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{
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"biff":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": whack , blow":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"he got a biff in the noggin as his reward for trying to intervene in the fight",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Here are the best biffs : Between now and Saturday night, each of the 25 finalist robots will get one chance to run through the gauntlet. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2015"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably imitative":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bif"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"beat",
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"belt",
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"blow",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"buffet",
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"bust",
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"chop",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cuff",
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"dab",
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"douse",
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"fillip",
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"hack",
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"haymaker",
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"hit",
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"hook",
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"knock",
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"larrup",
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"lash",
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"lick",
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"pelt",
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"pick",
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"plump",
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"poke",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smash",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"stinger",
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"stripe",
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"stroke",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"switch",
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"thud",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"welt",
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"whack",
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"wham",
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"whop",
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"whap"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054749",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"bifurcation":{
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"antonyms":[
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"convergence"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": branch":[],
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": the point or area at which something divides into two branches or parts : the point at which bifurcating occurs":[
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"Inflammation may occlude the bifurcation of the trachea."
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],
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": the state of being divided into two branches or parts : the act of bifurcating":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures",
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"a divisive issue that caused the bifurcation of the political party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The end result would be equipment bifurcation , with recreational players using different clubs than the pros use. \u2014 Dave Shedloski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"As the economic bifurcation in the U.S. continues unabated, retailing is reacting and adjusting. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"The resulting market bifurcation would then motivate more independent entrepreneurs to launch unique models like Auto Spa Bistro to compete. \u2014 Mike Jordan, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Last week, the mother of four, who filed for divorce in February 2021, gained a victory in her divorce proceedings when a judge granted her request to be legally single during a bifurcation hearing last Tuesday. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Kardashian, represented in person by lawyer Laura Wasser, appeared at a bifurcation hearing via videoconference. \u2014 Diana Dasrath, NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The judge's move, known as bifurcation , allows a person amid a complicated divorce to become legally single while issues of child custody and property are worked out. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Without delving too deeply into the science behind the mathematics (see here for details), the bifurcation process is based on thermodynamic principles based on energy levels. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"The system shifts from non-chaotic to chaotic behaviors through a cascade of bifurcation points. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see bifurcate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u012b-(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"divarication",
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"divergence",
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"divergency",
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"separation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061630",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bifocal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two focal lengths":[],
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": having one part that corrects for near vision and one for distant vision":[
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"a bifocal eyeglass lens"
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],
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": eyeglasses with bifocal lenses":[],
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": a bifocal glass or lens":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259l",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccf\u014d-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Some other bifocal contact lenses, prescribed off-label, work about as well as the new CooperVision product, Walline\u2019s research has found. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Patients who need help focusing at different distances (say, were nearsighted but were also developing presbyopia) were once relegated to bifocal glasses or the more seamless progressive lenses. \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Progressive or bifocal lenses are also available for an additional charge (from $99). \u2014 Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY , 6 May 2021",
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"One came in his account of creating bifocal eyeglasses. \u2014 John Wilmerding, WSJ , 28 June 2019",
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"Adair wore his bifocal sunglasses and a navy blue baseball cap. \u2014 Jeff Maysh, Los Angeles Magazine , 22 Aug. 2017",
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"Each time, my cloudy natural lens was replaced with an artificial, bifocal one. \u2014 Gayle Carline, Orange County Register , 6 Jan. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Minnie Bottoms wears old bifocals that make her mix up kings and jacks, often to her opponents\u2019 dismay. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 30 Aug. 2019",
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"Through his bifocals , Trout looks aghast at that news. \u2014 Stephanie Apstein, SI.com , 9 July 2019",
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"In the film, Khan blames Kirk for the death of his wife and seeks to destroy the Enterprise\u2019s enterprising leader, who\u2019s now a Starfleet admiral contemplating bifocals . \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2018",
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"Even so, in the Wayne County of the future, silver hair and bifocals will proliferate. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2018",
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"Besides his contribution to science, Franklin is known for inventing the Franklin stove, bifocals and the glass armonica, Davis said. \u2014 Rosemarie Dowell, OrlandoSentinel.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
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"But the days of popping reading glasses on and off or constantly shifting your gaze through bifocals may be numbered. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 9 Feb. 2017",
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"Strumming a shiny acoustic guitar, the winsome memaw launches into her parody rendition, weaving hearing aids, retirement, RVs, bifocals and more into the three-minute lyrical journey. \u2014 Southern Living , 12 Oct. 2017",
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"Mr. Marshall, a soft-spoken, professorial man with a salt-and-pepper beard and bifocals hanging around his neck, doesn\u2019t carry himself like a firebrand. \u2014 Randy Kennedy, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2016"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160702"
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},
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"bifluoride":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an acid fluoride of the formula MHF 2 (such as lithium bifluoride LiHF 2 )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u02cc\u012bd",
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"-\u02c8flu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary bi- entry 1 + fluoride":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190027"
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},
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"biflagellate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two flagella":[
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"biflagellate gametes"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-fl\u0259-\u02c8je-l\u0259t",
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8fla-j\u0259-l\u0259t",
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t; \u02ccb\u012b-fl\u0259-\u02c8jel-\u0259t",
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8flaj-\u0259-l\u0259t"
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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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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194249"
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},
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"biflabellate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having short joints with long flattened processes on opposite sides":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8fla-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-fl\u0259-\u02c8be-l\u0259t"
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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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"from (assumed) New Latin biflabellatus , from New Latin bi- entry 1 + (assumed) New Latin flabellatus flabellate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225551"
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},
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"bifurcate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to divide into two branches or parts":[
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"bifurcate a beam of light"
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],
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": to divide into two branches or parts":[
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"The stream bifurcates into two narrow channels."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u012b-\u02c8f\u0259r-",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02cck\u0101t"
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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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"The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.",
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"bifurcate a beam of light",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"He was meant to chat with Jeremy Renner, but when the Hawkeye star failed to show Brolin had no choice but to bifurcate himself and occupy both seats. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Such a strategy should not bifurcate experiences between the physical and digital worlds, but rather employ all the tools at their disposal to harmonize those channels and allow retailers to fulfill customer demands more fluidly. \u2014 Guy Courtin, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Google\u2019s decision Wednesday to move away from individualized user tracking in its own ad operations means digital advertising could bifurcate , with a Google ecosystem that has one set of rules and the rest of the web following another. \u2014 Patience Haggin, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"What is needed, scientists said in interviews, is for the city or another entity to essentially bifurcate the current coronavirus testing process. \u2014 Joseph Goldstein, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2021",
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"That episode taught many to bifurcate their CNN-watching and market-tracking brains. \u2014 Justina Lee, Bloomberg.com , 15 June 2020",
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"But the approach has only exacerbated capital outflows, bifurcated the market and widened bid-ask spreads, giving way to erratic price swings. \u2014 Donal Griffin, Bloomberg.com , 24 May 2020",
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"In August 2019, India also bifurcated the state into two union territories: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. \u2014 Riyaz Wani, Quartz India , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"The world seemed to bifurcate into people who still had jobs (for now) and those who didn\u2019t, with the former anxiously looking for ways to cover for the latter, who were now scrambling for new sources of income, any income. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin bifurcatus , past participle of bifurcare , from Latin bifurcus two-pronged, from bi- + furca fork":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001145"
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},
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"bifurcate collateral":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": distinguishing collateral relatives both from lineal relatives of the same generation and from one another on the basis of the sex of connecting relatives":[]
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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":"20220712-003657"
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},
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"bifurcated":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": divided into two branches or parts":[
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"This near-earth asteroid appears as a bifurcated structure, consisting of two distinct lobes that seem to be in contact.",
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"\u2014 Richard P. Binzel et al.",
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"The town is a bifurcated community\u2014two distinct communities in one, really.",
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"\u2014 Dennis Farney",
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"\u2026 the strange bifurcated world of whiteness and blackness in which I was born and reared.",
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"\u2014 William Styron"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u012b-\u02c8f\u0259r-",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The reason for this bifurcated strategy is that the high amount (from the primary earner) will be collected for as long as either one of you is alive, while the low amount will be collected for a much shorter time. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"The latter is given by taking a small amount of virus in liquid and poking it into the skin with a specialized bifurcated needle. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"But the judges appeared to bless the idea of separating them, pointing out that New York has a history of holding bifurcated primaries. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The city was supported by its own self-sustaining energies, and the subway in those decades had a bifurcated life. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Yet even while relentlessly pursuing a fairer, safer America, White still lived a bifurcated life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"The result is a bifurcated international story, with only one part of the world condemning the Kremlin and its leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and much of the other side acting more like business as usual. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"At times, Biden\u2019s bifurcated messaging\u2014like the state of the economy itself\u2014can seem like a jumble of contradictions. \u2014 Chris Megerian, Fortune , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"The bifurcated narrative only adds too many transitions that disrupt the series\u2019 emotional throughline and sows confusion around characters that turn up episodes before they\u2019re properly introduced. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014321"
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},
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"bifurcate merging":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": identifying collateral relatives with lineal relatives of the same sex and generation when the connecting relative is of the same sex but distinguishing them when the connecting relative is of the opposite sex":[
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"in a bifurcate merging terminology a father's brother would be identified as father but a mother's brother as uncle"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015225"
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},
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"bifurcal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bifurcate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u0259r-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin bifurc us 2-pronged (from bi- bi- entry 1 + -furcus , from furca fork) + English -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042004"
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},
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"bifunctional":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u012b-\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n-\u1d4al",
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"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-shn\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050245"
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},
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"bifront":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two faces or fronts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bifront from Latin bifront-, bifrons , from bi- bi- entry 1 + front-, frons forehead; bifronted from Latin bifront-, bifrons + English -ed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052753"
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"bifilar":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": involving two threads or wires":[
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"bifilar suspension of a pendulum"
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],
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": involving a single thread or wire doubled back upon itself":[
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"a bifilar resistor"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u012b-l\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary bi- + Latin filum thread \u2014 more at file":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071537"
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},
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"bifid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": divided into two equal lobes or parts by a median cleft":[
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"a bifid leaf"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccfid",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccfid, -f\u0259d",
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"-f\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin bifidus , from bi- + -fidus -fid":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083924"
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},
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"biffy":{
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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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"\u02c8bi-f\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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111508"
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},
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"biforous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": biforate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-f\u0259-r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin biforus having two doors, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -forus (from fores door)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115521"
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},
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"biforate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two perforations":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-",
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"-\u0259t",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u00a6f\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101t"
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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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"from (assumed) New Latin biforatus , from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Latin foratus pierced, bored, past participle of forare to bore":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143612"
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},
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"bifollicular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two follicles or twin pods especially of milkweed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6b\u012b-f\u0259-\u00a6li-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"-f\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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"bi- entry 1 + follicular":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144603"
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},
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"bifocaled":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": wearing bifocals":[
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"Balding, bifocaled , a hearing aid in each ear and a pacemaker in his chest \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Dolly Langdon , People Weekly , 21 June 1982",
|
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"\u2026 I find myself taking in the individual faces around me: the jowls and curlers and nose rings, the bifocaled and puffy eyes \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Rachel Simon , Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey , 2002"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccf\u014d-k\u0259ld"
|
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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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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144931"
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},
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"bifold":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": designed to fold twice":[
|
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"bifold doors",
|
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"a bifold wallet"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccf\u014dld"
|
|
],
|
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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 designers combined the kitchen, dining area and living space and added bifold doors that open onto the pool deck. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Homicide Bureau said the suspects stole two silver chains, one with a sword pendant, and a black, bifold wallet. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Officials are still looking for the bifold black wallet and two silver chains taken from Arroyos. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Inside, there are bifold French doors and once-stationary French doors made operable with cremone bolts. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"During the inspection, Bull found a tapestry covering a bifold door. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Facades on glass buildings could open wider to the outdoors, said Angelica Trevino Baccon, a partner at SHoP Architects, like those her firm designed for Uber\u2019s new headquarters in San Francisco, where large glass panels open like bifold doors. \u2014 Tim Mckeough, New York Times , 12 May 2020",
|
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"The slatted bifold doors filter the sunlight beautifully. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
|
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"Change the 24-inch closet door (not shown) to a bifold door, requiring less space to open. \u2014 Mari-jane Williams, Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150815"
|
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},
|
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"biffin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an English apple of a variety often sold after being dried in the oven":[],
|
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": an apple that has been baked and flattened into a cake":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bi-f\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"earlier beefen , from obsolete beefin ox for slaughter, from Middle English, from (assumed) Middle English beefing , from Middle English beef + -ing one of a (specified) kind; from its deep-red color":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154147"
|
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},
|
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"bifolium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": two sheets of paper, parchment, or similar material folded together to make four leaves":[
|
|
"\u2026 verses are written, not on two sheets of paper, but on the recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium .",
|
|
"\u2014 Sara S. Hodson , Times Literary Supplement , 24 June 1988",
|
|
"Though incomplete, in its present state it occupies close to eleven hundred folios , so large that each bifolium was formed from a whole skin.",
|
|
"\u2014 Penn R. Szittya , Speculum , April 1999"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161334"
|
|
},
|
|
"biforked":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": so forked as to have two branches or peaks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u022fr-k\u0259d",
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u022frkt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bi- entry 1 + forked":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171722"
|
|
},
|
|
"biform":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": combining the qualities or forms of two distinct kinds of individuals":[
|
|
"a biform crystal",
|
|
"the biform body of a satyr"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or appearing in two dissimilar guises":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of characters in classical mythology that appeared to mortals in other than their customary bodily form whence Europa fled with biform Jove"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccf\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"biform from Latin biformis , from bi- bi- entry 1 + -formis (from forma form); biformed from Latin biform is + English -ed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171811"
|
|
},
|
|
"bifoliolate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having two leaflets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from (assumed) New Latin bifoliolatus , from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Late Latin foliolum foliole + Latin -atus -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184152"
|
|
},
|
|
"bifoliate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": two-leaved":[],
|
|
": bifoliolate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from (assumed) New Latin bifoliatus , from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Latin foliatus leaved":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225820"
|
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}
|
|
} |