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378 lines
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{
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"cue":{
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"antonyms":[
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"column",
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"file",
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"line",
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"queue",
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"range",
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"string",
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"train"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a feature indicating the nature of something perceived":[
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"The expressions on people's faces give us visual cues about their feelings."
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],
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": a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool)":[],
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": a long-handled instrument with a concave head for shoving disks in shuffleboard":[],
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": a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action":[
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"That last line is your cue to exit the stage."
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],
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": mood , humor":[],
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": queue":[],
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": queue sense 2":[],
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": something serving a comparable purpose : hint":[
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"I'll take that yawn as my cue to leave."
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],
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": the letter q":[],
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": the part one has to perform in or as if in a play":[],
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": to give a cue to : prompt":[
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"cued the band to begin"
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],
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": to insert into a continuous performance":[
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"cue in sound effects"
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],
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": to strike with a cue":[],
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": to use a cue":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"circa 1755, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1784, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French queue , literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe, queue , from Latin cauda":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English cu half a farthing (spelled form of q , abbreviation for Latin quadrans quarter of an as)":"Noun",
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"probably from qu , abbreviation (used as a direction in actors' copies of plays) of Latin quando when":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ky\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"clue",
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"hint",
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"indication",
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"inkling",
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"intimation",
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"lead",
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"suggestion"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101956",
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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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"cue ball":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the ball a player strikes with the cue in billiards and pool":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Without sweat to help his grip, Scherzer said the baseball felt like a cue ball in his hand. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"And what about the initial velocity of the cue ball ? \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Inside the car\u2019s purposeful cockpit is a manual stick shift, topped with a traditional black cue ball on a chrome shaft, diligently clunked through a heavy slotted five-speed gate with Reverse located at the top left. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2021",
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"Their mother swooped in, her white head glistening in the late afternoon sunshine like a cue ball under bar lights. \u2014 Sebastian Modak, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 July 2020",
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"Even better, the Mach 1's shift knob is the same retro white cue ball as the Bullitt. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 16 June 2020",
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"The pool game ended, the players left, and the cue ball took its place behind the bar. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2020",
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"Powerful cosmic rays splinter the grains\u2019 particles, sending pieces flying in all directions like a cue ball breaking a rack in billiards. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 14 Jan. 2020",
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"These are played on a pocketless table with three balls \u2014 two cue balls and one object ball. \u2014 John Torsiello, courant.com , 13 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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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":"20220711-233735"
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},
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"cue bid":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bid in contract bridge in a suit previously bid by an opponent made with the purpose of showing an ace or a void in that suit":[],
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": a bid in contract bridge showing the ace or less often a void or a king in the suit":[],
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": to make a cue bid":[],
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": to indicate possession of (an ace, void, or king) by bidding the suit":[]
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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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"cue entry 2":"Noun",
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"cue bid":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023830"
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},
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"cue card":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large card that can be seen by someone (such as an actor) who is performing or speaking on a stage or on television and that shows the words that the person is supposed to say":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224345"
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},
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"cueca":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a South American especially Chilean courtship dance":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kw\u0101k\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish, short for zamacueca":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232919"
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},
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"cue-bid":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bid in contract bridge in a suit previously bid by an opponent made with the purpose of showing an ace or a void in that suit":[],
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": a bid in contract bridge showing the ace or less often a void or a king in the suit":[],
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": to make a cue bid":[],
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": to indicate possession of (an ace, void, or king) by bidding the suit":[]
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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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"cue entry 2":"Noun",
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"cue bid":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235849"
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},
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"cued speech":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a form of communication for the deaf in which lipreading is enhanced by hand signals that distinguish between similar lip movements":[]
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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":"20220713-000447"
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},
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"cueist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": billiardist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ky\u00fc\u0259\u0307st"
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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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"cue entry 4 + -ist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001107"
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},
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"cueman":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who uses a cue : a billiard player":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ky\u00fcm\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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"cue entry 4 + man":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001142"
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},
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"Cueva":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Cunan people of Panama":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": a Chibchan language of the Cueva people":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kw\u0101v\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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"Spanish":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022045"
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},
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"cuesta":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope on the other":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwe-st\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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"Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib \u2014 more at coast":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092055"
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},
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"cue sheet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a detailed outline of a television or radio program giving cues and timing for each item":[]
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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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"cue entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034024"
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},
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"Cuernavaca":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in south central Mexico south of Mexico City; capital of the state of Morelos population 365,168":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckwer-n\u00e4-\u02c8v\u00e4-k\u00e4"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035209"
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},
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"cuerda seca":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a technique used to simulate mosaic and cloisonn\u00e9 enamel effects in colored ceramic tiles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sek\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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"Spanish, literally, dry cord":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035509"
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},
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"cuerda":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Puerto Rican unit of land measure equal to 0.97 acre":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwerd\u0259",
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"-rt\u035fh\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish, from Spanish, cord, rope, from Latin chorda catgut, chord, cord":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041129"
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},
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"Cuenca":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern Ecuador population 329,928":[],
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"province of east central Spain area 6587 square miles (17,060 square kilometers), population 215,165":[],
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"commune east-southeast of Madrid, Spain population 56,472":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kwe\u014b-k\u00e4"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041525"
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}
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} |