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1025 lines
45 KiB
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{
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"vault":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a burial chamber":[],
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": a prefabricated container usually of metal or concrete into which a casket is placed at burial":[],
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": a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables":[],
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": an act of vaulting : leap":[],
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": an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure":[
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"the cranial vault"
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],
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": an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof":[],
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": an underground storage compartment":[],
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": something (such as the sky) resembling a vault":[],
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": to do or achieve something as if by a leap":[
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"vaulted to sudden prominence"
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],
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": to form or cover with or as if with a vault : arch":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1538, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1576, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vaute, voute , borrowed from Anglo-French voute, volte , going back to Vulgar Latin *volvita \"turn, arched structure,\" noun derivative from feminine of *volvitus , re-formation of Latin vol\u016btus , past participle of volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English vowten , borrowed from Anglo-French vouter , verbal derivative of voute vault entry 1":"Verb",
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"noun derivative of vault entry 3":"Noun",
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"probably borrowed from Middle French vouster \"to turn about (on horseback), wheel, prance,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *volvit\u0101re , frequentative of Latin volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022flt",
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"\u02c8v\u022flt, chiefly British \u02c8v\u00e4lt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031832",
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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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},
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"vaunt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bragging assertive statement":[],
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": a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done":[],
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": to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully":[
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"people who vaunt their ingenuity"
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],
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": to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers\u2019 defense has to re- vaunt itself. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"Only in later years was Ms. Rol-Tanguy vaunted for her role in the Allied liberation of France in August 1944. \u2014 Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2020",
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"The new effort will not have access to Sanders\u2019s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said. \u2014 Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"Quarterback Kyler Murray had a promising rookie season, and Arizona had to continue to protect its investment against the 49ers vaunted defensive line. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Paradoxically, the Valley\u2019s vaunted commitment to transparency and social change gets in the way of perceiving its actual social effects. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"Despite the technology\u2019s vaunted promises, there are still many tasks \u2013 even technical ones \u2013 that humans do better. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"One of France\u2019s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring 21 people including the driver, officials said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"This stat also highlights the shortcomings of Michigan\u2019s vaunted receiving corps, a group that accounted for 22 drops. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Perhaps the Huskers\u2019 new hire can have a similar effect and vaunt Nebraska back into his top group. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, ajc , 1 Dec. 2017",
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"French bank lobby vaunts Macron reforms in annual conference Prime Minister Philippe offers tax cuts to woo London bankers France\u2019s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn\u2019t over. \u2014 Fabio Benedetti Valentini, Bloomberg.com , 11 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vaunten \"to speak vainly, boast,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vanter, vaunter , going back to Late Latin v\u0101nit\u0101re (only in participial forms v\u0101nitant\u0113s, v\u0101nitantia ), frequentative derivative of *v\u0101n\u0101re \"to make a vain display,\" derivative of Latin v\u0101nus \"lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, probably aphetic form of avaunt \"boast,\" noun derivative of avaunten \"to boast, brag,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avanter \"to boast about,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + vanter \"to boast\" \u2014 more at ad- , vaunt entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u00e4nt",
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vaunt Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
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"synonyms":[
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"blow",
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"boast",
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"brag",
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"bull",
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"crow",
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"gasconade",
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"swagger",
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"vapor"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162001",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vaudeville":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light often comic theatrical piece frequently combining pantomime, dialogue, dancing, and song":[],
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": stage entertainment consisting of various acts (such as performing animals, comedians, or singers)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022f-d\u0259-",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4d-",
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"\u02c8v\u014d-",
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"\u02c8v\u022fd-v\u0259l",
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"\u02c8v\u014dd-",
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"-\u02ccvil"
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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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"She became a big star in vaudeville .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Midway through an aside about her grandparents\u2019 traveling vaudeville days, Bryce Dallas Howard\u2018s eyes light up. \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Named after the late vaudeville performer Gracie Allen, the Gracie Awards honor talented women in television, radio and digital media. \u2014 Ashley Hume, Variety , 26 May 2022",
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"The Palace opened as a vaudeville venue in 1913, at a time when the invention of neon lights was turning the area into a nighttime theater district. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
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"For 36 years Bubbles was part of the song-and-dance team Buck and Bubbles, one of the longest-lasting partnerships in vaudeville history. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
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"When the theaters of Playhouse Square opened 101 years ago, they were used for movies and vaudeville shows. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Davis rose from childhood stardom on the vaudeville stage to become one of the most famous African American entertainers of the 1950s and \u201960s and the only Black member of Frank Sinatra\u2019s Rat Pack. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The event will happen June 24-25, and carry a vaudeville theme. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Al Lewis and Willy Clark are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians who performed together for 47 years before calling it quits. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 21 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, \"satirical song, comic theatrical piece,\" going back to Middle French ( chan\u00e7ons de ) vaul de ville \"topical satirical songs,\" earlier vau de vire , named (according to 16th-century French authors) after the val de Vire , valley of the Vire River in Normandy, where such songs were allegedly composed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094455"
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},
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"Vaudois":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": waldenses":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u014d-\u02ccdw\u00e4",
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"v\u014d-\u02c8dw\u00e4"
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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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"borrowed from Middle French, plural of valdois, vaudois , going back to Old French, vernacularization of Medieval Latin Valdensis \"Waldensian\" \u2014 more at waldenses":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120840"
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},
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"vaudy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cheerful , elated":[],
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": gaudy in appearance":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fdi"
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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":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211108"
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},
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"vaulting horse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gymnastics apparatus used in vaulting that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form supported in a horizontal position above the floor":[],
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": an event in which vaults are made over a vaulting horse":[]
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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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"circa 1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232910"
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},
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"vaulting shaft":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an upright member (as a pilaster or column) from which springs a rib of a vault and that is commonly one of a cluster or forms part of a larger pier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052149"
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},
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"vauntingly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag":[],
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": to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully":[
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"people who vaunt their ingenuity"
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],
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": a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done":[],
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": a bragging assertive statement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blow",
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"boast",
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"brag",
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"bull",
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"crow",
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"gasconade",
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"swagger",
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"vapor"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vaunt Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers\u2019 defense has to re- vaunt itself. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"Only in later years was Ms. Rol-Tanguy vaunted for her role in the Allied liberation of France in August 1944. \u2014 Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2020",
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"The new effort will not have access to Sanders\u2019s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said. \u2014 Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"Quarterback Kyler Murray had a promising rookie season, and Arizona had to continue to protect its investment against the 49ers vaunted defensive line. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Paradoxically, the Valley\u2019s vaunted commitment to transparency and social change gets in the way of perceiving its actual social effects. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"Despite the technology\u2019s vaunted promises, there are still many tasks \u2013 even technical ones \u2013 that humans do better. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"One of France\u2019s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring 21 people including the driver, officials said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"This stat also highlights the shortcomings of Michigan\u2019s vaunted receiving corps, a group that accounted for 22 drops. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Perhaps the Huskers\u2019 new hire can have a similar effect and vaunt Nebraska back into his top group. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, ajc , 1 Dec. 2017",
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"French bank lobby vaunts Macron reforms in annual conference Prime Minister Philippe offers tax cuts to woo London bankers France\u2019s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn\u2019t over. \u2014 Fabio Benedetti Valentini, Bloomberg.com , 11 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vaunten \"to speak vainly, boast,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vanter, vaunter , going back to Late Latin v\u0101nit\u0101re (only in participial forms v\u0101nitant\u0113s, v\u0101nitantia ), frequentative derivative of *v\u0101n\u0101re \"to make a vain display,\" derivative of Latin v\u0101nus \"lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, probably aphetic form of avaunt \"boast,\" noun derivative of avaunten \"to boast, brag,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avanter \"to boast about,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + vanter \"to boast\" \u2014 more at ad- , vaunt entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073013"
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},
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"vaunt-courier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": forerunner":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"v\u00e4nt-",
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"v\u022fnt-\u02c8ku\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259r",
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"-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113-",
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"-\u02c8k\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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"borrowed from Middle French avant-courrier , literally, \"advance courier\"":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111746"
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},
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"vaunter":{
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag":[],
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": to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully":[
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"people who vaunt their ingenuity"
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],
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": a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done":[],
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": a bragging assertive statement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blow",
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"boast",
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"brag",
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"bull",
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"crow",
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"gasconade",
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"swagger",
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"vapor"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vaunt Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers\u2019 defense has to re- vaunt itself. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"Only in later years was Ms. Rol-Tanguy vaunted for her role in the Allied liberation of France in August 1944. \u2014 Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2020",
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"The new effort will not have access to Sanders\u2019s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said. \u2014 Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"Quarterback Kyler Murray had a promising rookie season, and Arizona had to continue to protect its investment against the 49ers vaunted defensive line. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Paradoxically, the Valley\u2019s vaunted commitment to transparency and social change gets in the way of perceiving its actual social effects. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"Despite the technology\u2019s vaunted promises, there are still many tasks \u2013 even technical ones \u2013 that humans do better. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"One of France\u2019s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring 21 people including the driver, officials said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"This stat also highlights the shortcomings of Michigan\u2019s vaunted receiving corps, a group that accounted for 22 drops. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Perhaps the Huskers\u2019 new hire can have a similar effect and vaunt Nebraska back into his top group. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, ajc , 1 Dec. 2017",
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"French bank lobby vaunts Macron reforms in annual conference Prime Minister Philippe offers tax cuts to woo London bankers France\u2019s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn\u2019t over. \u2014 Fabio Benedetti Valentini, Bloomberg.com , 11 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vaunten \"to speak vainly, boast,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vanter, vaunter , going back to Late Latin v\u0101nit\u0101re (only in participial forms v\u0101nitant\u0113s, v\u0101nitantia ), frequentative derivative of *v\u0101n\u0101re \"to make a vain display,\" derivative of Latin v\u0101nus \"lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, probably aphetic form of avaunt \"boast,\" noun derivative of avaunten \"to boast, brag,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avanter \"to boast about,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + vanter \"to boast\" \u2014 more at ad- , vaunt entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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": vaudeville":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a boxman in an ice or dairy products plant who removes goods as needed for delivery":[],
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": a custodian of the vault in which motion-picture negatives are kept":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccman"
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],
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"vault entry 1 + man":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211214"
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"vaulting course":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a course consisting of the springers of a vault usually set with horizontal beds and in projection or corbeled out":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214824"
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"vault rib":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the arches carrying a vault":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003753"
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"vaunted":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": highly or widely praised or boasted about":[
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"his own much vaunted ferocity",
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"\u2014 Calvin Tomkins"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fn-t\u0259d",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The team's vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Omos was in the vaunted Raquel Rodriguez spot in this match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
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"After Tan broke Williams\u2019 vaunted serve for the third time at 5-5 and finished off the set, Wimbledon officials closed the roof due to darkness. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"In Germany, Europe\u2019s largest economy and Russia\u2019s most important gas client on the continent, one in two homes is heated with gas, and gas powers much of the country\u2019s vaunted export industry. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
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"And to her credit, Harrison starter Sydney Miller did a great job minimizing the damage her first time through the vaunted Roncalli lineup. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
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"On the other hand, the numbers suggest that the vaunted Trump endorsement may not mean much to Oz, or at least as much as many experts believed. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
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"Green\u2019s teammates often say his impact goes beyond the numbers, but the vaunted physicality and intensity that Green brought to Game 2 was not nearly as effective in Game 3. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"The game ended with the vaunted Erickson waiting on deck. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
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"Their vaunted defense struggled to contain Curry at times. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of vaunt entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-010209"
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},
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"Vaughan":{
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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":{
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"Henry 1621?\u20131695 British poet":[],
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"Sarah Lois 1924\u20131990 American singer":[],
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"city in southeastern Ontario, Canada, north of Toronto population 288,301":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fn",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4n"
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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":"20220711-040040"
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},
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"Vaughan Williams":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Ralph 1872\u20131958 English composer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fn-\u02c8wil-y\u0259mz"
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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":"20220711-053636"
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},
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"vault mount":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a leap in gymnastics onto a piece of apparatus made by aid of the hands":[]
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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":"20220711-081408"
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},
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"vauntery":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an overweening vaunting : bravado":[],
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": boast":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u0259r\u0113"
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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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"vaunt entry 1 + -ery":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091958"
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},
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"vauntful":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": vainglorious , boastful":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt-f\u0259l",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4nt-"
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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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"vaunt entry 2 + -ful entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113945"
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},
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"Vaud":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"canton of western Switzerland north of Lake Geneva; capital Lausanne area 1240 square miles (3212 square kilometers), population 713,000":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114651"
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},
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"vaulting cell":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a compartment of a vault contrived (as in ribbed structure) to permit the building of an entire part at a time":[]
|
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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":"20220711-150817"
|
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},
|
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"Vaucheriaceae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of oogamous green algae (order Siphonales) of which Vaucheria is the chief and type genus":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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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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"New Latin, from Vaucheria , type genus + -aceae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161216"
|
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},
|
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"vaucheria":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of green algae (family Vaucheriaceae) that have a thallus consisting of a single elongated irregularly branched multinucleate cell attached to the substratum by rhizoids, reproduce both sexually and asexually, and live in fresh or brackish water or on damp ground where they often form a green tangled mat":[],
|
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": any green alga of the genus Vaucheria":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u022f\u02c8shir\u0113\u0259",
|
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"v\u014d\u02c8sh-"
|
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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 Jean Pierre \u00c9tienne Vaucher \u20201841 Swiss botanist + New Latin -ia":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174211"
|
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},
|
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"Vauban":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"S\u00e9bastien Le Prestre de 1633\u20131707 French military engineer; marshal of France":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u014d-\u02c8b\u00e4\u207f"
|
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],
|
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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":"20220711-195720"
|
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},
|
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"vauntlay":{
|
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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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"\u02c8van-",
|
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt\u02ccl\u0101",
|
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"\u02c8v\u00e4n-"
|
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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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"vaunt entry 3 + -lay (as in relay )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020719"
|
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},
|
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"vaulting capital":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the capital of a vaulting shaft":[]
|
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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":"20220712-035321"
|
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},
|
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"vaulted":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": built in the form of a vault : arched":[],
|
|
": covered with a vault":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u022fl-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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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 primary suite has a vaulted ceiling, walk-in closet and a spa-like bathroom with a tub, shower and walls clad in cultured marble. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Here, ample windows bring the outdoors in, with a two-story wood-burning brick fireplace and a vaulted ceiling sheathed in rich wood planking adding warmth. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The French provincial manor in the Reserve enclave was built in 2008 and has a grand colonnade with five sets of French doors that open to a vaulted gallery. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Clad in Zinc siding, the museum-like home opens through a vaulted gallery that flows into the main living space. \u2014 Neal Leitereg, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"Home: This is a 3-bed, 3-bath, 4,400-square-foot brick home with vaulted ceilings in Stonewood Meadows that was built in 2003. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, one of the guesthouses features an upper level designed with vaulted ceilings, so it can be used as a gym, ballet or yoga studio. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
|
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"The renovations in some of the rooms gave way to original architectural features, such as vaulted ceilings from the former wine cellar and the old kitchen fireplace. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The distinctive buildings with vaulted ceilings are ghorfas, used by Berbers to store their grain. \u2014 Griffin Shea, CNN , 4 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English vowted, yvowted , from past participle of vowten \"to vault entry 2 ,\" or from voute vault entry 1 + -ed -ed entry 1":""
|
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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":"20220712-054445"
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},
|
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"vaunting":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : brag":[],
|
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": to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully":[
|
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"people who vaunt their ingenuity"
|
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],
|
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": a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done":[],
|
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": a bragging assertive statement":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u00e4nt",
|
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"\u02c8v\u022fnt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"blow",
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"boast",
|
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"brag",
|
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"bull",
|
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"crow",
|
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"gasconade",
|
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"swagger",
|
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"vapor"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vaunt Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers\u2019 defense has to re- vaunt itself. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2020",
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"Only in later years was Ms. Rol-Tanguy vaunted for her role in the Allied liberation of France in August 1944. \u2014 Phil Davison, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2020",
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"The new effort will not have access to Sanders\u2019s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said. \u2014 Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"Quarterback Kyler Murray had a promising rookie season, and Arizona had to continue to protect its investment against the 49ers vaunted defensive line. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Paradoxically, the Valley\u2019s vaunted commitment to transparency and social change gets in the way of perceiving its actual social effects. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"Despite the technology\u2019s vaunted promises, there are still many tasks \u2013 even technical ones \u2013 that humans do better. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"One of France\u2019s vaunted high-speed trains derailed Thursday morning on a trip to Paris, injuring 21 people including the driver, officials said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"This stat also highlights the shortcomings of Michigan\u2019s vaunted receiving corps, a group that accounted for 22 drops. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Perhaps the Huskers\u2019 new hire can have a similar effect and vaunt Nebraska back into his top group. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, ajc , 1 Dec. 2017",
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"French bank lobby vaunts Macron reforms in annual conference Prime Minister Philippe offers tax cuts to woo London bankers France\u2019s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn\u2019t over. \u2014 Fabio Benedetti Valentini, Bloomberg.com , 11 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vaunten \"to speak vainly, boast,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vanter, vaunter , going back to Late Latin v\u0101nit\u0101re (only in participial forms v\u0101nitant\u0113s, v\u0101nitantia ), frequentative derivative of *v\u0101n\u0101re \"to make a vain display,\" derivative of Latin v\u0101nus \"lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, probably aphetic form of avaunt \"boast,\" noun derivative of avaunten \"to boast, brag,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avanter \"to boast about,\" from a- , prefix in transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ) + vanter \"to boast\" \u2014 more at ad- , vaunt entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055538"
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},
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"vaulter":{
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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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"\u02c8v\u022fl-t\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",
|
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"Cuyahoga Heights has the top pole vaulter in Jack Klamert and the best two-mile runner in Bradyn Rusch. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
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"Indiana pole vaulter Nathan Stone (Lawrence North) repeated with a clearance of 17-8\u00bd. Also for the Hoosiers, Rikkoi Brathwaite was second in the 100 in a windy 10.11 behind double sprint champ Eric Harrison of Ohio State. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2022",
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"Warmerdam, the last to set records with a bamboo pole, will have 43 vaults over 15 feet at a time when no other vaulter in the world clears 15 feet. \u2014 Houston Mitchellassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Other girls champions were Zionsville long jumper Michelle Nazarov (18-4 \u00be) and Cathedral pole vaulter Kailee Swart (11-9). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Some of the state' best vaulters train out of former world elite vaulter Dean Starkey's Gilbert backyard, where the Arizona Pole Vault Academy has grown exponentially over the last decade. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2021",
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"Doug Sharp, a former Purdue University pole vaulter from Bay City, Mich., won a bronze in bobsled at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Scottsboro junior pole vaulter Maddox Hamm has grabbed the nation\u2019s attention with the top vaults in the country this season. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"The 33-year-old Fowler and his wife, former pole vaulter Allison Stokke, welcomed their daughter, Maya, in November. \u2014 Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"vault entry 3 + -er entry 2":""
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"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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"vau":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": digamma":[]
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},
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"\u02c8v\u022f",
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"\u02c8vau\u0307"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek wau , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew w\u0101w waw":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085610"
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"vaunty":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": proud , boastful , vain":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u00e4n-",
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"\u02c8v\u022fn-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vaunt entry 1 + -y entry 1":""
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"1724, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102642"
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},
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"vaulting":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": vaulted construction":[],
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": reaching or stretching for the heights":[
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"vaulting ambition",
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"a vaulting imagination"
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],
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": designed for use in vaulting or in gymnastic exercises":[
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"a vaulting block"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fl-ti\u014b"
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],
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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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"Jared enjoys weight lifting, pole vaulting and meeting new people. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
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"At high school in Byron Center, a suburb of 5,800, Chris focused on pole- vaulting . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Created in France in the 1980s, its purpose is to help people conquer obstacles found in an urban or natural environment through jumping, vaulting , balancing and other movements. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Utah gymnast Cammy Hall has a few goals for her vaulting . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"So the current, temporary advice is to wait to play that, then play it only during December through February, because of incoming vaulting . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"Vaulting \u2013 Before content vaulting , answer these questions was a lot easier. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"Destiny 2 is cutting the Forsaken campaign and the Tangled Shore destination as part of its upcoming round of content vaulting for The Witch Queen. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"On vaulting , the second U.S. event, Biles stepped off the mat on her first vault then scored 15.400 on her second for a 15.183 average. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 25 July 2021"
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],
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"vault entry 1 + -ing entry 1":"Noun",
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"from present participle of vault entry 3":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1512, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111351"
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},
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"vauquelinite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (Pb,Cu) 3 (CrO 4 ,PO 4 ) 2 (?) consisting of a green to brown lead copper phosphate and chromate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u014dk(\u0259)l\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u012bt"
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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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"Swedish vauquelinit , from Louis N. Vauquelin \u20201829 French chemist + Swedish -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112136"
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},
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"vaultage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a vaulted place : an arched cellar":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ij"
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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":"20220712-114254"
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},
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"vauxite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral FeAl 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2 .7H 2 O consisting of a hydrous basic phosphate of iron and aluminum in triclinic crystals":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022fk\u02ccs\u012bt",
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"\u02c8v\u00e4k-"
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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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"George Vaux \u20201927 American lawyer and naturalist + English -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131317"
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},
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"vaults":{
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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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": an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof":[],
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": something (such as the sky) resembling a vault":[],
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": an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure":[
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"the cranial vault"
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],
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": an underground storage compartment":[],
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": a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables":[],
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": a burial chamber":[],
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": a prefabricated container usually of metal or concrete into which a casket is placed at burial":[],
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": to form or cover with or as if with a vault : arch":[],
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": to do or achieve something as if by a leap":[
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"vaulted to sudden prominence"
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],
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": an act of vaulting : leap":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022flt, chiefly British \u02c8v\u00e4lt",
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"\u02c8v\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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"Middle English vaute, voute , borrowed from Anglo-French voute, volte , going back to Vulgar Latin *volvita \"turn, arched structure,\" noun derivative from feminine of *volvitus , re-formation of Latin vol\u016btus , past participle of volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English vowten , borrowed from Anglo-French vouter , verbal derivative of voute vault entry 1":"Verb",
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"probably borrowed from Middle French vouster \"to turn about (on horseback), wheel, prance,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *volvit\u0101re , frequentative of Latin volvere \"to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Verb",
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"noun derivative of vault entry 3":"Noun"
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1538, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1576, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142327"
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},
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Ralph 1872\u20131958 English composer":[]
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},
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"\u02c8v\u022fn-\u02c8wil-y\u0259mz"
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],
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}
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