dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/cog_MWT.json
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{
"cogency":{
"the capacity to persuade":{
"examples":[
"the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence"
],
"synonyms":[
"authority",
"conclusiveness",
"convincingness",
"effectiveness",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"persuasion",
"persuasiveness",
"suasiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impact",
"might",
"power",
"punch",
"strength",
"weight",
"believability",
"credibility",
"soundness",
"validity",
"authoritativeness",
"definitiveness",
"influence",
"sway",
"appeal",
"seductiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invalidity",
"shakiness",
"unsoundness",
"feebleness",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconclusiveness",
"ineffectiveness",
"ineffectuality",
"ineffectualness"
]
},
"the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect":{
"examples":[
"satirical comments of great cogency"
],
"synonyms":[
"effectiveness",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"impact",
"point",
"punch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"payoff",
"importance",
"significance",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"charm",
"fascination"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cogitable":{
"as in possible , reasonable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"conceivable",
"imaginable",
"possible",
"practical",
"reasonable",
"believable",
"credible",
"creditable",
"likely",
"plausible",
"presumptive",
"probable",
"cogent",
"compelling",
"conclusive",
"convincing",
"decisive",
"effective",
"forceful",
"persuasive",
"satisfying",
"strong",
"telling",
"dependable",
"reliable",
"trustworthy",
"sophistic",
"sophistical",
"specious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impossible",
"inconceivable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"absurd",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"flimsy",
"outlandish",
"preposterous",
"questionable",
"ridiculous",
"skeptical",
"suspect",
"suspicious",
"uncertain",
"unsure",
"hopeless",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"far-fetched",
"implausible",
"improbable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unlikely",
"unplausible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cogitated":{
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewed over",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"eyed",
"kicked around",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"perpended",
"pondered",
"pored (over)",
"questioned",
"revolved",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"turned",
"weighed",
"wrestled (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mused (upon)",
"reflected (on or upon)",
"reminisced",
"analyzed",
"explored",
"reviewed",
"concluded",
"reasoned",
"second-guessed",
"speculated (about)",
"brooded (about or over)",
"dwelled (on or upon)",
"dwelt (on or upon)",
"fixated (on or upon)",
"fretted (about or over)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"believed",
"conceived",
"opined",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"digested",
"drank (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"slighted",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cognizant":{
"having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{
"examples":[
"not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement"
],
"synonyms":[
"alive",
"apprehensive",
"aware",
"conscious",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient",
"ware",
"witting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alert",
"attentive",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"observant",
"open-eyed",
"regardful",
"safe",
"vigilant",
"wary",
"watchful",
"wide-awake",
"hyperaware",
"hyperconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"careless",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"incautious",
"mindless",
"unguarded",
"unheeding",
"unwary"
],
"antonyms":[
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cogitative":{
"given to or marked by long, quiet thinking":{
"examples":[
"a cogitative woman who was given to long silences, even in the company of her own family"
],
"synonyms":[
"broody",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"introspective",
"retrospective",
"self-reflective",
"earnest",
"grave",
"sedate",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"severe",
"sober",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"weighty",
"philosophical",
"philosophic",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"preoccupied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"flippant",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"light-headed",
"scatterbrained",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
],
"antonyms":[
"unreflective"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cogitating":{
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewing over",
"considering",
"contemplating",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"entertaining",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"kicking around",
"meditating",
"mulling (over)",
"perpending",
"pondering",
"poring (over)",
"questioning",
"revolving",
"ruminating",
"studying",
"thinking (about or over)",
"turning",
"weighing",
"wrestling (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"musing (upon)",
"reflecting (on or upon)",
"reminiscing",
"analyzing",
"exploring",
"reviewing",
"concluding",
"reasoning",
"second-guessing",
"speculating (about)",
"brooding (about or over)",
"dwelling (on or upon)",
"fixating (on or upon)",
"fretting (about or over)",
"obsessing (about or over)",
"believing",
"conceiving",
"opining",
"absorbing",
"assimilating",
"digesting",
"drinking (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"slighting",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cogent":{
"having the power to persuade":{
"examples":[
"the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal"
],
"synonyms":[
"compelling",
"conclusive",
"convincing",
"decisive",
"effective",
"forceful",
"persuasive",
"satisfying",
"strong",
"telling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritative",
"definitive",
"sound",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"important",
"significant",
"weighty",
"material",
"pertinent",
"relevant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"groundless",
"invalid",
"shaky",
"unfounded",
"unsound",
"inconsequential",
"insignificant",
"unimportant",
"immaterial",
"irrelevant",
"feeble",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"ineffective",
"uncompelling",
"unconvincing",
"unpersuasive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cogitate":{
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over"
],
"synonyms":[
"chew over",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about or over)",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muse (upon)",
"reflect (on or upon)",
"reminisce",
"analyze",
"explore",
"review",
"conclude",
"reason",
"second-guess",
"speculate (about)",
"brood (about or over)",
"dwell (on or upon)",
"fixate (on or upon)",
"fret (about or over)",
"obsess (about or over)",
"believe",
"conceive",
"opine",
"absorb",
"assimilate",
"digest",
"drink (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"slight",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cognitions":{
"conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering":{
"examples":[
"disabilities affecting cognition and judgment"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"observations",
"perceptions",
"reflections",
"abstractions",
"cogitations",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"ideas",
"images",
"impressions",
"intellections",
"mind's eyes",
"notions",
"pictures",
"thoughts",
"apprehensions",
"premonitions",
"presentiments",
"preconceptions",
"prejudices",
"prepossessions",
"chimeras",
"delusions",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"caprices",
"conceits",
"fancies",
"freaks",
"kinks",
"vagaries",
"whims",
"assumptions",
"beliefs",
"conclusions",
"convictions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"speculations",
"suppositions",
"surmises",
"theories",
"brainchildren",
"brainstorms",
"brain waves",
"inspirations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cognizance":{
"a state of being aware":{
"examples":[
"take cognizance of what is happening"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertence",
"advertency",
"attention",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"ear",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"mindfulness",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hyperawareness",
"hyperconsciousness",
"advisement",
"care",
"concern",
"consideration",
"regard",
"watch",
"apprehension",
"discernment",
"grasp",
"mind",
"perception",
"recognition",
"thought",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"neglect",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"knowledge gained by personal experience":{
"examples":[
"seemed to have no cognizance of last night's events"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"familiarity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"association",
"experience",
"exposure",
"intimacy",
"involvement",
"initiation",
"introduction",
"awareness",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"inkling",
"notion",
"understanding",
"education",
"enlightenment",
"grounding",
"information",
"instruction",
"learning",
"schooling",
"training"
],
"near antonyms":[
"callowness",
"greenness",
"ignorance",
"inexperience"
],
"antonyms":[
"unfamiliarity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cognize":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize \u2014in a fundamental sense\u2014anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
"catch on (to)",
"compass",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"cotton (to or on to)",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"recognize",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorb",
"digest",
"take in",
"realize",
"fathom",
"penetrate",
"pierce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconceive",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cognitional":{
"as in mental , cognitive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cognitive",
"mental",
"brainy",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"levelheaded",
"practical",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sober",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"intelligent",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"reasoning",
"thinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"nonthinking",
"unintelligent",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unthinking",
"brainless",
"dense",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"fatuous",
"half-witted",
"mindless",
"obtuse",
"senseless",
"slow",
"stupid",
"thickheaded",
"fallacious",
"groundless",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"nonsensical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cognoscible":{
"as in understandable , comprehensible":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cognizable",
"comprehendible",
"comprehensible",
"digestible",
"fathomable",
"graspable",
"intelligible",
"knowable",
"understandable",
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"clean-cut",
"simple",
"tidy",
"uncomplicated",
"overt",
"undisguised",
"appreciable",
"perceptible",
"recognizable",
"sensible",
"tangible",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"visible",
"black-and-white",
"explicit",
"trenchant",
"well-defined",
"clean",
"decipherable",
"fair",
"legible",
"readable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear",
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"unfathomable",
"unintelligible",
"unknowable",
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indiscernible",
"insensible",
"cloudy",
"gauzy",
"gray",
"grey",
"hazy",
"imprecise",
"indefinite",
"indeterminate",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"noncommittal",
"sketchy",
"slippery",
"subtle",
"vague",
"illegible",
"undecipherable",
"unreadable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cognition":{
"conscious mental activities; the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering":{
"examples":[
"disabilities affecting cognition and judgment"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"observation",
"perception",
"reflection",
"abstraction",
"cogitation",
"concept",
"conception",
"idea",
"image",
"impression",
"intellection",
"mind's eye",
"notion",
"picture",
"thought",
"apprehension",
"premonition",
"presentiment",
"preconception",
"prejudice",
"prepossession",
"chimera",
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"freak",
"kink",
"vagary",
"whim",
"assumption",
"belief",
"conclusion",
"conviction",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"speculation",
"supposition",
"surmise",
"theory",
"brainchild",
"brainstorm",
"brain wave",
"inspiration"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cognizes":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize \u2014in a fundamental sense\u2014anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"assimilates",
"beholds",
"catches",
"catches on (to)",
"compasses",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"cottons (to or on to)",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"digs",
"discerns",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"intuits",
"knows",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"recognizes",
"registers",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"senses",
"tumbles (to)",
"twigs",
"understands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"digests",
"takes in",
"realizes",
"fathoms",
"penetrates",
"pierces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cognomens":{
"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
"examples":[
"richly deserved the cognomen of \"Butterfingers\""
],
"synonyms":[
"aliases",
"bynames",
"epithets",
"handles",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"surnames"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"labels",
"tags",
"titles",
"anonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
"examples":[
"\"Christopher Columbus\" is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n"
],
"synonyms":[
"appellations",
"appellatives",
"compellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"handles",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"names",
"nomenclatures",
"titles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baptismal names",
"Christian names",
"first names",
"forenames",
"given names",
"family names",
"maiden names",
"middle names",
"surnames",
"matronymics",
"patronymics",
"bynames",
"diminutives",
"epithets",
"hypocorisms",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"banners",
"rubrics",
"tags",
"aliases",
"cryptonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms",
"binomials",
"monomials",
"trivial names",
"vernaculars",
"misnomers",
"brand names",
"labels",
"trademarks",
"trade names"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cognoscente":{
"a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts":{
"examples":[
"a cognoscente of medieval painting"
],
"synonyms":[
"connoisseur",
"dilettante"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adept",
"authority",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"scholar",
"virtuoso",
"critic",
"reviewer",
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"collector",
"specialist",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"groundling",
"lowbrow",
"materialist",
"philistine"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pro",
"professional",
"consultant",
"hired gun",
"specialist",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
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"noun"
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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"buffs",
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"enthusiasts",
"fans"
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"groundlings",
"lowbrows",
"materialists",
"philistines"
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"sharps",
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"whizzes",
"wizards"
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"professionals",
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"consultants",
"hired guns",
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"buffs",
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"fans",
"craftsmen",
"journeymen",
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"Renaissance men",
"mistresses"
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"beginners",
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"novices",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"laymen",
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"noun"
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"idea",
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"illusion",
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"fancy",
"freak",
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"whim",
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"ignores",
"overlooks",
"slights",
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"verb"
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"having qualities in common":{
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"like",
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"such",
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"tantamount",
"virtual",
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"connatural",
"kin",
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"same",
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"substitutable",
"synonymous",
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"uniform",
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"unvarying"
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"disparate",
"distinct",
"distinguishable",
"nonequivalent",
"noninterchangeable",
"variable",
"varied",
"various",
"varying",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"unconnected",
"unrelated"
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"unlike"
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"images",
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"mind's eyes",
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"pictures",
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"designations",
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"titles",
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"noms de guerre",
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"pen names",
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"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
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"first names",
"forenames",
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"noms de guerre",
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