmless jest .",
"you should know that our teasing was done entirely in jest",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Usually, it is mentioned in jest , or perhaps in a fit of post-game exasperation. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 29 Oct. 2017",
"Simmons said principals were given discretion over the dress code, and any threats involving a bat were made in jest . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Houston Chronicle , 23 Oct. 2017",
"Though the remark was in jest , it reflects the unsettling reality that a number of Ryan's closest allies in the Republican caucus are abandoning ship. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Though the remark was in jest , it reflects the unsettling reality that a number of Ryan's closest allies in the Republican caucus are abandoning ship. \u2014 Abigail Tracy, The Hive , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Alas, poor Virgin America, an airline of infinite jest , of most excellent fancy. \u2014 Ryan Craggs, CNT , 10 Oct. 2017",
"Frost said in jest to much laughter during his postgame press conference. \u2014 Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2017",
"There was a good bit of growling involved, but all was in jest , said Crosby\u2019s owner, Mansi Shah, 22. \u2014 Mary Hui, Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2017",
"Sturgeon said, somewhat in jest but making his point. \u2014 Maureen Robertson, Ramona Sentinel , 14 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gest, geste, jeste \"chivalric romance, tale, heroic deed, exploit, action, amusement,\" borrowed from Anglo-French geste \"heroic deed, romance, tale,\" borrowed from Latin gesta \"deeds, exploits,\" plural of gestum \"something carried out,\" noun derivative from neuter of gestus, past participle of gerere \"to carry, bear, conduct one's business, act, perform, do,\" from a verb stem ges- of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English gesten \"to recite romances,\" derivative of geste \"chivalric romance, tale\" \u2014 more at jest entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jest"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for jest Noun fun , jest , sport , game , play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose. played cards just for fun jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing. hurt by remarks said only in jest sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone. teasing begun in sport led to anger game is close to sport , and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun. made game of their poor relations play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief. pretended to strangle his brother in play",
"synonyms":[
"fun",
"game",
"play",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193804",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"jestbook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a book containing jests and jokes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022228",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jestee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person subjected to jesting":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)je\u00a6st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170014",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jester":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fool sense 2a":[],
": one given to jests":[]
},
"examples":[
"a gentle jester , the cartoonist more often tries to evoke a broad smile than a hearty guffaw",
"the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The king thought the whole situation was pretty funny and suggested John be made into a court jester . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"For Thunberg\u2019s delegation, there was none of the court jester humiliation that had befallen early trips to Edo\u2014no need to sing and dance for the shogun. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"On Breaking Bad, Saul had been a world-wise jester , all quips and garish suits. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The jester archetype wants to live the moment and invites you to as well. \u2014 Tolulope Adedeji, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The golden, iconographic necklaces, headpieces, and bracelets, paired with Moroccan-style jester shoes, defined the label\u2019s vision of a multicultural runway. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Willem Dafoe plays Heimir the Fool\u2014half jester , half mad prophet. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The baritone Quinn Kelsey, a Met stalwart for over a decade, had a breakthrough as the jester Rigoletto, part of the retinue of the lecherous Duke of Mantua. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Baseball can treat a player like a king on a throne or court jester without a joke. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gestour \"reciter of romances, minstrel, entertainer,\" from gesten \"to recite romances\" + -our -er entry 2 \u2014 more at jest entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8jes-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"card",
"comedian",
"comic",
"droll",
"farceur",
"funnyman",
"gagger",
"gagman",
"gagster",
"humorist",
"joker",
"jokester",
"wag",
"wit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jesting":{
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"banter",
"chaff",
"fool",
"fun",
"gag",
"jape",
"jive",
"joke",
"jolly",
"josh",
"kid",
"quip",
"wisecrack",
"yuk",
"yuck"
],
"definitions":{
": a frivolous mood or manner":[
"\u2014 usually used with in spoken in jest"
],
": a joking or mocking remark":[
"a clever jest"
],
": a ludicrous circumstance or incident":[
"a proper jest , and never heard before, that Suffolk should demand a whole fifteenth for costs and charges",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": gaiety and merriment":[
"I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest , of excellent fancy",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": laughingstock":[],
": prank":[],
": to make jokes or jests : to say things intended to be humorous":[
"\"What's it like to design a building and have an apartment in it and have your name on it",
"\u2014 Philip Nobel",
"You voted for him"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It was a harmless jest .",
"you should know that our teasing was done entirely in jest",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Usually, it is mentioned in jest , or perhaps in a fit of post-game exasperation. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 29 Oct. 2017",
"Simmons said principals were given discretion over the dress code, and any threats involving a bat were made in jest . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Houston Chronicle , 23 Oct. 2017",
"Though the remark was in jest , it reflects the unsettling reality that a number of Ryan's closest allies in the Republican caucus are abandoning ship. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Though the remark was in jest , it reflects the unsettling reality that a number of Ryan's closest allies in the Republican caucus are abandoning ship. \u2014 Abigail Tracy, The Hive , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Alas, poor Virgin America, an airline of infinite jest , of most excellent fancy. \u2014 Ryan Craggs, CNT , 10 Oct. 2017",
"Frost said in jest to much laughter during his postgame press conference. \u2014 Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2017",
"There was a good bit of growling involved, but all was in jest , said Crosby\u2019s owner, Mansi Shah, 22. \u2014 Mary Hui, Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2017",
"Sturgeon said, somewhat in jest but making his point. \u2014 Maureen Robertson, Ramona Sentinel , 14 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gest, geste, jeste \"chivalric romance, tale, heroic deed, exploit, action, amusement,\" borrowed from Anglo-French geste \"heroic deed, romance, tale,\" borrowed from Latin gesta \"deeds, exploits,\" plural of gestum \"something carried out,\" noun derivative from neuter of gestus, past participle of gerere \"to carry, bear, conduct one's business, act, perform, do,\" from a verb stem ges- of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English gesten \"to recite romances,\" derivative of geste \"chivalric romance, tale\" \u2014 more at jest entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jest"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for jest Noun fun , jest , sport , game , play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose. played cards just for fun jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing. hurt by remarks said only in jest sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone. teasing begun in sport led to anger game is close to sport , and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun. made game of their poor relations play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief. pretended to strangle his brother in play",
"synonyms":[
"fun",
"game",
"play",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090704",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"jestingly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a jesting manner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140241",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"jesus":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation":[],
": the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality":[],
"circa 6 b.c. \u2013 circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02ccz\u0259s",
"and -\u02ccz\u0259z",
"\u02c8j\u0113-z\u0259s",
"-z\u0259z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek I\u0113sous , from Hebrew Y\u0113sh\u016ba\u02bd":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143846"
},
"Jesus bug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": water strider sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u0113z\u0259s- also -z\u0259z-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Jesus Christ; from the allusion to his walking on water (Matthew 14:25)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163039"
},
"Jesus":{
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"biographical name",
"noun"
],
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": the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation":[],
": the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality":[],
"circa 6 b.c. \u2013 circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u0113-z\u0259s",
"-z\u0259z",
"also -\u02ccz\u0259s",
"and -\u02ccz\u0259z"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek I\u0113sous , from Hebrew Y\u0113sh\u016ba\u02bd":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165758"
},
"Jesus freak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of an evangelical Christian youth movement that began in the late 1960s and emphasized communal living, Bible study, spiritual gifts, and the active work of the Holy Spirit in the modern world":[],
": a devout Christian":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Jesus Christ":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1970, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185309"
},
"Jesus Christ":{
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"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation":[],
": the highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality":[],
"circa 6 b.c. \u2013 circa a.d. 30 Jesus of Nazareth; the Son of Mary source of the Christian religion and Savior in the Christian faith":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u0113-z\u0259s",
"-z\u0259z",
"also -\u02ccz\u0259s",
"and -\u02ccz\u0259z"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek I\u0113sous , from Hebrew Y\u0113sh\u016ba\u02bd":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214721"
},
"Jesuit style":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a baroque style of architecture in ecclesiastical buildings of the 16th and 17th centuries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035817"
},
"jes":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": otter shrew":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jes"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably native name in West Africa":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075704"
},
"Jespersen":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"(Jens) Otto Harry 1860\u20131943 Danish philologist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ye-sp\u0259r-s\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103851"
},
"jess":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a short strap secured on the leg of a hawk and usually provided with a ring for attaching a leash":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jes"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ges , from Anglo-French gez, jettes , plural of get , literally, throw, from geter, jeter to throw, release (a hawk) \u2014 more at jet":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141535"
},
"jessamine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a light yellow":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-s\u0259-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8je-sm\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213548"
},
"Jesuits' water nut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": water chestnut sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005206"
},
"Jesuits' tea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mat\u00e9":[],
": mexican tea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044520"
},
"jessamy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": jasmine":[],
": dandy , fop":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-mi",
"\u02c8jes\u0259m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of jessamine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044805"
},
"Jesuits' nut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": water chestnut sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045453"
},
"jessant-de-lis":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the upper points of a fleur-de-lis arising from the top of the head and the lower points projecting from the mouth":[
"\u2014 used of a heraldic leopard's face"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"jessant (probably alteration of jacent ) + fleur- de-lis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054121"
},
"Jesse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the father of David, king of Israel, according to the account in I Samuel":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew Yishay":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074024"
},
"Jesuits' drops":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": friar's balsam":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074357"
},
"Jesse tree":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genealogical tree in which the lineage of Christ is represented in sculpture and decorative art":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-si-",
"\u02c8jes\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Jesse , father of David in the Bible":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085047"
},
"jesuitize":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to act or teach in the actual or ascribed manner of a Jesuit":[],
": to indoctrinate with actual or ascribed Jesuit principles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u0307t\u02cc\u012bz",
"-\u0259\u0307\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140248"
},
"Jesse window":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a decorative window in which a Jesse tree is a principal subject of the design":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Jesse in the Bible":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164814"
},
"Jesuited":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": jesuitic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-w\u0259t-",
"-(\u02cc)wit\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191724"
},
"jessur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": russell's viper":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jes\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Bengali":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213018"
},
"Jesuit berry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": partridgeberry sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220404"
},
"jesuitic":{
"type":[
"adjective,",
"adverb,",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work":[],
": one given to intrigue or equivocation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-z\u00fc-\u0259t",
"also -zy\u00fc-",
"-zh\u00fc-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Jesuita , from Late Latin Jesus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225349"
},
"Jesuit":{
"type":[
"adjective,",
"adverb,",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work":[],
": one given to intrigue or equivocation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-z\u00fc-\u0259t",
"also -zy\u00fc-",
"-zh\u00fc-"
],
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"New Latin Jesuita , from Late Latin Jesus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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}
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