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"Crypteroniaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family (coextensive with the genus Crypteronia ) of East Indian trees of uncertain affinities within the order Myrtales that have long finger-shaped clusters of greenish white flowers and capsular fruits":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Crypteronia , type genus (irregular from crypt- + Greek eros love) + -aceae ; akin to Greek er\u014ds love":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckript\u0259\u02ccr\u014dn\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052516",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cryptobranchia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various groups of animals having concealed gills":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from crypt- + -branchia, -branchiata":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134435",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"cry":{
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"antonyms":[
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"holler",
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"hoot",
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"howl",
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"shout",
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"whoop",
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"yell",
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"yowl"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fit of weeping":[],
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": a general opinion":[],
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": a loud shout":[],
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": a pack of hounds":[],
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": a peak of activity or excitement":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase in full cry a campaign in full cry"
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],
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": an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain":[],
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": an instance of crying: such as":[],
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": banns":[],
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": beg , beseech":[],
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": common report":[],
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": entreaty , appeal":[
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"a cry for help"
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],
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": outcry , clamor":[],
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": proclamation":[],
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": pursuit":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase in full cry hounds in full cry"
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],
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": the characteristic sound or call of an animal":[],
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": the public voice raised in protest or approval":[],
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": to call loudly : shout":[
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"She cried out for help."
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],
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": to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone":[
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"You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk ."
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],
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": to give alarm unnecessarily":[
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"News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf ."
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],
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": to proclaim publicly : advertise":[
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"cry their wares"
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],
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": to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b )":[
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"\u2026 there are a hundred things which cry out for planning \u2026",
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"\u2014 Roger Burlingame"
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],
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": to shed tears often noisily : weep , sob":[
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"The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone."
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],
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": to sound an alarm":[],
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": to utter a characteristic sound or call":[
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"heard the seagulls crying"
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],
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": to utter loudly : shout":[
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"He cried \"Wait!\" but it was too late."
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],
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": watchword , slogan":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The baby is crying . Is she okay",
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"Some people cry more easily than others.",
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"He cried silently while the song played.",
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"She cried all the way home from school that day.",
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"She couldn't imagine why anyone would cry over a stupid movie.",
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"She was crying with relief.",
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"They cried tears of joy.",
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"\u201cHelp,\u201d he cried , \u201cGet a doctor! Quick!\u201d",
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"I heard someone cry \u201cWait!\u201d but the train pulled away anyway.",
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"She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore.",
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"Noun",
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"The baby's cry woke me out of a deep sleep.",
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"There was a cry of \u201cFire\u201d and we all rushed for the exits.",
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"The children were playing a game and their happy cries echoed through the house.",
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"the wild cry of a coyote",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Mourners cry during a funeral for the two Ukrainian soldiers who died in Kharkiv. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Some owners cry foul and say that all unit owners should pay the same amount for assessments, citing friends who live in other states where assessments are evenly divided among all unit owners. \u2014 Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"But when Blair stepped out onto the red carpet and took in all the cameras, she was overwhelmed and started to cry . \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
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"But, the Facebook doubter may (and regularly does) cry , what about transport",
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"Oliviia saw a red flash out the window and began to cry . \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Belly, Steven, and Laurel cry together when talking about Susannah's diagnosis and how summers at Cousins are going to change forever. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 19 June 2022",
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"The world sees the necessity to cry and donate and get involved. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
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"Insurers have also stopped selling and renewing pandemic insurance policies, leading customers who applied for coverage or policy renewals to cry foul. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In these films, when there are romantic obstacles, the characters aren't guaranteed to surmount them \u2014 and the cathartic cry at the end is an essential part of the whole experience. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
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"Not all of us can get away with covering our ears with our hands and letting out a cry of anguish in public, but Prince Louis is not like all of us. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
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"The area where figure skaters and their coaches wait for the scores is called the kiss-and- cry , but the overwhelming image from these Olympic Games was of crying. \u2014 Joyce Rubin, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Sui Wenjing and Han Cong exploded from their seats in the kiss-and- cry area, and a small and carefully chosen crowd of Chinese fans in the stands did the same, the moment their scores were read in the pairs event at the Beijing Olympics. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Valieva, the center of the latest Russian doping scandal, was left sobbing in the kiss-and- cry area after her scores were read. \u2014 Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, Valieva was inconsolable in the kiss-and- cry area. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"At the kiss-and- cry , Kagiyama sailed to the top spot. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The solitary cry sliced through the quiet that had enveloped the practice fields on the UCF campus Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English crien , from Anglo-French crier , from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris , Roman citizen":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French cri, derivative of crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bawl",
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"blub",
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"blubber",
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"sob",
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"weep"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090834",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cry (out)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.":[
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"She cried out in pain."
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],
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": to speak in a loud voice : to say something loudly or from a distance":[
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"We could hear them on the shore crying out to us, so we waved.",
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"She cried out for help."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200021",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"cry down":{
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"antonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"applaud",
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"exalt",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"glorify",
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"laud",
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"magnify",
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"praise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": disparage , depreciate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bad-mouth",
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"belittle",
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"decry",
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"denigrate",
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"deprecate",
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"depreciate",
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"derogate",
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"diminish",
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"dis",
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"diss",
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"discount",
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"dismiss",
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"disparage",
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"kiss off",
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"minimize",
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"play down",
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"poor-mouth",
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"put down",
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"run down",
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"talk down",
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"trash",
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"trash-talk",
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"vilipend",
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"write off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222759",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cry foul":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to complain that someone has done something that is not fair":[
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"When her parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124032",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"cry off":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to beg off":[],
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": to call off (something, such as a bargain)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"abandon",
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"abort",
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"call",
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"call off",
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"cancel",
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"drop",
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"recall",
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"revoke",
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"scrap",
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"scrub"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continue",
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"keep"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"their film deal had been abruptly cried off , and now the filmmakers were back to square one",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tamika, keep it in, don\u2019t cry off your lashes, girl. \u2014 Niema Jordan, Essence , 17 May 2022",
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"Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off . \u2014 Allure , 20 June 2019",
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"Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off . \u2014 Sable Yong, Allure , 21 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1775, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105046"
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},
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"cry out":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.":[
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"She cried out in pain."
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],
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": to speak in a loud voice : to say something loudly or from a distance":[
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"We could hear them on the shore crying out to us, so we waved.",
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"She cried out for help."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180128",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"cry out (something)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to say (something) loudly or from a distance":[
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"\"I'm stuck,\" she cried out .",
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"She cried out that she was stuck."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193510",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"cry out against (something)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair : to protest (something)":[
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"People around the world are crying out against the government's civil rights abuses."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162035",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"cry up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to praise publicly in order to enhance in value or repute":[
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"cried up his skills as a writer"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ballyhoo",
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"blow up",
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"crack up",
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"glorify",
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"tout",
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"trumpet",
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"tub-thump"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071231",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"crybaby":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who cries or complains easily or often":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u201cDon't be such a crybaby ,\u201d she told her little sister.",
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"car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby , and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The latest to make his appearance \u2014 excuse me, reappearance \u2014 in the crybaby ranks is former hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, 78, whose net worth is pegged by Forbes at $2.5 billion. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
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"But there\u2019s nothing new under the sun: Hawley is facing some feather-soft consequences for his actions, and The New York Post\u2019s front page is conveniently available for his crybaby act. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2021",
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"The ostensibly proper balance \u2014 confident and strong but not arrogant and aggressive, sensitive without being a crybaby \u2014 is subjective and murky. \u2014 Teddy Wayne, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"Are any of these crybabies going to pull out his, her, or their checkbooks to support the Whitney",
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"Super-deep repertoire of falls and flails, plus a classic crybaby Flop Face. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
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"One is a petulant, frowny-faced, tantrum-throwing crybaby who has never been held accountable for anything. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 13 Dec. 2019",
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"Yes, there are new creatures including Sobble, described by the company as a crybaby . Get it: Sob-ble"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u02ccb\u0101-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baby",
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"bellyacher",
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"complainer",
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"fussbudget",
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"fusser",
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"fusspot",
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"griper",
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"grumbler",
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"kvetch",
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"kvetcher",
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"sniveler",
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"whiner"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025512",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"crying":{
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"antonyms":[
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"noncritical",
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"nonurgent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": calling for notice":[
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"a crying need"
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],
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": notorious , heinous":[
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"a crying shame"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a crying need for more activities for young people in this town",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 17 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acute",
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"burning",
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"clamant",
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"compelling",
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"critical",
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"dire",
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"emergent",
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"exigent",
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"imperative",
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"imperious",
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"importunate",
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"instant",
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"necessitous",
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"pressing",
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"urgent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085245",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"crying bird":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": limpkin":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084817",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"crying hare":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": pika":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083351",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"crymo-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cold : frost":[
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"crym odynia",
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"crymo therapy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek kr\u0233m\u00f3s \"icy cold, frost, chill\" (akin to kr\u00fdos \"cold, frost\") + -o-":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082946",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"cryo-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cold : freezing":[
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"cryo gen",
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"cryo preservation"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek kr\u00fdos (neuter s-stem) \"icy cold, frost\" (of uncertain origin) + -o-":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082645",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"cryobiology":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the study of the effects of extremely low temperature on living organisms and cells":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Modern vitrification technologies in cryobiology and complex organ preservations have been developed through the support of the cryonics community and are used by organizations such as Alcor. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cryo- + biology (perhaps after German Kryo-biologie )":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113",
|
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084606",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cryoconite":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": dust that is found on the surface of a glacier (such as the Greenland ice cap) especially on the bottom of small depressions and is formed as a result of differential melting of the ice":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Swedish kryokonit , from Greek kr\u00fdos \"icy cold, frost\" + k\u00f3nis \"dust, ashes\" + Swedish -it -ite entry 1":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"kr\u012b\u02c8\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085547",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cryotherapy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On offer, therefore, are: heart rate variability testing, platelet-rich plasma (PRP therapy), nutrient IV therapy, cryotherapy , ozone therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Best Ice Bring cryotherapy , the anti-aging treatment said to depuff, plump, and boost cell rejuvenation and collagen, to your at-home spa day with this set of two 18-karat gold plated wands by celebrity facialist Angela Caglia. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"My first dive into cryotherapy was not in an ice bath. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"On top of all that napping, William tries hydrotherapy, switching between hot and cold water to improve blood flow, and cryotherapy . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Aesthetician Joanna Czech\u2019s coveted custom treatments incorporate a combination of ultrasound, microcurrent, radio frequency, cryotherapy and LED therapy. \u2014 Claire Coghlan, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An in-spa cryotherapy body treatment is always the best way to jumpstart another year in wellness. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In a city which lacks a top-notch gym, the bank\u2019s vault will have cutting edge treatments including cryotherapy . \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to cryotherapy , Ronaldo is a big fan of using massage guns to aid muscle recovery. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 5 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cryo- + therapy (probably after French cryoth\u00e9rapie or German Kryotherapie )":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113",
|
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"-\u02c8ther-\u0259-p\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130507",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cryotron":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a device performing some of the functions of an electron tube and consisting of a straight wire and another wire wound in a coil around it kept at a temperature near absolute zero, the straight wire being superconducting at the low temperature but becoming nonsuperconducting when a current passes through the coil wire":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"cryo- + -tron":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072237"
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},
|
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"crypsis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the ability of an organism to conceal itself especially from a predator by having a color, pattern, and shape that allows it to blend into the surrounding environment":[
|
|
"Horned lizards have a delightful variety of defenses. Their primary defense is crypsis ; their pattern of coloration varies geographically to match the substrate, and their spines obscure their body outlines, making them difficult to see.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeff Mitton",
|
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"\u2026 legions of tiny fish and shrimps have evolved to live with impunity among these coral tentacles, escaping predators' notice by resembling their hosts, a feat called crypsis .",
|
|
"\u2014 Les Kaufman"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryp(tic) + -sis , or borrowed from Greek kr\u00fdpsis \"hiding, concealment,\" from kryp- (stem of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at crypt":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8krip-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183619",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crypt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chamber in a mausoleum":[],
|
|
": a simple tubular gland":[],
|
|
": an anatomical pit or depression":[],
|
|
": cryptographic":[
|
|
"crypt analysis"
|
|
],
|
|
": hidden : covered":[
|
|
"crypto genic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Most of the private crypt rooms in the mausoleum are closed to the public and open only to family, but the Rae descendants allow this special room to be opened once a year. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But a staff member failed to check records that would have differentiated the veterans before burying the woman in a crypt with the wrong veteran. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1992, Hefner purchased the crypt next to Monroe\u2019s for $75,000. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The critical job involves caring for and maintaining the parish buildings and equipment, including an 18th-century clock, the 75-piece chandeliers and the crypt where more than 1,100 people have been laid to rest. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One of her first tasks will be managing a major renovation and restoration of the crypt . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin crypta, crupta \"covered passage, underground room,\" borrowed from Greek krypt\u1e17 \"underground room,\" noun derivative from feminine of krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret,\" verbal adjective of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"combining form from Greek krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" \u2014 more at crypt":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catacomb(s)",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140458",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptanalytics":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cryptanalysis sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134431",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptanalyze":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to solve by cryptanalysis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from cryptanalysis , after English analysis: analyze":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)kript+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224829",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptarithm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Here is a cryptarithm (digit substitution) puzzle that may help (incidentally, all these words are acceptable in Scrabble). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + -arithm (as in logarithm ), after French cryptarithmie, alluding to either such problems collectively or to the branch of mathematics dealing with them":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccri-t\u035fh\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crypted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": vaulted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211255",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": employing cipher or code":[],
|
|
": having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious":[
|
|
"cryptic messages",
|
|
"cryptic prophecies"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by an often perplexing brevity":[
|
|
"cryptic marginal notes"
|
|
],
|
|
": not recognized":[
|
|
"a cryptic infection"
|
|
],
|
|
": secret , occult":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 his hectic characters either communicate in choppy or cryptic exchanges or rattle on in breathless recitations full of contradictions and asides. \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 Mar. 1994",
|
|
"Since Hughes's poems contained neither Eliot's footnotes nor Ezra Pound's cryptic orientalism, many critics and editors assumed the poet unintelligent and his work raw or, at best, slight. \u2014 Rita Dove , New York Times Book Review , 9 Oct. 1988",
|
|
"The remark seemed cryptic to Philip, but when he heard her say it two or three times to different persons, and found that it aroused hearty agreement, he came to the conclusion that it was only obscure to his own intelligence. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Of Human Bondage , 1915",
|
|
"His instructions were cryptic . He said only to wait until we felt certain the answer was clear.",
|
|
"puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Still, despite the cryptic warning issued by Murat (Ekin Ko\u00e7), the handsome editor of the opposition newspaper, Emre goes to that fateful dinner with the mayor. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The reposts of the tweet provide, in combination, a cryptic catalog of recent history\u2019s most dizzying events. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But before doing so, the DWTS judge posted a cryptic Instagram post, seemingly alluding to her relationship news. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With still a month to go before the July 22 release of Jordan Peele\u2019s Nope, every new clip is an opportunity to overanalyze for hints about the auteur\u2019s cryptic upcoming feature. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"At a press conference last Tuesday, Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, made a statement that was significant but also oddly cryptic . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Her voice shifted, sank and slurred, delivering cryptic lyrics in a variety of timbres. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"And months before Lemonade\u2018s arrival, the multi-hyphenate performer would post cryptic hints about its impending release on social media, including a photo of her with lemons. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, the translation and nature of the premonition remains somewhat cryptic . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1620, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin crypticus \"hidden,\" borrowed from Late Greek kryptik\u00f3s \"obscuring\" (Greek kryptik\u00f4s \"secretly\"), from krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at crypt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8krip-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cryptic obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081926",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptic species":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of two or more morphologically indistinguishable biological groups that are incapable of interbreeding \u2014 compare physiologic race":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064924",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an animal (such as Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster ) that has been claimed to exist but never proven to exist":[
|
|
"Contrary to popular belief, cryptids don't have to be supernatural, mythical or even all that strange\u2014though many popular creatures acquire these characteristics as their legends grow.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hayley Williams",
|
|
"\u2026 fighting the Grafton Monster\u2014a monstrous cryptid vaguely resembling a cross between Bigfoot and a seal \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan Olson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- (in crypto- ) + -id entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8krip-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105751",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crypto":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group":[],
|
|
": cryptographic":[],
|
|
": cryptography sense 2":[],
|
|
": not openly avowed or declared":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination crypto -fascist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(sense 1) independent use of crypto- ; (sense 2) by shortening":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8krip-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085137",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cryptobatholithic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to ore deposits formed near a batholith that is not exposed at the surface":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"crypt- + batholithic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002923",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"cryptobiotic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": living in concealment":[
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"\u2014 used of insects or other animals that live in secluded situations (as underground or in wood)"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"crypt- + -biotic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112728",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"cryptoblast":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sterile conceptacle (as in plants of the genus Fucus )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccblast"
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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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"crypt- + -blast":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094724"
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},
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"cryptocurrency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any form of currency that only exists digitally, that usually has no central issuing or regulating authority but instead uses a decentralized system to record transactions and manage the issuance of new units, and that relies on cryptography to prevent counterfeiting and fraudulent transactions":[
|
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"Virtual currency bitcoin hit the mainstream in 2014. Bitcoin ATMs started springing up all over the world \u2026 , allowing people to exchange cash for the cryptocurrency , a secure digital payment outside of conventional financial institutions.",
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"\u2014 Brenda Poppy"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"While the country was once home to the world\u2019s most active cryptocurrency exchanges, authorities banned the venues last year and have since moved to block access to platforms that offer exchange-like services. \u2014 Fortune , 28 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Bitcoin, however, has become the cryptocurrency standard operating much like U.S. dollar would operate in public currency markets, but in the crypto realm. \u2014 Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com , 25 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Some companies, such as KODAK, have promoted cryptocurrency investments in hopes of reviving their flagging businesses. \u2014 Mike Rogoway, OregonLive.com , 16 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"2009, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"crypto- + currency":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
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"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200029",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"crystal":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cloudy",
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"opaque"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a body that is formed by the solidification of a chemical element, a compound, or a mixture and has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of its atoms and often external plane faces":[],
|
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": a crystalline material used in electronics as a frequency-determining element or for rectification":[],
|
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": consisting of or resembling crystal : clear , lucid":[],
|
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": quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged":[],
|
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": relating to or using a crystal":[
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"a crystal radio receiver"
|
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],
|
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": something resembling crystal in transparency and colorlessness":[],
|
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": the glass or transparent plastic cover over a watch or clock dial":[],
|
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"city in southeastern Minnesota north of Minneapolis population 22,151":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"the crystal structure of minerals",
|
|
"a necklace made of crystal",
|
|
"Some of the crystals used in the necklace are a pale pink color.",
|
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"The wine glasses are made of the finest crystal .",
|
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"She inherited her mother's crystal .",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"an unspoiled region with majestic mountains and crystal streams",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Why: The actress looks positively angelic in this ivory silk satin dress overlaid with a crystal netting. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"At home in Maryland, an ornate faux crystal bowl on our dining room table was always stacked high with apples, pears, and bananas, a fruit my father has eaten every morning since I was born. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Think of how water freezes, with crystal formation snaking away in all directions. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Or, use it to more gently clean a load of delicate but filmy crystal that needs freshening. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The play\u2019s title refers to the polished quartz crystal that Tom gives Izzy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside the children\u2019s three booster seats, agents discovered several packages containing a white crystal substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of embracing others, this Buzz time-traveled far into the future, put together a horde of mechanical soldiers and traveled back to use young Buzz's hyper-speed crystal to fix everything. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"They can be formed from a variety of elements and even incorporate organic chemicals as one of the ions present in the crystal . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"For crystal blue water and sandy beaches head to the Capitano Beach Bar on Vrsi, or to Portus Beach Club to hang out in their over-water beach cabanas. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The doors opened at 11 a.m. and the crowd was happily occupied by the crystal blue pools, floating beach balls and seemingly endless sea of bare skin. \u2014 Kyle Eustice, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The frame would feature majestic snowy grounds, crystal blue ocean water with a smattering of geese, and the focal point: a massive barge. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Outside the city limits, the island is covered in lush, almost tropical fauna and shorelines are met with white-faced cliffs jutting out of a crystal blue sea. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Bartolome, 56, lives in one of the most biodiverse places on earth, a stunning island that draws legions of tourists to its crystal blue waters and pristine nature reserves. \u2014 NBC news , 8 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cristal \"transparent quartz, object made from it,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin crystallum, crystallus, crustallum \"clear ice, rock crystal,\" borrowed from Greek kr\u00fdstallos, probably borrowed from a pre-Greek substratum; replacing Old English cristalla, cristal, cristallum, borrowed from Latin crystallum":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kris-t\u1d4al",
|
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"\u02c8kri-st\u1d4al"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"clear",
|
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"crystal clear",
|
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"crystalline",
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"limpid",
|
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"liquid",
|
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"lucent",
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"pellucid",
|
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"see-through",
|
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"transparent"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224129",
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"type":[
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|
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"crystal clear":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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": perfectly or transparently clear":[
|
|
"crystal clear water",
|
|
"her directions were crystal clear"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u201cWas my request clear",
|
|
"Eventually it became crystal clear that something had to change.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But there is so much more to this gigantic alpine lake (one of the largest in the world) than crystal clear water and skiing in the winter, including mountain biking, kayaking, and boating. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In the photos that followed, the couple posed together in the crystal clear water, plus videos of Kardashian posing and paddling were included. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Erdogan laid out his blueprint for Turkish expansionism in crystal clear terms back in 2016. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Natural landscapes, crystal clear blue waters, extraordinary beaches, sun and good food have made Croatia into one of the trendiest countries in recent years. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Grenada, known as one of the Spice Islands, has always been known for its crystal clear waters, vibrant culture and hospitality. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Our top picks: Read on for more about the best summer scents of 2022 to try right now. With notes of Sicilian lemon and jasmine, this classic summery scent that conjures up an image of sipping spritzes on a boat floating in crystal clear waters. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The couple can be seen paddleboarding in crystal clear water under sunny blue skies. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Kylie Cosmetics mogul, 24, shared a snap to Instagram Friday of her posing on a paddle board while rocking a bikini in crystal clear water while on vacation. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1528, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystalline",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become crystallized":[],
|
|
": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form":[],
|
|
": to cause to take a definite form":[
|
|
"tried to crystallize his thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to coat with crystals especially of sugar":[
|
|
"crystallize grapes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
|
|
"Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.",
|
|
"Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.",
|
|
"The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.",
|
|
"He tried to crystallize his thoughts.",
|
|
"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crystal entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"form",
|
|
"jell",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203600",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalliform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having crystalline form":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1740, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crystall- + -iform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kri\u02c8stal\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130648",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalligerous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": crystalliferous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crystall- + -i- + -gerous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6krist\u0259\u00a6lij\u0259r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203220",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling crystal : such as":[],
|
|
": strikingly clear or sparkling":[
|
|
"crystalline air",
|
|
"a crystalline lake"
|
|
],
|
|
": clear-cut":[],
|
|
": made of crystal : composed of crystals":[],
|
|
": constituting or relating to a crystal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -\u02ccl\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-l\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8kris-t\u0259-l\u0259n also -\u02ccl\u012bn, -\u02ccl\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The park is home to sixteen lakes filled with crystalline turquoise water, all connected by a series of wooden walkways. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 June 2021",
|
|
"About 90% of this show is crystalline in imagery, honesty and idea; the less specific 10% needs more attention. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course, Edelman added, there were a few downsides to visiting the gorgeous islands surrounded by crystalline waters in the cooler months. \u2014 Mia Taylor, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her voice doesn\u2019t have the crystalline beauty of such predecessors as Barbara Cook and Shirley Jones, and many of the songs aren\u2019t really suited for her. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Notice here the trees slumping under heavy snow; the steep, crystalline rocks; the sliding, unfocused perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After all, the Japanese poem style lends itself to spare reflections on nature, crystalline musings on blossoms, songbirds or hoar frost. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This zany, cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cristallin, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin crystallinus, borrowed from Greek kryst\u00e1llinos, from kr\u00fdstallos \"clear ice, crystal entry 1 \" + -inos -ine entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040601"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalline cone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a transparent conical refractive body that functions as a lens in each ommatidium of the compound eye of many arthropods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074428",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalline flake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": graphite in flaky form either in rock matrix or separated from it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
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"tried to crystallize his thoughts"
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": to coat with crystals especially of sugar":[
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"crystallize grapes"
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]
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"examples":[
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"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
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"Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.",
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"Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.",
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"The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.",
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"He tried to crystallize his thoughts.",
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"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
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"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"crystal entry 1 + -ize":""
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"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"form",
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"jell",
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"shape (up)",
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"solidify"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063227",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"crystal meth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C 10 H 15 N\u00b7HCl when used illicitly for smoking, snorting, or injecting":[
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"Crystal meth is so addictive that users often need to make several attempts to break their habit.",
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"\u2014 Jeremy Quittner"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Herndon told People that he was introduced to crystal meth at age 20. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 15 June 2022",
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"Fentanyl is being detected in many street drugs, Smith said, including pills, marijuana, crystal meth and cocaine. \u2014 al , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth , Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Adam Jones, who was first introduced to crystal meth in 2019 and has cycled through phases of active addiction and recovery since, said social media has been a strong trigger for him. \u2014 NBC news , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Authorities impounded the vehicle and found nine bundles of crystal meth in the gas tank. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For those in search of the glorious, gory details of Gunn\u2019s copious drug-taking\u2014from grass and mushrooms to crystal meth \u2014the letters don\u2019t disappoint. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Deaths involving psychotropic drugs primarily involve crystal meth . \u2014 Casey B. Mulligan, National Review , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Based on current prices, the crystal meth alone could fetch some $200 million there. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021"
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"meth short for methamphetamine":""
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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"This problem is crying for a solution.",
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"The old house is crying for a new coat of paint."
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"geographical name",
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"definitions":{
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": quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged":[],
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": the glass or transparent plastic cover over a watch or clock dial":[],
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": a crystalline material used in electronics as a frequency-determining element or for rectification":[],
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": consisting of or resembling crystal : clear , lucid":[],
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": relating to or using a crystal":[
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"a crystal radio receiver"
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"lucent",
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"pellucid",
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"see-through",
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the crystal structure of minerals",
|
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"a necklace made of crystal",
|
|
"Some of the crystals used in the necklace are a pale pink color.",
|
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"The wine glasses are made of the finest crystal .",
|
|
"She inherited her mother's crystal .",
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"Adjective",
|
|
"an unspoiled region with majestic mountains and crystal streams",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Why: The actress looks positively angelic in this ivory silk satin dress overlaid with a crystal netting. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"At home in Maryland, an ornate faux crystal bowl on our dining room table was always stacked high with apples, pears, and bananas, a fruit my father has eaten every morning since I was born. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Think of how water freezes, with crystal formation snaking away in all directions. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Or, use it to more gently clean a load of delicate but filmy crystal that needs freshening. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The play\u2019s title refers to the polished quartz crystal that Tom gives Izzy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside the children\u2019s three booster seats, agents discovered several packages containing a white crystal substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of embracing others, this Buzz time-traveled far into the future, put together a horde of mechanical soldiers and traveled back to use young Buzz's hyper-speed crystal to fix everything. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"They can be formed from a variety of elements and even incorporate organic chemicals as one of the ions present in the crystal . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"For crystal blue water and sandy beaches head to the Capitano Beach Bar on Vrsi, or to Portus Beach Club to hang out in their over-water beach cabanas. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
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|
"As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The doors opened at 11 a.m. and the crowd was happily occupied by the crystal blue pools, floating beach balls and seemingly endless sea of bare skin. \u2014 Kyle Eustice, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The frame would feature majestic snowy grounds, crystal blue ocean water with a smattering of geese, and the focal point: a massive barge. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Outside the city limits, the island is covered in lush, almost tropical fauna and shorelines are met with white-faced cliffs jutting out of a crystal blue sea. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Bartolome, 56, lives in one of the most biodiverse places on earth, a stunning island that draws legions of tourists to its crystal blue waters and pristine nature reserves. \u2014 NBC news , 8 Dec. 2021"
|
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"the crystal structure of minerals",
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|
"a necklace made of crystal",
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|
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|
"The wine glasses are made of the finest crystal .",
|
|
"She inherited her mother's crystal .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"an unspoiled region with majestic mountains and crystal streams",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For a crystal -clear upgrade in your home office (while saving $100), get Apple\u2019s 27-inch iMac with a 5K Retina display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD storage, and an Intel Core i5 processor for $1,899. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"As usual, their trip consisted of much physical activity such as kayaking in breathtaking, crystal -clear waters and playing with their pup in the snowy mountains. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Hailey wore her hair loose and down while going for swim in the crystal -clear ocean and topped it off with a black bucket hat to keep the sun out of her eyes. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Follow up with a glass cleaner for a crystal -clear shine. \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Left behind are cliffs up to 350 feet high, several crystal -clear lakes and a fantastically diverse ecosystem that supports dozens of rare plant species. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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|
"Why: The actress looks positively angelic in this ivory silk satin dress overlaid with a crystal netting. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"At home in Maryland, an ornate faux crystal bowl on our dining room table was always stacked high with apples, pears, and bananas, a fruit my father has eaten every morning since I was born. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Think of how water freezes, with crystal formation snaking away in all directions. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"For crystal blue water and sandy beaches head to the Capitano Beach Bar on Vrsi, or to Portus Beach Club to hang out in their over-water beach cabanas. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Horses in crystal blue water, white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"As the title suggests, the gorgeous new footage was filled with shots of the lithe Na'vi people swimming in crystal -blue pools, soaring over sparkling waterways on winged creatures and emerging from the ocean to wage battle. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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|
"The crystal iDrive rotary dial crosses over from the iX, and the same material is used in strips across the dashboard and the doors\u2014BMW calls it the interaction bar. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The doors opened at 11 a.m. and the crowd was happily occupied by the crystal blue pools, floating beach balls and seemingly endless sea of bare skin. \u2014 Kyle Eustice, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
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|
"The frame would feature majestic snowy grounds, crystal blue ocean water with a smattering of geese, and the focal point: a massive barge. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
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|
"Outside the city limits, the island is covered in lush, almost tropical fauna and shorelines are met with white-faced cliffs jutting out of a crystal blue sea. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Bartolome, 56, lives in one of the most biodiverse places on earth, a stunning island that draws legions of tourists to its crystal blue waters and pristine nature reserves. \u2014 NBC news , 8 Dec. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The lens will be securely placed behind the iris (the colored part of the eye), and in front of the natural crystalline lens . \u2014 Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022"
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|
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": either of two transparent spheres imagined in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy to exist between the region of the fixed stars and the primum mobile in order to explain certain observed movements of the heavenly bodies":[]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That thick layer of peptidoglycan helps hold in a purple dye called crystal violet . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"By contrast, cells with more complex cell walls consisting of a relatively thin layer of peptidoglycan plus an outer membrane don\u2019t hold in crystal violet as well. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 Aug. 2019"
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"But Yanik does think the approach will be useful\u2014especially given its relative affordability compared with other ways of monitoring proteins, such as x-ray crystallography . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"McCallum and colleagues employed two techniques to understand the structural-functional relationship of mutations in the Spike protein of BA.1: cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Data from x-ray crystallography and cryo\u2013electron microscopy experiments can be difficult to interpret, Baek and others say, and having a model can help. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 22 July 2021",
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"Moult says structural biologists have dreamed for decades that accurate computer models would one day augment extremely precise protein shapes derived from experimental methods such as x-ray crystallography . \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 22 July 2021",
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"Franklin was a brilliant scientist in her own right \u2014 a physical chemist \u2014 and rose to discover the structure of DNA through laborious investigation with X-ray crystallography . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 July 2021",
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"Another technique, x-ray crystallography , has long been the gold standard for mapping individual atoms within a 3D protein structure. \u2014 Science News Staff, Science | AAAS , 31 Dec. 2020",
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"Yonath and Brian Kobilka won Nobel Prizes for using x-ray crystallography to understand cell structures that are vital targets for drug development. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2013",
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"One of her students took the first photo of DNA through X-ray crystallography . \u2014 Halley Bondy, NBC News , 2 Mar. 2021"
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"But James Watson and Francis Crick\u2019s 1953 discovery (using crystallographic evidence from Rosalind Franklin) of the double-helix structure of DNA, so elegantly suited for replication, changed the consensus. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Mar. 2020",
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"Figure 4, for example, looks at first like a counterexample to the crystallographic restriction, with five-fold rotational symmetry around point A, and wallpaper pattern shifts in the directions of AB and AC. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Mar. 2013",
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"The image, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was made from hundreds of crystallographic x-rays, each providing a multi-layered picture of the capsid\u2019s structure. \u2014 Brandon Keim, WIRED , 17 Feb. 2009"
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"There\u2019s no crystal ball that will map out what the Australian influencer industry will look like in the next five or 10 years. \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 10 June 2022",
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"Currently, the Jesuit High School product has a crystal ball prediction to Georgia, according to 247 Sports. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s no crystal ball for knowing which software or apps will stick. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Elite edge-rusher Cyrus Moss, the nation\u2019s No. 29 overall prospect, has a final three of Alabama, Arizona State and Oregon and 100 percent of his 247Sports crystal ball picks are in favor of the Ducks. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"The real drama unfolding in Washington has to do with whether McCarthy treats his future as a crystal ball or a shaky Magic 8 Ball; just how much of the GOP\u2019s prospects are preordained, and how much actually are in play? \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"And, again, looking into your metaphorical crystal ball and wishing for something to occur probably isn\u2019t going to change your circumstances overnight. \u2014 Mara Santilli, SELF , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The crystal ball predictions of a Monday call-up for catcher Adley Rutschman fell through, as did any guesses that baseball\u2019s top prospect would arrive in Baltimore to play for the Orioles on Friday. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
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"No one needs a crystal ball to predict some of what will happen after the court overturns Roe. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 3 May 2022"
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"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8mir-\u0113-\u0259"
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"Most of the furniture and finishings were made on the island, much from a native wood called cryptomeria . \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"The priest, sandals slapping, heads down a lane lined with stone lanterns and towering cryptomeria trees to a gateway, or torii, that bears the mountain\u2019s name. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017"
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"borrowed from New Latin Cryptomeria, genus name, from crypto- crypto- + -meria, borrowed from Greek -mereia \"condition of having parts (of such a kind),\" derivative of -mer\u0113s \"having parts (of such a kind),\" adjective derivative of m\u00e9ros \"part\" \u2014 more at merit entry 1":""
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"definitions":{
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": a division of Heteroptera comprising chiefly aquatic bugs (as the boat bugs) with the antennae shorter than the head and usually hidden in cavities beneath the eyes \u2014 compare gymnocerata":[]
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"\u02cckript\u014ds\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t\u0259"
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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 crypt- + -cerata (from Greek kerat-, keras horn)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105717"
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"definitions":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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": made up of microscopic fragmental particles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6kript\u0259\u00a6klastik"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + clastic ; originally formed as German kryptoklastisch":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111037"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": very finely crystalline":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)krip\u00a6t\u00e4m\u0259r\u0259s"
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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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"crypt- + -merous":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130718"
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},
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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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": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form":[],
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": to cause to take a definite form":[
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"tried to crystallize his thoughts"
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],
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": to coat with crystals especially of sugar":[
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"crystallize grapes"
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],
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": to become crystallized":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"form",
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"jell",
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"shape (up)",
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"solidify"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
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"Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.",
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"Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.",
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"The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.",
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"He tried to crystallize his thoughts.",
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"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
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"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"crystal entry 1 + -ize":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140224"
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},
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"crystalline style":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long cylindrical or tapered translucent gelatinous rod in the digestive tract of many bivalve mollusks":[]
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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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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143352"
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},
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"Cryptocerata":{
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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 division of Heteroptera comprising chiefly aquatic bugs (as the boat bugs) with the antennae shorter than the head and usually hidden in cavities beneath the eyes \u2014 compare gymnocerata":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0101t\u0259",
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"\u02cckript\u014ds\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from crypt- + -cerata (from Greek kerat-, keras horn)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144249"
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},
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"crystal liquid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": liquid crystal":[]
|
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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":"20220710-144540"
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},
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"crystalline glaze":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a pottery glaze that on cooling permits the formation of crystals":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-145958"
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},
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"crystalloblast":{
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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 components of a crystalloblastic rock or rock mass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"kri\u02c8stal\u0259\u02cc-",
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"\u02c8krist\u0259l\u014d\u02ccblast"
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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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"back-formation from crystalloblastic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160726"
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},
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"crystalloblastic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to any crystalline texture resulting from metamorphism":[],
|
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": denoting a structure produced by crystals growing in a solid solution":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6krist\u0259l\u014d\u00a6blastik"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crystall- + -blastic ; originally formed as German kristalloblastisch":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160853"
|
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},
|
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"crystall-":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": crystal":[
|
|
"crystallo graphy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"Greek krystal-, krystallo-, from kr\u00fdstallos \"clear ice, transparent quartz\" \u2014 more at crystal entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161321"
|
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},
|
|
"cryptorchid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one affected with cryptorchidism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip-\u02c8t\u022fr-k\u0259d"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Neuter procedures will not be performed on cryptorchid dogs \u2013 a condition in which one or both testicles have fail to descend. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 14 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from the stem of New Latin cryptorchides, plural of cryptorchis (attested later) \"having undescended testicles, a person with such a condition,\" from crypt- crypt- + -orchis, in monorchis monorchid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172113"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallogenesis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the production or formation of crystals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrist\u0259l\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crystall- + Latin genesis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224021"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallomagnetic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to the magnetic properties of crystals and crystal structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crystall- + magnetic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235224"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptomere":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gene or factor (as a heterozygous recessive) not detectable by inspection of the individual carrying it but demonstrable by suitable crosses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccmi(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + -mere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014328"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptorchidism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend normally":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip-\u02c8t\u022fr-k\u0259-\u02ccdi-z\u0259m",
|
|
"-k\u0259-\u02ccdiz-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bruno had cryptorchidism , a condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend, according to the evaluation. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryptorchidism from cryptorchid + -ism , after French cryptorchidisme or New Latin cryptorchidismus ; cryptorchism from New Latin cryptorchis \"cryptorchid\" + -ism , perhaps after German Kryptorchismus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014649"
|
|
},
|
|
"Crystal Lake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northern Illinois population 40,743":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024021"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptopyrrole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a liquid homologue C 8 H 13 N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2, 4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-pyrrole":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + pyrrole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031620"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptocephala":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a primary division of Polychaeta in which the peristomium is greatly developed and the prostomium is reduced \u2014 compare phanerocephala":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8sef\u0259l\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -cephala":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041525"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallogenic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": crystal-producing":[
|
|
"crystallogenic attraction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crystall- + -genic, -genical (from -genic + -al ) or -genetic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051844"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallizing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form":[],
|
|
": to cause to take a definite form":[
|
|
"tried to crystallize his thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to coat with crystals especially of sugar":[
|
|
"crystallize grapes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become crystallized":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"form",
|
|
"jell",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
|
|
"Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.",
|
|
"Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.",
|
|
"The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.",
|
|
"He tried to crystallize his thoughts.",
|
|
"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crystal entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110617"
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"definitions":{
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": a flagellate of the order Cryptomonadina":[]
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"krip\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccnad"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124149"
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": a single grain in a polycrystalline substance":[],
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": micelle":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s because electrical charges moving through the material got stuck at the boundaries between the myriad crystallites making up the material. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 4 June 2019",
|
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"At this level of magnification, the researchers were able to discern novel details about the building blocks of our bodily framework: our bones, which comprise mineral crystallites and spiraling strands of the protein collagen called fibrils. \u2014 Angus Chen, Scientific American , 3 May 2018"
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"borrowed from French cristallite, from cristal crystal entry 1 + -ite -ite entry 1":""
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"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125048"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a figure or representation having a hidden significance":[]
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"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccgram"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Each letter also included one-third of a 408-symbol cryptogram that the suspect said would reveal his identity. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 12 Dec. 2020",
|
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"One of the most alarming pieces of evidence that Stewart uncovered was actually finding his dad\u2019s name in one of the Zodiac Killer\u2019s infamous cryptograms . \u2014 Rachel Paige, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"He was dubbed the Zodiac Killer because some of his cryptograms included astrological symbols and references. \u2014 The Sacramento Bee, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
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"Her mastery of the English language was apparent by her swift, accurate solutions to crossword, jumble and cryptogram puzzles. \u2014 Hartford Courant, courant.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
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"The Zodiac Killer fatally stabbed or shot to death five people in Northern California in 1968 and 1969, then sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle , 24 May 2018",
|
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"The Zodiac Killer fatally stabbed or shot to death five people in Northern California in 1968 and 1969, and their killer sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 The Sacramento Bee, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
|
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"The killer sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 kansascity , 13 Jan. 2018",
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"The Copiale Cipher -- a mysterious cryptogram bound in gold and green brocade paper -- is a 250-year-old coded document. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Oct. 2011"
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],
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"crypto- + -gram , after cryptograph , cryptography":""
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"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125514"
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"definitions":{
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": the arrangement of atoms, molecules, or ions of a crystal in the form of a space lattice":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131029"
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"definitions":{
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": relating to crystals or crystallization":[]
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)kri\u00a6stalik"
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": the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis":[]
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"krip-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The company is also producing films on subjects including cryptology , Congress and the unfolding defamation case brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, the actress Amber Heard. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s fundamental to primality testing methods, and all the cryptology that goes with that. \u2014 Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Children explore important historical developments in cryptology approaches and technologies like the Navajo Code Talkers and the WAVES program. \u2014 Kara Dawson, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"For the next two months in this unlikely boot camp, the CIA agents went through the barrage of tests and trained the recruits in cryptology , radio operation, outdoor survival and demolition techniques. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Innovations like quantum cryptology not only offer possible solutions to these security concerns but also increase the demand for data center processing and storage. \u2014 Danny Hayes, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"But what quantum computing can potentially do is key for research, and holds promise in other fields like cryptology and finance, because of its power. \u2014 Emily Bamforth, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Maximator\u2019s history is a fine illustration of the layers of chicanery involved in good cryptology . \u2014 The Economist , 26 May 2020",
|
|
"Widely regarded as the father of American cryptology , Friedman had known Hagelin since the 1930s. \u2014 Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2020"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134912"
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"definitions":{
|
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": of obscure or unknown origin":[
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"a cryptogenic disease"
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8je-nik",
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"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8jen-ik"
|
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],
|
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|
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140133"
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},
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"cryptogam":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed":[]
|
|
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|
|
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"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccgam"
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is a huge potential in alternative materials sourced from unconventional, undervalued, small species like cryptogams , bacteria, and fungi. \u2014 Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor , 22 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French cryptogame \"cryptogamous, cryptogam\" (after Cryptogamia, Linnaean group of non-seed-bearing plants), from crypto- crypto- + -game -gamous":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140810"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of the six or sometimes seven main groups into which crystals are commonly classified according to the relative lengths and inclinations of their axes or according to their respective symmetries \u2014 see hexagonal system , isometric system , monoclinic system , orthorhombic system , rhombohedral system , tetragonal system , triclinic system , trigonal system":[]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150808"
|
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},
|
|
"crystallization":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form":[],
|
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": to cause to take a definite form":[
|
|
"tried to crystallize his thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to coat with crystals especially of sugar":[
|
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"crystallize grapes"
|
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],
|
|
": to become crystallized":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kri-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"form",
|
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"jell",
|
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"shape (up)",
|
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"solidify"
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Eventually the paint will start to crystallize .",
|
|
"Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.",
|
|
"Certain conditions can crystallize carbon into diamonds.",
|
|
"The final paragraph of the essay crystallizes her theory.",
|
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"He tried to crystallize his thoughts.",
|
|
"Her theory crystallizes in the final paragraph of the essay.",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The researchers\u2019 findings began to crystallize in a new way while one of the mathematicians\u2014Carolyn Gordon, now an emeritus professor at Dartmouth College\u2014was on a short visit to Europe. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Their visceral response to the beauty in the game helped crystallize for him how the digital world, for their generation, is an actual place. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The radio didn\u2019t help, as the scope and scale of the carnage in Texas began to crystallize . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The shooting at a Brooklyn subway station this month was an unusual outburst of violence but served to crystallize those worries. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 World Cup draw, held Friday in a lush auditorium in Doha, Qatar, is supposed to crystallize a national team\u2019s path in the planet\u2019s most popular sporting event. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Caffeine is water-soluble and must be dissolved in order to crystallize . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"What's more, the links between local, state, and federal systems need time to crystallize . \u2014 ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The fallout means massive ripple effects heading into the 2022 draft, which is really beginning to crystallize as more picks shuffle hands and team needs come into clearer focus: 1. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"crystal entry 1 + -ize":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152652"
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"cryptanalysis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the solving of cryptograms or cryptographic systems":[],
|
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": the theory of solving cryptograms or cryptographic systems : the art of devising methods for cryptanalysis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Using lattice cryptanalysis , the number of login attempts required for the attack can be reduced to 512. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Its adept mix of cryptanalysis , reverse engineering, and exploit development punches a major hole in defenses that Thunderbolt creator Intel spent considerable time and resources to erect. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 12 May 2020",
|
|
"WebAssembly proposes to change this, with native support for 64-bit integers, load-and-store offsets, and direct access to CPU instructions frequently used for specific tasks such as cryptanalysis . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"There has been a great deal of work in mathematics and cryptanalysis around the RSA algorithm's use of primes. \u2014 Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica , 29 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Apart from the everyday women who broke new ground in the field of cryptanalysis , there are a few women whose absence from our nation\u2019s historical memory is even more egregious. \u2014 Liza Mundy, Smithsonian , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Her groundbreaking cryptanalytic work during and before World War II saved countless lives and immeasurably advanced the field of cryptanalysis , or codebreaking, and with it the science of encryption and cybersecurity. \u2014 Liza Mundy, Slate Magazine , 10 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Turing was somewhat dismissive of US cryptanalysis , believing the Americans to rely too heavily on machinery instead of thought. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 18 June 2012"
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"crypt- + analysis":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153500"
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an infectious disease that is caused by a fungus ( Cryptococcus neoformans ) and is characterized by the production of lesions in subcutaneous tissues, joints, and especially the lungs, brain, and meninges and often by pneumonia or meningitis":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-(\u02cc)k\u00e4-\u02c8k\u014d-s\u0259s"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To be sure, fungal infections are already more common in warm locations\u2014the rates of a fungus called cryptococcosis , which can be deadly to people with AIDS, can reach 30 percent in Africa, compared to just 5-10 percent in more temperate regions. \u2014 Rose Eveleth, Wired , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Notable examples include multiple different species of yeast hybrids that cause the human diseases cryptococcosis and candidiasis. \u2014 Antonis Rokas, The Conversation , 4 June 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cryptococcus + -osis , after French cryptococcose":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154727"
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},
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"cryptococcus":{
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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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": any of a genus ( Cryptococcus ) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u0259s",
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"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-k\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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"borrowed from New Latin, from crypto- crypto- + -coccus -coccus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164411"
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},
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"crypt-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a chamber in a mausoleum":[],
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": an anatomical pit or depression":[],
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": a simple tubular gland":[],
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": hidden : covered":[
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"crypto genic"
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],
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": cryptographic":[
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"crypt analysis"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kript"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catacomb(s)",
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"vault"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Most of the private crypt rooms in the mausoleum are closed to the public and open only to family, but the Rae descendants allow this special room to be opened once a year. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
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"But a staff member failed to check records that would have differentiated the veterans before burying the woman in a crypt with the wrong veteran. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
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"In 1992, Hefner purchased the crypt next to Monroe\u2019s for $75,000. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
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"The critical job involves caring for and maintaining the parish buildings and equipment, including an 18th-century clock, the 75-piece chandeliers and the crypt where more than 1,100 people have been laid to rest. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
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"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"One of her first tasks will be managing a major renovation and restoration of the crypt . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Robertson was photographed making an obscene gesture in front of a statute of John Stark in the Capitol's crypt , prosecutors said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin crypta, crupta \"covered passage, underground room,\" borrowed from Greek krypt\u1e17 \"underground room,\" noun derivative from feminine of krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret,\" verbal adjective of kr\u00fdptein \"to hide, conceal,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"combining form from Greek krypt\u00f3s \"hidden, secret\" \u2014 more at crypt":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170302"
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},
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"crystal gray":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cinder sense 5":[]
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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":"20220711-170351"
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},
|
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"Cryptocarya":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of tropical trees (family Lauraceae) having flowers with nine fertile and three sterile stamens and with the ripened ovary embedded in the succulent calyx tube":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from crypt- + -carya (from Greek karyon nut)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170635"
|
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},
|
|
"crypto-fascist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who has secret fascist sympathies but is not an avowed fascist":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"crypt- + fascist":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181535"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal detector":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a detector that depends for its operation on the rectifying action of the surface of contact between certain crystals (as of galena) and a metallic electrode":[]
|
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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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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182653"
|
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},
|
|
"crystalliferous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": producing or bearing crystals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6krist\u0259\u00a6lif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary crystall- + -i- + -ferous ; probably originally formed as French cristallif\u00e8re":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193041"
|
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},
|
|
"Cryptobranchus":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the type genus of Cryptobranchidae comprising the hellbenders":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u014bk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek branchos gill; probably akin to Greek bronchos windpipe, throat":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193824"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptanalyst":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a specialist in cryptanalysis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip-\u02c8ta-n\u0259-list"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mundy, a former Washington Post reporter and New York Times best-selling author, mentioned Nye's cryptanalyst mother Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye in her book Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Moody stayed with the SIS, as a staff cryptanalyst focused on signals collection in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Susan Seubert, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s the fascinating story of cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman, who took down gangsters and Nazis and laid the foundation for modern codebreaking. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"And even though its also rare to find a statue of a male cryptanalyst , there are plenty of World War II soldiers valorized for their bravery with a monument. \u2014 Liza Mundy, Smithsonian , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Agnes Meyer was a brilliant young teacher who would become one of the great cryptanalysts of all time. Born in 1889 in Illinois, Meyer studied mathematics, music, physics, and foreign languages. \u2014 Liza Mundy, Slate Magazine , 10 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"The messages took months to decode, but in 1949 an FBI cryptanalyst discovered that a member of the British Embassy was spying for the KGB. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 10 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"In a move that would begin one of the most unusual pursuits in the history of American code-breaking \u2014 one that would remain largely unreported until now \u2014 the job was assigned to a rising star in the FBI, a cryptanalyst named Daniel Olson. \u2014 Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, WIRED , 25 Jan. 2010",
|
|
"The messages took months to decode, but in 1949 an FBI cryptanalyst discovered that a member of the British Embassy was spying for the KGB. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 10 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + analyst":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194325"
|
|
},
|
|
"crypto-Communist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who secretly sympathizes with communism or is secretly a member of the Communist party":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + Communist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201149"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, like, or relating to a crypt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212550"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptorhynchus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large cosmopolitan genus of weevils including numerous pests of economic plants (as the poplar borer)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8ri\u014bk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -rhynchus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214554"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptogramma":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of arctic and north temperate regions having indusia formed by the revolute margins of fertile fronds that are much taller and have narrower divisions than the sterile ones \u2014 see rock brake":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8gram\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek gramma letter, line of a drawing, from graphein to scratch, write, draw; probably from the lines of sporangia, sometimes hidden by the reflexed margin of the frond":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234316"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptosiphonia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of marine Pacific red algae (order Cryptonemiales ) including one that is common on the coast and has a compressed tubular thallus with few branches and many short branchlets disposed along them":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u014d\u02ccs\u012b\u02c8f\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + siphon- + -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000622"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptograms":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a communication in cipher or code":[],
|
|
": a figure or representation having a hidden significance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccgram"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Each letter also included one-third of a 408-symbol cryptogram that the suspect said would reveal his identity. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 12 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"One of the most alarming pieces of evidence that Stewart uncovered was actually finding his dad\u2019s name in one of the Zodiac Killer\u2019s infamous cryptograms . \u2014 Rachel Paige, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"He was dubbed the Zodiac Killer because some of his cryptograms included astrological symbols and references. \u2014 The Sacramento Bee, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
|
|
"Her mastery of the English language was apparent by her swift, accurate solutions to crossword, jumble and cryptogram puzzles. \u2014 Hartford Courant, courant.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The Zodiac Killer fatally stabbed or shot to death five people in Northern California in 1968 and 1969, then sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle , 24 May 2018",
|
|
"The Zodiac Killer fatally stabbed or shot to death five people in Northern California in 1968 and 1969, and their killer sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 The Sacramento Bee, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
|
|
"The killer sent taunting letters and cryptograms to the police and newspapers. \u2014 kansascity , 13 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The Copiale Cipher -- a mysterious cryptogram bound in gold and green brocade paper -- is a 250-year-old coded document. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Oct. 2011"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypto- + -gram , after cryptograph , cryptography":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002410"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptoporticus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a porch, gallery, or ambulatory in ancient Roman architecture that was wholly or partly concealed, had few openings, and served for private communication":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u014d\u02c8p\u014drt\u0259\u0307k\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from crypt- + porticus portico":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002848"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptographer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a specialist in cryptography : such as":[],
|
|
": a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages":[],
|
|
": one who devises cryptographic methods or systems":[],
|
|
": cryptanalyst":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip-\u02c8t\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Frank and Fannie\u2019s son Charles had served in the Army as a cryptographer . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand developed a blockchain infrastructure that offers the interoperability and capacity to handle the volume of transactions needed for anyone to transition into the digital economy. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russell Crowe delivers a solid performance as John Nash, a brilliant mathematician and cryptographer who is troubled by schizophrenia. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Johns Hopkins cryptographer Matthew Green tweeted that Apple should now talk to people from technical backgrounds, those who work in policy and also the public to help shape its future plans. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But critics like Johns Hopkins University cryptographer Matt Green suspect more complex motives in Apple's approach. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Fortunately for the allies, a brilliant Polish cryptographer named Marian Rejewski had used complex mathematics to crack the secrets of Enigma\u2019s wiring years before the Nazis marched on Warsaw. \u2014 Michael M. Rosen, National Review , 20 June 2021",
|
|
"The Daily Freeman of Kingston reports that Swetow, who lives in New Paltz in the Hudson Valley, joined the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and went on to serve as a cryptographer and a statistical control officer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"Matt Green, a cryptographer at Johns Hopkins University, puts it in starker terms. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 6 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryptography + -er entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004617"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptographic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or using cryptography":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-\u02c8gra-fik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The challenges involved in a complete redesign of a cryptographic architecture can make ad hoc fixes and short-term solutions attractive. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Plus: The man behind the cryptographic technique, the danger in calculating risks, and fries worth a small fortune. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"There are ledger databases, which afford the same technological capabilities as blockchains, such as immutability, tamper evidence and cryptographic verification, but store data locally, under your control. \u2014 Moshe Bar, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Use authenticity mechanisms\u2014such as encryption, cryptographic keys and secure protocols\u2014to protect data in 5G networks: whether that data is at rest, in transit or in use. \u2014 Andy Purdy, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Williams also used a second cryptographic technology called ARC, for Authenticated Received Chain. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Just as the mark of authenticity on that piece of art signaled its scarcity and value as a collector's item, NFTs are cryptographic signatures that attest to a digital asset's uniqueness. \u2014 Brian Jackson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"There is a verify_signatures function that is supposed to take cryptographic signatures from the guardians and bundle them together. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Green and Williams between them were able to use cryptographic signatures to verify 22,000 emails out of the nearly 129,000 on the portable drive. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"crypto(graphy) + -graphic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005726"
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},
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"cryptography":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": secret writing":[],
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": cryptanalysis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"krip-\u02c8t\u00e4-gr\u0259-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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"Companies often use cryptography to protect private information.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"As stated earlier, random numbers are fundamental to keeping data safe through the use of digital cryptography . \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Based on the WebAuthn standard, Passkeys use public key cryptography to secure your accounts, removing the need for passwords altogether. \u2014 Kate O'flaherty, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Today, specialist skills like cryptography , artificial intelligence and machine learning are in high demand, but not a lot of us were even familiar with these disciplines just a few years ago. \u2014 Morten Bruun, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Expander graphs have since become crucial tools in math and computer science, including in practical areas like cryptography . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Flatiron School, also in New York, has a full-time 15-week program covering skills from Python scripting to applied cryptography . \u2014 Nicolle Liu, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Future: Will Ahmed Silvio Micali had been teaching computer science and cryptography at MIT for decades before bitcoin, the first digital currency to gain popular usage, emerged in 2009. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Because data centers store business-critical data and applications, they must be hardened with advanced security features, from firewalls and intrusion protection to cryptography . \u2014 Markus Lutz, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In 2018, Taaki, who in the 2010s fought with the Kurds against the Islamic State in Syria, announced plans to create an academy of hackers well-versed in cryptography and revolutionary techniques alike. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin cryptographia, from crypto- crypto- + -graphia -graphy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013030"
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},
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"cryptoperthite":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a perthite with lamellae of submicroscopic dimensions, such lamellae being observable by X-ray diffraction or by the electron microscope":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + perthite ; originally formed as German kryptoperthit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013533"
|
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},
|
|
"Cryptobranchidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of large aquatic salamanders including the American hellbenders and the Asian giant salamanders, all distinguished by amphicoelous vertebrae, external fertilization, and the absence of eyelids and of lacrimal and septomaxillary bones and with Hynobiidae forming a suborder of Caudata comprising primitive salamanders with relatively generalized skeletons":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Cryptobranchus , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014807"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptonym":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a secret name":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8krip-t\u0259-\u02ccnim"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Stellarwind cryptonym replaced it soon afterward. \u2014 Barton Gellman, Wired , 24 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + -onym":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015848"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptobranchid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": belonging or relating to the Cryptobranchidae":[],
|
|
": one of the Cryptobranchidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript\u0259\u00a6bra\u014bk\u0259\u0307d",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cryptobranchidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-031955"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptosporidiosis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": infection with or disease caused by cryptosporidia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02cci-d\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-s\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02ccid-\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Following these precautions can reduce both your own risk of contracting cryptosporidiosis and help prevent the spread of the disease to others. \u2014 Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis usually start to occur within about two to 10 days after acquiring the infection, according to the CDC. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"From 2009 to 2017, Kentucky had 869 total reported cases of cryptosporidiosis , according to the commonwealth's Department of Public Health. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 10 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Changing temperature and rainfall patterns allow some insects spread farther and transmit malaria, dengue, Lyme disease and West Nile virus. Waterborne cholera and cryptosporidiosis increase with drought and flooding. \u2014 Emily Holden, Scientific American , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"If diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis , wait two weeks after diarrhea completely stops before swimming. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 9 July 2019",
|
|
"In addition, the lone death from cryptosporidiosis came in an instance in which the parasite was transmitted via a hospital setting. \u2014 Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Most people who get cryptosporidiosis only get a mild form of the illness. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 28 June 2019",
|
|
"Chemically treated waters like pools are a common point of exposure to Cryptosporidium, a fecal parasite that can cause a gastrointestinal disease called cryptosporidiosis when ingested. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 24 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryptosporidium + -osis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035050"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptocrystalline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a crystalline structure so fine that no distinct particles are recognizable under a microscope":[
|
|
"cryptocrystalline quartz"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-\u02c8kri-st\u0259-l\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-\u02c8kris-t\u0259-l\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypto- + crystalline":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041952"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptophyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant that produces its buds underwater or underground on corms, bulbs, or rhizomes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from French, from crypt- + -phyte":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044329"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptophyceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a class of motile usually brownish green algae that are sometimes included among the Pyrrophyta and that have asymmetrical compressed cells enclosed in a firm periplast and with the two slightly unequal flagella inserted laterally or terminally":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8f\u012bs\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
|
|
"-fis-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -phyceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045546"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptoneurous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having no distinct or recognizable nervous system":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript\u014d\u00a6n(y)u\u0307r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin cryptoneurus , from crypt- + -neurus (from Greek neuron nerve)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051225"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptosporidia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Cryptosporidium of the order Coccidia) of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02c8id-\u0113-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02c8i-d\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pathogens, toxoplasma gondii, cryptosporidium parvum and giardia enterica, end up in waterways when feces from infected animals contaminate the water. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The microfiltration membrane takes care of and removes 99.999999% of waterborne bacteria (including E. coli and salmonella) and 99.999% of waterborne parasites (including giardia and cryptosporidium ). \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Giardia and cryptosporidium are two other intestinal parasites that are actually not uncommon in the U.S., both of which are microscopic parasites that wouldn't cause worms but could cause diarrhea and other GI symptoms, says Dr. Sears. \u2014 Casey Gueren, SELF , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"If you have been diagnosed with cryptosporidium , don't go back in the water until two weeks after diarrhea has completely stopped. \u2014 Rachel Trent, CNN , 3 July 2021",
|
|
"Olympic National Park recommends you either boil or filter water before drinking it (treating the coastal water sources with iodine or chlorine will not kill the cryptosporidium ). \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"According to the specs, the 0.1-micron absolute filtration removes 99.99999% of all bacteria (salmonella, leptospirosis, cholera, E.coli, and more) and protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium . \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"Johnson reached out to a microbiologist named Tim Stinear, who was working for the state water-testing laboratory, developing techniques to amplify and detect the DNA of pathogens such as giardia and cryptosporidium . \u2014 Brendan Borrell, The Atlantic , 3 July 2020",
|
|
"Raw, unpasteurized milk can harbor germs like listeria, salmonella, campylobacter or cryptosporidium . \u2014 Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from crypto- crypto- + sporidium \"small spore,\" from spora spore entry 1 + -idium -idium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061722"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptohalite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rare mineral consisting of ammonium fluosilicate (NH 4 ) 2 SiF 6":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + halite ; originally formed as Italian criptoalite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063344"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptonemiales":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an order of red algae (class Rhodophyceae) having the auxiliary cells borne on filaments that differ markedly from the vegetative filaments (as in lacking chromatophores and in being filled with dense protoplasm)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02ccn\u0113m\u0113\u02c8\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek n\u0113ma thread + New Latin -i- + -ales":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075225"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptolite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": monazite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + -lite ; originally formed as German kryptolith":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081241"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptomys":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of blind burrowing mole rats of southern Africa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kript\u0259\u02ccmis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -mys":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091637"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptomonas":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the type genus of Cryptomonadidae comprising small elliptical freshwater protozoans with two chromatophores":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccnas",
|
|
"krip\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -monas":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092441"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal clock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quartz-crystal clock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093623"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptomonadidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large family (order Cryptomonadina ) of chiefly freshwater and holophytic plantlike flagellates with the anterior end truncate and two anterior flagella \u2014 see chilomonas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-nad\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094958"
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal gazer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the art or practice of concentrating on a glass or crystal globe with the aim of inducing a psychic state in which divination can be performed":[],
|
|
": the attempt to predict future events or make difficult judgments especially without adequate data":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103120"
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},
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"Cryptomonadales":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an order of algae that is coextensive with Cryptomonadina and is usually included among the Pyrrophyta or placed in the class Flagellatae":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckript\u014d\u02ccm\u00e4n\u0259\u02c8d\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas + -ales":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104814"
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},
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"cryolite":{
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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 consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminum found especially in Greenland usually in white cleavable masses and formerly used as a source of aluminum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccl\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Scattered on the rocky shore were little white chunks of cryolite , a mineral once used in the production of aluminum. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2019",
|
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"His father worked for the Danish cryolite mining company in control of operations in Ivittuut, called Kryolitselskabet \u00d8resund. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2019",
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"Founded in 1854, the town of Ivittuut (formerly Ivigtut) once held the world\u2019s largest reserve of naturally occurring cryolite . \u2014 Katie Lockhart, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2019"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from German Chryolit or French chryolithe, from chryo- (unetymologically for cryo- cryo- ) + -lit, -lithe -lite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105342"
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},
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"cryptosporidium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a genus ( Cryptosporidium of the order Coccidia) of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02c8id-\u0113-\u0259m",
|
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"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-sp\u022fr-\u02c8i-d\u0113-\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pathogens, toxoplasma gondii, cryptosporidium parvum and giardia enterica, end up in waterways when feces from infected animals contaminate the water. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The microfiltration membrane takes care of and removes 99.999999% of waterborne bacteria (including E. coli and salmonella) and 99.999% of waterborne parasites (including giardia and cryptosporidium ). \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Nov. 2021",
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|
"Giardia and cryptosporidium are two other intestinal parasites that are actually not uncommon in the U.S., both of which are microscopic parasites that wouldn't cause worms but could cause diarrhea and other GI symptoms, says Dr. Sears. \u2014 Casey Gueren, SELF , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"If you have been diagnosed with cryptosporidium , don't go back in the water until two weeks after diarrhea has completely stopped. \u2014 Rachel Trent, CNN , 3 July 2021",
|
|
"Olympic National Park recommends you either boil or filter water before drinking it (treating the coastal water sources with iodine or chlorine will not kill the cryptosporidium ). \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"According to the specs, the 0.1-micron absolute filtration removes 99.99999% of all bacteria (salmonella, leptospirosis, cholera, E.coli, and more) and protozoa, such as giardia and cryptosporidium . \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"Johnson reached out to a microbiologist named Tim Stinear, who was working for the state water-testing laboratory, developing techniques to amplify and detect the DNA of pathogens such as giardia and cryptosporidium . \u2014 Brendan Borrell, The Atlantic , 3 July 2020",
|
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"Raw, unpasteurized milk can harbor germs like listeria, salmonella, campylobacter or cryptosporidium . \u2014 Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from crypto- crypto- + sporidium \"small spore,\" from spora spore entry 1 + -idium -idium":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105847"
|
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},
|
|
"Cryptolaemus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of small predacious coccinellid beetles including an Australian species ( C. montrouzieri ) that has been widely introduced to control mealybug infestations on citrus":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8l\u0113m\u0259s"
|
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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 crypt- + -laemus (from Greek laimos throat, gullet)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121014"
|
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},
|
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"cryolithionite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral composed of a fluoaluminate of sodium and lithium Na 3 Li 3 (AlF 6 ) 2 found in the Ural mountains":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b\u014d\u02c8lith\u0113\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt",
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307\u02c8th\u012b\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of earlier kryolithionite , from kryo- cryo- + lithionite (obsolete synonym of lepidolite ), from German lithonit , from obsolete New Latin lithion (now lithia ) + German -it -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123922"
|
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},
|
|
"cryptographist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who practices secret writing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip\u02c8t\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132452"
|
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},
|
|
"cryology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the science of refrigeration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kr\u012b\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -logy (probably after French cryologie \"physics of cold temperatures\")":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141603"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryohydric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a cryohydrate or the temperature at which it freezes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d\u00a6h\u012bdrik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryohydr(ate) + -ic entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150844"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptostegia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of chiefly tropical African woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) that have large polished leaves and funnel-shaped flowers and are important as a source of rubber \u2014 see india-rubber vine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8st\u0113j\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek steg\u0113 roof + New Latin -ia ; from the concealment of the corona within the tube of the corolla; akin to Greek stegein to cover":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152426"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptocoryne":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of aquatic herbs (family Araceae) that have broad leaves and long slender spathes and are often used as aquarium plants":[],
|
|
": any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8k\u022fr\u0259\u02ccn\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek koryn\u0113 club, knobby bud; perhaps akin to Greek kara head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153429"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryohydrate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline solid of constant composition and definite freezing point that is obtained by freezing a saturated solution and contains the same ratio of solute and solvent as were present in the saturated solution \u2014 compare eutectic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + hydrate entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165928"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptodira":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8d\u012br\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -dira (from Greek deir\u0113 neck); akin to Latin vorare to devour":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172645"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptosterol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lanosterol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"krip\u02c8t\u00e4st\u0259\u02ccr\u022fl",
|
|
"-r\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + sterol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173625"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptostomata":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of Paleozoic bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) in which the true apertures of the zooecia are concealed at the bottom of vestibular tubes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8st\u014dm\u0259t\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -stomata":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181614"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptomonadina":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small order of plantlike flagellates having one or two flagella and usually yellow-brown chromatophores \u2014 see cryptomonadales , cryptomonadidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0113n\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u00e4n\u0259\u02c8d\u012bn\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas + -ina":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193528"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryomagnetic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or dependent on the production of very low temperatures by the adiabatic demagnetization of certain salts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + magnetic entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195939"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryometry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the measurement of low temperatures":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -metry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200642"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryogenics":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-iks",
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8je-niks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In a seeming paradox, atoms trapped with lasers can be cooled to micro-Kelvin temperature within the QPU without cryogenics or other refrigeration \u2014 further supporting the inherent scalability of this approach. \u2014 Paul Lipman, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"After decades of operations, McLaughlin says, the area has become home to extremely talented engineers with valuable expertise in cryogenics , receivers, and other machinery necessary to keep a giant telescope running. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"For a long time, this has been extreme cooling\u2014like approaching absolute zero with million-dollar cryogenics extreme. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 15 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryogen(ic) + -ics":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205155"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryogenic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the production of very low temperatures":[],
|
|
": being or relating to very low temperatures":[],
|
|
": requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature":[],
|
|
": requiring cryogenic storage":[],
|
|
": suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8je-nik",
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8jen-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Having released Soldier Boy from cryogenic stasis, after he had been subjected to harsh experiments for decades at a secret Russian lab, Butcher (Karl Urban) and Hughie (Jack Quaid) have high hopes for their new business partner. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"By then all the trucks that could move cryogenic liquids, and the people who could drive them, had gone to Florida. \u2014 Tory Bruno, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The real question concerns what kind of cadence India can reach with the GSLV, which has not successfully launched since 2019 and has had difficulty overcoming issues with its cryogenic upper stage following a failure in 2021. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rocket's interim cryogenic propulsion stage and boosters were not. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Following Sunday's scrub, NASA planned to attempt to complete the wet dress rehearsal test on Monday, during which 700,000 pounds of cryogenic fuel will be loaded onto the rocket. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another 22,000 gallons of cryogenic oxygen and hydrogen fuel was to be loaded into its upper stage. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most quantum phases of matter reveal their special properties only at cryogenic temperatures or other extreme conditions and revert to being very ordinary when they are exposed to the world outside the lab. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The reactor would also require immense volumes of cryogenic propellant, likely sourced from on-orbit storage tanks that carry major engineering challenges of their own. \u2014 David W. Brown, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -genic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214003"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryonics":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the practice of freezing a person who has died of a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"kr\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4n-iks",
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"kr\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-niks"
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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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"Correspondent Luke Burbank visits the Alcor Corporation, where some very patient patients are being held for an uncertain future, and talks with a neuroethicist about the lethal and moral propriety of cryonics . \u2014 CBS News , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"But scientists have criticized the cryonics industry \u2013 and researchers say the theory is based on faith, not science. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
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"An article last Sunday about the cryonics industry misspelled the name of a Russian cryopreservation company. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2021",
|
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"The litigious bent in the United States make its cryonics firms especially twitchy. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
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"There have been many lawsuits by relatives of the deceased trying to stop the expensive cryonics procedure. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier cryon ic (from Greek kr\u00fdos \"icy cold, frost\" + -onic \u2014in bionic ) + ( -ics ) \u2014 more at cryo-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215253"
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},
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"cryptosystem":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a method for encoding and decoding messages":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckrip-t\u014d-\u02c8si-st\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Conti also appeared to drum up ideas for a cryptosystem by holding a competition on a hacker forum, as first reported by investigative journalist Brian Krebs. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Danish sugar beet auction established the feasibility of a cryptosystem that could manage both computation and private inputs. \u2014 Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"So why is the internet still overleveraging a cryptosystem that is coming up on 45 years old? \u2014 Lila Kee, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
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"Obviously, this would be another potentially catastrophic touch point to have your cryptosystem fail you. \u2014 Lila Kee, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
|
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"The issues relate to RSA, the ubiquitous encryption algorithm and cryptosystem that helps protect everything from web browsers and VPNs to email and messaging applications. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, WIRED , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
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"If researchers could build a quantum computer that could outperform classical supercomputers, the thinking goes, cryptographers could use a particular algorithm called Shor\u2019s algorithm to render the RSA cryptosystem unsalvageable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 May 2017",
|
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"For this reason, the RSA cryptosystem , an encryption scheme that derives its security from the difficulty of integer factorization, remains a popular tool for secure communication. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 May 2017"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"crypto- + system":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221345"
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},
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"cryogen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a substance for obtaining low temperatures : refrigerant":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u0259-j\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cryo- + -gen":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223110"
|
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},
|
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"Cryptotermes":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cosmopolitan genus of dry-wood termites that is sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes \u2014 see powder-post termite":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\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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"New Latin, from crypt- + Termes":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233938"
|
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},
|
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"cryptovolcanic":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": produced by completely concealed volcanic activity":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6krip(\u02cc)t\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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"crypt- + volcanic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234725"
|
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},
|
|
"cryptozoa":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the animals that live a cryptobiotic life among the organic debris of a forest floor":[],
|
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": structures in Precambrian rocks thought to be the remains of primitive life \u2014 compare cryptozoon":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckript\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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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 crypt- + -zoa":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235107"
|
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},
|
|
"cryptozoic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cryptobiotic":[],
|
|
": precambrian":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kript\u0259\u00a6z\u014dik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypt- + -zoic":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000946"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryopedologic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caused by or associated with permanently frozen ground or intensive frost action":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryopedology + -ic entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004122"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryopedology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the study of frozen ground and intensive frost action":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + pedology entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004536"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptozonia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a division of starfishes having the marginal plates inconspicuous and being nearly equal to the orders Spinulosa and Forcipulata combined":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to Phanerozonia"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + Greek z\u014dn\u0113 girdle + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005815"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryophile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cryophilic microorganism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d\u02ccf\u012bl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -phile , after cryophilic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014313"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptozoology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the study of and search for animals and especially legendary animals (such as Sasquatch) usually in order to evaluate the possibility of their existence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-z\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02cckrip-t\u0259-z\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, his work began attracting attention from cryptozoology researchers, including those looking for Bigfoot. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Before long, fans of cryptozoology \u2014 the study of creatures like Big Foot that are rumored to exist \u2014 flocked to the riverside to have a look. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to these legitimate species, fans of cryptozoology should keep their eyes peeled for the elusive Honey Island Swamp Monster, a ghoulish beast that\u2019s been purported to lurk in the depths of the swamp since the 1960s. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"crypto- + zoology":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015525"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cryptozoon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a form genus of Cambrian and Precambrian reef-forming fossils that are usually considered to be the remains of mats of filamentous calcareous algae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u014d\u02cc\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from crypt- + -zoon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015617"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryophilic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thriving at low temperatures":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8fi-lik",
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8fil-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -philic (after German kryophil )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021554"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryophoric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the process of freezing water by its own evaporation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u0259\u00a6f\u022frik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryophorus + -ic entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024002"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryophorus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument that illustrates the freezing of water by its own evaporation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"kr\u012b\u02c8\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -phorus (as in electrophorus , pyrophorus )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025115"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryophyllite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lithium mica related to zinnwaldite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b\u014d\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + Greek phyll on leaf + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031704"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryoplanation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the modification of a land surface by intensive frost action that generally decreases the steepness of slopes and lowers the tops of hills and mountains":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + planation cry- + planation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034220"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryopreservation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccprez-\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-\u02ccpre-z\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some of these include family building benefits, such as cryopreservation , to provide more flexibility in considering when to start a family. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Up to $60,000 in reimbursements are available for fertility/infertility treatment costs, adoption, surrogacy and oocyte cryopreservation . \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The products could also prove useful in the cryopreservation of biological cells, tissues, and organs, which are susceptible to ice-crystal formation. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At age 35, Sun underwent oocyte cryopreservation , or egg freezing, yielding three to four eggs each cycle. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Whereas the goal with IVF is to produce an embryo that will then be implanted in a patient\u2019s body, oocyte cryopreservation banks unfertilized eggs for later use. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The strongest reason for believing China will come to dominate the field is not just its population of 1.4 billion people but its domestic attitude toward cryopreservation . \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"The Chinese performed their first cryopreservation in 2017, and Yinfeng\u2019s storage vats hold only a dozen clients. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"The Florida Aquarium, in Apollo Beach, reached a milestone in its mission to restore the coral reefs, thanks to crossbreeding and cryopreservation . \u2014 Star Tribune , 17 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + preservation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034418"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryoprobe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a blunt chilled instrument used to freeze tissues in cryosurgery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccpr\u014db"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + probe entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035228"
|
|
},
|
|
"cryoprotective":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": serving to protect against the deleterious effects of freezing":[
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"an intracellular cryoprotective agent"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-tiv"
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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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"cryo- + protective":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035421"
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},
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"cryopump":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a vacuum pump whose operation involves the freezing and adsorption of gases on cold surfaces at very low temperatures":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d+\u02cc"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cryo- + pump entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035507"
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},
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"cryosurgery":{
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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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": surgery in which usually diseased or abnormal tissue (as of a tumor or wart) is destroyed or removed by freezing (as by liquid nitrogen)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8s\u0259r-j\u0259-",
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8s\u0259rj-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
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"\u02cckr\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8s\u0259rj-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Skin tags specifically can be removed in one of three ways: snipping it off with small surgical scissors, burning it (electrocautery), or freezing it ( cryosurgery ), according to Dr. Jaliman and the AOCD. \u2014 Madison Yauger, Health.com , 10 June 2021",
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"Because studies of the long-term results of third-generation cryosurgery are not available, some medical professionals, including California Cancer Associates\u2019 Anthony, do not recommend it. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Oct. 2019",
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"Current treatments are cryosurgery or freezing, burning, cutting, or scraping the growths off, all more invasive and potentially painful options, the company said. \u2014 Linda Loyd, Philly.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
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"Today\u2019s surgeons have everything from lasers to cryosurgery \u2014the freezing of abnormal tissue\u2014at their disposal. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2017",
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"Others being developed include ultrasound therapy using soundwaves to kill the cancer cells and cryosurgery in which the cancer cells are killed by being frozen. \u2014 Pioneer Press, Twin Cities , 24 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cryo- + surgery":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040249"
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},
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"cryoscope":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument for determining freezing points":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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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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"cryo- + -scope (after French kryoscope )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040724"
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},
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"cryoscopy":{
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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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": the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"kr\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-sk\u0259-p\u0113",
|
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"kr\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4s-k\u0259-p\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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"cryo- + -scopy (after French cryoscopie )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040905"
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},
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"cryostat":{
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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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": an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0\u00b0C":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccstat"
|
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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 Christchurch company is a strong proponent of green hydrogen and currently manufactures hydrogen production systems and composite cryostat in New Zealand. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The cryostat parts alone have taken 10 years to build, first in ITER partner India and then on site. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2020",
|
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"Poloidal Field Coil #6 is shown here inside its cooling cryostat . \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
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"All of this sensing and capturing power comes at a temperature cost, and the LSST camera\u2019s sensor array had to be assembled and then placed inside a supercooling cryostat . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Next comes the assembly of the camera: inserting the focal plane and cryostat into the camera body, adding the world's largest optical lens, shutter and filter exchange system. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Sep. 2020",
|
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"This will take place inside a cryostat , which is the chamber that will hold the entire reactor. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 28 July 2020",
|
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"On May 26, a crane slowly lifted the base of the cryostat from its support frame to a height of 24 meters, according to World Nuclear News. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2020",
|
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"The section recently installed\u2014the cryostat base and lower cylinder\u2014paves the way for the installation of the tokamak, the technology design chosen to house the powerful magnetic field that will encase the ultra-hot plasma fusion core. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cryo- + -stat":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041238"
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},
|
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"cryosphere":{
|
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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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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kr\u012b-\u014d-\u02ccsfir"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cryo- + -sphere , after Polish kryosfera":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041514"
|
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},
|
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"cryosorption":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the adsorption of gases onto the cold surfaces of a cryopump":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kr\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cryo- + sorption cry- + sorption":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041540"
|
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},
|
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"cryosel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cryohydrate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kr\u012b\u014d\u02ccsel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, from cryo- cryo- + sel \"salt,\" going back to Old French, going back to Latin sal":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041601"
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}
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} |