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{
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"Quichoid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a linguistic subdivision of the Mayan of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico":[]
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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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"Quiche + -oid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0113\u02ccch\u022fid"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075845",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Quichua":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Quichua variant of quechua"
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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":"20220630-153833",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Quichuan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Quichuan variant of quechuan"
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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":"20220630-030945",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Quintero":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Seraf\u00edn and Joaqu\u00edn \u2014 see alvarez quintero":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130128",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Quito":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and capital of Ecuador, located on a fertile plateau just south of the Equator population 1,607,734":[]
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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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"\u02c8k\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133329",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"qui transtulit sustinet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": He who transplanted (us) sustains (us)":[
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"\u2014 motto of Connecticut"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"kw\u0113-\u02c8tr\u00e4ns-tu\u0307-\u02cclit-\u02c8su\u0307s-ti-\u02ccnet"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112213",
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"type":[
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"Latin phrase"
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]
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},
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"qui va l\u00e0":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": who goes there":[
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"\u2014 used by sentries to demand identification from an unknown person"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0113-v\u00e4-l\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022907",
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"type":[
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"French phrase"
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]
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},
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"quiaquia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": round scad":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6k\u0113\u0259\u00a6k\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish qu\u00edaqu\u00eda , probably from qu\u00edaqu\u00eda , a kind of rattle made from a tortoise shell, of imitative origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130313"
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},
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"quibble":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a minor objection or criticism":[],
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": an evasion of or shift from the point":[],
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": bicker":[],
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": cavil , carp":[],
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": to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words":[],
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": to subject to quibbles":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II",
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"don't quibble over who gets to sit in front",
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"Noun",
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"Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"And there's room to quibble about micro-level decisions along the way. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"His tone was indicative of his expectations, even on a day when the results left little with which to quibble . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
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"Agree or disagree, quibble over facts or impact, but there is a powerful narrative to be told. \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Crypto advocates often quibble with these statistics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"But there is no more to quibble over here than there is in any academic text. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Seems to me that, if the scientists don\u2019t want film critics to quibble with the science, the scientists should stop meddling with the art. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"To say that his downward spiral feels inevitable, even circumscribed, is to quibble less with the character than the fatalistic rules of the genre to which the movie belongs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Hochman would quibble with this characterization of his compatriots. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But the main quibble has to do with Ivory\u2019s memories of the prurient kind. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"One minor quibble : the distinctive green outer cover was quick to smudge in our tests, so don't count on the hose looking new for long. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Our only minor quibble is that the power button is a bit too easy to access, making accidental presses a real possibility when stashed in a backpack. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 13 May 2022",
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"Our only quibble : the vest has lots of excess stretchy loops and ties for adjusting fit, carrying poles, and securing flasks that take a while to figure out. \u2014 Peter Koch, Outside Online , 10 May 2020",
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"Our only real quibble is that instructions for some meals are unclear or non-existent, which required a bit of trial-and-error on our part to prepare. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"My only quibble is the smell, which is initially pretty strong and distinct but subsides after it\u2019s rubbed in. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"That\u2019s a small quibble to make of a novel that is pure pleasure to read. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Though there was nary a quibble with any of the performances, here are some highlights. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably diminutive of obsolete quib quibble":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"carp",
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"cavil",
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"fuss",
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"niggle",
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"nitpick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201118",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"quica":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": four-eyed opossum":[]
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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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"Portuguese cu\u00edca , from Tupi":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0113k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113517",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quiche":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unsweetened custard pie usually having a savory filling (such as spinach, mushrooms, or ham)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Admission is $50 per person and includes your choice of chicken piccata or vegetarian quiche . \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Technically, the difference between a tart and a quiche is a matter of depth: Tarts are baked in shallow pans, while quiches are of the deep-dish variety. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Lightly oil a 10-inch quiche pan with a removable bottom. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"This gratin can cook in an oval gratin dish, a 7-by-11-inch Pyrex baking dish, a porcelain quiche dish or even in six individual gratin dishes. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Rub the thyme sprigs with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil, then pick the tips and leaves over the quiche . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"The afternoon would be dedicated to learning how to make quiche , cream pies, brioche, pate a choux, pastry cream and danish. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"The end result is reminiscent of the lightest quiche or a fancy gratin. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"Menus change daily based on seasonal ingredients from area farms and fishermen, but for brasserie brunch, choose any of the fancy toasts, the creamy quiche with local mushrooms, and dessert-like bread pudding french toast. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from French dialect (Lorraine)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0113sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105620",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quiche lorraine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a quiche containing cheese and bacon bits":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Our recipe for an old-school quiche Lorraine features bacon and Gruy\u00e8re with a hint of cayenne and chives for garnish. \u2014 Saveur , 15 May 2020",
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"For breakfast, try your hand at baking these buttery croissants; for a more filling weekend brunch, a traditional quiche Lorraine is sure to please. \u2014 Saveur Editors, Saveur , 8 May 2020",
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"Highlights include quiche lorraine with bacon, take-and-bake strawberry and blueberry scones, Faroe Island salmon with pea puree and leeks and cheesecake with Murray Family Farms\u2019 cherry sauce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020",
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"The book\u2019s 524 recipes include beef bourguignon, quiche Lorraine , french onion soup, and cassoulet. \u2014 Alex Erdekian, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"French 101 \u2014 This demonstration by Staci Joerrs will show how to make classics: bouillabaisse, quiche lorraine , crepes with spinach and roquefort, bouef Bourguignon. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"Options include mussels, Burgundy snails, quiche Lorraine , salmon and spinach eggs benedict, croque monsieur and a creamy mushroom and turkey stew. \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 15 Nov. 2019",
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"Attorneys dined on quiche Lorraine and enjoyed the stunning view of Miami from the 44th story window of the Greenberg Traurig law firm\u2019s conference room. \u2014 Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Nov. 2019",
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"Specialties included ham and cheese croissant, shrimp etouffee, quiche Lorraine , macarons and beignets. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, azcentral , 5 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, quiche of Lorraine":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-l\u022f-",
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"-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051904",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quick":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apace",
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"briskly",
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"chop-chop",
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"double-quick",
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"fast",
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"fleetly",
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"full tilt",
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"hastily",
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"hell-for-leather",
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"hot",
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"lickety-split",
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"posthaste",
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"presto",
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"pronto",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"snappily",
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"soon",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a painfully sensitive spot or area of flesh (such as that underlying a fingernail or toenail)":[],
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": acting or capable of acting with speed: such as":[],
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": aroused immediately and intensely":[
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"quick tempers"
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],
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": capable of being easily and speedily prepared":[
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"a quick and tasty dinner"
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],
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": caustic":[],
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": done or taking place with rapidity":[
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"gave them a quick look"
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],
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": fast in development or occurrence":[
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"a quick succession of events"
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],
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": fast in understanding, thinking, or learning : mentally agile":[
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"a quick wit",
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"quick thinking"
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],
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": fiery , glowing":[],
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": having a sharp angle":[
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"a quick turn in the road"
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],
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": in a quick manner":[],
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": inclined to hastiness (as in action or response)":[
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"quick to criticize"
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],
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": life sense 11":[],
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": living beings":[],
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": marked by speed, readiness, or promptness of physical movement":[
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"walked with quick steps"
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],
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": moving , shifting":[
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"quick mud"
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],
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": not dead : living , alive":[],
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": not stagnant : running , flowing":[],
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": pregnant":[],
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": pungent":[],
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": reacting to stimuli with speed and keen sensitivity":[],
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": the inmost sensibilities":[
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"hurt to the quick by the remark"
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],
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": the very center of something : heart":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"They had a quick drink at the bar.",
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"She took a quick shower.",
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"She gave him a quick kiss.",
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"You're back already",
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"We made a quick decision, but it turned out to be a good one.",
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"He got a quick reply to his inquiry.",
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"His quick thinking allowed him to escape trouble.",
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"Her friends admired her quick wit .",
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"He walked with quick steps.",
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"She has quick , agile hands.",
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"Adverb",
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"a scheme to get rich quick",
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"I got used to living with a roommate pretty quick .",
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"I can't run any quicker .",
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"Noun",
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"that nasty comment cut me to the quick",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Kona N is quick , agile, and fun to drive, but so are the Elantra N and the Volkswagen Golf GTI. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 2 July 2022",
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"After the deaths of Kim and Bolea at Gray Whale Cove in quick succession in 2020, concerned residents began advocating more fiercely for additional safety measures. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
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"The Lyriq is quick , maneuverable and easy to drive. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
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"Now, after three promotions in quick succession, the name Maccabi Bnei Reineh is on everyone\u2019s lips in Israeli soccer. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
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"Air fryers are quick , easy to use and relatively cheap, ranging from $36 to $200 on Target.com, to purchase. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
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"The 30-year-old Black combat veteran had grown increasingly depressed after the recent deaths of his sister, father and uncle in quick succession. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Don\u2019t take things too seriously, and just relax and make it as quick , easy, and tasty as possible. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"This mission will be the first of three NASA science launches flown in quick succession from Down Under. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The National Weather Service said the quick -moving weather system could drop as much as an inch of snow down to the valley floor through the morning. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"More than 20 million people are under winter alerts today from Georgia to New England as strong but quick -moving storm impacts the regions. \u2014 Melissa Macaya, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Tragedy struck early Christmas morning when a quick -moving fire tore through an eastern Pennsylvania home, leaving a father and his two sons dead. \u2014 Danielle Camilli, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"This partnership illustrates Wendy\u2019s digital approach\u2013unlike some of its peers, the company does not plan on acquiring technology companies to keep pace in the quick -moving space. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"According to the weather service, a system moving onto the Northern California coast Thursday afternoon could produce some showers and quick -moving thunderstorms in parts of the state. \u2014 Omar Shaikh Rashad, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"Dozens of people were forced to evacuate their homes near Laguna Beach after a quick -moving wildfire broke out on Wednesday, according to officials. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
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"The bill has no other committee assignments in the Senate, traditionally a sign of quick -moving legislation. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Order online and pick it up from the quick -moving drive-thru. \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Down by 7 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter, Brady delivered a quick out to Edelman, who then connected with Danny Amendola for the 51-yard touchdown pass. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Hall\u2019s adaptation cuts to the quick of the novel and transfers the shifting, unsettling quality of Larsen\u2019s text back onto the viewer\u2019s shoulders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Jones took the snap and fired a quick out to Henry for 6 yards and the first down. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"While doing that quick of a workout might not seem worth the effort to pull on a sports bra and lace up your sneakers, there are actually a ton of compelling reasons to squeeze in a super-short session. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 11 July 2021",
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"Strict border control, and a public quick to wear masks and take precautions after the experience of the 2003 SARS epidemic, have meant that Taiwan recorded a little more than 2,000 cases and 14 deaths. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
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"Speed out Once again, Washington targeted a Browns linebacker (B.J. Goodson) by throwing a quick out to running back J.D. McKissic. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 2 Oct. 2020",
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"Cutting to our cultural quick is the show\u2019s spin on a typical U.S. response to a nationwide problem: anger, paranoia and plenty of ulterior motives looking to make use of each. \u2014 Jacob Oller, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"Nothing this quick comes any cheaper-except GMC's Syclone pickup. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English quik , from Old English cwic ; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, z\u014d\u0113 life":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quick Adjective quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point synonyms see in addition fast",
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"synonyms":[
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"alacritous",
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"alert",
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"expeditious",
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"prompt",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200647",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quick and dirty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": expedient and effective but not without flaws or unwanted side effects":[
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"a quick and dirty solution"
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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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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041840",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"quick as a flash":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": very quickly":[
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"The waitress brought our order (as) quick as a flash ."
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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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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022259",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"quick assets":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cash, accounts receivable, and other current assets excluding inventories":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200256",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"quick bead":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bead that is flush with the surface of a molding \u2014 compare cock bead":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193547",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quick fix":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an expedient usually temporary or inadequate solution to a problem":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Emmert said adopting such a payment structure won\u2019t be a quick fix and will require approval from several NCAA committees. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Unfortunately, there\u2019s no quick fix through artful Treasury Department regulations. \u2014 Abraham Sutherland, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"After all, there\u2019s no quick fix or perk powerful enough to fundamentally change the way everyone feels about working for you. \u2014 Robynne Sisco, Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"There isn\u2019t a quick fix , shortcut or one-size-fits-all solution for combating ransomware. \u2014 Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
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"Somin suggests that Russian defectors could utilize the U.S.\u2019s humanitarian parole program, which offers temporary protections from deportation for people on humanitarian grounds\u2014a quick fix considering the state of the U.S.\u2019s refugee system. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Julia Raifman, an assistant professor and health policy researcher at Boston University, said there's no quick fix to the pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Still, supply chain issues linger, and the steps taken by the administration have shown that there is no quick fix to the problems that have been hurting smaller businesses and causing consumers to face higher prices. \u2014 Hope Yen, Chron , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"The humanitarian crisis was effectively curbed, but there was no quick fix for the social crisis. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122815",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"quick-tempered":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": easily angered : irascible":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwik-\u02c8tem-p\u0259rd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"choleric",
|
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"crabby",
|
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"cranky",
|
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"cross",
|
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"crotchety",
|
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"fiery",
|
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"grouchy",
|
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"grumpy",
|
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"irascible",
|
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"irritable",
|
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"peevish",
|
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"perverse",
|
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"pettish",
|
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"petulant",
|
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"prickly",
|
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"raspy",
|
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"ratty",
|
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"short-tempered",
|
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"snappish",
|
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"snappy",
|
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"snarky",
|
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"snippety",
|
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"snippy",
|
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"stuffy",
|
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"testy",
|
|
"waspish"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234207",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quick-witted":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"airheaded",
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
|
"boneheaded",
|
|
"brain-dead",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"chuckleheaded",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dim-witted",
|
|
"doltish",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"dorky",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"dunderheaded",
|
|
"empty-headed",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"gormless",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"knuckleheaded",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"lamebrained",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"obtuse",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pinheaded",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slow-witted",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softheaded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thickheaded",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"unbrilliant",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unsmart",
|
|
"vacuous",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quick in perception and understanding : mentally alert":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quick-witted intelligent , clever , alert , quick-witted mean mentally keen or quick. intelligent stresses success in coping with new situations and solving problems. an intelligent person could assemble it fast clever implies native ability or aptness and sometimes suggests a lack of more substantial qualities. clever with words alert stresses quickness in perceiving and understanding. alert to new technology quick-witted implies promptness in finding answers in debate or in devising expedients in moments of danger or challenge. no match for his quick-witted opponent",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"brainy",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"hyperintelligent",
|
|
"intelligent",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nimble",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharp-witted",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"supersmart",
|
|
"ultrasmart"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quick-wittedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"airheaded",
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
|
"boneheaded",
|
|
"brain-dead",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"chuckleheaded",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dim-witted",
|
|
"doltish",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"dorky",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"dunderheaded",
|
|
"empty-headed",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"gormless",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"knuckleheaded",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"lamebrained",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"obtuse",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pinheaded",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slow-witted",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softheaded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thickheaded",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"unbrilliant",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unsmart",
|
|
"vacuous",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quick in perception and understanding : mentally alert":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quick-witted intelligent , clever , alert , quick-witted mean mentally keen or quick. intelligent stresses success in coping with new situations and solving problems. an intelligent person could assemble it fast clever implies native ability or aptness and sometimes suggests a lack of more substantial qualities. clever with words alert stresses quickness in perceiving and understanding. alert to new technology quick-witted implies promptness in finding answers in debate or in devising expedients in moments of danger or challenge. no match for his quick-witted opponent",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"brainy",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"hyperintelligent",
|
|
"intelligent",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nimble",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharp-witted",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"supersmart",
|
|
"ultrasmart"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021859",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quick/slow off the mark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quick or slow to act or to understand something":[
|
|
"As soon as the opportunity arose, he was quick off the mark in exploiting it.",
|
|
"I was slow off the mark and missed my chance."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quicken":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"slow (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kindle":[],
|
|
": to become more rapid":[
|
|
"her pulse quickened at the sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to be enlivened : stimulate":[],
|
|
": to cause to burn more intensely":[],
|
|
": to make (a curve) sharper":[],
|
|
": to make (a slope) steeper":[],
|
|
": to make alive : revive":[],
|
|
": to make more rapid : hasten , accelerate":[
|
|
"quickened her steps"
|
|
],
|
|
": to quicken something":[],
|
|
": to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt":[],
|
|
": to shine more brightly":[
|
|
"watched the dawn quickening in the east"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Stimulants can quicken the heart rate.",
|
|
"His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again.",
|
|
"The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency.",
|
|
"The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Inflation can rise, grow, increase, accelerate, quicken , fall, slow, decelerate or ease. \u2014 WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"These twins rust in the rain and quicken with lubricant. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Chick-fil-A is instituting a change throughout the country in which runners will take food out to cars to try and quicken the wait in line. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the White House faces mounting pressure from various groups and lawmakers, who in recent days have called on the U.S. to take in more refugees from Ukraine and quicken the process. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Butler is more proficient at a ponderous pace than Marquette, and the press allowed the pace to quicken . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Simmons said Husel's lawyers will be careful not to suggest that the ordering of large doses of fentanyl for comfort care was meant to quicken patients' deaths. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Two fast-moving dynamics are likely to quicken the adoption of the broader changes. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As security experts realize that hardware could provide a far thicker level of protection, this change to hardware could quicken in the coming months, though that does not mean companies should stop investing in upgraded software. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-k\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quicken quicken , animate , enliven , vivify mean to make alive or lively. quicken stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert. the arrival of spring quickens the earth animate emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial. happiness animated his conversation enliven suggests a stimulus that arouses from dullness or torpidity. enlivened her lectures with humorous anecdotes vivify implies a freshening or energizing through renewal of vitality. new blood needed to vivify the dying club synonyms see in addition provoke",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"fast-track",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"speed (up)",
|
|
"whisk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quickening":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"slow (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kindle":[],
|
|
": to become more rapid":[
|
|
"her pulse quickened at the sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to be enlivened : stimulate":[],
|
|
": to cause to burn more intensely":[],
|
|
": to make (a curve) sharper":[],
|
|
": to make (a slope) steeper":[],
|
|
": to make alive : revive":[],
|
|
": to make more rapid : hasten , accelerate":[
|
|
"quickened her steps"
|
|
],
|
|
": to quicken something":[],
|
|
": to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt":[],
|
|
": to shine more brightly":[
|
|
"watched the dawn quickening in the east"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Stimulants can quicken the heart rate.",
|
|
"His pulse quickened at the thought of seeing her again.",
|
|
"The approach of the deadline quickened our sense of urgency.",
|
|
"The drama quickened when police arrived at the scene.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Inflation can rise, grow, increase, accelerate, quicken , fall, slow, decelerate or ease. \u2014 WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"These twins rust in the rain and quicken with lubricant. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Chick-fil-A is instituting a change throughout the country in which runners will take food out to cars to try and quicken the wait in line. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the White House faces mounting pressure from various groups and lawmakers, who in recent days have called on the U.S. to take in more refugees from Ukraine and quicken the process. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Butler is more proficient at a ponderous pace than Marquette, and the press allowed the pace to quicken . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Simmons said Husel's lawyers will be careful not to suggest that the ordering of large doses of fentanyl for comfort care was meant to quicken patients' deaths. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Two fast-moving dynamics are likely to quicken the adoption of the broader changes. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As security experts realize that hardware could provide a far thicker level of protection, this change to hardware could quicken in the coming months, though that does not mean companies should stop investing in upgraded software. \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-k\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quicken quicken , animate , enliven , vivify mean to make alive or lively. quicken stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert. the arrival of spring quickens the earth animate emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial. happiness animated his conversation enliven suggests a stimulus that arouses from dullness or torpidity. enlivened her lectures with humorous anecdotes vivify implies a freshening or energizing through renewal of vitality. new blood needed to vivify the dying club synonyms see in addition provoke",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"bundle",
|
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"fast-track",
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"hasten",
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"hurry",
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"rush",
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"speed (up)",
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"whisk"
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"chop-chop",
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"fast",
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"fleetly",
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"full tilt",
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"hastily",
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"hell-for-leather",
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"hot",
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"lickety-split",
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"posthaste",
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"presto",
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"pronto",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"snappily",
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"soon",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly"
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"quick thinking"
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"a quick turn in the road"
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"quick to criticize"
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": moving , shifting":[
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"quick mud"
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": not stagnant : running , flowing":[],
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": the inmost sensibilities":[
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"hurt to the quick by the remark"
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],
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": the very center of something : heart":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"They had a quick drink at the bar.",
|
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"She took a quick shower.",
|
|
"She gave him a quick kiss.",
|
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"You're back already",
|
|
"We made a quick decision, but it turned out to be a good one.",
|
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"He got a quick reply to his inquiry.",
|
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"His quick thinking allowed him to escape trouble.",
|
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"Her friends admired her quick wit .",
|
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"He walked with quick steps.",
|
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"She has quick , agile hands.",
|
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"Adverb",
|
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"a scheme to get rich quick",
|
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"I got used to living with a roommate pretty quick .",
|
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"I can't run any quicker .",
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"Noun",
|
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"that nasty comment cut me to the quick",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Kona N is quick , agile, and fun to drive, but so are the Elantra N and the Volkswagen Golf GTI. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 2 July 2022",
|
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"After the deaths of Kim and Bolea at Gray Whale Cove in quick succession in 2020, concerned residents began advocating more fiercely for additional safety measures. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The Lyriq is quick , maneuverable and easy to drive. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Now, after three promotions in quick succession, the name Maccabi Bnei Reineh is on everyone\u2019s lips in Israeli soccer. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Air fryers are quick , easy to use and relatively cheap, ranging from $36 to $200 on Target.com, to purchase. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The 30-year-old Black combat veteran had grown increasingly depressed after the recent deaths of his sister, father and uncle in quick succession. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t take things too seriously, and just relax and make it as quick , easy, and tasty as possible. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This mission will be the first of three NASA science launches flown in quick succession from Down Under. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The National Weather Service said the quick -moving weather system could drop as much as an inch of snow down to the valley floor through the morning. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"More than 20 million people are under winter alerts today from Georgia to New England as strong but quick -moving storm impacts the regions. \u2014 Melissa Macaya, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tragedy struck early Christmas morning when a quick -moving fire tore through an eastern Pennsylvania home, leaving a father and his two sons dead. \u2014 Danielle Camilli, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This partnership illustrates Wendy\u2019s digital approach\u2013unlike some of its peers, the company does not plan on acquiring technology companies to keep pace in the quick -moving space. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"According to the weather service, a system moving onto the Northern California coast Thursday afternoon could produce some showers and quick -moving thunderstorms in parts of the state. \u2014 Omar Shaikh Rashad, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Dozens of people were forced to evacuate their homes near Laguna Beach after a quick -moving wildfire broke out on Wednesday, according to officials. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The bill has no other committee assignments in the Senate, traditionally a sign of quick -moving legislation. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Order online and pick it up from the quick -moving drive-thru. \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Down by 7 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter, Brady delivered a quick out to Edelman, who then connected with Danny Amendola for the 51-yard touchdown pass. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hall\u2019s adaptation cuts to the quick of the novel and transfers the shifting, unsettling quality of Larsen\u2019s text back onto the viewer\u2019s shoulders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Jones took the snap and fired a quick out to Henry for 6 yards and the first down. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"While doing that quick of a workout might not seem worth the effort to pull on a sports bra and lace up your sneakers, there are actually a ton of compelling reasons to squeeze in a super-short session. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 11 July 2021",
|
|
"Strict border control, and a public quick to wear masks and take precautions after the experience of the 2003 SARS epidemic, have meant that Taiwan recorded a little more than 2,000 cases and 14 deaths. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"Speed out Once again, Washington targeted a Browns linebacker (B.J. Goodson) by throwing a quick out to running back J.D. McKissic. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Cutting to our cultural quick is the show\u2019s spin on a typical U.S. response to a nationwide problem: anger, paranoia and plenty of ulterior motives looking to make use of each. \u2014 Jacob Oller, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Nothing this quick comes any cheaper-except GMC's Syclone pickup. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020"
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quik , from Old English cwic ; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, z\u014d\u0113 life":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwik"
|
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],
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|
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"alacritous",
|
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"alert",
|
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"expeditious",
|
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"prompt",
|
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"ready",
|
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"willing"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102813",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
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"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
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|
"chop-chop",
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|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
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"full tilt",
|
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"hastily",
|
|
"hell-for-leather",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lickety-split",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
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"speedily",
|
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"swift",
|
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"swiftly"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"quick tempers"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
|
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": fast in development or occurrence":[
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"a quick succession of events"
|
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|
|
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|
|
"quick thinking"
|
|
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|
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|
|
": having a sharp angle":[
|
|
"a quick turn in the road"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"quick mud"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": pregnant":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": the inmost sensibilities":[
|
|
"hurt to the quick by the remark"
|
|
],
|
|
": the very center of something : heart":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They had a quick drink at the bar.",
|
|
"She took a quick shower.",
|
|
"She gave him a quick kiss.",
|
|
"You're back already",
|
|
"We made a quick decision, but it turned out to be a good one.",
|
|
"He got a quick reply to his inquiry.",
|
|
"His quick thinking allowed him to escape trouble.",
|
|
"Her friends admired her quick wit .",
|
|
"He walked with quick steps.",
|
|
"She has quick , agile hands.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"a scheme to get rich quick",
|
|
"I got used to living with a roommate pretty quick .",
|
|
"I can't run any quicker .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"that nasty comment cut me to the quick",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Kona N is quick , agile, and fun to drive, but so are the Elantra N and the Volkswagen Golf GTI. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"After the deaths of Kim and Bolea at Gray Whale Cove in quick succession in 2020, concerned residents began advocating more fiercely for additional safety measures. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Lyriq is quick , maneuverable and easy to drive. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, after three promotions in quick succession, the name Maccabi Bnei Reineh is on everyone\u2019s lips in Israeli soccer. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Air fryers are quick , easy to use and relatively cheap, ranging from $36 to $200 on Target.com, to purchase. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The 30-year-old Black combat veteran had grown increasingly depressed after the recent deaths of his sister, father and uncle in quick succession. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t take things too seriously, and just relax and make it as quick , easy, and tasty as possible. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This mission will be the first of three NASA science launches flown in quick succession from Down Under. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The National Weather Service said the quick -moving weather system could drop as much as an inch of snow down to the valley floor through the morning. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"More than 20 million people are under winter alerts today from Georgia to New England as strong but quick -moving storm impacts the regions. \u2014 Melissa Macaya, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tragedy struck early Christmas morning when a quick -moving fire tore through an eastern Pennsylvania home, leaving a father and his two sons dead. \u2014 Danielle Camilli, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This partnership illustrates Wendy\u2019s digital approach\u2013unlike some of its peers, the company does not plan on acquiring technology companies to keep pace in the quick -moving space. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"According to the weather service, a system moving onto the Northern California coast Thursday afternoon could produce some showers and quick -moving thunderstorms in parts of the state. \u2014 Omar Shaikh Rashad, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Dozens of people were forced to evacuate their homes near Laguna Beach after a quick -moving wildfire broke out on Wednesday, according to officials. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The bill has no other committee assignments in the Senate, traditionally a sign of quick -moving legislation. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Order online and pick it up from the quick -moving drive-thru. \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Down by 7 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter, Brady delivered a quick out to Edelman, who then connected with Danny Amendola for the 51-yard touchdown pass. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hall\u2019s adaptation cuts to the quick of the novel and transfers the shifting, unsettling quality of Larsen\u2019s text back onto the viewer\u2019s shoulders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Jones took the snap and fired a quick out to Henry for 6 yards and the first down. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"While doing that quick of a workout might not seem worth the effort to pull on a sports bra and lace up your sneakers, there are actually a ton of compelling reasons to squeeze in a super-short session. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 11 July 2021",
|
|
"Strict border control, and a public quick to wear masks and take precautions after the experience of the 2003 SARS epidemic, have meant that Taiwan recorded a little more than 2,000 cases and 14 deaths. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"Speed out Once again, Washington targeted a Browns linebacker (B.J. Goodson) by throwing a quick out to running back J.D. McKissic. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Cutting to our cultural quick is the show\u2019s spin on a typical U.S. response to a nationwide problem: anger, paranoia and plenty of ulterior motives looking to make use of each. \u2014 Jacob Oller, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Nothing this quick comes any cheaper-except GMC's Syclone pickup. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quik , from Old English cwic ; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, z\u014d\u0113 life":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quick Adjective quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point synonyms see in addition fast",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alacritous",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062447",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quicksand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that entraps or frustrates":[
|
|
"lead poor people into consumerist quicksand",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Wright"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"freed from the quicksands of war",
|
|
"mired in the quicksand of credit card debt",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It was assumed that the AI would never fall into that kind of shameful quicksand . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Scares and moments of peril include falling, quicksand , getting chased by giant rolling wheels, shrinking rooms with spiked walls and more. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The financial quicksand created a situation that significantly shaped Taylor\u2019s path. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Political reporters seize on all the dire indicators for November, especially President Biden\u2019s approval ratings, mired in low-40s quicksand . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As an example, Lindsey cites the sculpture of a Columbian mammoth sinking into the Lake Pit outside the La Brea Tar Pits Museum\u2014a portrayal that could perpetuate the misconception that asphalt pools were like quicksand . \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In 2021 Citizens Advice warned that BNPL borrowing can be like quicksand \u2013 easy to slip into and difficult to get out of. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Quite unique, the theta variant spreads via quicksand . \u2014 Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"While the drama triangle operates like quicksand in the workplace, miring even uninvolved bystander employees into drama, there is an antidote. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u02ccsand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"mesh(es)",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"noose",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tanglement",
|
|
"toil(s)",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"web"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quicksilvery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : mercurial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quid pro quo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwid-\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02c8kw\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"barter",
|
|
"commutation",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"swap",
|
|
"trade",
|
|
"trade-off",
|
|
"truck"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The policy has three pillars: deals cannot serve as inducements to attend universities; boosters cannot contact recruits; and there must be some sort of quid pro quo to prevent deals from becoming a mechanism for pay-for-play. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Financial arrangements must have some type of quid pro quo agreement in which the athlete was being paid for services provided, such as a social media post or an appearance. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"Financial arrangements must have some type quid pro quo agreement in which the athlete was being paid for services provided, like a social media post or appearance. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
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"But critics of the president and political analysts are asking, with good reason, whether there is a quid pro quo . \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"The panel, which included one judge nominated by a Democratic president and two nominated by a Republican, said the government failed to demonstrate that the prohibitions prevented quid pro quo corruption. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
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"But Citizens United also acknowledged that direct donations to candidates still do risk quid pro quo corruption, and allowed limits on them to remain. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"The panel, which included one judge nominated by a Democratic president and two nominated by a Republican, ruled the government failed to demonstrate that the prohibitions prevented quid pro quo corruption. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Gildea said there was no quid pro quo involved in the tribe\u2019s support of Derby\u2019s application to the state. \u2014 Pat Eaton-robb, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, something for something":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1532, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090830"
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},
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"quiddity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a trifling point : quibble":[],
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": crotchet , eccentricity":[],
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": whatever makes something the type that it is : essence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"for all of her quiddities , she is a very wise and generous lady",
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"Rembrandt's genius was his unparalleled ability to render a person's quiddity in a single portrait.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Teffi bids us to accept the mystery of this strange business of life in all its delightful quiddity . \u2014 Sara Wheeler, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"None of these quiddities has much to do with efficient military training. \u2014 Steele Brand, Time , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"Our skulls are like space helmets; we are trapped in our heads, unable to convey the quiddity of our sensations. \u2014 Jason Pontin, WIRED , 16 Apr. 2018",
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"But not even there, Lawrence thought, could C\u00e9zanne entirely overcome convention\u2014Hortense still being somewhat of an image as opposed to sheer quiddity . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2011"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English quidite , from Medieval Latin quidditat-, quidditas essence, from Latin quid what, neuter of quis who \u2014 more at who":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-d\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"crotchet",
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"curiosity",
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"eccentricity",
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"erraticism",
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"idiosyncrasy",
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"individualism",
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"kink",
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"mannerism",
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"oddity",
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"peculiarity",
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"quip",
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"quirk",
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"singularity",
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"tic",
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"trick",
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"twist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070950",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quidnunc":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip : busybody":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"with the arrival of our other friend, we at last had a quorum of quidnuncs and enough material to while away a long lunch hour"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin quid nunc what now":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwid-\u02ccn\u0259\u014bk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"circulator",
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"gossip",
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"gossiper",
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"gossipmonger",
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"newsmonger",
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"tale-teller",
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"talebearer",
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"telltale",
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"yenta"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053543",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quiescence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"continuance",
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"continuation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being quiescent":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter",
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"was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"McCarthy\u2019s cowardly quiescence to Trump \u2014 rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness \u2014 has been thoroughly documented. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Back in the 1970s and \u201980s, Yeats and others attributed the CSZ\u2019s quiescence to a kind of hyper-lubrication. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
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"There are undoubtedly hard and dangerous choices to be made, but total military quiescence also imposes costs, strategic and humanitarian, which are now unfolding. \u2014 John Bolton, Time , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Regardless of their type, the oligarchs have helped Putin stay in power through their political quiescence and economic support of the Kremlin\u2019s domestic initiatives. \u2014 Stanislav Markus, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"In countering his co-religionists\u2019 political quiescence , Falwell flew something of a false flag. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s no word yet on whether the period of seismological quiescence observed in 2020 revealed insight into Earth\u2019s mysterious 26-second chirp. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"The short clip is well worth a watch, if only to get a sense of how vast and powerful volcanoes like Nyiragongo are, even during periods of relative quiescence . \u2014 Robin Andrews, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
|
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"Most volcanoes spend much of their lifetime in a state of quiescence , but Stromboli bucks that trend. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1631, 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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"kw\u012b-\u02c8es-\u1d4an(t)s",
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"kw\u0113-",
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"kw\u012b-\u02c8e-s\u1d4an(t)s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abeyance",
|
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"cold storage",
|
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"deep freeze",
|
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"doldrums",
|
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"dormancy",
|
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"holding pattern",
|
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"latency",
|
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"moratorium",
|
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"suspended animation",
|
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"suspense",
|
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"suspension"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"quiescent":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"active"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": causing no trouble or symptoms":[
|
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"quiescent gallstones"
|
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],
|
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": marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a group of quiescent loungers recovering from the Thanksgiving feast",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The system typically begins in a relatively quiescent state. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
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"But too many appear quiescent , perhaps unaware of the true nature of the war in Ukraine being fought in their name. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is the first time many adults have experienced meaningful inflation: Price gains had been largely quiescent since the late 1980s. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In other words, an economic meltdown is a potential threat to the implicit social compact in China between authoritarian rulers and a quiescent population. \u2014 Thomas J. Duesterberg, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
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"He was inspired, in part, by the work of 19th-century Scottish botanist Robert Brown, who in 1827 reported the bizarre dance of pollen grains in a quiescent water droplet viewed through a microscope. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Other than that, though, Mormon culture is a quiescent subtext, lurking in the background but largely unexplored. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In the absence of a threat, immune cells are quiescent . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The juxtaposition of a hawkish leaning Fed and worsening Covid situation is hardly a recipe for quiescent markets. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 19 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin qui\u0113scent-, qui\u0113scens, present participle of qui\u0113scere \"to repose, fall asleep, rest, be quiet,\" inchoative derivative of a base qui\u0113-, going back to Indo-European *k w i\u032feh 1 - \"have a rest\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kw\u0113-",
|
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"kw\u012b-\u02c8e-s\u1d4ant",
|
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"-\u1d4ant"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quiescent latent , dormant , quiescent , potential mean not now showing signs of activity or existence. latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop. a latent desire for success dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping. their passion had lain dormant quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity. the disease was quiescent potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have. a potential disaster",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"inactive",
|
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"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055032",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quiet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arcadian",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
"tranquil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": carried out secretly or discreetly":[
|
|
"quiet diplomacy",
|
|
"worked with quiet determination",
|
|
"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
|
|
"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
|
|
],
|
|
": enjoyed in peace and relaxation":[
|
|
"quiet reading",
|
|
"a moment of quiet contemplation",
|
|
"a quiet cup of tea"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from noise or uproar : still":[
|
|
"a quiet room",
|
|
"The lights went down and the theater became quiet ."
|
|
],
|
|
": gentle , easygoing":[
|
|
"a quiet temperament"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a quiet manner":[
|
|
"an engine that runs quiet"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a secretive manner : in secret":[],
|
|
": making or involving no noise or very little noise":[
|
|
"a quiet motor",
|
|
"a quiet conversation",
|
|
"Everyone suddenly went quiet .",
|
|
"Please be quiet \u2014people are trying to study."
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by little or no motion or activity : calm":[
|
|
"a quiet sea",
|
|
"At such an early hour, the streets seemed strangely quiet ."
|
|
],
|
|
": not disturbed by noise or activity":[
|
|
"quiet reading",
|
|
"a moment of quiet contemplation",
|
|
"a quiet cup of tea"
|
|
],
|
|
": not made known openly or publicly":[
|
|
"quiet diplomacy",
|
|
"worked with quiet determination",
|
|
"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
|
|
"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
|
|
],
|
|
": secluded":[
|
|
"a quiet nook"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to speak very little : not loquacious":[
|
|
"He was a quiet , reserved person."
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2 ) : tranquility":[],
|
|
": to become quiet":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with down"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to be quiet : calm":[],
|
|
": to make secure by freeing from dispute or question":[
|
|
"quiet title to a property"
|
|
],
|
|
": unobtrusive , conservative":[
|
|
"quiet clothes/colors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. \u2014 Maya Angelou , Gourmet , November 2002",
|
|
"When my parents needed peace and quiet , they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a \"Baby Einstein\" video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. \u2014 Robb Moretti , Newsweek , 5 Aug. 2002",
|
|
"the quiet of a wooded trail",
|
|
"Can I have some quiet here",
|
|
"I need a little peace and quiet .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Breakfast at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, a members-only institution founded in the city now called Mumbai in 1846 by British colonial officers, is a meal of quiet elegance. The second-story veranda looks out over a small garden and, beyond that, the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Outside is the tumult of horse-drawn carriages, touts, and taxis. Inside is peaceful stillness, broken only by the sounds of crunched-on toast and rustling newspapers. \u2014 Lyla Bavadam , Saveur , October 2008",
|
|
"One change I notice is that I get sleepy earlier than I used to, sometimes by 8:30 or 9 if I am having a quiet evening at home. \u2014 Andrew Weil , Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
|
|
"I interviewed Virginia, who is totally blind, in a small local library. Walking with her guide dog, this young-looking woman arrived soon after I came in. We found a quiet corner to sit and talk while her dog settled beside her chair. At forty-three, Virginia was used to telling her story and found time for our interview in her busy travel schedule. She had just returned from San Francisco where she had spoken at the California Academy of Sciences and was about to leave for Montreal, Canada, to conduct workshops in diversity awareness. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
|
|
"Attributing their behaviors to their personal dispositions, we decide Julie is shy and Jack is outgoing. Because people do have enduring personality traits, such attributions are sometimes valid. However, we often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. In class, Jack may be as quiet as Julie. Catch Julie at a party and you may hardly recognize your quiet classmate. \u2014 David G. Myers , Psychology , 2001",
|
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"the quiet hum of the refrigerator",
|
|
"He spoke in a very quiet voice.",
|
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"Surprisingly, the class was quiet .",
|
|
"He's a very quiet person.",
|
|
"She has a quiet disposition.",
|
|
"During the morning, business was quiet .",
|
|
"Some days at the store are quieter than others.",
|
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"a quiet stretch of road",
|
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"He led a quiet life.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted . \u2014 Tyler Kepner , New York Times , 29 June 2003",
|
|
"When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. \u2014 Mary Gordon , Atlantic , May 1999",
|
|
"Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. \u2014 A. H. Raskin , New York Times Book Review , 10 Dec. 1989",
|
|
"the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour",
|
|
"quiet a crying toddler with candy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"For those seeking an escape from the bustle of urban living, the most coveted vacation includes total immersion in the peace and quiet of the outdoors. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Many of the people filling up Midtown\u2019s public spaces these days are not tourists but New Yorkers who rediscovered its charms during the quiet of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"That could mean ghostly Newton issuing warnings between slugs of gin and tornado gusts, or Farraday gulping gallons of water for dear life, or Justin trying to keep herself together in the eerie quiet of the Floods\u2019 ancestral home. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The most incredible trick of all was that Teller, the quiet of the two, performed vocal duties on the number. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the relative quiet is deceptive: Policy is moving at a breakneck pace. \u2014 Ezra Klein New York Times, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the town of Lyman, where fighting has raged in recent weeks, civilians used the relative quiet to make frantic dashes to the armored evacuation buses organized by the regional government. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Early Saturday morning before festivities began, a few tourists were meandering around Bisbee's quiet and quaint streets. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Even as his drives have picked up layers of explosiveness, the 27-year-old from Suffield, England, is quiet and reserved. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Most people don\u2019t think to go to the second floor \u2013 sometimes referred to as a mezzanine \u2013 to find plenty of seating, quiet , and AC plugs, too. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"At first, my Class experiences were quiet and tame. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"Some of the same companies staying quiet now have spoken up on human-rights issues in other parts of the world. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This quiet -running progressive resistance bike trainer that offers a road-like feel is once again our top choice for the best model. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum, erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Then, at some random moment, the atom goes quiet , signaling that the atom has entered the dark state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 June 2019",
|
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"When the sun is up, the city center is crowded, but the streets empty as night falls, quiet except for the occasional sound of gunfire and rockets exploding on the outskirts of town. \u2014 Najim Rahim, David Jolly And Ahmad Shakib, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2016",
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"The boat goes quiet except for the occasional flap of the sail. \u2014 Chris Jones, Esquire , 15 Sep. 2010",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Marcos family can quiet detractors by actively engaging in reform, Mendoza said. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Hiding away these books will quiet diverse voices, diminish our education system, and sanitize American history for the comfort of white folks. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"UConn hit four home runs to quiet a sellout crowd and stun top-seeded Maryland, 10-5, in the NCAA baseball regional Saturday night at College Park, Md. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Musk has been none to quiet about his criticism for Agrawal and current-state Twitter. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Mosby repeatedly had to hammer a gavel to quiet the unrest. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The email obtained by The Post shows the campaign went to considerable lengths to keep the effort quiet in advance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The couple were spotted a few times through the office's windows, playfully entertaining various young royals \u2014 and also holding a finger over their mouth to encourage them to quiet down at points. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
|
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"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Adjective",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1573, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English quieten, borrowed from Late Latin qui\u0113t\u0101re \"to become quiet, make quiet, put to rest,\" derivative of Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Verb",
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"Middle English quyet, quyete, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, inactive, peaceful\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":"Adjective",
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"quietness",
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"tranquillity",
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"The children started to quiet down after dinner.",
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"He told the crowd to quiet down .",
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": to become quiet or quieter : to become calmer or less noisy":[
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"The children started to quiet down after dinner.",
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"He told the crowd to quiet down .",
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"Things are quieting down in town."
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"arcadian",
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"calm",
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"hushed",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
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"restful",
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"serene",
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"still",
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"stilly",
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"tranquil"
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"definitions":{
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": carried out secretly or discreetly":[
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"quiet diplomacy",
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"worked with quiet determination",
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"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
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"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
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],
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": enjoyed in peace and relaxation":[
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"quiet reading",
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"a moment of quiet contemplation",
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"a quiet cup of tea"
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],
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": free from noise or uproar : still":[
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"a quiet room",
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"The lights went down and the theater became quiet ."
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],
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": gentle , easygoing":[
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"a quiet temperament"
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],
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": in a quiet manner":[
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"an engine that runs quiet"
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],
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": in a secretive manner : in secret":[],
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": making or involving no noise or very little noise":[
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"a quiet motor",
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"a quiet conversation",
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"Everyone suddenly went quiet .",
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"Please be quiet \u2014people are trying to study."
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],
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": marked by little or no motion or activity : calm":[
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"a quiet sea",
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"At such an early hour, the streets seemed strangely quiet ."
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],
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": not disturbed by noise or activity":[
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"quiet reading",
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"a moment of quiet contemplation",
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"a quiet cup of tea"
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],
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": not made known openly or publicly":[
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"quiet diplomacy",
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"worked with quiet determination",
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"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
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"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
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],
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": secluded":[
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"a quiet nook"
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],
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": tending to speak very little : not loquacious":[
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"He was a quiet , reserved person."
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],
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": the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2 ) : tranquility":[],
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": to become quiet":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down"
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],
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": to cause to be quiet : calm":[],
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": to make secure by freeing from dispute or question":[
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"quiet title to a property"
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],
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": unobtrusive , conservative":[
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"quiet clothes/colors"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. \u2014 Maya Angelou , Gourmet , November 2002",
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"When my parents needed peace and quiet , they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a \"Baby Einstein\" video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. \u2014 Robb Moretti , Newsweek , 5 Aug. 2002",
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"the quiet of a wooded trail",
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"Can I have some quiet here",
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"I need a little peace and quiet .",
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"Adjective",
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"Breakfast at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, a members-only institution founded in the city now called Mumbai in 1846 by British colonial officers, is a meal of quiet elegance. The second-story veranda looks out over a small garden and, beyond that, the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Outside is the tumult of horse-drawn carriages, touts, and taxis. Inside is peaceful stillness, broken only by the sounds of crunched-on toast and rustling newspapers. \u2014 Lyla Bavadam , Saveur , October 2008",
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"One change I notice is that I get sleepy earlier than I used to, sometimes by 8:30 or 9 if I am having a quiet evening at home. \u2014 Andrew Weil , Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
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"I interviewed Virginia, who is totally blind, in a small local library. Walking with her guide dog, this young-looking woman arrived soon after I came in. We found a quiet corner to sit and talk while her dog settled beside her chair. At forty-three, Virginia was used to telling her story and found time for our interview in her busy travel schedule. She had just returned from San Francisco where she had spoken at the California Academy of Sciences and was about to leave for Montreal, Canada, to conduct workshops in diversity awareness. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
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"Attributing their behaviors to their personal dispositions, we decide Julie is shy and Jack is outgoing. Because people do have enduring personality traits, such attributions are sometimes valid. However, we often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. In class, Jack may be as quiet as Julie. Catch Julie at a party and you may hardly recognize your quiet classmate. \u2014 David G. Myers , Psychology , 2001",
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"the quiet hum of the refrigerator",
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"He spoke in a very quiet voice.",
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"Surprisingly, the class was quiet .",
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"He's a very quiet person.",
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"She has a quiet disposition.",
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"During the morning, business was quiet .",
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"Some days at the store are quieter than others.",
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"a quiet stretch of road",
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"He led a quiet life.",
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"Adverb",
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"lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed",
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"Verb",
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"Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted . \u2014 Tyler Kepner , New York Times , 29 June 2003",
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"When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. \u2014 Mary Gordon , Atlantic , May 1999",
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"Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. \u2014 A. H. Raskin , New York Times Book Review , 10 Dec. 1989",
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"the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour",
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"quiet a crying toddler with candy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For those seeking an escape from the bustle of urban living, the most coveted vacation includes total immersion in the peace and quiet of the outdoors. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
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"Many of the people filling up Midtown\u2019s public spaces these days are not tourists but New Yorkers who rediscovered its charms during the quiet of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"That could mean ghostly Newton issuing warnings between slugs of gin and tornado gusts, or Farraday gulping gallons of water for dear life, or Justin trying to keep herself together in the eerie quiet of the Floods\u2019 ancestral home. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The most incredible trick of all was that Teller, the quiet of the two, performed vocal duties on the number. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"But the relative quiet is deceptive: Policy is moving at a breakneck pace. \u2014 Ezra Klein New York Times, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"In the town of Lyman, where fighting has raged in recent weeks, civilians used the relative quiet to make frantic dashes to the armored evacuation buses organized by the regional government. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Early Saturday morning before festivities began, a few tourists were meandering around Bisbee's quiet and quaint streets. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
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"Even as his drives have picked up layers of explosiveness, the 27-year-old from Suffield, England, is quiet and reserved. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Most people don\u2019t think to go to the second floor \u2013 sometimes referred to as a mezzanine \u2013 to find plenty of seating, quiet , and AC plugs, too. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
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"Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"At first, my Class experiences were quiet and tame. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Some of the same companies staying quiet now have spoken up on human-rights issues in other parts of the world. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This quiet -running progressive resistance bike trainer that offers a road-like feel is once again our top choice for the best model. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum, erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Then, at some random moment, the atom goes quiet , signaling that the atom has entered the dark state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 June 2019",
|
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"When the sun is up, the city center is crowded, but the streets empty as night falls, quiet except for the occasional sound of gunfire and rockets exploding on the outskirts of town. \u2014 Najim Rahim, David Jolly And Ahmad Shakib, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2016",
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"The boat goes quiet except for the occasional flap of the sail. \u2014 Chris Jones, Esquire , 15 Sep. 2010",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Marcos family can quiet detractors by actively engaging in reform, Mendoza said. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Hiding away these books will quiet diverse voices, diminish our education system, and sanitize American history for the comfort of white folks. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"UConn hit four home runs to quiet a sellout crowd and stun top-seeded Maryland, 10-5, in the NCAA baseball regional Saturday night at College Park, Md. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
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"Musk has been none to quiet about his criticism for Agrawal and current-state Twitter. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Mosby repeatedly had to hammer a gavel to quiet the unrest. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The email obtained by The Post shows the campaign went to considerable lengths to keep the effort quiet in advance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"The couple were spotted a few times through the office's windows, playfully entertaining various young royals \u2014 and also holding a finger over their mouth to encourage them to quiet down at points. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
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"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1573, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"Middle English quieten, borrowed from Late Latin qui\u0113t\u0101re \"to become quiet, make quiet, put to rest,\" derivative of Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Verb",
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"Middle English quyet, quyete, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, inactive, peaceful\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":"Adjective",
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"key (up)",
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"the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way",
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"one young chap was trying to quieten down the group",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Spain's striker-free formation initially flummoxed the Azzurri to quieten its loud, colourful, flag-waving fans behind one of the goals. \u2014 Steve Douglas, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
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"He is still thought to be a key target of Tottenham's, but after signing Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon, talk of a move has begun to quieten - even though Betis appear to be more willing to sell after signing Nabil Fekir from Lyon. \u2014 SI.com , 30 July 2019",
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"The Manchester club were heavily linked with a move for the Serbian prior to the 2018 World Cup, but talks of a deal quietened following his underwhelming performances in the tournament. \u2014 SI.com , 9 July 2019",
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"Tocilizumab is approved to quieten the chatter of immune molecules in rheumatoid arthritis and in some types of cancer. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Talk of that move has since quietened , but Griezmann's latest comments could add fuel to the fire once again. \u2014 SI.com , 23 July 2019",
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"Eight months later, Fleabag isn't old news, but the furore has quietened . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"But in an Arthur Ashe stadium full to the brim with vociferous Argentine supporters, Nadal hit 35 winners and broke serve eight times to quieten the crowd and overcome the combative Schwartzman in just under three hours. \u2014 Ben Morse, CNN , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"The riots which convulsed Hong Kong in 1967, which were inspired by the Cultural Revolution in China, took eight months to quieten down. \u2014 The Economist , 20 Aug. 2019"
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|
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"a medicine that can be an effective quieter for a noisy cough"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The pop, crackle and whiz of fireworks this July 4 may be a little quieter than normal as supply-chain issues have caused shortages of the dazzle devices and caused cities to cancel several public displays. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
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"For starters, the ear-piercing shrieks of fans lining up to meet their favorite creators were just a little quieter . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
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"Being nearly a month in with only one named Atlantic storm -- Alex -- seems a little quieter , at least compared to the last several years. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Clubs, theaters and arenas that tend to be quieter during the warm-weather months have plenty of action \u2014 and some stand-out bookings. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Restaurants, bars and gyms that were once packed are now noticeably quieter . \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Because La Nina has a different effect in the Pacific and conditions usually are opposite, earlier this month NOAA predicted a quieter than normal Pacific storm season. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Because La Nina has a different effect in the Pacific and conditions usually are opposite, earlier this month NOAA predicted a quieter than normal Pacific storm season. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
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"My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. \u2014 Maya Angelou , Gourmet , November 2002",
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"When my parents needed peace and quiet , they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a \"Baby Einstein\" video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. \u2014 Robb Moretti , Newsweek , 5 Aug. 2002",
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"the quiet of a wooded trail",
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"Can I have some quiet here",
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"I need a little peace and quiet .",
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"Adjective",
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"Breakfast at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, a members-only institution founded in the city now called Mumbai in 1846 by British colonial officers, is a meal of quiet elegance. The second-story veranda looks out over a small garden and, beyond that, the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Outside is the tumult of horse-drawn carriages, touts, and taxis. Inside is peaceful stillness, broken only by the sounds of crunched-on toast and rustling newspapers. \u2014 Lyla Bavadam , Saveur , October 2008",
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"One change I notice is that I get sleepy earlier than I used to, sometimes by 8:30 or 9 if I am having a quiet evening at home. \u2014 Andrew Weil , Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
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"I interviewed Virginia, who is totally blind, in a small local library. Walking with her guide dog, this young-looking woman arrived soon after I came in. We found a quiet corner to sit and talk while her dog settled beside her chair. At forty-three, Virginia was used to telling her story and found time for our interview in her busy travel schedule. She had just returned from San Francisco where she had spoken at the California Academy of Sciences and was about to leave for Montreal, Canada, to conduct workshops in diversity awareness. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
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"Attributing their behaviors to their personal dispositions, we decide Julie is shy and Jack is outgoing. Because people do have enduring personality traits, such attributions are sometimes valid. However, we often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. In class, Jack may be as quiet as Julie. Catch Julie at a party and you may hardly recognize your quiet classmate. \u2014 David G. Myers , Psychology , 2001",
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"the quiet hum of the refrigerator",
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"He spoke in a very quiet voice.",
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"Surprisingly, the class was quiet .",
|
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"He's a very quiet person.",
|
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"She has a quiet disposition.",
|
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"During the morning, business was quiet .",
|
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"Some days at the store are quieter than others.",
|
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"a quiet stretch of road",
|
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"He led a quiet life.",
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"Adverb",
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"lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed",
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"Verb",
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"Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted . \u2014 Tyler Kepner , New York Times , 29 June 2003",
|
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"When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. \u2014 Mary Gordon , Atlantic , May 1999",
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"Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. \u2014 A. H. Raskin , New York Times Book Review , 10 Dec. 1989",
|
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"the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour",
|
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"quiet a crying toddler with candy",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For those seeking an escape from the bustle of urban living, the most coveted vacation includes total immersion in the peace and quiet of the outdoors. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Many of the people filling up Midtown\u2019s public spaces these days are not tourists but New Yorkers who rediscovered its charms during the quiet of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"That could mean ghostly Newton issuing warnings between slugs of gin and tornado gusts, or Farraday gulping gallons of water for dear life, or Justin trying to keep herself together in the eerie quiet of the Floods\u2019 ancestral home. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The most incredible trick of all was that Teller, the quiet of the two, performed vocal duties on the number. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"But the relative quiet is deceptive: Policy is moving at a breakneck pace. \u2014 Ezra Klein New York Times, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"In the town of Lyman, where fighting has raged in recent weeks, civilians used the relative quiet to make frantic dashes to the armored evacuation buses organized by the regional government. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Early Saturday morning before festivities began, a few tourists were meandering around Bisbee's quiet and quaint streets. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Even as his drives have picked up layers of explosiveness, the 27-year-old from Suffield, England, is quiet and reserved. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Most people don\u2019t think to go to the second floor \u2013 sometimes referred to as a mezzanine \u2013 to find plenty of seating, quiet , and AC plugs, too. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
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"Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"At first, my Class experiences were quiet and tame. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"Some of the same companies staying quiet now have spoken up on human-rights issues in other parts of the world. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This quiet -running progressive resistance bike trainer that offers a road-like feel is once again our top choice for the best model. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum, erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Then, at some random moment, the atom goes quiet , signaling that the atom has entered the dark state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 June 2019",
|
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"When the sun is up, the city center is crowded, but the streets empty as night falls, quiet except for the occasional sound of gunfire and rockets exploding on the outskirts of town. \u2014 Najim Rahim, David Jolly And Ahmad Shakib, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2016",
|
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"The boat goes quiet except for the occasional flap of the sail. \u2014 Chris Jones, Esquire , 15 Sep. 2010",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The Marcos family can quiet detractors by actively engaging in reform, Mendoza said. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Hiding away these books will quiet diverse voices, diminish our education system, and sanitize American history for the comfort of white folks. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"UConn hit four home runs to quiet a sellout crowd and stun top-seeded Maryland, 10-5, in the NCAA baseball regional Saturday night at College Park, Md. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Musk has been none to quiet about his criticism for Agrawal and current-state Twitter. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Mosby repeatedly had to hammer a gavel to quiet the unrest. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The email obtained by The Post shows the campaign went to considerable lengths to keep the effort quiet in advance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The couple were spotted a few times through the office's windows, playfully entertaining various young royals \u2014 and also holding a finger over their mouth to encourage them to quiet down at points. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
|
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"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022"
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"Middle English quieten, borrowed from Late Latin qui\u0113t\u0101re \"to become quiet, make quiet, put to rest,\" derivative of Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Verb",
|
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"Middle English quyet, quyete, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, inactive, peaceful\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Prayer is often seen as quietism , a plea to be rescued instead of a call to action. \u2014 David S. Wallace, The New Yorker , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
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"To their children, this position seems like unforgivable quietism and complacency. \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2019",
|
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"What was an ultimately unsuccessful effort to draw the monkhood out of its political quietism swiftly mutated into an anti-progressive force, and continued to endure as a dark cloud over the region\u2019s politics in subsequent decades. \u2014 Amar Diwakar, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2018",
|
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"What was an ultimately unsuccessful effort to draw the monkhood out of its political quietism swiftly mutated into an anti-progressive force, and continued to endure as a dark cloud over the region\u2019s politics in subsequent decades. \u2014 Amar Diwakar, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2018",
|
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"To acknowledge this fact is not to call for quietism . \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Slate Magazine , 27 Mar. 2017",
|
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"The piece predicts that political quietism , wars, pandemics, and fossil-fuel stubbornness will lead to civilizational collapse and a long dark age. \u2014 Joey Eschrich, Slate Magazine , 20 Sep. 2017",
|
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"Diana was more aggressive, the clamorous defender of quietism . \u2014 Tobi Haslett, The New Yorker , 29 May 2017"
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|
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|
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"\u2014 Helmut Kuhn"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": making or involving no noise or very little noise":[
|
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"a quiet motor",
|
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|
|
"Everyone suddenly went quiet .",
|
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"Please be quiet \u2014people are trying to study."
|
|
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|
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": marked by little or no motion or activity : calm":[
|
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"a quiet sea",
|
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"At such an early hour, the streets seemed strangely quiet ."
|
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|
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|
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|
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"a quiet cup of tea"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
|
|
"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
|
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],
|
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|
|
"a quiet nook"
|
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|
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": tending to speak very little : not loquacious":[
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 usually used with down"
|
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],
|
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": to cause to be quiet : calm":[],
|
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": to make secure by freeing from dispute or question":[
|
|
"quiet title to a property"
|
|
],
|
|
": unobtrusive , conservative":[
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|
"quiet clothes/colors"
|
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. \u2014 Maya Angelou , Gourmet , November 2002",
|
|
"When my parents needed peace and quiet , they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a \"Baby Einstein\" video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. \u2014 Robb Moretti , Newsweek , 5 Aug. 2002",
|
|
"the quiet of a wooded trail",
|
|
"Can I have some quiet here",
|
|
"I need a little peace and quiet .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Breakfast at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, a members-only institution founded in the city now called Mumbai in 1846 by British colonial officers, is a meal of quiet elegance. The second-story veranda looks out over a small garden and, beyond that, the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Outside is the tumult of horse-drawn carriages, touts, and taxis. Inside is peaceful stillness, broken only by the sounds of crunched-on toast and rustling newspapers. \u2014 Lyla Bavadam , Saveur , October 2008",
|
|
"One change I notice is that I get sleepy earlier than I used to, sometimes by 8:30 or 9 if I am having a quiet evening at home. \u2014 Andrew Weil , Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
|
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"I interviewed Virginia, who is totally blind, in a small local library. Walking with her guide dog, this young-looking woman arrived soon after I came in. We found a quiet corner to sit and talk while her dog settled beside her chair. At forty-three, Virginia was used to telling her story and found time for our interview in her busy travel schedule. She had just returned from San Francisco where she had spoken at the California Academy of Sciences and was about to leave for Montreal, Canada, to conduct workshops in diversity awareness. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
|
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"Attributing their behaviors to their personal dispositions, we decide Julie is shy and Jack is outgoing. Because people do have enduring personality traits, such attributions are sometimes valid. However, we often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. In class, Jack may be as quiet as Julie. Catch Julie at a party and you may hardly recognize your quiet classmate. \u2014 David G. Myers , Psychology , 2001",
|
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"the quiet hum of the refrigerator",
|
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"He spoke in a very quiet voice.",
|
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"Surprisingly, the class was quiet .",
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"He's a very quiet person.",
|
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"She has a quiet disposition.",
|
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"During the morning, business was quiet .",
|
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"Some days at the store are quieter than others.",
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"a quiet stretch of road",
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"He led a quiet life.",
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"Adverb",
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"lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed",
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"Verb",
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"Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted . \u2014 Tyler Kepner , New York Times , 29 June 2003",
|
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"When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. \u2014 Mary Gordon , Atlantic , May 1999",
|
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"Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. \u2014 A. H. Raskin , New York Times Book Review , 10 Dec. 1989",
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"the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour",
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"quiet a crying toddler with candy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For those seeking an escape from the bustle of urban living, the most coveted vacation includes total immersion in the peace and quiet of the outdoors. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
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"Many of the people filling up Midtown\u2019s public spaces these days are not tourists but New Yorkers who rediscovered its charms during the quiet of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"That could mean ghostly Newton issuing warnings between slugs of gin and tornado gusts, or Farraday gulping gallons of water for dear life, or Justin trying to keep herself together in the eerie quiet of the Floods\u2019 ancestral home. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The most incredible trick of all was that Teller, the quiet of the two, performed vocal duties on the number. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the relative quiet is deceptive: Policy is moving at a breakneck pace. \u2014 Ezra Klein New York Times, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
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"In the town of Lyman, where fighting has raged in recent weeks, civilians used the relative quiet to make frantic dashes to the armored evacuation buses organized by the regional government. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Early Saturday morning before festivities began, a few tourists were meandering around Bisbee's quiet and quaint streets. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Even as his drives have picked up layers of explosiveness, the 27-year-old from Suffield, England, is quiet and reserved. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Most people don\u2019t think to go to the second floor \u2013 sometimes referred to as a mezzanine \u2013 to find plenty of seating, quiet , and AC plugs, too. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
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"At first, my Class experiences were quiet and tame. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Some of the same companies staying quiet now have spoken up on human-rights issues in other parts of the world. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This quiet -running progressive resistance bike trainer that offers a road-like feel is once again our top choice for the best model. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum, erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Then, at some random moment, the atom goes quiet , signaling that the atom has entered the dark state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 June 2019",
|
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"When the sun is up, the city center is crowded, but the streets empty as night falls, quiet except for the occasional sound of gunfire and rockets exploding on the outskirts of town. \u2014 Najim Rahim, David Jolly And Ahmad Shakib, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2016",
|
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"The boat goes quiet except for the occasional flap of the sail. \u2014 Chris Jones, Esquire , 15 Sep. 2010",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Marcos family can quiet detractors by actively engaging in reform, Mendoza said. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Hiding away these books will quiet diverse voices, diminish our education system, and sanitize American history for the comfort of white folks. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"UConn hit four home runs to quiet a sellout crowd and stun top-seeded Maryland, 10-5, in the NCAA baseball regional Saturday night at College Park, Md. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Musk has been none to quiet about his criticism for Agrawal and current-state Twitter. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Mosby repeatedly had to hammer a gavel to quiet the unrest. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The email obtained by The Post shows the campaign went to considerable lengths to keep the effort quiet in advance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The couple were spotted a few times through the office's windows, playfully entertaining various young royals \u2014 and also holding a finger over their mouth to encourage them to quiet down at points. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
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"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022"
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"Middle English quiet, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113t-, qui\u0113s \"repose, sleep, rest, peaceful conditions,\" going back to Indo-European *k w i\u032feh 1 -ti-, noun derivative of a verbal base *k w i\u032feh 1 - \"have a rest,\" whence Avestan \u0161\u0301ii\u0101- \"be glad,\" Old Church Slavic po\u010dij\u01eb, po\u010diti \"to have a rest\" (causative pokoj\u01eb, pokoiti \"to calm, quiet\"), Armenian han geaw \"has rested,\" and (from deverbal *k w i\u032feh 1 -to- ) Avestan \u0161\u0301ii\u0101ta- \"peaceful, happy,\" Old Persian \u0161iy\u0101ta-, Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Noun",
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"Middle English quieten, borrowed from Late Latin qui\u0113t\u0101re \"to become quiet, make quiet, put to rest,\" derivative of Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Verb",
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"Middle English quyet, quyete, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, inactive, peaceful\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":"Adjective",
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"peacefulness",
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"placidity",
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"quietness",
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"quietude",
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"restfulness",
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"sereneness",
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"serenity",
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"still",
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"arcadian",
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"calm",
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"hushed",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
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"restful",
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"serene",
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"still",
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"stilly",
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"tranquil"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": carried out secretly or discreetly":[
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"quiet diplomacy",
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"worked with quiet determination",
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"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
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"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
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],
|
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": enjoyed in peace and relaxation":[
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"quiet reading",
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"a moment of quiet contemplation",
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"a quiet cup of tea"
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],
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": free from noise or uproar : still":[
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"a quiet room",
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"The lights went down and the theater became quiet ."
|
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],
|
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": gentle , easygoing":[
|
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"a quiet temperament"
|
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],
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": in a quiet manner":[
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"an engine that runs quiet"
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],
|
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": in a secretive manner : in secret":[],
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": making or involving no noise or very little noise":[
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"a quiet motor",
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"a quiet conversation",
|
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"Everyone suddenly went quiet .",
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"Please be quiet \u2014people are trying to study."
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],
|
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": marked by little or no motion or activity : calm":[
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"a quiet sea",
|
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"At such an early hour, the streets seemed strangely quiet ."
|
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],
|
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": not disturbed by noise or activity":[
|
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"quiet reading",
|
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"a moment of quiet contemplation",
|
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"a quiet cup of tea"
|
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],
|
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": not made known openly or publicly":[
|
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"quiet diplomacy",
|
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"worked with quiet determination",
|
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"She had a quiet confidence about her.",
|
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"He took a quiet satisfaction in a job well done."
|
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],
|
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": secluded":[
|
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"a quiet nook"
|
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],
|
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": tending to speak very little : not loquacious":[
|
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"He was a quiet , reserved person."
|
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],
|
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": the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2 ) : tranquility":[],
|
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": to become quiet":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with down"
|
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],
|
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": to cause to be quiet : calm":[],
|
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": to make secure by freeing from dispute or question":[
|
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"quiet title to a property"
|
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],
|
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": unobtrusive , conservative":[
|
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"quiet clothes/colors"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. \u2014 Maya Angelou , Gourmet , November 2002",
|
|
"When my parents needed peace and quiet , they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a \"Baby Einstein\" video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. \u2014 Robb Moretti , Newsweek , 5 Aug. 2002",
|
|
"the quiet of a wooded trail",
|
|
"Can I have some quiet here",
|
|
"I need a little peace and quiet .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Breakfast at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, a members-only institution founded in the city now called Mumbai in 1846 by British colonial officers, is a meal of quiet elegance. The second-story veranda looks out over a small garden and, beyond that, the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Outside is the tumult of horse-drawn carriages, touts, and taxis. Inside is peaceful stillness, broken only by the sounds of crunched-on toast and rustling newspapers. \u2014 Lyla Bavadam , Saveur , October 2008",
|
|
"One change I notice is that I get sleepy earlier than I used to, sometimes by 8:30 or 9 if I am having a quiet evening at home. \u2014 Andrew Weil , Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
|
|
"I interviewed Virginia, who is totally blind, in a small local library. Walking with her guide dog, this young-looking woman arrived soon after I came in. We found a quiet corner to sit and talk while her dog settled beside her chair. At forty-three, Virginia was used to telling her story and found time for our interview in her busy travel schedule. She had just returned from San Francisco where she had spoken at the California Academy of Sciences and was about to leave for Montreal, Canada, to conduct workshops in diversity awareness. \u2014 Mary Grimley Mason , Working Against Odds , 2004",
|
|
"Attributing their behaviors to their personal dispositions, we decide Julie is shy and Jack is outgoing. Because people do have enduring personality traits, such attributions are sometimes valid. However, we often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. In class, Jack may be as quiet as Julie. Catch Julie at a party and you may hardly recognize your quiet classmate. \u2014 David G. Myers , Psychology , 2001",
|
|
"the quiet hum of the refrigerator",
|
|
"He spoke in a very quiet voice.",
|
|
"Surprisingly, the class was quiet .",
|
|
"He's a very quiet person.",
|
|
"She has a quiet disposition.",
|
|
"During the morning, business was quiet .",
|
|
"Some days at the store are quieter than others.",
|
|
"a quiet stretch of road",
|
|
"He led a quiet life.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"lie quiet and no one will guess you're hiding under the bed",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted . \u2014 Tyler Kepner , New York Times , 29 June 2003",
|
|
"When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. \u2014 Mary Gordon , Atlantic , May 1999",
|
|
"Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. \u2014 A. H. Raskin , New York Times Book Review , 10 Dec. 1989",
|
|
"the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour",
|
|
"quiet a crying toddler with candy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For those seeking an escape from the bustle of urban living, the most coveted vacation includes total immersion in the peace and quiet of the outdoors. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Many of the people filling up Midtown\u2019s public spaces these days are not tourists but New Yorkers who rediscovered its charms during the quiet of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"That could mean ghostly Newton issuing warnings between slugs of gin and tornado gusts, or Farraday gulping gallons of water for dear life, or Justin trying to keep herself together in the eerie quiet of the Floods\u2019 ancestral home. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The launches set off air-raid sirens across parts of southern Israel, disrupting the quiet of the Passover holiday week. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The most incredible trick of all was that Teller, the quiet of the two, performed vocal duties on the number. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the relative quiet is deceptive: Policy is moving at a breakneck pace. \u2014 Ezra Klein New York Times, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the town of Lyman, where fighting has raged in recent weeks, civilians used the relative quiet to make frantic dashes to the armored evacuation buses organized by the regional government. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Early Saturday morning before festivities began, a few tourists were meandering around Bisbee's quiet and quaint streets. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Even as his drives have picked up layers of explosiveness, the 27-year-old from Suffield, England, is quiet and reserved. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Most people don\u2019t think to go to the second floor \u2013 sometimes referred to as a mezzanine \u2013 to find plenty of seating, quiet , and AC plugs, too. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"At first, my Class experiences were quiet and tame. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Dear Attentive: Speaking for a child is a habit that many parents have; for some, this may start when their child is very young, quiet or shy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Some of the same companies staying quiet now have spoken up on human-rights issues in other parts of the world. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This quiet -running progressive resistance bike trainer that offers a road-like feel is once again our top choice for the best model. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum, erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Then, at some random moment, the atom goes quiet , signaling that the atom has entered the dark state. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"When the sun is up, the city center is crowded, but the streets empty as night falls, quiet except for the occasional sound of gunfire and rockets exploding on the outskirts of town. \u2014 Najim Rahim, David Jolly And Ahmad Shakib, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2016",
|
|
"The boat goes quiet except for the occasional flap of the sail. \u2014 Chris Jones, Esquire , 15 Sep. 2010",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Marcos family can quiet detractors by actively engaging in reform, Mendoza said. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Hiding away these books will quiet diverse voices, diminish our education system, and sanitize American history for the comfort of white folks. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"UConn hit four home runs to quiet a sellout crowd and stun top-seeded Maryland, 10-5, in the NCAA baseball regional Saturday night at College Park, Md. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Musk has been none to quiet about his criticism for Agrawal and current-state Twitter. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mosby repeatedly had to hammer a gavel to quiet the unrest. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The email obtained by The Post shows the campaign went to considerable lengths to keep the effort quiet in advance. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The couple were spotted a few times through the office's windows, playfully entertaining various young royals \u2014 and also holding a finger over their mouth to encourage them to quiet down at points. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle English quieten, borrowed from Late Latin qui\u0113t\u0101re \"to become quiet, make quiet, put to rest,\" derivative of Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, quiet entry 2 \"":"Verb",
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"Middle English quyet, quyete, quiete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French quiete, borrowed from Latin qui\u0113tus \"at rest, inactive, peaceful\" \u2014 more at quiet entry 1":"Adjective",
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"antonyms":[
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"bustle",
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"commotion",
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"hubbub",
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"hurly-burly",
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"pandemonium",
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"tumult",
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"turmoil",
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"unquietness",
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"unrest",
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"uproar"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a quiet state : repose":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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|
"after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep",
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"the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite the wind generated by a huge 26-foot-diameter main fan, powered by a 6,700-hp (5-megawatt) electric motor, the quietude inside allows for more precise sonic measurement of cars or other objects placed therein. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
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"But now try to imagine your child sitting through it with gentle quietude . Enter Anne Tourni\u00e9. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have gone for full domestic quietude : shopping for their own groceries, sharing their weekends with other reliably discreet, titled types in Norfolk, wearing affordable clothes. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In fact, the EV era could renew Mercedes's reputation for bank-vault solidity\u2014what made the biggest impression was the vacuum-of-space quietude . \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The quietude is going to give them a lot of time with their thoughts. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The bossa nova pattern and strings return, but the general tranquility is interrupted by a trenchant guitar solo about halfway through, only to restore its former quietude a little while later. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"That sense of vast quietude that opened out during the lockdown period created a space for dreaming in. \u2014 Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"And Owen Teague, as James, makes his owlish quietude felt. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin qui\u0113t\u016bd\u014d, from Latin qui\u0113tus quiet entry 2 + -t\u016bd\u014d, suffix of abstract nouns":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"calmness",
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"hush",
|
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"peace",
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"peacefulness",
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"placidity",
|
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"quiet",
|
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"quietness",
|
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"repose",
|
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"restfulness",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
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"serenity",
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"still",
|
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"stillness",
|
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"tranquillity",
|
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"tranquility"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193919",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"quietus":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": final settlement (as of a debt)":[],
|
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": something that quiets or represses":[
|
|
"put the quietus on their celebration"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will",
|
|
"her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On the supply side, climate experts give him credit for suspending drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and for giving the final quietus to Keystone. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"If Berryman is playing Cassandra to himself, crying out the details of his own quietus , how did the cry begin"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quietus est , borrowed from Medieval Latin, \"he is quit,\" formula of discharge from obligation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8\u0101-",
|
|
"kw\u012b-\u02c8\u0113-t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"delivery",
|
|
"discharge",
|
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"quittance",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quintessence":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form":[],
|
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": the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies":[],
|
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": the most typical example or representative":[
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"the quintessence of calm"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building",
|
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"a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her volume is the quintessence of the young Los Angeles poet, who strode to a lectern at the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day 2021 and reminded us, for a glorious moment, what the other side of sorrow felt like. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"These two ancient codgers are the quintessence of creepy. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Material quality throughout is first rate, heightening the interior\u2019s visual simplicity that is the very quintessence of luxury. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"For Dole, extending a hand to a political opponent had become the quintessence of patriotism. \u2014 Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Myers lives, of course, being the very quintessence of evil. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The quintessence of California\u2019s shoreline is its stark variety, from the gentle beaches of Coronado to the sea stacks of the North Coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"For me, the Velvet Underground has always been the quintessence of Downtown, that shadowland between the financial district and 14th Street in lower Manhattan. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But when Tesla bought IPO SolarCity in late 2016, Schuster grabbed the opportunity to jump back into a name that\u2019s the quintessence of Big Momentum. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 8 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French quinte essence , from Medieval Latin quinta essentia , literally, fifth essence":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin-\u02c8te-s\u1d4an(t)s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"acme",
|
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"apotheosis",
|
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"beau ideal",
|
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"byword",
|
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"classic",
|
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"epitome",
|
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"exemplar",
|
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"ideal",
|
|
"perfection"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180538",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quintessential":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a quintessential element : something that is a typical part or pure example":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural The quintessentials \u2014ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard\u2014that characterize classic American barbecue sauce can be found in this dish. \u2014 Betty Rosbottom The quintessentials of a culture become all the more noticeable and absorbing if they are perceived as in danger of disappearing or as an obstacle to progress that must disappear. \u2014 Steve J. Stern"
|
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],
|
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": being a quintessence":[
|
|
"Jerry's your quintessential streetwise New Yorker \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kai Wright",
|
|
"This is the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant, casual but never frumpy, lively but not overheated \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Harvey Steiman",
|
|
"Marx was the quintessential intellectual, remarkably detached from the real world.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Steele Gordon",
|
|
"His very faults were middling \u2026 It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Eliot"
|
|
],
|
|
": perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing":[
|
|
"Jerry's your quintessential streetwise New Yorker \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kai Wright",
|
|
"This is the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant, casual but never frumpy, lively but not overheated \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Harvey Steiman",
|
|
"Marx was the quintessential intellectual, remarkably detached from the real world.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Steele Gordon",
|
|
"His very faults were middling \u2026 It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Eliot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwin-t\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archetypal",
|
|
"archetypical",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"definitive",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"imitable",
|
|
"model",
|
|
"paradigmatic",
|
|
"textbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232706",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quip":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clever usually taunting remark : gibe":[],
|
|
": a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment":[],
|
|
": quibble , equivocation":[],
|
|
": something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity":[],
|
|
": to jest or gibe at":[],
|
|
": to make quips : gibe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They traded quips over a beer.",
|
|
"has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped , \u201cYou're a legend in your own mind, all right\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Trump made a similar quip last month about Dingell, who died in February, at a rally in Dingell's home state of Michigan. \u2014 William Cummings, USA TODAY , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"In response to the quip , anchor Bret Baier equated Democrats accepting Biden despite the verbal slip-ups to about how Republicans feel toward Trump. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"And the second Victoria and Peter uttered those regrettable quips , Twitter was all over it. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The Prince has been loaded with charming quips lately. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Viewers laughed with the choir\u2019s self-deprecating quips , not at LGBTQ people. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Rosenstein\u2019s quip brought the prosecutorial team up short. \u2014 James Bandler, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Teigen suffered no fools, however, responding to the comment with a quip of her own. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 2 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Ivey typically responded with a quip that perhaps age brings wisdom. \u2014 Kim Chandler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Throwaway characters give Batman a hard time for being so intense (the way a moviegoing friend might quip between bites of popcorn). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Spotify reported a 69 percent increase in podcast uploads during March; last month, the comedian Hanna Dickinson quipped on Twitter about Amazon being sold out of the requisite mics. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2020",
|
|
"During the White House coronavirus briefing on Friday, Trump quipped that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, should move back to New York to run against the first-term liberal star. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Bloomberg quipped during a discussion on economic policy. \u2014 John Verhovek And, ABC News , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Morgan quipped during his exit announcement, reported by Reuters. \u2014 Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Chappelle quipped during his 2004 stand-up special. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This is another half-thunk thought from my book of just-for-fun cartoons and quips , Half-thunk Thoughts and Half-fast Drawings. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 5 May 2020",
|
|
"Shanahan is eager to tell us, with funny and insightful little stories and quips , how great his guys are. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier quippy , perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what \u2014 more at quiddity":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crotchet",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"eccentricity",
|
|
"erraticism",
|
|
"idiosyncrasy",
|
|
"individualism",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"mannerism",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"quiddity",
|
|
"quirk",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"tic",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"twist"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111405",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quirk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a groove separating a bead or other molding from adjoining members":[],
|
|
": a peculiar trait : idiosyncrasy":[],
|
|
": accident , vagary":[
|
|
"a quirk of fate"
|
|
],
|
|
": an abrupt twist or curve":[],
|
|
": curve , twist":[
|
|
"quirked his eyebrows"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Everyone has their little quirks .",
|
|
"wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Thanks to a scheduling quirk , this year\u2019s Cambridge Jazz Festival falls on the same weekend as the famed Newport Jazz Festival. \u2014 Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"And waited, learning another quirk in parts of Los Angeles, the lack of people on the street. \u2014 Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Done sees in Sales and Plunkett a similar willingness to embrace inspiration in one\u2019s own backyard and not subscribe to a sense of cultural inferiority, a lingering quirk of Australians. \u2014 Vogue , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"This is far from the first eyebrow-raising quirk of their relationship. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Whatever its provenance, the semantic entanglement with fire has taken on a self-fulfilling air, a quirk of history that provides an expressive frame for the island\u2019s reputation as a paradise that is also an inferno. \u2014 Jack Parlett, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Anwar was particularly moved by the revelation that a major study, one on which many of the anti-flavor ban arguments hinge, might be fraught due to a quirk in data collection. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The amount of gas shipped through the pipelines has surged since the invasion because of a quirk in the structure of Europe\u2019s gas market. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For white men, intoxication has long been a kind of social currency, an interesting quirk of the mind, whereas women and minorities who enjoy themselves too much are breaking one of our last remaining cultural taboos. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Working from home: The fun quirks couples learn about each other Look and sound more professional Mind your manners in online meetings by following these tips For video meetings, the eyes have it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 4 June 2020",
|
|
"But many other smaller outfits were unable to access the loan program, even as some larger firms took advantage of the program\u2019s quirks to get approval for high-dollar relief. \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 23 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kw\u0259rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crotchet",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"eccentricity",
|
|
"erraticism",
|
|
"idiosyncrasy",
|
|
"individualism",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"mannerism",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"quiddity",
|
|
"quip",
|
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"singularity",
|
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"tic",
|
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"trick",
|
|
"twist"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103713",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quirky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way":[
|
|
"a quirky sense of humor",
|
|
"quirky ideas/behavior",
|
|
"a quirky and creative artist",
|
|
"\u2026 the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Marianne Rohrlich",
|
|
"The result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Molly Haskell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kw\u0259r-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"bizarro",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"far-out",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"off-the-wall",
|
|
"offbeat",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"queerish",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"rum",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"way-out",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075213",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quisling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": traitor sense 2 , collaborator":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This may sound like a technical squabble among quislings . \u2014 David Z. Morris, Slate Magazine , 6 June 2017",
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 18 May 2017",
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 Graydon Carter, The Hive , 18 May 2017",
|
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 18 May 2017",
|
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 Graydon Carter, The Hive , 18 May 2017",
|
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 18 May 2017",
|
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 18 May 2017",
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"The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones\u2014that\u2019s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan\u2014are already eyeing the exits. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 18 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Vidkun Quisling \u20201945 Norwegian politician who collaborated with the Nazis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwiz-li\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apostate",
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"backstabber",
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"betrayer",
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"double-crosser",
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"double-dealer",
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"Judas",
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"recreant",
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"serpent",
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"snake",
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"traitor",
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"turncoat"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133838",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quit":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": give up sense 1":[
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"quit a job"
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],
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": give up sense 2":[
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"quit smoking"
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],
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": to depart from or out of":[],
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": to leave the company of":[],
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": to make full payment of : pay up":[
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"quit a debt"
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],
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": to set free : relieve , release":[
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"quit oneself of fear"
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],
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": conduct , acquit":[
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"the youths quit themselves like men"
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],
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": to give up employment":[],
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": to cease normal, expected, or necessary action":[
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"the engine quit"
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],
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": to admit defeat : give up":[],
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": the act or an instance of quitting a job":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bag",
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"chuck",
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"leave",
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"resign (from)",
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"retire (from)",
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"step aside (from)",
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"step down (from)"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"disencumbered",
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"free",
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"shut (of)",
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"unburdened"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quit Verb stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She quit college after one semester.",
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"She decided to quit show business.",
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"He quit teaching after five years.",
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"Many workers are quitting because of poor pay.",
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"She hates her job and she's thinking about quitting .",
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"She quit smoking years ago.",
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"I wish you would quit bothering her.",
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"We're going to quit for the day. It's too hot to keep working.",
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"Adjective",
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"I am finally quit of that terrible task.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Two days later, having found his calling, Corey Laub quit school. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
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"On April 25, two days after Ferrer's termination, the bartender quit his job. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
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"Some of those new hires had already quit their previous jobs, or were relying on Coinbase to maintain their work visas. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As this burnout crisis grows more acute, even more healthcare professionals will quit their jobs. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"Already, Litrell said, members of his organizing committee have quit out of concern that Amazon will learn of their involvement and fire them. \u2014 Caroline O'donovan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Amid Trump\u2019s drive to overturn election results in Georgia, Pak \u2014 a federal prosecutor based in Atlanta \u2014 suddenly quit . \u2014 John Wagner, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Arguably the biggest challenge with a rescinded offer is that most workers, like Wolf, have already quit their old job\u2014or even made relocation plans. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That marks the highest rate on record since the BLS began tracking the quit numbers December 2000. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
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"If Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has learned one thing about his young team this season, it\u2019s that there is absolutely no quit in them. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Getting a handle on burnout early is all the more important when serving a high-turnover industry like hospitality, which consistently has the highest quit rate of any industry, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Even during a season that has gone completely off the rails, there is no quit in the coaching staff. \u2014 Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Although a number of crew members have described the set as unsafe, and several quit shortly before the fatal shooting, the filing said that Mr. Baldwin had not heard about or observed any safety problems on the set. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Second, the quit line has been trending upwards since a low of 1.2% in post-financial-crisis September 2009, as the economy has strengthened. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"And industry hiring rates exceeded industry quit rates. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Trials showed people who received a placebo quit smoking at the same rate as those who received a vaccine. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 6 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English quiten, quitten , from Anglo-French quiter , from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest":"Verb",
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"Middle English quite, quit , from Anglo-French":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141824"
|
|
},
|
|
"quit it":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204921",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"quitch":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": quack grass":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English *quicche , from Old English cwice ; akin to Old High German quecca couch grass":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quitclaim":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwit-\u02cckl\u0101m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quitclaim deed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a legal instrument used to release one person's right, title, or interest to another without providing a guarantee or warranty of title":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The seller of a building can give a quitclaim deed to the buyer and the seller\u2019s entire interest has been transferred once that deed is signed. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Once the lease expired, the district was to deliver a quitclaim deed , effectively transferring all of its rights back to the city, the order decreed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Elliott says that before Pollack died, the director helped his efforts to secure a quitclaim deed from WB and never made any rights claim himself. \u2014 Eriq Gardner, Billboard , 5 May 2021",
|
|
"Warner signed away his property on Bakertown Road in Antioch the day before Thanksgiving to a woman in Los Angeles for $0, property records of a quitclaim deed show. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Last month, court records show a quitclaim deed transfer of the residence from Warner to an individual with a Los Angeles address on Nov. 25 for $0. \u2014 Mariah Timms, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Under the agreement, the city will hand over the property through a quitclaim deed within the next 30 days. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The most likely technique to steal involves a fake quitclaim deed and deed of transfer, along with a fake notary seal. \u2014 Dave Lieber, Dallas News , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"By July 2016, the Root-Thalmans had filed a quitclaim deed purporting to transfer the victim's house to them. \u2014 Keith Schubert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103830",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a considerable amount":[],
|
|
": many":[],
|
|
": to a considerable extent : rather":[
|
|
"quite near"
|
|
],
|
|
": to an extreme : positively":[
|
|
"quite sure",
|
|
"\u2014 often used as an intensifier with a quite a swell guy quite a beauty"
|
|
],
|
|
": wholly , completely":[
|
|
"not quite finished"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He felt that the world he had loved had quite gone. \u2014 Edmund Wilson , New York Times Book Review , 20 July 1986",
|
|
"The men who made love to the left-wing college girls were either medical students, who had contempt for them and forgot them, or jocks, who bragged falsely of having made conquests of quite other girls. \u2014 Renata Adler , Pitch Dark , 1983",
|
|
"In my opinion, my work \u2026 ain't quite good enough \u2026 \u2014 William Faulkner , in Faulkner in the University , (1959) 1977",
|
|
"Irene Franey, a little older than I, was quite a beauty \u2014 John O'Hara , letter , 30 Dec. 1963",
|
|
"\u201cAre you quite finished",
|
|
"I am quite capable of doing it myself, thank you.",
|
|
"They assured me that I was quite mistaken.",
|
|
"We hadn't quite made up our minds.",
|
|
"She's quite right, you know.",
|
|
"I quite forgot your birthday.",
|
|
"No one realized quite what was happening.",
|
|
"Quite why he left is unclear.",
|
|
"That is not quite what I said.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Williams\u2019s music, which feels hard-wired in my DNA, enmeshed in multiple dimensions of my memory and experience (and quite likely yours). \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"My everyday outfit is quite casual actually, mainly all white or all black. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Johnson in turn said he was asked to do so by the office of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. Kinzinger made clear one big reason for naming names was quite political. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s probably quite emotional and lengthy despite your revisions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"According to BirdNote Podcast, their eyes have adapted to spot reds and yellows, but these tiny birds are also quite intelligent and will change their color preferences to favor the most nectar-rich source. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the biggest competition in this price range comes from the BMW X7, which is a little more fuel-efficient, though not quite as spacious on the back row. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The reunion isn\u2019t quite coincidental as 3 Body Problem is from Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who co-created the series along with True Blood veteran Alexander Woo. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Hublot\u2019s latest wristwatch is quite literally at your fingertips. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from quite , adjective, quit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kw\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"all of",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"wide"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quite a while":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long time":[
|
|
"It has been quite a while since I last saw her."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quite apart from":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": without even taking into consideration":[
|
|
"The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quite right":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quite some time":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long period of time":[
|
|
"I haven't seen her for quite some time ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094508"
|
|
},
|
|
"quite something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a major event":[
|
|
"It was quite something for a small-town boy to be interviewed for the national news."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quitely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": entirely , quite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from quit, quite , adjective, free + -ly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022041",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quitrent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwit-\u02ccrent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quits":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being on even terms by repayment or requital":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, quit, probably from Medieval Latin quittus , alteration of Latin quietus at rest":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104848"
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},
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"quittal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"quit entry 2 + -al":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063348",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quittance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a document evidencing quittance":[],
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": discharge from a debt or an obligation":[],
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": recompense , requital":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work",
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"the court awarded the plaintiff a substantial quittance for bodily injury and emotional distress"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-t\u1d4an(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"delivery",
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"discharge",
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"quietus",
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"release"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030333",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quitted trick":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a trick in card games after all of the cards composing it have been irrevocably played and it has been stacked with the cards in it facedown":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102157",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"quitter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Don't be a quitter . I know you can do it.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This era is most certainly a quitter \u2019s market, where talent is in high demand and workplaces are rife with burnout. \u2014 Michael Held, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"For employers, replacing just one quitter is a straightforward task. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Parker was concerned that she would be viewed as a quitter by leaving Los Angeles despite being named the AP award winner her rookie year with the Sparks in 2008, when she was honored as the WNBA\u2019s MVP and top rookie. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, chicagotribune.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"After Biles quit the competition, some uninformed people online called her a quitter . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"When Australian rower Sally Robbins cited anxiety as her reason for withdrawing from the Olympic finals in 2004, she was painted as a quitter and a national disgrace. \u2014 Nicole Dunn, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Online bullies called Biles a quitter and a disgrace. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"In the past week, some conservative pundits have tried to cast Biles as a quitter , a loser, a selfish snowflake. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"Social media has been harsher; strangers have accused Biles of being weak, a quitter , and said her decisions in Tokyo have tarnished her legacy. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, 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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"\u02c8kwi-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000758",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"quitting":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": give up sense 1":[
|
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"quit a job"
|
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],
|
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": give up sense 2":[
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"quit smoking"
|
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],
|
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": to depart from or out of":[],
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": to leave the company of":[],
|
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": to make full payment of : pay up":[
|
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"quit a debt"
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],
|
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": to set free : relieve , release":[
|
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"quit oneself of fear"
|
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],
|
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": conduct , acquit":[
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"the youths quit themselves like men"
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],
|
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": to give up employment":[],
|
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": to cease normal, expected, or necessary action":[
|
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"the engine quit"
|
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],
|
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": to admit defeat : give up":[],
|
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": the act or an instance of quitting a job":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwit"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bag",
|
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"chuck",
|
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"leave",
|
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"resign (from)",
|
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"retire (from)",
|
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"step aside (from)",
|
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"step down (from)"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disencumbered",
|
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"free",
|
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"shut (of)",
|
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"unburdened"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quit Verb stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"She quit college after one semester.",
|
|
"She decided to quit show business.",
|
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"He quit teaching after five years.",
|
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"Many workers are quitting because of poor pay.",
|
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"She hates her job and she's thinking about quitting .",
|
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"She quit smoking years ago.",
|
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"I wish you would quit bothering her.",
|
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"We're going to quit for the day. It's too hot to keep working.",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"I am finally quit of that terrible task.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Two days later, having found his calling, Corey Laub quit school. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
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"On April 25, two days after Ferrer's termination, the bartender quit his job. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Some of those new hires had already quit their previous jobs, or were relying on Coinbase to maintain their work visas. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As this burnout crisis grows more acute, even more healthcare professionals will quit their jobs. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Already, Litrell said, members of his organizing committee have quit out of concern that Amazon will learn of their involvement and fire them. \u2014 Caroline O'donovan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Amid Trump\u2019s drive to overturn election results in Georgia, Pak \u2014 a federal prosecutor based in Atlanta \u2014 suddenly quit . \u2014 John Wagner, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Arguably the biggest challenge with a rescinded offer is that most workers, like Wolf, have already quit their old job\u2014or even made relocation plans. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"That marks the highest rate on record since the BLS began tracking the quit numbers December 2000. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
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"If Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has learned one thing about his young team this season, it\u2019s that there is absolutely no quit in them. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Getting a handle on burnout early is all the more important when serving a high-turnover industry like hospitality, which consistently has the highest quit rate of any industry, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even during a season that has gone completely off the rails, there is no quit in the coaching staff. \u2014 Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Although a number of crew members have described the set as unsafe, and several quit shortly before the fatal shooting, the filing said that Mr. Baldwin had not heard about or observed any safety problems on the set. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Second, the quit line has been trending upwards since a low of 1.2% in post-financial-crisis September 2009, as the economy has strengthened. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"And industry hiring rates exceeded industry quit rates. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Trials showed people who received a placebo quit smoking at the same rate as those who received a vaccine. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 6 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English quiten, quitten , from Anglo-French quiter , from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English quite, quit , from Anglo-French":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040336"
|
|
},
|
|
"quittor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a purulent inflammation of the feet especially of horses and donkeys":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1703, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quiture pus, discharge, from Anglo-French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwit-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quiver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a case for carrying or holding arrows":[],
|
|
": the act or action of quivering : tremor":[],
|
|
": the arrows in a quiver":[],
|
|
": to shake or move with a slight trembling motion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her lips quivered when she heard the bad news.",
|
|
"aspen leaves quivering in the breeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French quivre , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, probably from quiver agile, quick; akin to Old English cwiferlice zealously":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"convulse",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"judder",
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shudder",
|
|
"vibrate",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010759",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quivering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a case for carrying or holding arrows":[],
|
|
": the act or action of quivering : tremor":[],
|
|
": the arrows in a quiver":[],
|
|
": to shake or move with a slight trembling motion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her lips quivered when she heard the bad news.",
|
|
"aspen leaves quivering in the breeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French quivre , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, probably from quiver agile, quick; akin to Old English cwiferlice zealously":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"convulse",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"judder",
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shudder",
|
|
"vibrate",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220052",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quixotic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear-eyed",
|
|
"clear-sighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capricious , unpredictable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In \u2026 an earnest book-length essay of neo-Victorian public-mindedness that deplores the \"nasty, knowing abuse\" that the author would have us fear contaminates too much American humor lately, David Denby, a movie critic for The New Yorker , sets for himself what has to be one of the most quixotic projects that a moral reformer can undertake. \u2014 Walter Kirn , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
|
|
"The history of biblical oil prospecting is filled with quixotic quests and colorful characters, starting with Welsie Hancock, a wealthy California man who in the 1960s dreamed that Jesus told him he would find black gold in the Holy Land. He sunk his entire fortune into two dry holes. \u2014 Mariah Blake , Mother Jones , January and February 2008",
|
|
"Mumey had announced his candidacy as an independent in the partisan election, which meant that he needed 2,300 signatures of registered voters in order to get on the ballot in the fall. It seemed a quixotic adventure, given the small size of Celebration and Mumey's lack of name recognition outside the town. \u2014 Douglas Frantz et al. , Celebration, USA , 1999",
|
|
"They had quixotic dreams about the future.",
|
|
"in this age of giant chain stores, any attempt at operating an independent bookstore must be regarded as quixotic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of the documents appears to tie Eastman\u2019s efforts to Rudy Giuliani\u2019s quixotic campaign to overturn the results in court. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The last president even attempted to institute a historicist neoclassical style for new government buildings, as part of a quixotic and misguided attack on modernism in public architecture. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even a politician running the most longshot, quixotic campaign can usually count on at least one vote: their own. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some might call that dream rosy, even quixotic \u2014 especially as the area rapidly evolve into an entirely different reality. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many of these proposals are far more elaborate, quixotic , and unprecedented in scope than the Commission\u2019s suggestions. \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"When all is written, what will matter most is how Musk\u2019s quixotic quest affects Tesla. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maryland transportation officials have declined a quixotic plan proposed by a startup rail company to dig a tunnel through downtown Baltimore and reroute Amtrak trains through a downtown hub that would replace the city\u2019s Penn Station. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The show also will feature some deep cuts, including a quixotic canvas depicting two men, one tall, the other much stockier, both wearing summery dresses and sandals. \u2014 Briana Miller | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Don Quixote":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwik-\u02c8s\u00e4-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quixotic imaginary , fanciful , visionary , fantastic , chimerical , quixotic mean unreal or unbelievable. imaginary applies to something which is fictitious and purely the product of one's imagination. an imaginary desert isle fanciful suggests the free play of the imagination. a teller of fanciful stories visionary stresses impracticality or incapability of realization. visionary schemes fantastic implies incredibility or strangeness beyond belief. a fantastic world inhabited by monsters chimerical combines the implication of visionary and fantastic . chimerical dreams of future progress quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense. a quixotic crusade",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"idealist",
|
|
"idealistic",
|
|
"quixotical",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"starry",
|
|
"starry-eyed",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070644",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"quixotical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear-eyed",
|
|
"clear-sighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capricious , unpredictable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In \u2026 an earnest book-length essay of neo-Victorian public-mindedness that deplores the \"nasty, knowing abuse\" that the author would have us fear contaminates too much American humor lately, David Denby, a movie critic for The New Yorker , sets for himself what has to be one of the most quixotic projects that a moral reformer can undertake. \u2014 Walter Kirn , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
|
|
"The history of biblical oil prospecting is filled with quixotic quests and colorful characters, starting with Welsie Hancock, a wealthy California man who in the 1960s dreamed that Jesus told him he would find black gold in the Holy Land. He sunk his entire fortune into two dry holes. \u2014 Mariah Blake , Mother Jones , January and February 2008",
|
|
"Mumey had announced his candidacy as an independent in the partisan election, which meant that he needed 2,300 signatures of registered voters in order to get on the ballot in the fall. It seemed a quixotic adventure, given the small size of Celebration and Mumey's lack of name recognition outside the town. \u2014 Douglas Frantz et al. , Celebration, USA , 1999",
|
|
"They had quixotic dreams about the future.",
|
|
"in this age of giant chain stores, any attempt at operating an independent bookstore must be regarded as quixotic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of the documents appears to tie Eastman\u2019s efforts to Rudy Giuliani\u2019s quixotic campaign to overturn the results in court. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The last president even attempted to institute a historicist neoclassical style for new government buildings, as part of a quixotic and misguided attack on modernism in public architecture. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even a politician running the most longshot, quixotic campaign can usually count on at least one vote: their own. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some might call that dream rosy, even quixotic \u2014 especially as the area rapidly evolve into an entirely different reality. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many of these proposals are far more elaborate, quixotic , and unprecedented in scope than the Commission\u2019s suggestions. \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"When all is written, what will matter most is how Musk\u2019s quixotic quest affects Tesla. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maryland transportation officials have declined a quixotic plan proposed by a startup rail company to dig a tunnel through downtown Baltimore and reroute Amtrak trains through a downtown hub that would replace the city\u2019s Penn Station. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The show also will feature some deep cuts, including a quixotic canvas depicting two men, one tall, the other much stockier, both wearing summery dresses and sandals. \u2014 Briana Miller | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Don Quixote":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwik-\u02c8s\u00e4-tik"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for quixotic imaginary , fanciful , visionary , fantastic , chimerical , quixotic mean unreal or unbelievable. imaginary applies to something which is fictitious and purely the product of one's imagination. an imaginary desert isle fanciful suggests the free play of the imagination. a teller of fanciful stories visionary stresses impracticality or incapability of realization. visionary schemes fantastic implies incredibility or strangeness beyond belief. a fantastic world inhabited by monsters chimerical combines the implication of visionary and fantastic . chimerical dreams of future progress quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense. a quixotic crusade",
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"synonyms":[
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"idealist",
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"idealistic",
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"quixotical",
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"romantic",
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"starry",
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"starry-eyed",
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"utopian",
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"visionary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200059",
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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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"quiz":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ask",
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"catechize",
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"grill",
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"inquire (of)",
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"interrogate",
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"query",
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"question"
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"definitions":{
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": an eccentric person":[],
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": practical joke":[],
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": to look at inquisitively":[],
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": to make fun of : mock":[],
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": to question closely":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday.",
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"always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production",
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"Verb",
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"quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class",
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"hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Test your knowledge on just how far apart the two parties are on gun control in our interactive quiz that looks at eight different gun violence prevention policies and how Democrats and Republicans feel about this issue. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
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"Start by taking a quiz that assesses your dietary preferences, allergies, level of interest in cooking and delivery preferences to determine which meal plan is best for you and your family. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"Take this quiz and to learn more about Olmsted and his influence in Boston and beyond. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Test your knowledge of this literature\u2014or perhaps just learn more about it\u2014by taking the following quiz . \u2014 Daniel Akst, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"Take this quiz to find out The traits in workouts that trainers and Gold have raved about has also turned into success on the race track. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"People taking the quiz were presented with a choice of four local landmarks: three located in their own state and one from another state. \u2014 Derenn Hollman, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The quiz contains 15 general knowledge questions about South Africa, including a multiple choice to identify the nation\u2019s capital, according to a copy published by the Beeld newspaper. \u2014 John Bowker, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
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"The quiz contains 15 general knowledge questions about South Africa, including a multiple choice to identify the nation\u2019s capital, according to a copy published by the Beeld newspaper and other local media. \u2014 John Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Take the Warby Parker sunglasses quiz or explore the GUESS Eyewear Guide. \u2014 cleveland , 27 June 2022",
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"The committee\u2019s initial request suggested investigators want to quiz McCarthy about his conversations with Trump during and after Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
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"Drew, who likes to quiz Preston mid-game, likened the rookie\u2019s engagement during huddles to that of the five players actually about to re-enter the game. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"My complaint is not with them, but with so many grandmas around who quiz me about my lack of grandchildren. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"My complaint is not with them, but with so many grandmas around who quiz me about my lack of grandchildren. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Scream\u2019s hyper-literate killers quiz their victims on horror movie trivia and orchestrate showy slayings. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Go ahead and quiz yourself: What state is the county in",
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"Before big matchups with his Texas Titans AAU team, Cunningham relied on his instincts and inquisitiveness to quiz coaches about their own game plans. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 21 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwiz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"harasser",
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"heckler",
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"mocker",
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"needler",
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"persecutor",
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"quizzer",
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"ridiculer",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014808",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"quizzer":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ask",
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"catechize",
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"grill",
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"inquire (of)",
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"interrogate",
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"query",
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"question"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an eccentric person":[],
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": practical joke":[],
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": to look at inquisitively":[],
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": to make fun of : mock":[],
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": to question closely":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday.",
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"always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production",
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"Verb",
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"quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class",
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"hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Test your knowledge on just how far apart the two parties are on gun control in our interactive quiz that looks at eight different gun violence prevention policies and how Democrats and Republicans feel about this issue. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
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"Start by taking a quiz that assesses your dietary preferences, allergies, level of interest in cooking and delivery preferences to determine which meal plan is best for you and your family. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"Take this quiz and to learn more about Olmsted and his influence in Boston and beyond. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Test your knowledge of this literature\u2014or perhaps just learn more about it\u2014by taking the following quiz . \u2014 Daniel Akst, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"Take this quiz to find out The traits in workouts that trainers and Gold have raved about has also turned into success on the race track. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"People taking the quiz were presented with a choice of four local landmarks: three located in their own state and one from another state. \u2014 Derenn Hollman, al , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The quiz contains 15 general knowledge questions about South Africa, including a multiple choice to identify the nation\u2019s capital, according to a copy published by the Beeld newspaper. \u2014 John Bowker, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
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"The quiz contains 15 general knowledge questions about South Africa, including a multiple choice to identify the nation\u2019s capital, according to a copy published by the Beeld newspaper and other local media. \u2014 John Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Take the Warby Parker sunglasses quiz or explore the GUESS Eyewear Guide. \u2014 cleveland , 27 June 2022",
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"The committee\u2019s initial request suggested investigators want to quiz McCarthy about his conversations with Trump during and after Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
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"Drew, who likes to quiz Preston mid-game, likened the rookie\u2019s engagement during huddles to that of the five players actually about to re-enter the game. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"My complaint is not with them, but with so many grandmas around who quiz me about my lack of grandchildren. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"My complaint is not with them, but with so many grandmas around who quiz me about my lack of grandchildren. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Scream\u2019s hyper-literate killers quiz their victims on horror movie trivia and orchestrate showy slayings. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Go ahead and quiz yourself: What state is the county in",
|
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"Before big matchups with his Texas Titans AAU team, Cunningham relied on his instincts and inquisitiveness to quiz coaches about their own game plans. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 21 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwiz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"harasser",
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"heckler",
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"mocker",
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"needler",
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"persecutor",
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"quizzer",
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"ridiculer",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034115",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"quick temper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tendency to get angry very quickly and easily":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142709"
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},
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"quick-freeze":{
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to freeze (food) for preservation so rapidly that ice crystals formed are too small to rupture the cells and the natural juices and flavor are preserved":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwik-\u02c8fr\u0113z"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152253"
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},
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"quick-firer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a quick-fire gun":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152532"
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},
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"quick study":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153922"
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},
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"quicksilver weed":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": early meadow rue":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161525"
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},
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"quillback":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwil-\u02ccbak"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161840"
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},
|
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"quick-fire":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": done or coming very quickly one after another":[
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"quick-fire responses/questions/jokes"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162509"
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},
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"quicksilver":{
|
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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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": mercury sense 2a":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwik-\u02ccsil-v\u0259r",
|
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"-\u02ccsil-v\u0259r"
|
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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: Noun",
|
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"The Royals, however, scored just one run in the inning thanks to right-hander Nick Sandlin and a quicksilver double play started by second baseman Ernie Clement. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"This is the latest feature from Pixar, quicksilver in its pacing and clear-eyed in its conflicts between parents and children. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"As a young woman careening between men, career paths and other life decisions big and small, Reinsve gives this exceedingly nimble romantic dramedy its restless energy, its quicksilver shifts in tone and its unexpectedly piercing emotional depths. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"For the most part, though, Ms. Rapace portrays her with a quicksilver mix of severity and serenity. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The actress and her character find their match in Viitala, who plays the all-seeing Mari with a quicksilver charm and empathy that makes her mysterious sixth-sense power seem grounded in some sort of reality. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2021",
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"Color-enhanced by citizen scientists from publicly available NASA data and images, the images show delicately swirling jet streams that look like a painting of quicksilver created by some space-faring artistic genius. \u2014 Kara Swisher New York Times, Star Tribune , 2 Mar. 2021",
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"But Trump apparently saw as a quicksilver territory where events and issues can quickly change votes. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2020",
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"Cobham-Hervey, who, like Reddy, is Australian, is a quicksilver actor who doesn\u2019t overplay the role\u2019s iconic trappings. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Sep. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The comment was made when internet companies were thought to be quicksilver entities rather than institutions building legacies. \u2014 Joanne Mcneil, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1655, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163748"
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},
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"qui vive":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": alert , lookout":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase on the qui vive They lived on the qui vive , always ready for a duel if their honor was in any way impugned. \u2014 James Michener"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0113-\u02c8v\u0113v"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alert",
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"alertness",
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"attentiveness",
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"red alert",
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"vigilance",
|
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"watch",
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"watchfulness"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"an army on the qui vive for enemy attack"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French qui-vive , from qui vive":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1726, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165020"
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},
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"quinacrine":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C 23 H 30 ClN 3 O\u00b72HCl\u00b72H 2 O":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-\u02cckr\u0113n",
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"\u02c8kwin-\u0259-\u02cckr\u0113n"
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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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"March 10, 2009 - An anti-malaria drug known as quinacrine , which had reportedly shown promise against mad cow disease, is found to have no effect on the disease, according to a British medical study. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 30 May 2021",
|
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"And last year, scientists working with mouse brain cells found that the anti-malaria drug quinacrine and the anti-psychotic drug chlorpromazine interfered with the ability of prions to cause normal brain protein to misfold. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"quin ine + acr id ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170421"
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},
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"quickstep":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a spirited march tune usually accompanying a march in quick time":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwik-\u02ccstep"
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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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"Johnson slipped during the couple's quickstep routine, but the pair kept their energy up, with Siwa throwing out a big smile for the cameras. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Siwa and Johnson took to the DWTS stage in bedazzled, neon colored bustiers and purple pleated pants for their quickstep number, which saw the women bursting with energy across the dance floor. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"For example, AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke have already danced the jive, foxtrot, quickstep , cha-cha, waltz, samba, and tango during previous weeks, so each of those dance styles will be off the table. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 30 Oct. 2020",
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"Hey, that's Len Goodman explaining how to dance the quickstep ! \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
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"Carrie Ann thinks Jesse\u2019s intensity and enthusiasm caused the refinement of the quickstep to get away from him a little bit. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Other than the quickstep , samba is definitely one of the hardest dances to learn in 1 week during the season. \u2014 Jenna Johnson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Karina Smirnoff just performed a quickstep into motherhood! \u2014 Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Pic by @jilliangoulding Slater, who was teaching Van Der Beek a quickstep for this week of the competition, said their dance was perfectly timed to the exciting announcement. \u2014 Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day , 8 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170852"
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},
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"quick-sighted":{
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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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": marked by keen quickly responsive sight":[
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"quick-sighted as a cat",
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"quick-sighted into the faults of the time",
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"\u2014 Leonard Bacon"
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],
|
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"or sharp quickly responsive discernment":[
|
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"quick-sighted as a cat",
|
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"quick-sighted into the faults of the time",
|
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"\u2014 Leonard Bacon"
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],
|
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": quick to see or discern : sharp-sighted":[
|
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"quick-sighted as a cat",
|
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"quick-sighted into the faults of the time",
|
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"\u2014 Leonard Bacon"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172245"
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},
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"quin":{
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"type":[
|
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"combining form",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": quintuplet":[],
|
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": quina : cinchona bark":[
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"quino tannic",
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"quin oline",
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"quin ine"
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],
|
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": quinic acid":[
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"quin ate"
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],
|
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": quinoline":[
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"quino cyanine"
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],
|
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": quinone":[
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"quin itol",
|
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"quin oid"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwin"
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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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"by shortening":"Noun",
|
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"Spanish quina cinchona bark":"Combining form"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173610"
|
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},
|
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"quick stick":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quickly":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183447"
|
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},
|
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"quiniela":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bet in which the bettor picks the first and second place finishers but need not designate their order of finish in order to win \u2014 compare perfecta":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin-\u02c8ye-l\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"American Spanish quiniela , a game of chance resembling a lottery":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185536"
|
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},
|
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"quintuplet":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a combination of five of a kind":[],
|
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": one of five offspring produced in the same pregnancy":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8t\u0259p-l\u0259t",
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8t\u0259-pl\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02c8t\u00fc-",
|
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"\u02c8kwin-t\u0259-",
|
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"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"-\u02c8t(y)\u00fcp-; \u02c8kwint-\u0259p-"
|
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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",
|
|
"The quintuplets and mom are all doing well, living in the back garden of Toby and Clemmie Mounsey-Heysham, the ninth generation of the Mounsey family to have owned Castletown Estate since 1802, SWNS added. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Some of the crowds visiting parks together clearly did not live together \u2014 unless there are a record number of quintuplet teenagers living in Wisconsin right now. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The Dionne quintuplets would be raised primarily by Dr. Dafoe and a constantly rotating team of nurses. \u2014 Gillian Brockell, chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Soon-to-be parents Jacob, 22, and Hannah, 20, are expecting quintuplets \u2014 three girls and two boys. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 18 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Within six hours of their birth, the Dionne quintuplets - Yvonne, Annette, C\u00e9cile, \u00c9milie and Marie - were photographed for all the world to see. \u2014 Gillian Brockell, chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"During the episode, one fan made a comment on Twitter about Adam and Danielle having locks on the bedroom doors of their quintuplets . \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2019",
|
|
"The quintuplets remained in the hospital's NICU until July, three months later. \u2014 Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living , 11 June 2019",
|
|
"The quintuplets remained in the hospital's NICU until July, three months later. \u2014 Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living , 11 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185705"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinaldic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline acid C 9 H 6 NCOOH obtained especially by oxidation of quinaldine and used in chemical analysis; 2-quinoline-carboxylic acid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)kwi\u00a6naldik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quinald ine + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192618"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintuplicate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of or existing in five corresponding or identical parts or examples":[
|
|
"quintuplicate invoices"
|
|
],
|
|
": being the fifth of five things exactly alike":[
|
|
"file the quintuplicate copy"
|
|
],
|
|
": five copies all alike":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with in typed in quintuplicate"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make quintuple or fivefold":[],
|
|
": to prepare in quintuplicate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8t\u00fc-pli-k\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8t\u00fc-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin quintuplicatus , past participle of quintuplicare to quintuple, from quintuplus quintuple":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193655"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintuply":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a quintuple manner : in fivefold quantity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-li also -t\u0259p- or \u02c8kwint\u0259p-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)kwin\u2027\u00a6t(y)\u00fcpl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194928"
|
|
},
|
|
"quicksilvering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the amalgam that forms the reflecting surface of some mirrors":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213206"
|
|
},
|
|
"quillai":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": soapbark":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0113\u02c8(y)\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish quillai, quillay , from Mapuche":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213357"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintuple":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being five times as great or as many":[],
|
|
": having five units or members":[],
|
|
": marked by five beats per measure":[
|
|
"quintuple meter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make five times as great or as many":[],
|
|
": to become five times as much or as numerous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-t\u0259-",
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8t\u00fc-p\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"-\u02c8t\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The town's population has quintupled in the past 50 years.",
|
|
"The company has quintupled the number of its employees.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"With a time of 2 hours and 19 minutes, Chad earned the record for fastest male marathoner to push a quintuple carriage, according to Guinness World Records. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The quintuple shooting marks the latest incident in what has been a violent start to 2022. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The song went quintuple platinum and remained Logic's best performing song on Spotify with more than 1 billion streams. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Surviving heart problems, including several heart attacks and quintuple bypass surgery in 1987, led King to establish the Larry King Cardiac Foundation to help those without insurance afford medical treatment. \u2014 CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The death penalty can be illogical: In the six months before Moormann was put to death, Arizona taxpayers paid for his emergency appendectomy and a quintuple bypass. \u2014 Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Kawaguchi captained North Dakota in his final season, which ended over the weekend in a quintuple -overtime loss to Minnesota-Duluth. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"King, who has Type 2 diabetes, has confronted a series of medical issues over the years, including several heart attacks and quintuple bypass surgery in 1987. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 2 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The weapon linked to him was one of six seized at the scene of the quintuple shooting. \u2014 Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Kenny Burns is an investor, and the brand will reportedly quintuple its revenue from this same time last year. \u2014 Essence , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gelsinger anticipates the amount of chips built into an upscale passenger car will quintuple by 2030, incorporating a fifth of the overall bill of materials (BOM). \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tesla's much-better-than-expected earnings in Q2 cheered investors and inspired long-time fan Cathie Wood of Ark Invest to predict that its shares will quintuple to $3,000 by 2025. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In a study for the Greater Washington Partnership, Ernst & Young predicted that the number of workers between Richmond and Baltimore who telework a few days a week could quintuple from pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Demand in Southeast Asia could quintuple over the next decade. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The Federal government would effectively quintuple the number of EV charging stations nationwide, from approximately 110 thousand to 500 thousand by the end of the decade. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Registration fees for plug-in hybrids (such as a Chevy Volt or PHEV) would quintuple under the legislation,from $52 to $260. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"In December, the Spurs signed guard Derrick White to a four-year, $73 million contract extension that will almost quintuple his paycheck beginning next season. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from Medieval Latin quintuplus , from Latin quintus fifth + -plus -fold; akin to Latin quinque five \u2014 more at five , -fold":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1639, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214851"
|
|
},
|
|
"quisutsch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coho":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0113\u02ccs\u0259ch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in Kamchatka and Alaska":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230149"
|
|
},
|
|
"quicksilver water":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a solution of mercury nitrate used in gilding":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232401"
|
|
},
|
|
"quire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality : one twentieth of a ream":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quair four sheets of paper folded once, collection of sheets, from Anglo-French quaier , from Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four, from Latin quaterni four each, set of four \u2014 more at quaternion":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234340"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintuple point":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a point representing a set of conditions under which five phases of a physical-chemical system can exist in equilibrium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235200"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintroon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the offspring of an octoroon and a white person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)kwin\u2027\u00a6tr\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish quinter\u00f3n , from quinto fifth, from Latin quintus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000249"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill bark":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a roll of dried cinchona bark":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013509"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinton":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pardessus de viole":[],
|
|
": an 18th-century instrument resembling the violin but with sloping shoulders, a fretted fingerboard, and five strings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ka\u207ft\u014d\u207f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from quint fifth, from Middle French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013544"
|
|
},
|
|
"quixote":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quixotic person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0113-\u02c8h\u014d-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-s\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Don Quixote , hero of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605, 1615) by Cervantes":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1648, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020431"
|
|
},
|
|
"quick-setting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that is made so as to set more quickly than is usual":[
|
|
"quick-setting concrete"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-021821"
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},
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"quinidine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an alkaloid C 20 H 24 N 2 O 2 that is stereoisomeric with quinine and is used in the form of its sulfate or gluconate to treat cardiac rhythm irregularities":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n",
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"-d\u0259n",
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"\u02c8kwin-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n"
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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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"As quinidine supplies dwindled, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made available artesunate, a better drug that is the international gold standard for treating severe malaria, free of charge via request. \u2014 Aileen Ahiskali, STAT , 12 June 2021",
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"Artesunate costs about $30,000 for an average course of treatment for an adult, compared to less than $200 for quinidine in 2018. \u2014 Aileen Ahiskali, STAT , 12 June 2021",
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"The treatment system that has emerged in the absence of quinidine is far from perfect, Travassos said. \u2014 Haley Weiss, Scientific American , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"Pharmaceutical companies other than Eli Lilly could step in and manufacture quinidine in the meantime, a solution that Travassos conceded is unlikely to happen without financial incentives. \u2014 Haley Weiss, Scientific American , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"Some of the drugs were discovered a century ago or earlier, including benzocaine (a local anesthetic sometimes put in cough drops) and quinidine (a treatment for heart rhythm disorders). \u2014 Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2018",
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"In the early 2000s, Smith combined dextromethorphan \u2014 the main ingredient in cough syrups such as Robitussin \u2014 with quinidine , a drug used to treat irregular heart rhythms. \u2014 Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News , 16 May 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from quinine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022103"
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},
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"quinible":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a musical descant in fifths":[],
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": a voice part one octave higher than the treble":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin quini five each, five + Middle English -ible (as in trible treble)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022424"
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},
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"quinaldinium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a univalent ion [C 10 H 9 NH] + that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from quinaldine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckwi\u02ccnal\u02c8din\u0113\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary quinaldine + New Latin -ium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031804"
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},
|
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"quintus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fifth voice or part in medieval music":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwint\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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"Medieval Latin, from Latin, fifth":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033525"
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},
|
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"quicksilver vermilion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vermilion sense 1a":[]
|
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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":"20220709-041152"
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},
|
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"quince yellow":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a moderate yellow that is greener and darker than colonial yellow, greener and stronger than mustard yellow, and greener, lighter, and stronger than brass":[]
|
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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":"20220709-044746"
|
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},
|
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"quinhydrone electrode":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an electrode consisting of a platinum wire in a solution containing quinhydrone used to determine hydrogen-ion concentration":[]
|
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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":"20220709-061845"
|
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},
|
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"quingentenary":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": quincentenary":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin\u02c8sent\u1d4an\u02ccer\u0113",
|
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"\u00a6kwin\u02ccjen\u2027\u00a6ten\u0259r\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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"Latin quingenti five hundred (alteration of quincenti , from quinque- + centum hundred) + -enary (as in centenary )":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064035"
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},
|
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"Quine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Willard Van Orman 1908\u20132000 American philosopher":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kw\u012bn"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081141"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill bit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long pod bit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092014"
|
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},
|
|
"quirewise":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in quires so as to allow one sheet to be fitted within another":[
|
|
"print a pamphlet quirewise"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quire + wise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095528"
|
|
},
|
|
"quincentenary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 500th anniversary or its celebration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8sen-t\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cckwin-sen-\u02c8te-n\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"especially British -sen-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other quincentenary shows are set for England and France next year. \u2014 John Hooper, WSJ , 31 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"Leonardo\u2019s quincentenary isn't just an opportunity to reassess his genius but, with the 500th anniversary of Raphael\u2019s death in 2020, the start of two years in which to ponder the Renaissance. \u2014 John Hooper, WSJ , 31 Oct. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quin que five + English centenary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102716"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quillacinga":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a people of southwestern Colombia and northern Ecuador":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": the language of the Quillacinga people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwil\u0259\u02c8si\u014bg\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125403"
|
|
},
|
|
"quickset hedge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hedge or thicket planted for ornamentation or as a boundary marker and typically made up of English hawthorn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130113"
|
|
},
|
|
"quis separabit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": who shall separate (us)":[
|
|
"\u2014 motto of the Order of St. Patrick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwis-\u02ccs\u0101-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-bit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131850"
|
|
},
|
|
"quickset":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwik-\u02ccset"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145625"
|
|
},
|
|
"quince curculio":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small gray and yellow curculio ( Conotrachelus crataegi ) whose larva burrows in quinces":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190339"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound":[],
|
|
": a hollow shaft often surrounding another shaft and used in various mechanical devices":[],
|
|
": a roll of dried bark":[
|
|
"cinnamon quills"
|
|
],
|
|
": the hollow horny shaft of a feather \u2014 see feather illustration":[],
|
|
": one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog":[],
|
|
": pen entry 3 sense 3":[],
|
|
": a float for a fishing line":[],
|
|
": to pierce with quills":[],
|
|
": to wind (thread or yarn) on a quill":[],
|
|
": to make a series of small rounded ridges in (cloth)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Place the bundle on top of the fly with the quill end over the hook eye. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
|
|
"Lavoisier wears a plain black frock coat and sits at a table with a quill pen in his hand, and with papers and glass instruments (a gasometer, a barometer) before him. \u2014 Cynthia Saltzman, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Enamel and industrial, metallic paints, manipulated with a porcupine quill create sharp detail and rich surface textures, including coral, feathers and flowers. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cultural educators from the Shawnee, Seneca and Onondaga nations will tell traditional stories and offer presentations and demonstrations of flint knapping, bow making and porcupine quill embroidery. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Here's a sip as captivating as the quill of the ton's most notorious covert chronicler \u2014 and every bit as mysterious. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her remit is extremely broad \u2014 anything is fair game for her critic's quill . \u2014 Rhoda Feng, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one quill stands for the Book of Mormon and the other for the Constitution. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, the season ends with Penelope/Lady Whistledown picking up her quill once more \u2014 and that might not sit well with Eloise, considering how much her family has already suffered thanks to Whistledown's poisonous pen. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles\u2014such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay\u2019s Southwest landscape painting on wool\u2014beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns. \u2014 Kyle Dickman, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"While pens, pencils, and quills still work magic on a piece of paper, writing utensils for your bullet journal can be a pain to carry around. \u2014 Billy Cadden, Popular Science , 31 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Visitors can browse through more than 2,000 displays in other media, including decorative gourds, metal, wood, glass, jewelry, quilled greeting cards, handmade clothing and accessories. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quil hollow reed, bobbin; akin to Middle High German kil large feather":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193650"
|
|
},
|
|
"quicksilver rock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an altered serpentine consisting mainly of dark opal and chalcedony and commonly associated with the ore in mercury deposits in serpentine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214426"
|
|
},
|
|
"quincentennial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quincentenary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwin-sen-\u02c8te-n\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As Guam, the Philippines, Spain and even Portugal celebrate and question the quincentennial , the explorer\u2019s legacy remains as complicated as ever. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, National Geographic , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Then, the painting will return to the Salle des \u00c9tats in time for a landmark exhibition celebrating the quincentennial of da Vinci\u2019s death. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quin que five + English centennial":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221626"
|
|
},
|
|
"quickening liquid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a solution of a salt of mercury in which articles to be plated with silver are plunged before being put into the silver bath":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222315"
|
|
},
|
|
"quira":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several tropical American trees constituting a genus ( Platymiscium ) of the family Leguminosae, having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers, and including several (as P. polystachyum and P. pinnatum ) that yield economically important timber":[],
|
|
": the reddish brown heavy wood of a quira \u2014 see panama redwood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0113r\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223212"
|
|
},
|
|
"quick grass":{
|
|
"type":[
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": couch grass sense 1a":[]
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"quick bread":{
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": bread made with a leavening agent (such as baking powder or baking soda) that permits immediate baking of the dough or batter mixture":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Use our guide to storing quick bread for more tips. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"But quick bread recipes deliver the same starchy goodness from only a fraction of the time and effort. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"Expand your quick bread range with these 20 easy recipes. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"Banana bread is probably the most popular kind of quick bread . \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"Serve the quince with yogurt for breakfast, chop and add to muffins or quick bread or garnish ice cream for a seasonal dessert. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Let the gluten-free folks enjoy something a little more indulgent than a joyless quinoa salad or floppy celery sticks\u2014and unveil this tasty quick bread . \u2014 Serena Coady, Glamour , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"If baking homemade quick bread isn't in your plans, substitute challah or soft Italian bread. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 22 July 2021",
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"This is an easy and quick bread to make and is a hit with the whole family. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021"
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"hill in Rome, Italy, that is one of the seven hills on which the ancient city was built \u2014 see aventine":[]
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},
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"definitions":{
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": that quivers : trembling":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ri",
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"\u02c8kwiv(\u0259)r\u0113"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wolverine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwik\u02cchach"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"of Algonquian origin; akin to Cree kw\u012dkkw\u00e2haketsh, k\u012dkkw\u00e2hakes wolverine, Ojibwa qw\u012dngw\u00e2age , Algonquian Montagnais karkajou ; derivatives from a stem represented by Cree kw\u012dkkw, k\u012dkkw to graze (with a shot)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020706"
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"definitions":{
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": designed to break an electric circuit automatically and quickly especially so as to shorten arcing and burning":[
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"a quick-break switch"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021918"
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},
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"Quincke tube":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a glass tube sounded like a bottle by blowing across its mouth and used for obtaining high notes in experiments on difference tones":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kv|",
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"\u02c8kw|i\u014bk\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after George H. Quincke \u20201924 German physicist":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045347"
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},
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"quincea\u00f1era":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u0113n(t)-s\u0101-\u00e4n-\u02c8yer-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from American Spanish, \"girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday,\" noun derivative from feminine of Spanish quincea\u00f1ero \"of fifteen years, fifteen-year-old,\" from quince \"fifteen\" (going back to Latin qu\u012bndecim, contracted from *qu\u012bnquedekim, from qu\u012bnque \"five\" + decem \"ten\") + a\u00f1o \"year\" (going back to Latin annus ) + -ero -ary entry 2 \u2014 more at five , ten , annual entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054144"
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},
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"quisqueite":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a brittle black lustrous substance mostly composed of sulfur and carbon and accompanying the vanadium ores of Peru : sulfurous asphaltum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kisk\u0113\u02cc\u012bt"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Quisque , district near Mina Ragra, Pasco, Peru, its locality + English -ite":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070341"
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"Quileute":{
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"definitions":{
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": a Chimakuan people of the western part of the state of Washington":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": the language of the Quileute people":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071440"
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},
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"quill drive":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a drive used on electric locomotives in which the motors are mounted on a nonrotatable quill that surrounds the axle of the driving wheels and which transmits power to the wheels by means of pins on the armature structure that engage the spokes of the driving wheels":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085151"
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},
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"quick-change":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": that changes quickly or that is adapted to changing or being changed quickly (as from one function to another)":[
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"a quick-change tool part"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090044"
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},
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"quince":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the fruit of a central Asian tree ( Cydonia oblonga ) of the rose family that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used especially in preserves":[],
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": a tree that bears quinces \u2014 compare Japanese quince":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwins",
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"\u02c8kwin(t)s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the real star was the rakia list, which features 50 varieties from across the Balkans, from a Serbian one made with raspberry to a Bulgarian one made from quince . \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
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"Most interesting, the quince and cabbage are hanging by strings, not only to preserve them from decay (a naturalistic detail) but also to imply perhaps the presence of a breeze. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Eating kibbe bi safarjaliyeh, a savory meat and quince dish from Aleppo, Syria, on the first night of Eid stirs up happy memories. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Her sour orange and sweet lime curd dessert with meringue, prickly pear granita, basil flowers and quince tossed in chile piquin sugar was dubbed best dessert of the night by Lakshmi. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 26 May 2022",
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"Windsor used to have fruit farms, and some trees still remain, meaning baskets full of apricots, peaches, nectarines, figs and quince . \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
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"Apple, pear and quince flavors with a hint of citrus, a rich mouthfeel, spot-on acidity and a long finish make this a delicious wine for just about any meal. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Bright yellow; rich aromas of lemon peel, Bosc pear and quince . \u2014 Tom Hyland, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"The quince is beginning to suffer bruising and discoloration. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English quynce quinces, plural of coyn, quyn quince, from Anglo-French coign , from Latin cotoneum , alteration cydonium , from Greek kyd\u014dnion":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093335"
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},
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"quindene":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the 15th or in modern reckoning 14th day after a church festival":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwin\u02ccd\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin quindena , from feminine of Latin quindeni fifteen each, from quini five each + deni ten by ten, ten each":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113042"
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},
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"quirk bead":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bead and groove at the edge of a board or panel \u2014 compare cock bead , return-cocked bead":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121625"
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},
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"quick-change artist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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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":"20220710-122500"
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},
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"quill-driver":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": one that works with a pen : writer , clerk":[]
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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":"20220710-125429"
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},
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"quickie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something done or made in a hurry: such as":[],
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": a quickly and usually cheaply produced work (such as a motion picture or book)":[],
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": a hastily performed act of sexual intercourse":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-k\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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"\u201cDo you have any other questions?\u201d \u201cJust a quickie .\u201d",
|
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"I would like to have a meeting. It'll be a quickie .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Show your proof of vaccination and receive a free extra quickie game card. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
|
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"His lasting memory was a quickie divorce in Key West where his ex-wife\u2019s relinquishing of any right to the Panthers was such a talk-story the Panthers released a statement on it all. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"What was a glossy finish has been beaten down to dullness by quickie carwashes, rough roads, and nasty weather? \u2014 Jack Keebler, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Waiting for the reception desk to be unmanned, then grabbing a key card for an illicit quickie with her lover. \u2014 Colin Barrett, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In the episode, Lee has tracked down Pamela Anderson (Lily James) at a syndication retreat in Cancun, and the two embark on a four-day romance that ends with a quickie wedding. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Later, came Emily Mariko's viral salmon rice bowl, a quickie , microwavable concoction that includes a single ice cube for moisture. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Their quickie 's cut short, so Dexter resumes his trip into town. \u2014 Matt Cabral, EW.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"That sadly includes not telling his parents about their quickie wedding. \u2014 Ashley Ray-harris, Vulture , 29 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134424"
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},
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"Quisqualis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small genus of tropical Asiatic, Indo-Malayan, and African woody vines (family Combretaceae) having red or orange spicate flowers with a superior calyx whose limb is deciduous from the long tube and a fruit possessed of five wings \u2014 see rangoon creeper":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8skw\u00e4l\u0259\u0307s"
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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 quis who + qualis of what kind":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140210"
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},
|
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"quickbeam":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rowan tree sense 1":[]
|
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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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"from (assumed) Middle English quikbeem , from Old English cwicb\u0113am , from cwic alive + b\u0113am tree":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141607"
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},
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"quis separabit?":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"Latin phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": who shall separate (us)?":[
|
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"\u2014 motto of the Order of St. Patrick"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckwis-\u02ccs\u0101-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-bit"
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],
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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":"20220710-141813"
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},
|
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"quintole":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quintuplet sense 3":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwin\u2027\u02cct\u014dl"
|
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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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"quintole from quint- + -ole (diminutive suffix); quintolet from quintole + -et":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142053"
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},
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"quills":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a bobbin, spool, or spindle on which filling yarn is wound":[],
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": a hollow shaft often surrounding another shaft and used in various mechanical devices":[],
|
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": a roll of dried bark":[
|
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"cinnamon quills"
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],
|
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": the hollow horny shaft of a feather \u2014 see feather illustration":[],
|
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": one of the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine or hedgehog":[],
|
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": pen entry 3 sense 3":[],
|
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": a float for a fishing line":[],
|
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": to pierce with quills":[],
|
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": to wind (thread or yarn) on a quill":[],
|
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": to make a series of small rounded ridges in (cloth)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwil"
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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: Noun",
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"Place the bundle on top of the fly with the quill end over the hook eye. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
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"Lavoisier wears a plain black frock coat and sits at a table with a quill pen in his hand, and with papers and glass instruments (a gasometer, a barometer) before him. \u2014 Cynthia Saltzman, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Enamel and industrial, metallic paints, manipulated with a porcupine quill create sharp detail and rich surface textures, including coral, feathers and flowers. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Cultural educators from the Shawnee, Seneca and Onondaga nations will tell traditional stories and offer presentations and demonstrations of flint knapping, bow making and porcupine quill embroidery. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Here's a sip as captivating as the quill of the ton's most notorious covert chronicler \u2014 and every bit as mysterious. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Her remit is extremely broad \u2014 anything is fair game for her critic's quill . \u2014 Rhoda Feng, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one quill stands for the Book of Mormon and the other for the Constitution. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Still, the season ends with Penelope/Lady Whistledown picking up her quill once more \u2014 and that might not sit well with Eloise, considering how much her family has already suffered thanks to Whistledown's poisonous pen. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles\u2014such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay\u2019s Southwest landscape painting on wool\u2014beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
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"For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns. \u2014 Kyle Dickman, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2020",
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"While pens, pencils, and quills still work magic on a piece of paper, writing utensils for your bullet journal can be a pain to carry around. \u2014 Billy Cadden, Popular Science , 31 Jan. 2020",
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"Visitors can browse through more than 2,000 displays in other media, including decorative gourds, metal, wood, glass, jewelry, quilled greeting cards, handmade clothing and accessories. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English quil hollow reed, bobbin; akin to Middle High German kil large feather":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144557"
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},
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"quinine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bitter crystalline alkaloid C 20 H 24 N 2 O 2 from cinchona bark used in medicine":[],
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": a salt of quinine used especially as an antipyretic, antimalarial, and bitter tonic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"or ki-\u02c8n\u0113n",
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"\u02c8kw\u012b-\u02ccn\u012bn also \u02c8kwin-\u02cc\u012bn, especially British kwin-\u02c8\u0113n, \u02c8kwin-\u0113n",
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"\u02c8kw\u012b-\u02ccn\u012bn",
|
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"or kwi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
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"or kwi-\u02c8n\u0113n",
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"also \u02c8kwi-"
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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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"In contrast, landing on cards with odd numbers resulted in a bitter-tasting quinine . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
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"Instead of adding quinine (a medicinal compound from cinchona tree bark used to add bitterness to tonic water) to their T\u014dy\u014d, Ewing opted to make her own Cascade hops water for a similar bitterness. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Michael Klemba, an associate professor of biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, told USA TODAY that quinine is a natural product found in the bark of cinchona trees. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Anyone who has drunk tonic water has tasted quinine . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Nov. 2021",
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"One sip of the Jade Pendant (a mix of Japanese botanical gin, lime, lemongrass, quinine , citrus, and peppercorn) and you\u2019ll already be tempted to order a second round. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"The book's recipes go well beyond that, celebrating quinine in all its forms, including liqueurs that include cinchona and tonic syrup. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"Suddenly the Axis powers had 95% of the world\u2019s quinine . \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
|
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"There\u2019s also wild quinine and compass plant with leaves that align north to south. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish quina cinchona, from Quechua kina bark":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150722"
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},
|
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"quinces":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the fruit of a central Asian tree ( Cydonia oblonga ) of the rose family that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used especially in preserves":[],
|
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": a tree that bears quinces \u2014 compare Japanese quince":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwins",
|
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"\u02c8kwin(t)s"
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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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"But the real star was the rakia list, which features 50 varieties from across the Balkans, from a Serbian one made with raspberry to a Bulgarian one made from quince . \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
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"Most interesting, the quince and cabbage are hanging by strings, not only to preserve them from decay (a naturalistic detail) but also to imply perhaps the presence of a breeze. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Eating kibbe bi safarjaliyeh, a savory meat and quince dish from Aleppo, Syria, on the first night of Eid stirs up happy memories. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Her sour orange and sweet lime curd dessert with meringue, prickly pear granita, basil flowers and quince tossed in chile piquin sugar was dubbed best dessert of the night by Lakshmi. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 26 May 2022",
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"Windsor used to have fruit farms, and some trees still remain, meaning baskets full of apricots, peaches, nectarines, figs and quince . \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Apple, pear and quince flavors with a hint of citrus, a rich mouthfeel, spot-on acidity and a long finish make this a delicious wine for just about any meal. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Bright yellow; rich aromas of lemon peel, Bosc pear and quince . \u2014 Tom Hyland, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The quince is beginning to suffer bruising and discoloration. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English quynce quinces, plural of coyn, quyn quince, from Anglo-French coign , from Latin cotoneum , alteration cydonium , from Greek kyd\u014dnion":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153735"
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},
|
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"quinalizarin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a red crystalline compound C 14 H 4 O 2 (OH) 4 with green metallic luster used chiefly in chemical analysis; 1,2,5,8-tetrahydroxy-anthraquinone":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6kwin+"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 quin- + alizarin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154127"
|
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},
|
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"quindecima":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fifteenth sense 4a":[],
|
|
": fifteenth sense 4c":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin\u02c8des\u0259m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of quindecimus":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164315"
|
|
},
|
|
"quindecim":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tax of one fifteenth":[],
|
|
": quindene":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwind\u0259\u02ccsim"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quindesin, quindecime , from Late Latin quindecima , feminine of quindecimus fifteenth, from Latin quindecim fifteen, from quinque- + decem ten":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164759"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinine bush":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cliff rose sense 2":[],
|
|
": bitterbark sense 1a(1)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185750"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiver tree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tall much-branched southern African aloe ( Aloe dichotoma )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"translation of Afrikaans kokerboom ; from its hollowed stems being used by natives for arrow quivers":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190114"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiverness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being shaky or atremble":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-)n\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191742"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinine water":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tonic water":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lemon, quinine water and chamomile aromas float from the glass. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Flavors like lemon, lime, chamomile and quinine water zip along on a wave of steely acidity. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193218"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinine cherry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bitter cherry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200519"
|
|
},
|
|
"quid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pound sterling":[],
|
|
": a cut or wad of something chewable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun",
|
|
"English dialect, cud, from Middle English quide , from Old English cwidu, cwudu \u2014 more at cud":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1688, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201452"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill embroidery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quillwork":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210152"
|
|
},
|
|
"quirk molding":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a molding distinctly set off by quirks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215034"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinitol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline cyclic glycol C 6 H 10 (OH) 2 obtained by reduction of hydroquinone in cis and trans forms having a sweet taste with a bitter aftertaste; 1,4-cyclohexane-diol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u0259\u02cct\u022fl",
|
|
"-t\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quin- + -itol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221202"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiddany":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a jelly or syrup made from fruit (as quinces)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of obsolete French codignat (now cotignat ), from Middle French, from Old Proven\u00e7al codonat, codonhat , from codon quince, from Latin cotoneum":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222520"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a parry with a foil or \u00e9p\u00e9e that defends the lower inside target with the hand to the left at waist height in a position of pronation with the tip of the blade higher than the hand \u2014 compare septime":[],
|
|
": a parry with a saber that protects the head with the hand and forearm raised above the head and the hand held to the right in a position of pronation with the point of the blade to the left and higher than the hand":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ka\u207ft",
|
|
"\u02c8kant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin quinta , feminine of quintus fifth; akin to Latin quinque five; from its being the fifth of the eight parrying positions":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222621"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinizarin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a red crystalline compound C 14 H 6 O 2 (OH) 2 isomeric with alizarin made from phthalic anhydride and either hydroquinone or para -chlorophenol and used as a dye intermediate and organic pigment; 1,4-dihydroxy-anthraquinone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8niz\u0259r\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + al izarin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223325"
|
|
},
|
|
"quick-in-the-hand":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": jewelweed sense b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220710-224726"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinaphthol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chinaphthol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)kwi+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of quin- and naphthol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232501"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quinte, Bay of":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"inlet of Lake Ontario in southeastern Ontario, Canada, connected with Georgian Bay by the Trent Canal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005429"
|
|
},
|
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"quinine flower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bitter herb ( Sabbatia elliottii ) of the southern U.S. that has star-shaped white flowers and is said to possess antiperiodic properties and to have been used as a substitute for quinine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022932"
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},
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"quinarius":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Roman silver coin issued occasionally from the 3d century b.c. and equivalent to \u00b9/\u2082 denarius":[],
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": a gold \u00b9/\u2082- aureus piece of imperial Rome":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"kwi\u02c8na(a)r\u0113\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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"Latin, from quinarius , adjective, quinary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030459"
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},
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"quinary":{
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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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": consisting of five : arranged by fives : quintuple":[
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"the quinary system is based on counting the fingers of one hand",
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"\u2014 H. J. Spinden"
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],
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": of the fifth order or rank":[],
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": a quinary group or system":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-win-",
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"\u02c8kw\u012bn\u0259r\u0113",
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"\""
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin quinarius , from quini five apiece + -arius -ary; akin to quinque five":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032206"
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},
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"quick kick":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a punt in football especially on first, second, or third down made from a running or passing formation and designed to take the opposing team by surprise":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Ball State quarterback pulled off a quick kick Wednesday night against Miami (Ohio), with the Cardinals downing the ball at the 2. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Nov. 2020",
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"Taking possession in its own territory for the first time of game \u2013 its own 41 following a quick kick punt from Solon quarterback Pat McQuaide \u2013 the Wildcats went to work quickly. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Oct. 2020",
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"For those who want to keep their look casual, but still feel prepared to take on the world, try APC\u2019s canvas bag or Prada\u2019s black and red nylon tote for a quick kick of \u201990s cool. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 27 July 2019",
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"For those who want to keep their look casual, but still feel prepared to take on the world, try Caraa\u2019s Cumulus bag made from waterproof nylon or Prada\u2019s hot pink nylon tote for a quick kick of \u201990s cool. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 21 Aug. 2018",
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"To perform a successful drop kick with an oblong ball requires a precise drop and quick kick , as Flutie showed. \u2014 Chris Chase, For The Win , 11 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035512"
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},
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"quink":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brant":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi\u014bk"
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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":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042940"
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},
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"Quintaton":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": quintadena":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwint\u0259\u02cc|t\u014dn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"quintaton from German, modification (influenced by ton tone, from Middle High German t\u014dn , from Latin tonus ) of New Latin quintadena; quintaten probably modification of German quintaton":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052333"
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},
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"Quinault":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"river 65 miles (105 kilometers) long in western Washington flowing to the Pacific Ocean":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"kwi-\u02c8n\u022flt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-063735"
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},
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"quindecillion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckwin-di-\u02c8sil-y\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Or even worse, part of a plot to make $5 quindecillion . \u2014 Peter Dunn, Indianapolis Star , 3 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin quindec im fifteen (from quinque five + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million ) \u2014 more at ten":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073321"
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},
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"quinate":{
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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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": arranged in or composed of sets of five":[
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"\u2014 used especially of compound leaves with five leaflets"
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],
|
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": a salt or ester of quinic acid":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kw\u012b\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"\u02c8kwi\u02ccn-",
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"\""
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin quini five apiece + English -ate":"Adjective",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + -ate":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085721"
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},
|
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"quintato":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quintadena":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin\u2027\u02c8t\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u014d"
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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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"alteration of quintaton":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092734"
|
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},
|
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"quiverleaf":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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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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"quiver entry 3 + leaf ; from its tremulousness":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102621"
|
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},
|
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"quillwort":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant of the genus Isoetes":[],
|
|
": marsh milkweed":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220711-105740"
|
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},
|
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"quincunx":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u02cck\u0259\u014b(k)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the Sun is forming a rather awkward quincunx to Pluto, so beware of power struggles coming from out of the left field. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"However, once the Moon stumbles into a challenging quincunx with messenger Mercury, talking to others could actually overcomplicate all of our plans. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The researchers discovered figurative and numerical depictions of the Mixtec calendar\u2019s year of the lizard, as well as the quincunx \u2014a geometric design alluding to the four directions and the center of the universe. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As Stacy Liberatore reports for the Daily Mail, quincunx patterns seen on the objects represent the axis mundi, while the head of a water snake references the underworld. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The 18th ushers in three in-conjunct aspects like small waves of inquiry: Venus in Leo quincunx Pluto in Capricorn, Mercury in Cancer quincunx Saturn in Aquarius, and Mars in Leo quincunx Neptune in Pisces. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"At the same time, Saturn continues its tense square to Uranus while making a quincunx to the full moon. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The Sun forms a quincunx against transformative Pluto on Sunday, encouraging us to think less selfishly and consider our impact on the world. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 14 June 2020",
|
|
"On Tuesday, flirtatious Venus creates a challenging quincunx with dynamic Uranus. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 2 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quincunc-, quincunx , literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part \u2014 more at five , ounce":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110927"
|
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},
|
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"Quintinia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of New Zealand and in some classifications Philippine shrubs and trees (family Saxifragaceae) with alternate leaves and axillary or terminal racemes of white or lilac flowers \u2014 see kumarahou sense b , opossum wood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin\u2027\u02c8tin\u0113\u0259",
|
|
"kan\u2027-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, after Jean de la Quintinie \u20201688 French botanist":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114854"
|
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},
|
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"quiverful":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": as many as a quiver will hold":[
|
|
"a quiverful of arrows"
|
|
],
|
|
": a good number : lot":[
|
|
"a quiverful of children"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwiv\u0259(r)\u02ccfu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"quiver entry 2 + -ful":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115925"
|
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},
|
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"Quilmes":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in eastern Argentina southeast of Buenos Aires population 509,445":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0113l-\u02ccm\u0101s",
|
|
"-\u02ccmes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220711-120724"
|
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},
|
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"quindecemvirate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the office or government of quindecemvirs":[],
|
|
": a body of quindecemvirs":[]
|
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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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"quindecemvir + -ate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131254"
|
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},
|
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"quinolone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a class of synthetic antibacterial drugs that are derivatives of hydroxylated quinolines and inhibit the replication of bacterial DNA":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dn",
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dn"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ciprofloxacin is a type of antibiotic called a quinolone , and these drugs were used a lot when they were first released. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of the bacteria had genes that confer resistance to quinolone and macrolide antibiotics and certain beta-lactams. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Other antibiotics found to raise the risk of miscarriage include most macrolides, quinolones , tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole. \u2014 Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"quinol ine + -one":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135408"
|
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},
|
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"quinine tree":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": horseradish tree":[],
|
|
": hop tree":[],
|
|
": native quince":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220711-141600"
|
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},
|
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"quilt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs":[],
|
|
": patchwork quilt sense 1":[],
|
|
": something that is quilted or resembles a quilt":[
|
|
"a quilt of houses and parks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill, pad, or line like a quilt":[],
|
|
": to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts":[],
|
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": to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth":[],
|
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": to fasten between two pieces of material":[],
|
|
": to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between":[],
|
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": to make quilts":[],
|
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": to do quilted work":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwilt"
|
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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: Noun",
|
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"Most are displayed prominently in homes, though one quilt , depicting a fragmented star, landed on a bathroom wall. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Together, the blocks will form a 45-foot-long, three-feet-tall quilt . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"An underquilt is an insulated quilt designed to hang under your hammock to seal in warmth. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Now, with her quilt of the troops showcased at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, only one block from the White House, Butler hopes her work can bring the soldiers' story to the attention of more people. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The Kammok Firebelly is an outdoor quilt insulated with 750-fill power duck down that\u2019s Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"One such piece is a large quilt that hangs from a wall at the top of the staircase. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2021",
|
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"The classic green wallcovering by Adelphi Paper Hangings picks up the mint hues in the vintage kantha quilt and the upholstered headboard. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
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"If someone was moving, for instance, the quilt would serve as a memento of their former home. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"In the Sears quilt the white-silk tops of its 360 cubes have been signed in ink by the leading lights of mid-1800s America. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Creative exhibitions have ranged from fingernail art to quilt design. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Lee Cowan talks with professors of sociology and genomics, and with a Benedictine monk, about how to adapt to the stresses of this period of isolation, and explores how some people are coping via hobbies \u2013 sketching, baking, or quilting . \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2020",
|
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"In Inyo County, within a few days of a call for volunteers,120 people signed up to sew and quilt masks for workers. \u2014 Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2020",
|
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"Spending a lot of time looking at things up close \u2014 for instance, while using a smartphone screen, reading a book, quilting a blanket \u2014 can also increase your risk of myopia, which is a growing problem. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2020",
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"Pin It, Steam It, Stitch It The corners were darted to make the curved corners smooth while quilting pins were used to keep everything in place while folding the unfinished edges beneath and ironing to get the material to lay flat and smooth. \u2014 Eric Hockman, Sunset Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket The Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket features a diamond- quilting design and a soft, organic cotton velvet material. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And now, like many other Americans who feel compelled to pivot their efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic, these legendary quilting artists are using their skills to make masks for their rural community. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 16 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte , from Latin culcita mattress":"Noun"
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141943"
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},
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"Quirinus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an early state god of the Romans later identified with Romulus":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"kw\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-n\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8r\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145130"
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},
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"quipu":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a device made of a main cord with smaller varicolored cords attached and knotted and used by the ancient Peruvians (as for calculating)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0113-(\u02cc)p\u00fc"
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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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"In January the Peruvian Ministry of Culture gave the quipu national heritage status, hailing it as an ingenious legacy of the indigenous culture. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 May 2020",
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"Here are some notable ways the population was counted before the first U.S. census in 1790: Incan Quipu: Instead of counting with tally marks, Incans lined up quipu or threads (made out of llama or alpaca, according to some sources). \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 22 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish quipo , from Quechua khipu":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150522"
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},
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"quilts":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs":[],
|
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": patchwork quilt sense 1":[],
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": something that is quilted or resembles a quilt":[
|
|
"a quilt of houses and parks"
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],
|
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": to fill, pad, or line like a quilt":[],
|
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": to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts":[],
|
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": to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth":[],
|
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": to fasten between two pieces of material":[],
|
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": to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between":[],
|
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": to make quilts":[],
|
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": to do quilted work":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwilt"
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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: Noun",
|
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"Most are displayed prominently in homes, though one quilt , depicting a fragmented star, landed on a bathroom wall. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Together, the blocks will form a 45-foot-long, three-feet-tall quilt . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"An underquilt is an insulated quilt designed to hang under your hammock to seal in warmth. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Now, with her quilt of the troops showcased at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, only one block from the White House, Butler hopes her work can bring the soldiers' story to the attention of more people. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The Kammok Firebelly is an outdoor quilt insulated with 750-fill power duck down that\u2019s Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"One such piece is a large quilt that hangs from a wall at the top of the staircase. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2021",
|
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"The classic green wallcovering by Adelphi Paper Hangings picks up the mint hues in the vintage kantha quilt and the upholstered headboard. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
|
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"If someone was moving, for instance, the quilt would serve as a memento of their former home. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In the Sears quilt the white-silk tops of its 360 cubes have been signed in ink by the leading lights of mid-1800s America. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Creative exhibitions have ranged from fingernail art to quilt design. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Lee Cowan talks with professors of sociology and genomics, and with a Benedictine monk, about how to adapt to the stresses of this period of isolation, and explores how some people are coping via hobbies \u2013 sketching, baking, or quilting . \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2020",
|
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"In Inyo County, within a few days of a call for volunteers,120 people signed up to sew and quilt masks for workers. \u2014 Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2020",
|
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"Spending a lot of time looking at things up close \u2014 for instance, while using a smartphone screen, reading a book, quilting a blanket \u2014 can also increase your risk of myopia, which is a growing problem. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Pin It, Steam It, Stitch It The corners were darted to make the curved corners smooth while quilting pins were used to keep everything in place while folding the unfinished edges beneath and ironing to get the material to lay flat and smooth. \u2014 Eric Hockman, Sunset Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket The Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket features a diamond- quilting design and a soft, organic cotton velvet material. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And now, like many other Americans who feel compelled to pivot their efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic, these legendary quilting artists are using their skills to make masks for their rural community. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte , from Latin culcita mattress":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153446"
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},
|
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"quiverer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that quivers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-v\u0259r\u0259(r)"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162031"
|
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},
|
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"quipster":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": one who is given to quipping":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwip-st\u0259r"
|
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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",
|
|
"Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando\u2019s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 July 2019",
|
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"But as the quipster tells it, the purpose of his humor isn't to offend. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163251"
|
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},
|
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"quilted maple":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": oregon maple":[]
|
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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":"20220711-173943"
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},
|
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"quillwork":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ornamental work in porcupine or bird quills":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwil-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
|
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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":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Visitors can join in social dances then take a break to peruse baskets, jewelry, drums, quillwork and other goods created by Native American artisans. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Every piece of beadwork, quillwork , or feather work that adorns them is embedded with special meaning. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Joyce, Juanita, and Jesse Rae Growing Thunder are a family of three Indigenous artists who specialize in beadwork and quillwork . \u2014 Christian Allair, Vogue , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Indigenous design isn\u2019t relegated to historical artifacts; traditional techniques such as beadwork, quillwork , and hide tanning are still being innovated upon and incorporated into the work of Indigenous artists today. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 12 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Also going on display will be a bag, known as quillwork , that was used by a Native American soldier. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Demonstrations include flint knapping, 17th century medicines, open hearth cooking, quillwork , finger weaving, military drills and arms and armor. \u2014 Courant Community , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Demonstrations include flint knapping, 17th century medicines, open hearth cooking, quillwork , finger weaving, military drills and arms and armor. \u2014 Courant Community , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Demonstrations include flint knapping, 17th century medicines, open hearth cooking, quillwork , finger weaving, military drills and arms and armor. \u2014 Courant Community , 15 May 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180007"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiller":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a machine used in transferring yarn from spools and cones to quills":[],
|
|
": the operator of a quiller":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwil\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quill entry 1 + -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182428"
|
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},
|
|
"quinoline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pungent oily nitrogenous base C 9 H 7 N obtained usually by distillation of coal tar or by synthesis from aniline that is the parent compound of many alkaloids, drugs, and dyes":[],
|
|
": a derivative of quinoline":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other compounds in the same class, known as quinolines , could prove to be superior treatments or serve as backups for patients who can\u2019t tolerate hydroxychloroquine, Frantz said. \u2014 Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com , 8 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quin ine + -ol entry 3 + -ine entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182440"
|
|
},
|
|
"quick decline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disease of grafted citrus trees with bitter orange rootstocks that is identical with or closely related to tristeza in cause and symptoms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184131"
|
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},
|
|
"quiddative":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quidditative":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quiddative irregular from quiddity + -ative; quidditive from quiddity + -ive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185223"
|
|
},
|
|
"quipping":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clever usually taunting remark : gibe":[],
|
|
": a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment":[],
|
|
": quibble , equivocation":[],
|
|
": something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity":[],
|
|
": to make quips : gibe":[],
|
|
": to jest or gibe at":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crotchet",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"eccentricity",
|
|
"erraticism",
|
|
"idiosyncrasy",
|
|
"individualism",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"mannerism",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"quiddity",
|
|
"quirk",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"tic",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"twist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They traded quips over a beer.",
|
|
"has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped , \u201cYou're a legend in your own mind, all right\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Trump made a similar quip last month about Dingell, who died in February, at a rally in Dingell's home state of Michigan. \u2014 William Cummings, USA TODAY , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"In response to the quip , anchor Bret Baier equated Democrats accepting Biden despite the verbal slip-ups to about how Republicans feel toward Trump. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"And the second Victoria and Peter uttered those regrettable quips , Twitter was all over it. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The Prince has been loaded with charming quips lately. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Viewers laughed with the choir\u2019s self-deprecating quips , not at LGBTQ people. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Rosenstein\u2019s quip brought the prosecutorial team up short. \u2014 James Bandler, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Teigen suffered no fools, however, responding to the comment with a quip of her own. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 2 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Ivey typically responded with a quip that perhaps age brings wisdom. \u2014 Kim Chandler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Throwaway characters give Batman a hard time for being so intense (the way a moviegoing friend might quip between bites of popcorn). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Spotify reported a 69 percent increase in podcast uploads during March; last month, the comedian Hanna Dickinson quipped on Twitter about Amazon being sold out of the requisite mics. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2020",
|
|
"During the White House coronavirus briefing on Friday, Trump quipped that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, should move back to New York to run against the first-term liberal star. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Bloomberg quipped during a discussion on economic policy. \u2014 John Verhovek And, ABC News , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Morgan quipped during his exit announcement, reported by Reuters. \u2014 Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Chappelle quipped during his 2004 stand-up special. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This is another half-thunk thought from my book of just-for-fun cartoons and quips , Half-thunk Thoughts and Half-fast Drawings. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 5 May 2020",
|
|
"Shanahan is eager to tell us, with funny and insightful little stories and quips , how great his guys are. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier quippy , perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what \u2014 more at quiddity":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192556"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinolyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of seven univalent radicals C 9 H 6 N derived from quinoline by removal of one hydrogen atom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u1d4al\u02ccil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quinol ine + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203357"
|
|
},
|
|
"quindecemvir":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kwin+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quindecimvir , from quindecim fifteen + vir man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205341"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintant":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a portable instrument similar to a sextant but with an arc of 72 degrees and capable of measuring angles of twice that":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-nt\u1d4ant",
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"-nt\u0259nt"
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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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"quint- + -ant (as in quadrant )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213612"
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},
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"Quiller-Couch":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Arthur Thomas 1863\u20131944 pseudonym Q English author":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwi-l\u0259r-\u02c8k\u00fcch"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215714"
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},
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"quillet":{
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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 tract of land":[],
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": a subtle distinction : quibble":[],
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": a small tube (as of paper)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"usually -\u0259\u0307t+V",
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"\"",
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"\u02c8kwil\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun",
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"probably short for obsolete quillity , alteration of quiddity":"Noun",
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"quill entry 1 + -et":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223713"
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},
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"quinoline blue":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": cyanine sense 3":[]
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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":"20220711-224324"
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},
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"quinternion":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": five sheets of paper combined into a set or section":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin\u2027\u02c8t\u0259rn\u0113\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"quint- + -ernion (as in quaternion )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233639"
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},
|
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"quinone":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": either of two isomeric cyclic crystalline compounds C 6 H 4 O 2 that are derivatives of benzene":[],
|
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": any of various usually yellow, orange, or red quinonoid compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes, hydrogen acceptors, or vitamins":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwi-\u02c8n\u014dn",
|
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"\u02c8kwi-\u02ccn\u014dn",
|
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"kwin-\u02c8\u014dn, \u02c8kwin-\u02cc"
|
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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 push stems from an organic compound in tires called quinone that was newly identified by researchers at the University of Washington, said Birgit Hagedorn, a geochemist and longtime board member of the Anchorage Waterways Council. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The researchers identified a chemical called 6PPD, a common rubber additive aimed at making car tires last longer, that transforms into deadly 6PPD- quinone when unleashed in nature, reports Lynda V. Maps of the Seattle Times. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Quinones won the rescue board race and beach flags events in the Boys B Division. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com , 28 July 2017",
|
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"Quinones explores this phenomenon by talking to everyone involved, from addicts and parents to doctors, scientists, cops, and even Mexican drug traffickers. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary quin ine + -one":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234124"
|
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},
|
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"quindecasyllabic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having 15 syllables":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u00a6)kwin\u00a6dek\u0259+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"quindeca- , modification (influenced by deca- ) of Latin quindecim fifteen + English syllabic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001632"
|
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},
|
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"quidditative":{
|
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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 constituting the essential nature of something":[]
|
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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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"quiddity + -ative":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004733"
|
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},
|
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"Quincy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"Josiah 1744\u20131775 American lawyer":[],
|
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"city on the Mississippi River in western Illinois population 40,633":[],
|
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"city in eastern Massachusetts southeast of Boston population 92,271":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwin(t)-s\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8kwin-z\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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012756"
|
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},
|
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"quinolin-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": quinoline : quinolinic acid":[
|
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"quinolin ic",
|
|
"quinolino nitrile"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quinoline":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014313"
|
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},
|
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"quilting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": material that is quilted or used for making quilts":[],
|
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": the process of quilting":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwil-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Her hobbies include knitting and quilting .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her quilting partner, Carol Wilson, pulls from the other side. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Other programs offered include a quilting group, Mexican Train Dominoes, Bible Study, Bingo, Setback, Game Day and more. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Learn about the complex art of quilting and view over 100 quilts on loan from private collections. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The most recent fellowship recipients, photographer Andre D. Wagner and Bisa Butler, a textile artist who has reimagined the quilting tradition, will install shows later this year. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Add a quilting knot to bandana centers to hold the layers together. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"This machine offers free arm capability when sewing sleeves and drop feed for quilting projects. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"More recently Baltimore\u2019s France-Merrick Foundation donated a digital quilting machine to Open Works for fabric artists. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"There were hundreds of booths with quilting patterns, machine quilters, irons, fabric, and more. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014952"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinone diimine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a colorless crystalline compound HN=C 6 H 4 =NH regarded as derived from quinone (see quinone sense 1a ) by replacement of both oxygen atoms by imino groups but made by oxidation of para -phenylenediamine":[],
|
|
": a compound derived from a quinone by replacement of both oxygen atoms by imino groups":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccm\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"diimine from di- + imine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021239"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintillion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8til-y\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to SeedScientific, people were generating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data per day just a few years ago, including more than 300 million uploaded photos per day and 510,000 comments posted every minute to Facebook. \u2014 Pranav Desai, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The odds of randomly picking a perfect bracket are pretty remote, like 2^63, or about 1 in 9.2 quintillion . \u2014 Leon Labrecque, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That total may sound like a lot, but Psyche actually tails behind Davida, which is valued at an estimated $27 quintillion , reported Business Insider in June 2021. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With many millions of insect species (only about a million of which have been named) and 10 quintillion individuals, the world is literally crawling and buzzing with possibilities. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"According to the release, DNA testing showed the samples were 25 quintillion times more likely to have come from Hoff than the general population, police said. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Businesses are being overcome by an avalanche of data, with some estimates pointing to creating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data per day. \u2014 Sanjit Singh Dang, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Back in 2018, humanity was creating 2.5 quintillion bytes of data on a daily basis. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As of mid-April, miners were making more than 170 quintillion attempts a second to produce new blocks, according to the trading platform Blockchain.com. \u2014 Star Tribune , 15 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quint us + English -illion (as in million )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1690, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025042"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill fern":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marsh fern sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-031942"
|
|
},
|
|
"quilted":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs":[],
|
|
": patchwork quilt sense 1":[],
|
|
": something that is quilted or resembles a quilt":[
|
|
"a quilt of houses and parks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill, pad, or line like a quilt":[],
|
|
": to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts":[],
|
|
": to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth":[],
|
|
": to fasten between two pieces of material":[],
|
|
": to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between":[],
|
|
": to make quilts":[],
|
|
": to do quilted work":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Most are displayed prominently in homes, though one quilt , depicting a fragmented star, landed on a bathroom wall. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Together, the blocks will form a 45-foot-long, three-feet-tall quilt . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An underquilt is an insulated quilt designed to hang under your hammock to seal in warmth. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, with her quilt of the troops showcased at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, only one block from the White House, Butler hopes her work can bring the soldiers' story to the attention of more people. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Kammok Firebelly is an outdoor quilt insulated with 750-fill power duck down that\u2019s Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certified. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One such piece is a large quilt that hangs from a wall at the top of the staircase. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"The classic green wallcovering by Adelphi Paper Hangings picks up the mint hues in the vintage kantha quilt and the upholstered headboard. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"If someone was moving, for instance, the quilt would serve as a memento of their former home. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In the Sears quilt the white-silk tops of its 360 cubes have been signed in ink by the leading lights of mid-1800s America. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Creative exhibitions have ranged from fingernail art to quilt design. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Lee Cowan talks with professors of sociology and genomics, and with a Benedictine monk, about how to adapt to the stresses of this period of isolation, and explores how some people are coping via hobbies \u2013 sketching, baking, or quilting . \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In Inyo County, within a few days of a call for volunteers,120 people signed up to sew and quilt masks for workers. \u2014 Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2020",
|
|
"Spending a lot of time looking at things up close \u2014 for instance, while using a smartphone screen, reading a book, quilting a blanket \u2014 can also increase your risk of myopia, which is a growing problem. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Pin It, Steam It, Stitch It The corners were darted to make the curved corners smooth while quilting pins were used to keep everything in place while folding the unfinished edges beneath and ironing to get the material to lay flat and smooth. \u2014 Eric Hockman, Sunset Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket The Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket features a diamond- quilting design and a soft, organic cotton velvet material. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And now, like many other Americans who feel compelled to pivot their efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic, these legendary quilting artists are using their skills to make masks for their rural community. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte , from Latin culcita mattress":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033947"
|
|
},
|
|
"quidditas":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quiddity sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwid\u0259\u02cctas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034242"
|
|
},
|
|
"quirister":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chorister":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwir\u0259st\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English querister":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034314"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the science dealing with the cultivation, chemistry, and medicinal use of the cinchonas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + -logy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035614"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinonoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling quinone especially in having a 6-membered carbon ring containing two double bonds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-",
|
|
"kwi-\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccn\u022fid",
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043623"
|
|
},
|
|
"quidder":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a horse that quids":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"quid entry 4 + -er or -or":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045306"
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},
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"quinzi\u00e8me":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tax of a fifteenth":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)ka\u207fz\u00a6yem",
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"(\u02c8)kanz-"
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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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"Middle English quinsime , from Middle French quinzime fifteenth, from quinze fifteen":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045311"
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},
|
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"quips":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a clever usually taunting remark : gibe":[],
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": a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment":[],
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": quibble , equivocation":[],
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": something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity":[],
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": to make quips : gibe":[],
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": to jest or gibe at":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwip"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"crotchet",
|
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"curiosity",
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"eccentricity",
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"erraticism",
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"idiosyncrasy",
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"individualism",
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"kink",
|
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"mannerism",
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"oddity",
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"peculiarity",
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"quiddity",
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"quirk",
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"singularity",
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"tic",
|
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"trick",
|
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"twist"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
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"banter",
|
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"chaff",
|
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"fool",
|
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"fun",
|
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"gag",
|
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"jape",
|
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"jest",
|
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"jive",
|
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"joke",
|
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"jolly",
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"josh",
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"kid",
|
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"wisecrack",
|
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"yuk",
|
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"yuck"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"They traded quips over a beer.",
|
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"has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped , \u201cYou're a legend in your own mind, all right\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Trump made a similar quip last month about Dingell, who died in February, at a rally in Dingell's home state of Michigan. \u2014 William Cummings, USA TODAY , 18 June 2019",
|
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"In response to the quip , anchor Bret Baier equated Democrats accepting Biden despite the verbal slip-ups to about how Republicans feel toward Trump. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
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"And the second Victoria and Peter uttered those regrettable quips , Twitter was all over it. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The Prince has been loaded with charming quips lately. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2018",
|
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"Viewers laughed with the choir\u2019s self-deprecating quips , not at LGBTQ people. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Rosenstein\u2019s quip brought the prosecutorial team up short. \u2014 James Bandler, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Teigen suffered no fools, however, responding to the comment with a quip of her own. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 2 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Ivey typically responded with a quip that perhaps age brings wisdom. \u2014 Kim Chandler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Throwaway characters give Batman a hard time for being so intense (the way a moviegoing friend might quip between bites of popcorn). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Spotify reported a 69 percent increase in podcast uploads during March; last month, the comedian Hanna Dickinson quipped on Twitter about Amazon being sold out of the requisite mics. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2020",
|
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"During the White House coronavirus briefing on Friday, Trump quipped that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, should move back to New York to run against the first-term liberal star. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Bloomberg quipped during a discussion on economic policy. \u2014 John Verhovek And, ABC News , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Morgan quipped during his exit announcement, reported by Reuters. \u2014 Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Chappelle quipped during his 2004 stand-up special. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This is another half-thunk thought from my book of just-for-fun cartoons and quips , Half-thunk Thoughts and Half-fast Drawings. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 5 May 2020",
|
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"Shanahan is eager to tell us, with funny and insightful little stories and quips , how great his guys are. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier quippy , perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what \u2014 more at quiddity":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045557"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinonyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical C 6 H 3 O 2 derived from quinone by removal of one hydrogen atom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u0259\u02ccnil",
|
|
"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u014dn\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quinone + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051754"
|
|
},
|
|
"quids":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pound sterling":[],
|
|
": a cut or wad of something chewable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun",
|
|
"English dialect, cud, from Middle English quide , from Old English cwidu, cwudu \u2014 more at cud":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1688, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052835"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiritarian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting the old law of Rome as distinguished from the law introduced by the praetor on equitable principles":[],
|
|
": conforming to or enforced by the quiritarian law : legal as opposed to equitable or beneficial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kwir\u0259\u00a6ter\u0113\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin quiritari us of Roman civil law (from Latin Quirit-, Quiris Roman citizen\u2014probably from (assumed) Old Latin coviriom assemblage of citizens, from Latin co- + -virius , from vir man\u2014+ -arius -ary) + English -an":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053459"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hydroquinone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi\u02ccn\u022fl",
|
|
"-n\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quin- + -ol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053601"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinonize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to form a quinone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quinone + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054319"
|
|
},
|
|
"quippish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": witty or taunting especially in response":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-pish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quip + -ish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055209"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quintana Roo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"state of southeastern Mexico bordering the Caribbean Sea in eastern Yucat\u00e1n; capital Chetumal area 16,228 square miles (42,030 square kilometers), population 1,325,578":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0113n-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u00e4-\u02c8r\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055931"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinoidine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bitter brownish resinous mixture often molded into sticks of amorphous alkaloids obtained as a by-product in the extraction of cinchona bark for crystalline alkaloids and formerly used as a substitute for quinine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u1d4an",
|
|
"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u022fi\u02ccd\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + -oid + -ine or -in":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062112"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinonization":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the formation of a quinone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kw\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u014dn\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cckwi\u02ccn\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quinonize + -ation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072342"
|
|
},
|
|
"quilltail":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ruddy duck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072859"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill pig":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": porcupine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092957"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quintillian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a party of Montanists of the 2d century a.d.":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin\u2027\u02c8tily\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Quintilla , believed to be a prophetess of the sect + English -ian":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095300"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinolines":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pungent oily nitrogenous base C 9 H 7 N obtained usually by distillation of coal tar or by synthesis from aniline that is the parent compound of many alkaloids, drugs, and dyes":[],
|
|
": a derivative of quinoline":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwi-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other compounds in the same class, known as quinolines , could prove to be superior treatments or serve as backups for patients who can\u2019t tolerate hydroxychloroquine, Frantz said. \u2014 Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com , 8 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quin ine + -ol entry 3 + -ine entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101416"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quinnat salmon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chinook salmon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u0259t-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quinnat from Interior Salish t'kwinnat":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104450"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinzaine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)ka\u207f\u00a6z\u0101n",
|
|
"(\u02c8)kan\u00a6-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, from quinze fifteen, from Latin quindecim":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105251"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiddit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quibbling subtlety":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwid\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"usually -\u0259\u0307t+V"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin quidditas, quiditas":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112946"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinone oxime":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113129"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quinnipiac":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Algonquian people of central Connecticut":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": the Algonquian language of the Quinnipiac people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u0259p\u0113\u02ccak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113643"
|
|
},
|
|
"quillon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arm of the cross guard of a sword":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0113y\u014d\u207f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, diminutive of quille bowling pin, from Middle High German kegel , from Old High German kegil stake, club":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114522"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinone imine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a colorless crystalline compound O=C 6 H 4 =NH regarded as derived from quinone (see quinone sense 1a ) by replacement of one oxygen atom by the imino group but made by oxidation of para -aminophenol":[],
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": a compound derived from a quinone by replacement of one or both oxygen atoms by the imino group":[]
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary quinone + imine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120633"
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},
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"quinophan":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cinchophen":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwin\u0259\u02ccfan"
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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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"quin- + -phan (irregular from phenyl )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122721"
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},
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"quindecagon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually plane polygon with 15 angles and 15 sides":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)kwin+"
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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 quindec im fifteen + English -agon (as in heptagon )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131921"
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},
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"Quintilian":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"circa a.d. 35\u2013 circa 100 Marcus Fabius Quintilianus Roman rhetorician":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"kwin-\u02c8til-y\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133013"
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},
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"quiritary":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": quiritarian":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwir\u0259\u02ccter\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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"Medieval Latin quiritarius":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135419"
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},
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"quinotannic acid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light yellow tannin found in cinchona bark":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6kwin\u0259+\u2026-"
|
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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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"quinotannic International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + tannic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143718"
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},
|
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"quillfish":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various small very slender blennies of the north Pacific of the family Ptilichthyidae":[]
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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":"20220712-154454"
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},
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"quinovatannic acid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tannin obtained from the bark of a cinchona":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kw\u0259\u0307\u00a6n\u014dv\u0259+\u2026-"
|
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary quinova- (from quinovic ) + tannic":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154458"
|
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},
|
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"quinoline dye":{
|
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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 small class of dyes derived from quinoline":[]
|
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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":"20220712-163419"
|
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},
|
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"quinologist":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a specialist in quinology":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kw\u012b\u02c8n\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st",
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"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8n-"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary quinolog y + -ist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163511"
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},
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"quinocyanine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a simple cyanine dye containing two quinoline rings":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6kwi(\u02cc)n\u014d+"
|
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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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"quin- + cyanine":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094006"
|
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},
|
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"quinyie":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": coin":[],
|
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": corner":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwin(y)\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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"alteration of cunyie coin, corner, from Middle English cunye":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170235"
|
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},
|
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"quintan":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwint\u1d4an",
|
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"-t\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quintanus , from quintus fifth + -anus -an":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170500"
|
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},
|
|
"quintile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Finally, the poorest income quintile of Americans 20 percent of Americans hold just 8 percent of the total share of student debt. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Program incidence was highly regressive, with about three-quarters of PPP funds accruing to the top quintile of households. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The share of dependent students in the lowest income quintile relying on parent PLUS loans rose from 3% in 1996 to 11% in 2016. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Fall 2018 to fall 2019 and math and reading scores fell by one quintile or more in the typical score distribution for more students than the previous fall. \u2014 Lindsay Huth, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Pinto estimates that roughly 80% of the wealth effect goes to the highest quintile . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Nonetheless, about 57% of domestic applicants lived in the most affluent 20% of zip codes nationwide, and applicants from the bottom quintile comprised only 6% of the applicant pool. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"At 350 companies, each quintile represents 70 companies. \u2014 Marshall Kay, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Lazzara wrote that 19 of the cities in the index were in the top quintile of historical experience. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quintus + English -ile entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172718"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hundredweight":[],
|
|
": a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (about 220 pounds)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kan-",
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The dancers\u2019 hangout is the Angolan quintal or backyard, a hub of activity during long, curfewed nights of unending civil war. \u2014 Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Quartz Africa , 3 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin quintale , from Arabic qin\u1e6d\u0101r , from Late Greek kent\u0113narion , from Late Latin centenarium , from Latin, neuter of centenarius consisting of a hundred \u2014 more at centenary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174703"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinovic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline triterpene acid C 30 H 46 O 5 obtained by hydrolysis of quinovin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u014dvik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary quinov-, quinova-, chinov- (contraction of New Latin quina nova, china nova , tree whose bark yields quinovin, from quina, china + nova , feminine of Latin novus new) + -ic ; originally formed as French kinovique":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174853"
|
|
},
|
|
"quilting party":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a social gathering of women at which they work together at making quilts or doing other quilted work":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175756"
|
|
},
|
|
"quino-":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see quin-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181439"
|
|
},
|
|
"quin-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quintuplet":[],
|
|
": quina : cinchona bark":[
|
|
"quino tannic",
|
|
"quin oline",
|
|
"quin ine"
|
|
],
|
|
": quinic acid":[
|
|
"quin ate"
|
|
],
|
|
": quinoline":[
|
|
"quino cyanine"
|
|
],
|
|
": quinone":[
|
|
"quin itol",
|
|
"quin oid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by shortening":"Noun",
|
|
"Spanish quina cinchona bark":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181632"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinoa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0113n-\u02ccw\u00e4",
|
|
"k\u0113-\u02c8n\u014d-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Others, without ever visiting Erewhon Market, have likened the cuisine to anything that involves avocado and quinoa . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Milk Makeup's formula uses cannabis seed extract and quinoa to hydrate, condition, and support healthy hair follicles, while plant peptides make lashes and brows appear even thicker. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"This shampoo and conditioner are infused with Nexxus\u2019 in-house ProteinFusion blend with elastin and quinoa to help provide a layer of protection that works to enhance the color of your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"They can also be used to make different grains, like quinoa and oatmeal. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Legumes like quinoa , chickpeas and black beans can serve as tasty additions to your favorite meals while still leaving you full and satisfied. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tei neighborhood includes truffle chicken, red rice and quinoa to lure younger customers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Some favorites include beef short ribs, lamb shoulder with mint and fennel and Omani rock lobster with quinoa . \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Packed full of vitamins and healthy amino acids, quinoa can work wonders on sealing split ends and even promoting an increase of hair growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, from Quechua kinua":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181709"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintain":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quintaine , from Anglo-French, perhaps from Latin quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where a market was held, from feminine of quintanus fifth in rank, from quintus fifth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182057"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill mite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mite ( Syringophilus bipectinatus ) that lives in the shafts of the primary wing feathers of poultry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183826"
|
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},
|
|
"Quimbaya":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an extinct people of western Colombia":[],
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": a language of the Quimbaya people that is probably Cariban":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kim\u02c8b\u012b\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184750"
|
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},
|
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"Quintadena":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an organ flue stop of 4\u2032 pitch , 8\u2032 pitch, or 16\u2032 foot pitch with stopped pipes with flute tone in which the twelfth is prominent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwint\u0259\u02c8d\u0113n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin quintadena , probably from Latin quintus fifth + New Latin -dena twelfth (from Latin duodeni twelve each); from its sounding of the twelfth, or fifth of the second octave":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191014"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinta":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a country villa or estate especially in Portugal or Latin America":[]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0113n-",
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"\u02c8kin-t\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hillsides covered in terraced vineyards and historic quintas reflect 2,000 years of winemaking in the valley, with itineraries that include stops for tastings and time to cross the border toward the medieval city of Salamanca in northwestern Spain. \u2014 Fran Golden / Bloomberg, Time , 27 Dec. 2019",
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"The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish & Portuguese, quinta, farm rented at one fifth of its income, from Latin, feminine of quintus fifth":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195034"
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},
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"quill fly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an artificial angling fly with a quill body":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200201"
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},
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"Quimper":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"commune in far western France west of Rennes population 63,550":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ka\u207f-\u02c8per"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200356"
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},
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"quinoline yellow":{
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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 several yellow quinoline dyes":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201856"
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},
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"quinquagenarian":{
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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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": fifty years old : characteristic of a person of such an age":[],
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": a quinquagenarian person":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6kwinkw\u0259\u0307j\u0259\u0307\u00a6na(a)r\u0113\u0259n",
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"(\u00a6)kwin\u00a6kw\u00e4j-",
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"\""
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin quinquagenari us of fifty, fifty years old (from quinquageni fifty each\u2014from quinquaginta fifty\u2014+ -arius -ary) + English -an":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202216"
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},
|
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"Quimper ware":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a French glazed earthenware decorated in bright colors with marine subjects, peasant figures, or floral patterns":[]
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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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"from Quimper , France, where it is produced":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203013"
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},
|
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"quintic":{
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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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": of the fifth degree":[],
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": a polynomial or a polynomial equation of the fifth degree":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwin-tik"
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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 quintus fifth":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205343"
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},
|
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"quint":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quintuplet sense 2":[
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"Corinne, who was the smallest quint at birth\u20142 pounds, 14 ounces\u2014is still the shortest.",
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"\u2014 Chris Swingle",
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"The natural birth rate for twins is 1 in 90; for quints it's around 1 in 65 million.",
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"\u2014 Sara Kliff"
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],
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": a jump (as in figure skating or skiing) that consists of at least five but less than six revolutions":[
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"\u2026 a Czech named Ales Valenta revolutionized the sport of freestyle aerials yesterday with a magical quint , five twists that earned him a spectacular score \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Filip Bondy",
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"Goebel \u2026 had already become the first U.S. skater to land a quad at the nationals \u2026 making them look so easy that his coach, Carol Heiss Jenkins, spoke of Goebel's someday doing a \" quint .\"",
|
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"\u2014 E. M. Swift"
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],
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": a multi-purpose vehicle used by firefighters that includes a water tank, fire hose , pump, aerial ladder or platform, and portable ladders":[
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"Firefighters call it a \" quint \" because it combines five different functions, [David] Kinsey said. The truck carries a ladder, a hose, a pump with its own generator, a 400-gallon water tank and a 100-foot-long aerial tower.",
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"\u2014 Jane Meinhardt",
|
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"Over the next couple of years, aging engine and ladder trucks at the 10 lower-activity stations will be replaced with quints \u2014fire trucks that carry ladders, water tank, pump, hoses and other rescue and fire suppression equipment.",
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"\u2014 The Houston Chronicle",
|
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"\u2014 often used before another noun a quint fire truck quint vehicles"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kwint"
|
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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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"And some experts think a quint \u2014a quintuple, or five-revolution, jump\u2014is theoretically within reach. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Skaters should be mathematically able to do a quint Salchow or toe loop. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But that\u2019s not the only cause for celebration: The couple\u2019s eldest daughter Blayke just turned 7 on April 5, and the quints turned 3 on April 8. \u2014 Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Adam and Danielle Busby, parents of the famous Busby quints , are often flooded with prodding comments from fans online. \u2014 Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living , 23 July 2019",
|
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"The quints are now 3 years old and big sister Blayke is 8. \u2014 Temi Adebowale, Country Living , 28 June 2018",
|
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"Olivia wears circle earrings, while the rest of the quints wear stars. \u2014 Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living , 11 June 2019",
|
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"Not as sure a thing: The year after L\u2019affaire Sterling was when the Warriors began their quint -peat, reaching the NBA Finals five times in a row, something that hadn\u2019t been done since the 1960s. \u2014 Gary Peterson, The Mercury News , 21 Aug. 2019",
|
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"As Danielle tells us, the quints are gearing up to start their last year of pre-kindergarten, while Blayke is going into third grade and enrolled in her school's gifted and talented (G&T) program. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 24 July 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210249"
|
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},
|
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"quinolinium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a univalent ion [C 9 H 7 NH] + that is analogous to ammonium and is derived from quinoline":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckwin\u1d4al\u02c8in\u0113\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from quinolin- + -ium":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210359"
|
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},
|
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"Quinte West":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 43,086":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220712-210416"
|
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},
|
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"quinsyberry":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Old World black currant ( Ribes nigrum ) that yields a jelly used especially formerly as a remedy for quinsy":[],
|
|
": northern black currant":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220712-211810"
|
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},
|
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"quinolinol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hydroxyquinoline":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin\u1d4al\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u022fl",
|
|
"-\u02ccn\u014dl"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"quinolin- + -ol":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212405"
|
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},
|
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"quinsy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwin-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English quinesie , from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie , from Late Latin cynanche , from Greek kynanch\u0113 , from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog + anchein to strangle \u2014 more at hound , anger":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215019"
|
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},
|
|
"quinsied":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affected with quinsy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwinz|\u0113d",
|
|
"|id sometimes -n(t)s|"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225042"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintetto":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quintet":[
|
|
"this amiable and enlightened quintetto",
|
|
"\u2014 T. L. Peacock"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin\u2027\u02c8tet(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231724"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinquagenary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fiftieth anniversary":[],
|
|
": quinquagenarian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin\u02c8kw\u00e4j\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quinquagenarius":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233535"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinolinyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the bivalent radical C 5 H 3 N(CO\u2212) 2 of quinolinic acid":[],
|
|
": quinolyl":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccnil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quinolin- + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234041"
|
|
},
|
|
"quill gear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234806"
|
|
},
|
|
"quintet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices":[],
|
|
": a group or set of five: such as":[],
|
|
": the performers of a quintet":[],
|
|
": a basketball team":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kwin-\u02c8tet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Alto sax master Charles McPherson, trumpet dynamo Gilbert Castellanos and pianist Gerald Clayton head the all-star quintet that will celebrate the music of one of America\u2019s most enduring jazz icons, Thelonious Monk. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Joined by Third Culture Kitchen and La Taquiza Vegana, the cart quintet brings more to the table than the usual assortment of carts, with Poppyseed in particular standing out for its elevated approach to food cart food. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"That's especially true of Bissonnette, the quintet 's edgier wild card who befriended Gretzky's sons while playing for the Arizona Coyotes. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The quintet features musicians Trina Struble on fiddle, Mark Dumm on banjo, Jeff Zehngut on mandolin, Henry Peyrebrune on guitar, and Derek Zadinsky on bass. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Over 100 compact galaxy groups have been spotted during sky surveys going back several decades, but the quintet is the most densely packed. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That debut album, recorded in October \u201968 at the Grande Ballroom, was the first of three records from the combustible quintet with the left-wing firebrand politics. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Debate season in Utah gets underway on June 1 and 2 with a quintet of Republican primary debates for Congress and the U.S. Senate in Salt Lake City. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The group\u2019s Jewish founder, Harry Frommermann, whose talents included mimicking an entire orchestra, drew inspiration from an American jazz quintet , the Revelers. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quintet from Italian quintetto , from quinto fifth, from Latin quintus; quintette from French, from Italian quintetto":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001255"
|
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},
|
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"quintessentialize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to distill or extract as a quintessence":[],
|
|
": to extract the quintessence of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"quintessential + -ize":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002903"
|
|
},
|
|
"Quinquagesima":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the period extending from the Sunday before Lent to Easter Sunday or the first week of this period":[],
|
|
": the Sunday before Lent or the seventh before Easter in the church year observed by various branches of the Christian Church":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwinkw\u0259\u02c8jes\u0259m\u0259",
|
|
"-j\u0101z\u0259m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Latin, fiftieth, from quinquaginta fifty, from quinqua- (akin to Latin quinque five) + -ginta (akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005914"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinquagesimal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": occurring in a season of fifty days : consisting of fifty days":[
|
|
"the quinquagesimal period between Easter and Pentecost"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin quinquagesima + English -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011323"
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},
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"quinquangle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pentagon":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwin\u02cckwa\u014bg\u0259l"
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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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"Late Latin quinquangulus five-cornered, from Latin quinque- + angulus corner, angle":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014237"
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},
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"quinquangular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pentagonal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)kwin\u00a6kwa\u014bgy\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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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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"Late Latin quinquangul us + English -ar":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021600"
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},
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"quinquarticular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to five articles or points":[
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"quinquarticular dispute between Arminians and Calvinists"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6kwin\u02cckw\u00e4r\u00a6tiky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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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 quinquarticularis , from Latin quinque- + articulus joint, division of a discourse, article + -aris -ar":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021805"
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},
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"quinque-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": five":[
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"quinque capsular",
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"quinque lateral"
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],
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": into five parts":[
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"quinque section"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from quinque five":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030022"
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},
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"quinquefoliolate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having five leaflets":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6kwinkw\u0259\u0307+"
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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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"quinque- + foliole + -ate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031031"
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},
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"quinqueliteral":{
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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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": consisting of five letters or consonants":[
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"\u2014 used especially of Hebrew roots"
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],
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": a quinqueliteral character":[]
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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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"quinque- + literal":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031706"
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},
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"quinquenary":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quinary":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)kwin\u00a6kwen\u0259r\u0113",
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"\u02c8kwinkw\u0259\u02ccner\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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"quinque- + -nary (as in quinary )":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032729"
|
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},
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"quinquennalia":{
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": public games celebrated in ancient Rome every five years":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckwinkw\u0259\u02c8n\u0101l\u0113\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, neuter plural of quinquennalis , from quinquennium period of five years + -alis -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033615"
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},
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"quinquenniad":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": quinquennium":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin\u02c8kwen\u0113\u02ccad"
|
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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 quinquenni um + English -ad":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033751"
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},
|
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"quinquennium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a period of five years":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwi\u014b-",
|
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"kwin-\u02c8kwe-n\u0113-\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from quinque five + annus year \u2014 more at five , annual":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034605"
|
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},
|
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"quinquennial":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of or lasting for five years":[],
|
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": occurring or being done every five years":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kwin-\u02c8kwe-n\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"kwi\u014b-"
|
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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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"After Venice Biennale, their hope is to participate in other international shows, such as the quinquennial exhibition documenta in Kassel or the European nomadic biennial Manifesta. \u2014 Osman Can Yerebakan, Town & Country , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The fifth edition of Greater New York, a quinquennial survey at MoMA PS1, was delayed a year by the pandemic. \u2014 Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Clocking in at whopping 864 pages, the quinquennial legislation is a good place to bury a multitude of giveaways for supporters and ensure provisions last for at least five years. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
|
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"In May, as Belarus prepared for the quinquennial ritual that Lukashenka calls a Presidential election, Tsikhanouski, who had planned to run, was arrested. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Next year, Congress is supposed to introduce the quinquennial Farm Bill, which among many other things can fund programs to help nutrient management. \u2014 Emily Atkin, New Republic , 13 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"On Wednesday, more than two thousand delegates from China\u2019s ruling Communist Party will assemble in Beijing for their quinquennial party congress, the 19th such session held since the founding of the People\u2019s Republic in 1949. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"The Chinese Communist Party's 19th National Congress, one of the quinquennial meetings that determine the nation's future leadership, has been set for October 18, kept deliberately obscure until the last minute as usual. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 7 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Sometime in October, the Communist Party leadership will gather for the 19th Party Congress, a quinquennial event where the future leadership of the party is determined. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034642"
|
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},
|
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"quinquereme":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an ancient galley propelled by five banks of oars":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from Latin quinqueremis , literally, having five banks of oars, from quinque- + remus oar":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035916"
|
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},
|
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"quinquevir":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a commission, council, or ruling body of five (as in ancient Rome)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwinkw\u0259\u02ccvi(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from quinque- + vir man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040222"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinquevirate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the office or government of quinquevirs":[],
|
|
": a body of quinquevirs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"kwin\u02c8kwev\u0259r\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quinqueviratus , from quinquevir + -atus -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040306"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinque voces":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the five predicables of traditional logic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckwi\u014b(\u02cc)kw\u0101\u02c8w\u014d\u02cck\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, five words":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040401"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinquina":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cinchona":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kin\u02c8k\u0113n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040420"
|
|
},
|
|
"quinquevirs":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a commission, council, or ruling body of five (as in ancient Rome)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kwinkw\u0259\u02ccvi(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from quinque- + vir man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040558"
|
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},
|
|
"quids in":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having made a good profit":[
|
|
"I was quids in by the time I left the horse races."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090832"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiebracha":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quebracho":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ky\u0101\u02c8br\u00e4ch\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090833"
|
|
},
|
|
"quiesce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become quiet , calm, or silent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kw\u012b\u02c8es",
|
|
"kw\u0113\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin quiescere to be quiet":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090837"
|
|
}
|
|
} |