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"Mimamsa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an orthodox Hindu philosophy concerned with the interpretation of Vedic texts and literature and comprising one part dealing with the earlier writings concerned with right practice and another part dealing with the later writings concerned with right thought":[
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"\u2014 compare vedanta"
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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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"Sanskrit m\u012bm\u0101\u1e41s\u0101 , literally, reflection, investigation, from manyate he thinks":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0113\u02c8m\u00e4\u207fs\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133702",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mimas":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the seventh largest satellite of Saturn with a diameter of approximately 250 miles (400 km) characterized by a single enormous crater":[
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"The majestic saturnian rings, having beguiled astronomers for centuries, are targeted for intense study. Saturn's smaller satellites\u2014such as Mimas , nicknamed the \"Death Star,\" and Iapetus, with its strange, organic-marked sur-face\u2014will give up much of their secrets to Cassini.",
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"\u2014 Louis D. Friedman , The Planetary Report , March/April 1994"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1847, 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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"\u02c8m\u012b-m\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030239",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mimbres":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or belonging to a culture in southern New Mexico characterized by dominant Anasazi traits introduced into the Mogollon culture":[]
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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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"Mimbres river, southwestern New Mexico":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mimbr\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020339",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Mimbre\u00f1o":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Mimbre\u00f1o people":[],
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": an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gile\u00f1o":[]
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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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"American Spanish, from Mimbres mountains, southwestern New Mexico + Spanish -e\u00f1o (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0113m\u02c8br\u0101n(\u02cc)y\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180536",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mimbar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of mimbar variant of minbar"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223731",
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"type":[]
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},
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"mime":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ape",
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"copy",
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"copycat",
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"emulate",
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"imitate",
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"mimic"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an actor in a mime":[],
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": an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner":[],
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": mimic":[],
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": mimic sense 2":[],
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": one that practices mime":[],
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": pantomime sense 3":[],
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": to act a part with mimic gesture and action usually without words":[],
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": to act out in the manner of a mime":[],
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"multipurpose Internet mail extensions":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"an actor with a gift for mime",
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"a performance done in mime",
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"an actor who is a talented mime",
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"Verb",
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"He mimed playing a guitar.",
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"She mimed picking up the phone and dialing a number.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The children\u2019s summer reading kickoff with comic mime Robert Rivest will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Mary Cheney Library. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
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"The popular comedy incorporates music, dance and mime , in a story about a humble sardine seller and his love for the most glamorous courtesan in Kyoto. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
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"Martin had grown up in Portland, Maine, and was obsessed with the circus, even training with the influential mime teacher Jacques Lecoq. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Hoffberger dropped out of high school to study mime in Paris with the legendary Marcel Marceau. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Her family would laugh watching a young girl mime the actions of a much more mature woman, but the punchline would later become Clayton's career. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Some scenes will also feature the actors in mime -like masks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"In 2020, the company produced its first truly international feature: Resistance, starring Jesse Eisenberg as mime Marcel Marceau, in the true story of his fight with the French Resistance against the Nazis. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"This led him to a class with the renowned mime and master teacher Jacques Lecoq, whose pioneering training was rooted in clowning, improvisation and mask work. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The last pair at the prom are Gia and Electric Metric, who mime out a winning little skit. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"At first, the double, always seen with his back to the camera, would simply mime Mackie\u2019s readings. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2021",
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"Within days, Rae posted herself and her mother reacting to the video, which quickly racked up 10 million views and in turn caused thousands of other users to mime themselves singing along to the clip. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 6 May 2021",
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"Among his favorite bits is miming Nadal's penchant for longer shorts, rolling up his sleeves and crouching prior to receiving a serve. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 July 2019",
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"Watching the wild ending again, Liz thinks back to Ron miming shooting all the kids, who gleefully play dead. \u2014 David Gordon, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
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"As one actor mimes a camel ride, the kids laugh raucously. \u2014 Lily Altavena, azcentral , 5 Jan. 2020",
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"Some movements were big, like Greenlee\u2019s, who crouched and mimed turning the wheel of a car. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"In February, Gucci issued an apology and pulled a wool balaclava jumper that retailed for $890 from its shelves after online critics accused the turtleneck of miming blackface. \u2014 Katie Mettler, Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1728, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin mimus , from Greek mimos":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u012bm",
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"also \u02c8m\u0113m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"mimic",
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"mummer",
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"pantomime",
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"pantomimist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202337",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mimetic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"archetypal",
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"archetypical",
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"original"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": imitative":[],
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": relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry":[
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"mimetic coloring of a butterfly"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The team also plans to investigate if domestication shaped the mimetic muscles of other mammals, Burrows tells Newsweek. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"In the study, researchers analyzed the anatomy of tiny muscles used to form facial expressions called mimetic muscles. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The building block of the internet is a referential, signifying, mimetic , poetics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"The previous generation of Los Angeles rappers, from Ice Cube to Ice T and MC Eight, would have leaned into the realism, the mimetic blankness of the routine tragedy of Black death. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"Thiel was particularly taken with Girard\u2019s concept of mimetic desire. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"At Stanford, he was heavily influenced by the French philosopher Ren\u00e9 Girard, whose theory of mimetic desire\u2014of people learning to want the same thing\u2014attempts to explain the origins of social conflict and violence. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"At Stanford, he was heavily influenced by the French philosopher Ren\u00e9 Girard, whose theory of mimetic desire\u2014of people learning to want the same thing\u2014attempts to explain the origins of social conflict and violence. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"At Stanford, he was heavily influenced by the French philosopher Ren\u00e9 Girard, whose theory of mimetic desire\u2014of people learning to want the same thing\u2014attempts to explain the origins of social conflict and violence. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin mimeticus , from Greek mim\u0113tikos , from mimeisthai to imitate, from mimos mime":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8me-tik",
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"m\u012b-",
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"m\u0259-\u02c8met-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apish",
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"canned",
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"emulative",
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"epigonic",
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"epigonous",
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"formulaic",
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"imitative",
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"mimic",
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"slavish",
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"unoriginal"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055623",
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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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"mimic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mime sense 2":[
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"She's a talented mimic ."
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],
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": one that mimics":[],
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": imitative":[],
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": imitation , mock":[
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"a mimic battle"
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],
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": of or relating to mime or mimicry":[],
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": to imitate closely : ape":[
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"He mimicked her accent."
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],
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": to ridicule by imitation":[
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"The comic mimicked the president's mannerisms."
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],
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": simulate":[
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"vegetable dishes that mimic meat",
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"\u2014 Carolone Bates"
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],
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": to resemble by biological mimicry":[
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"a butterfly that mimics a leaf"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-mik",
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"\u02c8mim-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"imitator",
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"impersonator",
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"impressionist",
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"personator"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"artificial",
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"bogus",
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"dummy",
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"ersatz",
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"factitious",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"faux",
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"imitation",
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"imitative",
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"man-made",
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"mock",
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"pretend",
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"sham",
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"simulated",
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"substitute",
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"synthetic"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mimic Verb copy , imitate , mimic , ape , mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, unoriginal, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice",
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"a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup",
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"Adjective",
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"police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations",
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"a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard",
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"Verb",
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"She has a talent for mimicking famous actresses.",
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"The lamp mimics natural sunlight.",
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"a butterfly that mimics a leaf",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Sophia is the story of David Hanson, founder of Hanson Robotics and inventor of Sophia, a robot designed either as a vehicle for artificial intelligence or as a mimic for human intelligence and human behavior. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
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"And Myles Frost, who plays the adult Jackson, is an astonishing mimic . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"O\u2019Day heard about a local Florida band whose lead singer, Jesse Gamble (then Jesse Bolt), was a good Presley mimic , and even already owned a blue jumpsuit. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Zaza was intelligent, irreverent, an ardent violin player and a great mimic , disobedient at school but conventional at home, passionately devout. \u2014 Lara Feigel, The New Republic , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"She is said to be a gifted mimic , especially of Putin. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"On my paternal side, Gargar (Marian, my very funny and brilliant mimic of a grandmother) taught me about Scotland and tea leaves from China. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Good Housekeeping , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Analogy aside, this is how a vaccine does its job: Each inoculation contains a harmless mimic of a pathogen that immune cells memorize. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"Speaker Vos is a Donald Trump mimic , desperately trying to challenge the legitimacy of an election proven over and over again to be fair. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Star Tribune , 28 May 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Too many mimic divisive rhetoric to score cheap points or achieve short-term goals. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
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"For a period of time the Cuyahoga was getting healthier, Hothem said, and in 2006 the sewer district caught its first mimic shiners in the river, but in recent years improvements have leveled off overall. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
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"Calisthenics tend to be full-body exercises that mimic functional movements like pushing, pulling, and rotation, Delgado-Lugo explains. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
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"This spoofing is carried out by transmitters on the ground which mimic satellites and broadcast fake signals to confuse navigation systems. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Monoclonal antibodies are compounds that mimic parts of the immune cells that SARS-CoV-2 infects. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"These can look highly convincing and closely mimic real brands\u2019 websites. \u2014 Tony Pepper, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"An easy half-mile walk on the wide, sandy Latigo Trail enters the preserve\u2019s far west edge, passing under powerlines that curiously mimic look the long, slender stalks of native ocotillo cactus. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"By the end of the century, remixes could range from extended versions that mimic film scores to wacky reproductions that stray far away from the original to basic redos that simply tack on a guest verse. \u2014 Bianca Gracie, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But mREITs mimic traditional REITs in that they\u2019re also required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends\u2014and that results in sky-high dividends that even put their traditional REIT brethren to shame. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
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"Amazon is developing a feature for Alexa that can make the virtual assistant mimic a dead relative\u2019s voice. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
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"Psychologists used illusions that mimic darkness and sunlight to see how viewers\u2019 eyes reacted. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
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"Competitors like Zara and H&M mimic high-fashion runway trends, which can take weeks to re-create. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
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"More recently, companies like eToro and Public are creating engaging social+ finance products that mimic the experiences of traditional social networks and seamlessly integrate into the user experience. \u2014 Francesca Gargaglia, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Our next guest has spent a lot of time thinking about cells that mimic life. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2022",
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"The family room of a Craftsman home designed by interior designer Lane McNab in Palo Alto, Calif. includes oak bookshelves that mimic the original woodwork. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"Guys may have heard about counterfeit sneakers that mimic some of the most in-demand items on the market. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin mimicus , from Greek mimikos , from mimos mime":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153045"
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},
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"mimosa":{
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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 a genus ( Mimosa ) of trees, shrubs, and herbs of the legume family that occur in tropical and warm regions and have usually bipinnate often prickly leaves and globular heads of small white or pink flowers":[],
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": silk tree":[],
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": a mixed drink consisting of champagne and orange juice":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-s\u0259",
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"-z\u0259",
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"m\u012b-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Day looks like an indulgent brunch buffet filled with California cheeses and decadent meats, plus a complimentary mimosa for mom. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"For those days, there is Ohza, the mimosa -in-a-can. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 July 2020",
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"Raise a mimosa to mystery resolution and just pray that no one winds up with Phillip's drunk cousin, Oliver. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The meal is $70 or $40 for kids under age 13 and moms receive a free mimosa . \u2014 Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Receive a complimentary mimosa or draft beer with a purchase by showing your race bib. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"After two decades of creating and maintaining an atmosphere that attracts regulars, newcomers and birthday breakfast celebrators, Perez marked the occasion by offering a free mimosa with every purchase. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The signature continental breakfast is far from the usual, but fitting for a wine country getaway \u2013 a charcuterie style breakfast in a box with local craft bread and pastries, wine country cheese and an apple with the fixings for a DIY mimosa . \u2014 Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Many of the restaurants and clubs transform on weekend mornings to become idyllic places to enjoy some pancakes or a mimosa . \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin mimus mime":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193428"
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},
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"Mimosaceae":{
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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 plants (order Rosales) that are commonly included in the family Leguminosae and that have pinnate leaves and small regular flowers in heads or spikes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmim\u0259\u02c8s\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
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"\u02ccm\u012bm-"
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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 Mimosa , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194848"
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},
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"mimographer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a writer of mimes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0259(r)",
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"m\u012b\u02c8-"
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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 mimograph us mimographer (from Greek mimographos , from mim- + -graphos -grapher) + English -er":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195213"
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},
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"mimosa webworm":{
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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 brown webworm that is the larva of a silvery gray black-spotted moth ( Homadaula albizziae ) and that has recently become prominent as a defoliator of mimosa and honey locust especially in the southeastern U.S.":[]
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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":"20220709-081546"
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},
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"mimo-":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see mim-":[]
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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":"20220709-185410"
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},
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"mimicry":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instance of mimicking":[],
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": the action, practice, or art of mimicking":[
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"entertained his family with mimicry and comic skits",
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"\u2014 Cynthia Ozick"
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],
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": a superficial (see superficial sense 2b ) resemblance of one organism to another or to natural objects among which it lives that secures it a selective advantage (such as protection from predation )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mi-mi-kr\u0113",
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"\u02c8mim-i-kr\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The area that has been a key development point has been movement mimicry . \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Wallace\u2019s insights into his own suffering are much more valuable than the showoff-y mimicry of his early efforts. \u2014 Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"But Michelle Obama\u2019s legacy has yet to be fully written, which may be why, despite Davis\u2019s meticulous mimicry of her character\u2019s tics and movements, her scenes feel the least consequential. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Davis\u2019s and Anderson\u2019s work feels like caricature in comparison, not helped by the show\u2019s constant temporal shuffling, which leaves the actors delivering rote mimicry of their real-life counterparts. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"While Penrose drew on influences ranging from ancient warfare to camouflage in the natural world, his Surrealist passion for mimicry was apparent throughout the book. \u2014 Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Ball\u2019s natural speaking voice was deeper and huskier from years of smoking, though Kidman was not necessarily striving for perfect mimicry . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Not that the Trump mimicry has earned DeSantis the former president's favor. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"In keeping with most of human history, the non-ruling class attempted to emulate the lifestyle and fashion of the elite, prompting the consequent passage of laws that prohibited such mimicry and set limits on length based on one\u2019s social status. \u2014 Ray Mcclanahan, Outside Online , 29 Apr. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210238"
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},
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"mim-mouthed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": primly reticent : closemouthed":[]
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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":"20220709-234742"
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},
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"mimiambi":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mimes in iambic or choliambic verse":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmim-",
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"\u02ccm\u012bm\u0113\u02c8am\u02ccb\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek mimiamboi , from mimos mime + iamboi , plural of iambos iamb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045525"
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},
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"mim-mem":{
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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 being a drill pattern in which students repeat usually in chorus a foreign language phrase supplied by their instructor":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mim\u02c8mem"
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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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"mim icry + mem orization":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053012"
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},
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"mimicking":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mime sense 2":[
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"She's a talented mimic ."
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],
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": one that mimics":[],
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": imitative":[],
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": imitation , mock":[
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"a mimic battle"
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],
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": of or relating to mime or mimicry":[],
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": to imitate closely : ape":[
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"He mimicked her accent."
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],
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": to ridicule by imitation":[
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"The comic mimicked the president's mannerisms."
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],
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": simulate":[
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"vegetable dishes that mimic meat",
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"\u2014 Carolone Bates"
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],
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": to resemble by biological mimicry":[
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"a butterfly that mimics a leaf"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mi-mik",
|
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"\u02c8mim-ik"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"imitator",
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"impersonator",
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"impressionist",
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"personator"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"artificial",
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"bogus",
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"dummy",
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"ersatz",
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"factitious",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"faux",
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"imitation",
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"imitative",
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"man-made",
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"mock",
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"pretend",
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"sham",
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"simulated",
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"substitute",
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"synthetic"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mimic Verb copy , imitate , mimic , ape , mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, unoriginal, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice",
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"a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup",
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"Adjective",
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"police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations",
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"a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard",
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"Verb",
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"She has a talent for mimicking famous actresses.",
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"The lamp mimics natural sunlight.",
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"a butterfly that mimics a leaf",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Sophia is the story of David Hanson, founder of Hanson Robotics and inventor of Sophia, a robot designed either as a vehicle for artificial intelligence or as a mimic for human intelligence and human behavior. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
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"And Myles Frost, who plays the adult Jackson, is an astonishing mimic . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"O\u2019Day heard about a local Florida band whose lead singer, Jesse Gamble (then Jesse Bolt), was a good Presley mimic , and even already owned a blue jumpsuit. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Zaza was intelligent, irreverent, an ardent violin player and a great mimic , disobedient at school but conventional at home, passionately devout. \u2014 Lara Feigel, The New Republic , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"She is said to be a gifted mimic , especially of Putin. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"On my paternal side, Gargar (Marian, my very funny and brilliant mimic of a grandmother) taught me about Scotland and tea leaves from China. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Good Housekeeping , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Analogy aside, this is how a vaccine does its job: Each inoculation contains a harmless mimic of a pathogen that immune cells memorize. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Speaker Vos is a Donald Trump mimic , desperately trying to challenge the legitimacy of an election proven over and over again to be fair. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Star Tribune , 28 May 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Too many mimic divisive rhetoric to score cheap points or achieve short-term goals. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
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"For a period of time the Cuyahoga was getting healthier, Hothem said, and in 2006 the sewer district caught its first mimic shiners in the river, but in recent years improvements have leveled off overall. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
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"Calisthenics tend to be full-body exercises that mimic functional movements like pushing, pulling, and rotation, Delgado-Lugo explains. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
|
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"This spoofing is carried out by transmitters on the ground which mimic satellites and broadcast fake signals to confuse navigation systems. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Monoclonal antibodies are compounds that mimic parts of the immune cells that SARS-CoV-2 infects. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"These can look highly convincing and closely mimic real brands\u2019 websites. \u2014 Tony Pepper, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"An easy half-mile walk on the wide, sandy Latigo Trail enters the preserve\u2019s far west edge, passing under powerlines that curiously mimic look the long, slender stalks of native ocotillo cactus. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"By the end of the century, remixes could range from extended versions that mimic film scores to wacky reproductions that stray far away from the original to basic redos that simply tack on a guest verse. \u2014 Bianca Gracie, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But mREITs mimic traditional REITs in that they\u2019re also required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends\u2014and that results in sky-high dividends that even put their traditional REIT brethren to shame. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Amazon is developing a feature for Alexa that can make the virtual assistant mimic a dead relative\u2019s voice. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Psychologists used illusions that mimic darkness and sunlight to see how viewers\u2019 eyes reacted. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Competitors like Zara and H&M mimic high-fashion runway trends, which can take weeks to re-create. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
|
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"More recently, companies like eToro and Public are creating engaging social+ finance products that mimic the experiences of traditional social networks and seamlessly integrate into the user experience. \u2014 Francesca Gargaglia, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Our next guest has spent a lot of time thinking about cells that mimic life. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2022",
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"The family room of a Craftsman home designed by interior designer Lane McNab in Palo Alto, Calif. includes oak bookshelves that mimic the original woodwork. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Guys may have heard about counterfeit sneakers that mimic some of the most in-demand items on the market. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin mimicus , from Greek mimikos , from mimos mime":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
|
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-084705"
|
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},
|
|
"mimmation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the addition of a final m in Akkadian \u2014 compare nunnation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"Arabic m\u012bm (letter of the alphabet corresponding to English m ) + English -ation":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100416"
|
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},
|
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"mimical":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mimic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-m\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mimic entry 2 + -al":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143917"
|
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},
|
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"mimetite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a lead arsenate and chloride Pb 5 Cl(AsO 4 ) 3 isomorphous with pyromorphite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mim\u0259\u02cct\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012bm-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German mimetit , from French mim\u00e9t\u00e8se mimetite (from Greek mim\u0113t\u0113s imitator, from mimeisthai to imitate) + German -it -ite; from its resemblance to pyromorphite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174416"
|
|
},
|
|
"miminy-piminy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": absurdly nice : ridiculously delicate":[
|
|
"a miminy-piminy \u2026 young man",
|
|
"\u2014 W. S. Gilbert"
|
|
],
|
|
": finical":[
|
|
"a miminy-piminy \u2026 young man",
|
|
"\u2014 W. S. Gilbert"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6mim\u0259n\u0113\u00a6pim\u0259n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably alteration (influenced by mim ) of niminy-piminy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180142"
|
|
},
|
|
"mimic thrush":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200759"
|
|
},
|
|
"Mimidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of American passerine birds that includes the catbird, mockingbirds, and thrashers and is sometimes considered to constitute a subfamily of Troglodytidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mim\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Mimus , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202315"
|
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},
|
|
"mimic gene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of two or more nonallelic genes that have the same effect":[]
|
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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":"20220710-205823"
|
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},
|
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"mimine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Mimidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-m\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b\u02ccm\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8mi\u02cc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin Miminae , subfamily in some classifications coextensive with the Mimidae, from Mimus , type genus + -inae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031132"
|
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},
|
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"mimetism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mimicry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8mim\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012bm-"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"International Scientific Vocabulary mimet- (from Greek mim\u0113t\u0113s imitator) + -ism":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-065317"
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},
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"Mimusops":{
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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 Old World tropical trees (family Sapotaceae) having abundant milky juice, coriaceous leaves, and small hexamerous or octamerous flowers with as many staminodia as stamens \u2014 see bansalaguin , manilkara":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8my\u00fc\u02ccs\u00e4ps"
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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 Middle Greek mimous (genitive of mim\u014d ape, probably from Greek mimeisthai to imitate) + New Latin -ops":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113828"
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},
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"mimulus":{
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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 American herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) having a tubular 5-angled calyx and an irregular 2-lipped corolla \u2014 see monkey flower":[],
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": any plant of the genus Mimulus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mimy\u0259l\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Late Latin, comic actor, from Latin mimus mime + -ulus ; probably from the resemblance of the flower bud to a mask":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123438"
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},
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"mimotype":{
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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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": a plant or animal resembling in many respects another from which it is systematically distinct and geographically isolated":[
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"the New World hummingbirds are mimotypes of the Old World sunbirds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mim\u0259\u02cct\u012bp"
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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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"mim- + type":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152551"
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},
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"mimosine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline amino acid C 5 H 3 NO(OH)CH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH that is a derivative of alanine and a hydroxy pyridone and is found especially in the common sensitive plant and the lead tree":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u014d\u02ccs\u0113n",
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"-\u014ds\u0259\u0307n",
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"m\u012b\u02c8-"
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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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"German mimosin , from New Latin Mimosa + German -in -ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162952"
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},
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"Mimus":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of birds containing the mockingbirds and being the type of the family Mimidae":[],
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": mimic : imitator":[
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"\u2014 in generic names of animals Ceto mimus"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8m\u012bm\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, mime":"Noun",
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"New Latin, from Latin mimus mime":"Noun combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200647"
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},
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"mimosa yellow":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variable color averaging a brilliant greenish yellow that is redder and paler than strontian yellow":[]
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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":"20220712-023907"
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},
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"mim":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": affectedly shy or modest":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mim"
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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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"imitative of the act of pursing the lips":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094303"
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},
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"Mimallonidae":{
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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 stout hairy medium-sized diurnal American moths \u2014 see sack-bearer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccmim\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\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 Mimallon-, Mimallo , type genus (from Greek mimallon-, mimall\u014dn bacchante) + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085534"
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}
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} |