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2128 lines
95 KiB
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{
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"Dilantin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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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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"d\u0259-",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8lant-\u1d4an, d\u0259-",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8lan-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132123",
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"type":[
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"trademark"
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]
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},
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"dil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"dilute":[]
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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":"20220707-074324",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"dilacerate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to tear apart or in pieces":[]
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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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"Latin dilaceratus , past participle of dilacerare , from di- (from dis- apart) + lacerare to tear":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259\u0307+",
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181343",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"dilactone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a chemical compound containing two lactone groupings":[]
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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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"di- + lactone":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202219",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dilambdodont":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having two \u039b-shaped transverse ridges on the molar teeth":[]
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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 Dilambdodonta , category of insectivorous mammals recognized in some classifications, from di- + Greek lambda (\u039b) + New Latin -odonta":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6lamd\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135247",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"dilapidated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": decayed , deteriorated , or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse":[
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"a dilapidated old house"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a dilapidated car that had seen better days",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Italy has in recent years sold off hundreds of dilapidated homes for next to nothing, thanks to schemes to attract new residents triggering a wave of regeneration for rural communities. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"Some complain the agency hasn't done enough to maintain the dilapidated homes in its portfolio. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The dilapidated homes of Astor Row were rejuvenated beginning in 1992, after Brooke Astor happened upon them during a tour. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"In the eastern Coachella Valley community of Thermal, Latino farmhands and service workers struggle not to overheat in dilapidated mobile homes while the ultra-wealthy speed racecars in luxury. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"City leaders are looking the redevelopment of the old Showcase Cinemas site to spur a revival of the dilapidated Silver Lane corridor. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
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"Over the next 50 years, the already dilapidated hamlet fell further into decay -- jungle-like vegetation creeping over walls and doors. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"The house, built in 1850, is living history, once the headquarters for a 1,300-acre tobacco plantation and a dilapidated outbuilding which turns out to be one of the best preserve quarters for enslaved people still standing. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
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"Milwaukee's boat house \u2014 one of the city's quirkiest landmarks \u2014 will have its dilapidated lighthouse removed and replaced with a new one. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see dilapidate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259-\u02c8la-p\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beat-up",
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"bombed-out",
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"dog-eared",
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"down-at-the-heels",
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"down-at-heel",
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"down-at-the-heel",
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"down-at-heels",
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"dumpy",
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"grungy",
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"mangy",
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"mean",
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"miserable",
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"moth-eaten",
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"neglected",
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"ratty",
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"run-down",
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"scrubby",
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"scruffy",
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"seedy",
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"shabby",
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"sleazy",
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"tacky",
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"tatterdemalion",
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"tatty",
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"threadbare",
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"timeworn",
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"tumbledown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164105",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"dilapidation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": squander":[],
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": to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin":[
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"furniture is dilapidated by use",
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"\u2014 Janet Flanner"
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],
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": to decay , deteriorate , or fall into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse : to become dilapidated":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the one hand, the structure is dilapidated and inaccessible to people with disabilities \u2014 a significant problem when a good portion of your regulars are senior citizens. \u2014 Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"There\u2019s a sparkly new grocery store and dozens of the greystones that were near the complex and were once dilapidated have been renovated and modernized. \u2014 Lolly Bowean, chicagotribune.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Though the house was dilapidated , Goodman coaxed her kids into helping her spruce it up. \u2014 Brian Goldstone, The New Republic , 21 Aug. 2019",
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"Prepa\u2019s generation plants and distribution lines were dilapidated after years of inadequate maintenance when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last year, knocking out power for millions of customers. \u2014 Andrew Scurria, WSJ , 11 July 2018",
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"This week, England ended their infamous penalty kick shootout jinx, Sweden continued their unlikely run, Belgium survived a thriller and Brazil dilapidated Mexico\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2018",
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"It was riddled with vacancies and by all accounts was dilapidated . \u2014 Meg Kelly, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2018",
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"Rossello highlighted how the island\u2019s electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 23 Jan. 2018",
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"One of Poway\u2019s most historic structures \u2014 one that has become rat-infested and dilapidated since being shuttered and fenced off 15 years ago \u2014 will likely be torn down to make way for a low-income housing complex for veterans. \u2014 J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com , 6 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin dilapidatus , past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis- + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid-, lapis stone":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259-\u02c8la-p\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023519",
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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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"dilatant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": increasing in viscosity and setting to a solid as a result of deformation by expansion, pressure, or agitation":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u1d4ant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125123",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"dilatation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dilated or enlarged part or formation":[
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"intestinal dilatations"
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],
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": amplification in writing or speech":[
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"\"\u2026 And then he went on in a dilatation on the dumbness of Nature during the season's suspension and torpidity.\"",
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"\u2014 Cowden Clarke"
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],
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": the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the body : dilation sense b":[
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"\u2026 balloon dilatation of the affected tubal wall \u2026",
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"\u2014 Edmond Confino et al."
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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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"Elevated feeders were once recommended as a way to prevent gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), also known as bloat, a life-threatening condition that\u2019s most prevalent in large and deep-chested breeds. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"The couple\u2019s veterinarian later confirmed that Gus died from a stomach bloat, also known as gastric dilatation -volvulus (GDV). \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"In the case of Spix\u2019s little blue macaws, that disease was nasty and incurable: proventricular dilatation disease. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Overdrinking or drinking too rapidly may cause bloat, a term used to describe gastric dilatation -volvulus. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"In Arkansas, dilatation and evacuation was the only method used to end pregnancies after 12 weeks, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 23 Dec. 2020",
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"Poppy had gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), more commonly known as bloat. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 21 Mar. 2018",
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"An enlarged stomach accompanied by drooling, panting and retching without bringing anything up is a sign of gastric dilatation volvulus, commonly known as bloat and often seen in deep-chested dogs. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 8 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b-l\u0259-",
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"\u02ccdil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccd\u012b-",
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"\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034424",
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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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"dilatative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dilative":[]
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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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"Latin dilatat us + English -ive":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6l\u0101t\u0259tiv",
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"\u02c8dil\u0259\u02cct\u0101-",
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"\u02c8d\u012bl\u0259-",
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8l-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190844",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"dilate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"condense",
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"shorten"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become expanded in extent":[
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"Understandably, a tendency to philosophize dilated with old age.",
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"\u2014 Anthony Powell",
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"Time dilates when you mentally hop continents.",
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"\u2014 Bret Wallach"
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],
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": to comment at length : discourse":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on or upon It's no small irony that a man who made a career out of dilating on failure should have ended up a success. \u2014 James Atlas He dwells and dilates upon every highlight and lowlight \u2026 \u2014 The New Yorker"
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],
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": to describe or set forth at length or in detail":[
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"Do me the favor to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them \u2026",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": to enlarge, widen, or cause to expand":[
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"Nitric oxide is a potent vasodilator that increases blood flow by dilating blood vessels.",
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"\u2014 Ruth MacPete",
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"Inhalers, the standard treatment for asthma, relieve wheezing by delivering an agent that dilates the bronchioles \u2026",
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"\u2014 Tony Dajer",
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"Cocaine \u2026 increases the heart rate, raises the blood pressure and, in large doses, increases the body temperature and dilates the pupils of the eyes.",
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"\u2014 Craif Van Dyke and Robert Byck"
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],
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": to expand in extent":[
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"dilate our cultural knowledge",
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"Like millions of other urban youths in the 1960s, Tian got a chance to dilate his horizons when he was sent into the countryside during the Cultural Revolution to learn from the peasantry.",
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"\u2014 Lawrence Chua"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate .",
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"During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters.",
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"The drug dilates the blood vessels.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person\u2019s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person\u2019s uterus. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. \u2014 Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"According to the American Heart Association, dilated cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to dilate and a chamber to enlarge, leading to difficulty when pumping blood and preventing the heart muscle from contracting normally. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"In others, muscles surrounding the cloaca could block an unwanted male, or dilate to allow entry to a preferred suitor. \u2014 Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The hypothesis was that the mild version of non-freezing cold injury might damage the ability of your blood vessels to dilate and bring warm blood to your extremities, and compromise your ability to detect subtle changes in temperature. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2021",
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"Within a half-hour to a couple of hours, the misoprostol leads the cervix to dilate and the uterus to begin contracting, which empties the embryo from the uterus. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
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"Both erectile dysfunction medications and nitrates cause blood vessels to dilate , which can dramatically escalate if the drugs are taken close together, potentially causing a sharp drop in blood pressure. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"As a result, the levels of cGMP/cAMP increase in the smooth muscle cells that line the walls of your blood vessels, which in turn cause the smooth muscles to relax and the blood vessels to dilate and expand. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French dilater , from Latin dilatare , literally, to spread wide, from dis- + latus wide \u2014 more at latitude":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101t",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilate expand , amplify , swell , distend , inflate , dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply regardless of the manner of increase (such as growth, unfolding, addition of parts). a business that expands every year amplify implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate. amplify the statement with details swell implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits. the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions distend implies outward extension caused by pressure from within. a distended abdomen inflate implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and suggests a vulnerability to sudden collapse. an inflated ego dilate applies especially to expansion of circumference. dilated pupils",
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"synonyms":[
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"amplify",
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"develop",
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"elaborate (on)",
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"enlarge (on ",
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"expand",
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"flesh (out)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212358",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dilate (on":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to talk about (a subject) for a long time":[
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"We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085855"
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},
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"dilate (on ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": to talk about (a subject) for a long time"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190339",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"dilate on/upon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to talk about (a subject) for a long time":[
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"We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief."
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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":"20220706-124809",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"dilated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": caused by dilatation (see dilatation sense 1a )":[
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"dilated cardiomyopathy"
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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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"Her cognitive load and heart rate slowed, and her pupils became less dilated , all signs of relaxation. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, harm reduction counselors and fellow drug users keep an eye on one another, checking for dilated pupils or labored breathing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Although physicians can use a test in which a puff of air is blown into your eye for screening, official diagnosis requires a dilated exam to scrutinize the optic nerve as well as other tests. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2020",
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"In March 2017, the coroner revealed that the singer died of natural causes and suffered a dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
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"The child became lethargic and displayed dilated pupils after eating candy from trick-or-treating, Sgt. \u2014 Alyssa Stoney, azcentral , 5 Nov. 2019",
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"Their baby\u2019s kidneys were more dilated than usual and underdeveloped, a relatively common condition. \u2014 Colleen Cronin, PEOPLE.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
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"According to the doctors, the baby\u2019s kidneys were more dilated than usual, and also underdeveloped, a relatively common condition, affecting up to 30 percent of unborn babies. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 20 July 2019",
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"And there was the option of lasering away dilated blood vessels. \u2014 Alice Gregory, Allure , 28 Apr. 2019"
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"dilation":{
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": an increase in duration of an event due to the effects of special relativity (see relativity sense 3a )":[
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"However, if the Sun kept its same mass and were made smaller in circumference so its surface was closer to its center, then its gravity would be stronger, and correspondingly its gravitational time dilation \u2014its warpage of time\u2014would become larger.",
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"\u2014 Kip S. Thorne",
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"A related \"time dilation \" is caused by gravity: near a large mass, clocks tend to run slow.",
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"\u2014 Martin Rees"
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],
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": the act or action of enlarging, expanding, or widening : the state of being dilated : such as":[],
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": the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the body":[
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"dilation of the pupil with atropine",
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"Faced with threatening situations, the body responds with a sudden dilation of blood vessels.",
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"\u2014 Paul G. Donohue",
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"She has been treated with esophageal dilation , antacids and cimetidine \u2026",
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"\u2014 David B. Adams",
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"This year in the United States, more than 200,000 balloon dilations of the coronary arteries will be done \u2026",
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"\u2014 John Stone"
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],
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": the act or process of expanding (such as in extent or volume)":[
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"\u2026 the dilation of palladium grains undergoing hydrogen absorption.",
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"\u2014 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Favier et al.",
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"The thermometer bulbs are subject to thermal and pressure dilation \u2026",
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"\u2014 Leslie A. Guildner"
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],
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": the condition of being stretched or enlarged beyond normal dimensions : dilatation sense 1a":[
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"chronic dilation of arterioles",
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"left ventricular dilation",
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"While the physiological cause of migraines is still unclear, researchers suspect that it involves the prolonged dilation of blood vessels in the brain.",
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"\u2014 Andrew Weil"
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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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"Most of the men and women who reported a response to the illusion also experienced pupil dilation . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
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"Testing this fuel will require Buzz to fly a series of missions, each one lasting only four minutes for him but, due to some clever time- dilation principles, a few years for those waiting patiently for him back on terra firma. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
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"Nitric oxide is released from the interior of the artery, causing dilation . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
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"Also, a 2018 law banning a procedure generally used after the 14th week of pregnancy called dilation and evacuation remains subject to a legal challenge. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
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"The autonomic nervous system, which regulates things like heart rate, pupil dilation , body temperature, and digestion, can be split into two categories: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"More specifically, Givens raises concerns about how companies could seek to use biometric data gleaned from metaverse users, such as pupil dilation or arm movements. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron sought to defend a 2018 law banning dilation and evacuation abortions after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration no longer would. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Surgery was one way to do that, with a specialized procedure known as a dilation and evacuation. \u2014 Josh Replogle, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172551",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dilation and curettage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a medical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated and a curette is inserted into the uterus to scrape away the endometrium (as for the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy) : d&c":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After staunching the bleeding, an obstetrician wanted to perform a procedure called a dilation and curettage \u2014 commonly referred to as a D&C \u2014 to remove the tissue from the uterus. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Author\u2019s note: This article includes quotations about miscarriage and information about dilation and curettage procedures. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
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"When that happens, your doctor may recommend a test called dilation and curettage . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Health.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"She was readmitted to the hospital, where she was treated for a uterine infection and underwent a dilation and curettage to help clear the blood clots from her uterus. \u2014 Elissa Garay, Good Housekeeping , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The doctor also submitted bills for 75 other invasive procedures, such as dilation and curettage and laparoscopy, and for 740 office visits by detainees over five years. \u2014 Jeremy Redmon, ajc , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Plus, our doctor wants to do a D&C ( dilation and curettage , which involves the surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus) to get rid of the questionable inflammation because antibiotics are not working. \u2014 refinery29.com , 30 Nov. 2020",
|
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"In the latter case, Bishop says, a pregnant individual may opt to have a procedure called a dilation and curettage (D&C), during which doctors remove the tissue from inside the uterus. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
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"What followed was a trip to my doctor\u2019s office for a medically necessary, unmedicated dilation and curettage procedure to remove any tissue remaining in my uterus, and a wheelchair carting me back to the car. \u2014 Jessica Zucker, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212050",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dilation and extraction":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a surgical abortion that is typically performed during the third trimester or later part of the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the death of the fetus is induced after it has passed partway through the dilated cervix":[
|
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"A central question is whether the Court will accept the law's definition of \"partial-birth\" abortion, a term used by antiabortion forces to describe intact dilation and extraction (D&X).",
|
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"\u2014 Alexi A. Wright and Ingrid T. Katz"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In 2000, the Guttmacher Institute estimated that dilation and extraction accounted for 0.17 percent of the abortions in the United States. \u2014 Alex Thomas, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The law uses a non-medical phrase to describe a late-term procedure that involves dilation and extraction of the fetus. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 20 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065701",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dilative":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": causing dilation : tending to dilate":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1634, 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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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccl\u0101-",
|
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"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-tiv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230657",
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"dilatometer":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun",
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an instrument for measuring expansion":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccdil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r",
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-",
|
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"\u02ccd\u012bl-",
|
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"\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084848"
|
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},
|
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"dilatory":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
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"bolting",
|
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"breakneck",
|
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"breathless",
|
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"brisk",
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"careering",
|
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"dizzy",
|
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"fast",
|
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"fleet",
|
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"flying",
|
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"hasty",
|
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"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
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"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
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"racing",
|
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"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
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"scooting",
|
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"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by procrastination : tardy":[
|
|
"dilatory in paying bills"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending or intended to cause delay":[
|
|
"dilatory tactics"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"He can\u2019t be blamed for the agency\u2019s dilatory response to problems at the plant. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Members of Congress from both parties are raising tough questions about this dilatory pace. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Cleage\u2019s dilatory method, unfortunately, nudges her to find melodramatic solutions to the stasis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And some parents-to-be, either superstitious or simply dilatory , hesitate to purchase baby items far in advance. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"What makes this dilatory pace unfathomable is that Democrats know the disastrous implications of the loss of a single Senate seat in the midst of a legislative battle. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Near the end of the meeting on Tuesday, Allard stopped testimony by raising a point of information and asking a series of procedural questions, a move LaFrance said was dilatory . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory , evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
|
|
"State and local governments have been even more dilatory . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French dilatorie , Late Latin dilatorius , from Latin differre (past participle dilatus ) to postpone, differ \u2014 more at differ , tolerate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192447",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dilemma":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a difficult or persistent problem":[
|
|
"unemployment \u2026 the great central dilemma of our advancing technology",
|
|
"\u2014 August Heckscher"
|
|
],
|
|
": a problem involving a difficult choice":[
|
|
"the dilemma of \"liberty versus order\"",
|
|
"\u2014 J. M. Burns"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice":[
|
|
"faces this dilemma : raise interest rates and slow the economy or lower them and risk serious inflation"
|
|
],
|
|
": an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When it comes to the boss, there is a real dilemma . You're caught between a career-limiting rejection of virtual friendship or a career-limiting access to photos of yourself glassy-eyed at a party. \u2014 Jared Sandberg , Wall Street Journal , 10 July 2007",
|
|
"What's a pampered 20-something to do when her rich fianc\u00e9 goes on a business trip and comes back married to someone else",
|
|
"Both authors are prepared to dwell as long on the savor of a ripe melon as on the significance of a moral dilemma . \u2014 Roger Shattuck , New York Review of Books , 13 June 2002",
|
|
"The country's decision to go to war has caused a major dilemma for its allies.",
|
|
"We're facing a terrible dilemma .",
|
|
"I don't know what to do; it's a real dilemma .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As a tech startup focusing on creating a single source of truth for massive amounts of disparate healthcare data, H1 faced a dilemma . \u2014 Ariel Katz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Nevertheless, the decline in U.S. naval numbers\u2014and the same is true for the other services\u2014reflects a dilemma that may not be resolved by money alone. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Or maybe because the short-story form is too brief to be able to introduce a worthy dilemma and then resolve it within 6,000 words or fewer. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Some can ruminate for a long time without resolving a dilemma . \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Like any good Austen love story, though, Persuasion hinges on a romantic dilemma . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the tour\u2019s leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance and pose a dilemma between curbing it and preserving fan appeal and recreational satisfaction. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"If your skin is long overdue for a cleansing facial, the much-beloved Indian Healing Clay by Aztec Secret is the answer to that dilemma . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Utah\u2019s dilemma raises a core question as the country heats up: How quickly are Americans willing to adapt to the effects of climate change, even as those effects become urgent, obvious, and potentially catastrophic"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Late Greek dil\u0113mmat-, dil\u0113mma , probably back-formation from Greek dil\u0113mmatos involving two assumptions, from di- + l\u0113mmat-, l\u0113mma assumption \u2014 more at lemma":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"also d\u012b-",
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8le-m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"double bind",
|
|
"quandary"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092403",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dilettante":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"specialist"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler":[
|
|
"Mr. Carroll often criticizes the superficial lives of the dilettantes \u2026 who mingle in New York.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Stevens",
|
|
"Whitman ran an amateurish campaign \u2026 and was painted as an aristocratic dilettante .",
|
|
"\u2014 Eleanor Clift"
|
|
],
|
|
": an admirer or lover of the arts":[
|
|
"It was unparalleled, undreamed-of, that I, Humphrey Van Weyden, a scholar and a dilettante , if you please, in things artistic and literary, should be lying here on a Bering Sea seal-hunting schooner.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack London"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I recently spent a week in Alaska trying to learn how to be a mountaineer. I did not succeed very well, and the details are not very interesting. I finished the course (I was enrolled in a course) thinking that perhaps I am better off remaining a slightly-above-average mountain dilettante . An occasional rock climber. \u2014 Jason Lee Steorts , National Review , 18 Aug. 2008",
|
|
"Being a powerhouse herself in ways that make today's feminist superwomen look like dilettantes , she inevitably clashed with star directors like Maurice Tourneur and Ernst Lubitsch. \u2014 Molly Haskell , New York Times Book Review , 6 June 1999",
|
|
"Most of the articles published in Naval History reflect time-consuming research and investigation. The efforts are not the work of dilettantes , but of professional and semiprofessional historians. \u2014 Michael M. Bergfeld , Naval History , July/August 1997",
|
|
"You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante .",
|
|
"she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Over the past year or so, the viral moments mocking Disney adults keep accumulating, piling one on top of the other like a twentysomething dilettante \u2019s LSAT prep books. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Any dilettante with money can buy a mixer and auto beat match their way into the dance world. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Long before that, Scaife had lived the life of a dilettante . \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Critics derided him throughout as a rich dilettante seeking to buy a seat in Congress. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Arne, a professor on summer holiday with his family, is friends with Egil, a dilettante who has experienced a recent religious breakthrough. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Witchcraft, real or imagined, has become a somewhat trendy tack among writers turning over the legacies of patriarchy, but Blakemore is no dilettante here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"None of these dilettante candidates has held public office, and none of them is willing to start at the beginning in local politics. \u2014 Nicholas Goldberg, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
|
|
"The language might suggest one dilettante in conversation with another, but both women defied such stereotypes. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare \u2014 more at delight":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cctant",
|
|
"\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4nt",
|
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"-\u02c8tant",
|
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"\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4nt"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilettante amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"dabbler",
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"hobbyist",
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"layman",
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"nonexpert",
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"nonprofessional",
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"potterer",
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"putterer",
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"tinkerer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005830",
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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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"dilettantish":{
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"antonyms":[
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"authority",
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"expert",
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"pro",
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"professional",
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"specialist"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler":[
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"Mr. Carroll often criticizes the superficial lives of the dilettantes \u2026 who mingle in New York.",
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"\u2014 Mark Stevens",
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"Whitman ran an amateurish campaign \u2026 and was painted as an aristocratic dilettante .",
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"\u2014 Eleanor Clift"
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],
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": an admirer or lover of the arts":[
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"It was unparalleled, undreamed-of, that I, Humphrey Van Weyden, a scholar and a dilettante , if you please, in things artistic and literary, should be lying here on a Bering Sea seal-hunting schooner.",
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"\u2014 Jack London"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I recently spent a week in Alaska trying to learn how to be a mountaineer. I did not succeed very well, and the details are not very interesting. I finished the course (I was enrolled in a course) thinking that perhaps I am better off remaining a slightly-above-average mountain dilettante . An occasional rock climber. \u2014 Jason Lee Steorts , National Review , 18 Aug. 2008",
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"Being a powerhouse herself in ways that make today's feminist superwomen look like dilettantes , she inevitably clashed with star directors like Maurice Tourneur and Ernst Lubitsch. \u2014 Molly Haskell , New York Times Book Review , 6 June 1999",
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"Most of the articles published in Naval History reflect time-consuming research and investigation. The efforts are not the work of dilettantes , but of professional and semiprofessional historians. \u2014 Michael M. Bergfeld , Naval History , July/August 1997",
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"You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante .",
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"she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Over the past year or so, the viral moments mocking Disney adults keep accumulating, piling one on top of the other like a twentysomething dilettante \u2019s LSAT prep books. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
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"Any dilettante with money can buy a mixer and auto beat match their way into the dance world. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Long before that, Scaife had lived the life of a dilettante . \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Critics derided him throughout as a rich dilettante seeking to buy a seat in Congress. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"Arne, a professor on summer holiday with his family, is friends with Egil, a dilettante who has experienced a recent religious breakthrough. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"Witchcraft, real or imagined, has become a somewhat trendy tack among writers turning over the legacies of patriarchy, but Blakemore is no dilettante here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"None of these dilettante candidates has held public office, and none of them is willing to start at the beginning in local politics. \u2014 Nicholas Goldberg, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
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"The language might suggest one dilettante in conversation with another, but both women defied such stereotypes. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare \u2014 more at delight":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cctant",
|
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"\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4nt",
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"-\u02c8tant",
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"\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilettante amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
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"hobbyist",
|
|
"layman",
|
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"nonexpert",
|
|
"nonprofessional",
|
|
"potterer",
|
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"putterer",
|
|
"tinkerer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185857",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diligent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking":[
|
|
"a diligent worker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The American intelligence community's single greatest failing is its lack of good \"humint\"\u2014human intelligence, the dirty, diligent , shoe-leather penetration of terror networks. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 15 Oct. 2001",
|
|
"Like any diligent foreign correspondent, he attends the briefings and collects face time with the officials, but he knows it's the citizens (the upstanding as well as the jailers, the whores, the black marketeers and the smugglers) who tell the truth \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone , 19 Sept. 1996",
|
|
"He was a fourth-year drama student at UCLA and diligent about such valuable actorly exercises as eavesdropping, spying, and telling complicated lies to fellow passengers on airplanes. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
|
|
"In spite of diligent work as editor, hack writer, sea captain, and assorted other trades, he wound up poor. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
|
|
"a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Martin has been diligent in his preparation for the pros. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Especially since the hearings for Judge Robert Bork in 1987, Supreme Court nominees have seemed to be especially diligent in attempting to say nothing of note. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hepa is pursing a graduate degree in finance at Hawaii and still remains diligent in his studies. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though Shibbir Chowdhury and his mother were diligent in cleaning the yard since the cancer diagnosis, the family faced challenges when the son traveled to Bangladesh for three months last year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Caesar\u2019s diligent research brings to life Wilson\u2019s remarkable attempt to make his big dream come true. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the biggest downsides to juicing is the cleanup \u2014 most models have metal mesh strainers that require diligent scrubbing after every use. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The city should charge for any costs to maintain safety for the scooters and the companies and riders need to be more diligent on clearing the sidewalks and vacant lots of scooters. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"While attacks on our core financial market infrastructures are obviously a matter of grave concern, at least the financial sector has been more diligent about hardening its security posture and adopting zero-trust controls. \u2014 Steve Piper, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligent-, diligens , from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select \u2014 more at legend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diligent busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diligently":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking":[
|
|
"a diligent worker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The American intelligence community's single greatest failing is its lack of good \"humint\"\u2014human intelligence, the dirty, diligent , shoe-leather penetration of terror networks. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 15 Oct. 2001",
|
|
"Like any diligent foreign correspondent, he attends the briefings and collects face time with the officials, but he knows it's the citizens (the upstanding as well as the jailers, the whores, the black marketeers and the smugglers) who tell the truth \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone , 19 Sept. 1996",
|
|
"He was a fourth-year drama student at UCLA and diligent about such valuable actorly exercises as eavesdropping, spying, and telling complicated lies to fellow passengers on airplanes. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
|
|
"In spite of diligent work as editor, hack writer, sea captain, and assorted other trades, he wound up poor. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
|
|
"a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Martin has been diligent in his preparation for the pros. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Especially since the hearings for Judge Robert Bork in 1987, Supreme Court nominees have seemed to be especially diligent in attempting to say nothing of note. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hepa is pursing a graduate degree in finance at Hawaii and still remains diligent in his studies. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though Shibbir Chowdhury and his mother were diligent in cleaning the yard since the cancer diagnosis, the family faced challenges when the son traveled to Bangladesh for three months last year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Caesar\u2019s diligent research brings to life Wilson\u2019s remarkable attempt to make his big dream come true. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the biggest downsides to juicing is the cleanup \u2014 most models have metal mesh strainers that require diligent scrubbing after every use. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The city should charge for any costs to maintain safety for the scooters and the companies and riders need to be more diligent on clearing the sidewalks and vacant lots of scooters. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"While attacks on our core financial market infrastructures are obviously a matter of grave concern, at least the financial sector has been more diligent about hardening its security posture and adopting zero-trust controls. \u2014 Steve Piper, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligent-, diligens , from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select \u2014 more at legend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diligent busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dilly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that is remarkable or outstanding":[
|
|
"had a dilly of a storm",
|
|
"for a practical joke, that was a dilly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pick-a- dilly Craft Fair St. Peter\u2019s United Methodist Church, 20775 Kingsland Blvd. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 29 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete dilly , adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripper",
|
|
"ripsnorter",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dillydally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't dillydally on the way to the store",
|
|
"restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 22 May 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1741, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"reduplication of dally":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0113-\u02ccda-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"lollygag",
|
|
"lallygag",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091429",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dillydallying":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't dillydally on the way to the store",
|
|
"restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 22 May 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1741, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"reduplication of dally":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0113-\u02ccda-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"lollygag",
|
|
"lallygag",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diltiazem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a calcium channel blocker C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 S used especially in the form of its hydrochloride as a coronary vasodilator":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Studies in mice narrowed the search to just one candidate, the calciumchannel blocker diltiazem , which is normally used to treat hypertension. \u2014 Neil Savage, Scientific American , 18 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The staff normally would have administered diltiazem , also known as Cardizem, that is used to steady an abnormal heart rate. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 1 July 2018",
|
|
"But diltiazem was out of stock, and when two other drugs \u2014 adenosine and metoprolol \u2014 didn\u2019t work, Mr. Alsina was admitted overnight. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 1 July 2018",
|
|
"There isn\u2019t any diltiazem , a one-time staple to treat rapid heart rate. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 22 May 2018",
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"Documents in the case showed that in 1998 Ben Venue Laboratories, an Ohio company that produced the heart medication diltiazem , paid GPO fees that exceeded half its sales on the drug. \u2014 Phillip L. Zweig And, WSJ , 7 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from International Scientific Vocabulary dil ator + benzo t h iaze pin, tricyclic compound structurally similar to benzodiazepine + -m (as in diazepam )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"dil-\u02c8t\u012b-\u0259-(\u02cc)zem"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105537",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"dilucidate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make clear : elucidate":[]
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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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"Late Latin dilucidatus , past participle of dilucidare , from Latin di- (from dis- apart) + Late Latin lucidare to make clear, from Latin lucidus clear, shining":""
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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":"20220707-072755",
|
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"type":[
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"noun,",
|
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"transitive verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"diluendo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dying away":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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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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"Italian, literally, diluting, from Latin diluendum , gerund of diluere to dilute":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdil(y)\u0259\u02c8wen(\u02cc)d\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051910",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"diluent":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Over-the-counter antigen tests from manufacturers including Abbott Labs and Quidel contain a diluent that users are instructed to mix with a sample collected from a nasal swab. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"If too little or too much diluent , or reagent, is used, even that can deliver a false negative or positive result. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Some formulations of the Pfizer vaccine must be mixed with a solution, or diluent . \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin diluent-, diluens , present participle of diluere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dil-y\u0259-w\u0259nt",
|
|
"-y\u00fc-\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210642",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"dilutant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": diluent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b|\u02c8l\u00fct\u1d4ant",
|
|
"d\u0259\u0307| also |l\u02c8y\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222118",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dilute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"washy",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": attenuate":[
|
|
"dilute the power of the mayoralty",
|
|
"diluting the quality of the finished product"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decrease the per share value of ( common stock ) by increasing the total number of shares":[],
|
|
": to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if by admixture":[
|
|
"dilute a color",
|
|
"But spreading the light out also dilutes it \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Zeilik and John Gaustad"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make thinner or more liquid by admixture":[
|
|
"diluted the bleach with water",
|
|
"diluting juice with water"
|
|
],
|
|
": weak , diluted":[
|
|
"a dilute acid solution"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"You can dilute the medicine with water.",
|
|
"The hiring of the new CEO diluted the power of the company's president.",
|
|
"diluting the quality of our products",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a dilute solution of acid",
|
|
"a dilute acid that's safe to handle in the classroom",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But doing so would dilute the Big Ten\u2019s overall strength and do nothing to move the needle during the league\u2019s current TV rights negotiations. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Another day of big deals also could further dilute the novelty of the Prime Day event, which is scheduled this year for July 12 and 13. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Virginia purchase did not dilute hope from Maryland lawmakers that the team would remain in Landover. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"No matter how short families be on formula, Dr. Navneet Hundal, a pediatric gastroenterology at Mass. General Brigham, do not dilute the mixture by adding more water, or attempt to make your own. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Volkswagen\u2019s ownership would dilute Ducati\u2019s passion and purity have proven false. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Don't dilute your current formula to extend its use For more information about the shortage and officials' response to get more formula on the shelves, go to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The method is essentially the same as the method for Japanese iced coffee; the idea is to make a concentrate of coffee or tea with boiling water, then instantly dilute that concentrate with an equal amount of ice. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Such parts dilute the analytical power of the whole. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"For example, Wilson\u2019s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year. \u2014 Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle , 5 June 2018",
|
|
"Tests pick it up even in dilute wastewater,'' the story reports. \u2014 Bob Warren, NOLA.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Of the plants previously watered with very dilute vinegar, 70 percent survived while almost none of those that were given other acids or only water did. \u2014 Carolyln Wilke, sacbee , 30 June 2017",
|
|
"A dilute sample is when a player drinks so much water, the urine test administered is ineffective because of the excess water consumption. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
|
|
"Dallas Cowboys Bob\u2019s pick: Jabril Peppers, DB/LB, Michigan Comment: A dilute sample on a drug test might cause some teams pause about Peppers. \u2014 Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times , 27 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Cincinnati: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (6-0, 229) \u2014 A dilute sample at the combine",
|
|
"These works contained a very dilute formaldehyde solution that was contained within sealed tanks. \u2014 Christopher D. Shea, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin dilutus , past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di- + lavere to wash \u2014 more at lye":"Verb and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fct, d\u0259-",
|
|
"d\u0259-",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205334",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"diluted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"full-bodied",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a decreased per share value due to an increase in the total number of shares":[
|
|
"Diluted shares can be tricky to calculate, especially when it comes to stock options, which are the most common obligation to issue shares that companies face.",
|
|
"\u2014 Fool.com"
|
|
],
|
|
": weakened or thinned by or as if by having been mixed with something else (such as water)":[
|
|
"diluted wine/paint/bleach",
|
|
"Just be sure not to confuse peppermint oil, which is concentrated and thus far more potent, with peppermint extract, a diluted mixture that contains approximately 20% peppermint oil.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kim Steckler",
|
|
"The most common method of skin testing is the scratch test, where a diluted amount of the allergen is applied to a scratch on the back or arm.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeanie Wilson",
|
|
"\u2026 the diluted light of a north European summer \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jean McNeil",
|
|
"\u2026 his photos capture urban landscapes with muted slightly diluted colours that have a gritty appeal.",
|
|
"\u2014 Liora Ipsum",
|
|
"\u2026 wielding diluted power in a deadlocked government in a tiny state \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Barnard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u0259d",
|
|
"d\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"washy",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dill water":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a distilled aqueous solution of the volatile constituents of dill":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144001"
|
|
},
|
|
"dillue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to separate (tin ore) by washing in a hand sieve":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Cornish dyllo to discharge, set free":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162219"
|
|
},
|
|
"dilutee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unskilled worker performing a task previously a part or process of a skilled operation \u2014 compare dilution sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b|\u00a6l\u00fc\u00a6t\u0113",
|
|
"\u00a6d\u012b|(\u02cc)l\u00fc-",
|
|
"d\u0259\u0307|\u00a6l\u00fc- also |l\u00a6y\u00fc- or |l(\u02cc)y\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u00a6dily\u0259\u00a6t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165430"
|
|
},
|
|
"diligence":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity":[
|
|
"showed great diligence in tracking down the story",
|
|
"He had earned universal respect for his integrity, fairness, and diligence .",
|
|
"\u2014 John L. Sanders"
|
|
],
|
|
": speed , haste":[
|
|
"Go, hence with diligence !",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": the attention and care legally expected or required of a person (such as a party to a contract) \u2014 see also due diligence":[],
|
|
": stagecoach":[
|
|
"The railway had driven coach companies out of business \u2026. Once, the journey had taken three days by diligence .",
|
|
"\u2014 Graham Robb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cczh\u00e4\u207fs",
|
|
"\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assiduity",
|
|
"assiduousness",
|
|
"industriousness",
|
|
"industry",
|
|
"sedulity",
|
|
"sedulousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligentia , from diligent-, diligens \u2014 see diligent":"Noun",
|
|
"French, literally, haste, from Middle French, persevering application":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1742, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175113"
|
|
},
|
|
"diligencia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": diligence entry 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdil\u0259\u02c8jen(t)s\u0113\u0259",
|
|
"-nch\u0259",
|
|
"or as Sp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, translation of French diligence":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180820"
|
|
},
|
|
"dilution":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the action of diluting : the state of being diluted":[],
|
|
": something (such as a solution) that is diluted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n, d\u0259-",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In fact, the movie often plays like another Stranger Things dilution , watering down the paperback thrills of literature\u2019s reigning master of horror into an inferior throwback substitution. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Carta Manages capital tables for 29,000 startups, tracking ownership of shares and options, valuations and dilution when new shares are issued. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"This dilution and expansion caused some of us to wonder: What else could politics possibly be about, if not the regulation of a particular class of living beings",
|
|
"Some companies also buy back shares to offset dilution from equity plans that allocate shares to executives as part of their annual compensation, resulting in a higher share count over time. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Less is more, less ingredient gives better coverage [and] gives less dilution . \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Some scholars have argued that digital Buddhism epitomizes Western appropriation and dilution of traditional Asian practices. \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The lawsuit also seeks damages for trademark dilution and unfair competition. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There was also substantial shareholder dilution within that time. \u2014 Steven Desmyter, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003621"
|
|
},
|
|
"diligency":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": diligence entry 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-si",
|
|
"\u02c8dil\u0259j\u0259ns\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin diligentia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004435"
|
|
},
|
|
"diluvial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or brought about by a flood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-v\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"d\u012b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"Seas will be higher, rain more diluvial and storms fiercer. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Sep. 2019"
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"Verb",
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"You can dilute the medicine with water.",
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"The hiring of the new CEO diluted the power of the company's president.",
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"diluting the quality of our products",
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"Adjective",
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"a dilute solution of acid",
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"a dilute acid that's safe to handle in the classroom",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But doing so would dilute the Big Ten\u2019s overall strength and do nothing to move the needle during the league\u2019s current TV rights negotiations. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
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"Another day of big deals also could further dilute the novelty of the Prime Day event, which is scheduled this year for July 12 and 13. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
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"The Virginia purchase did not dilute hope from Maryland lawmakers that the team would remain in Landover. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
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"No matter how short families be on formula, Dr. Navneet Hundal, a pediatric gastroenterology at Mass. General Brigham, do not dilute the mixture by adding more water, or attempt to make your own. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
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"Volkswagen\u2019s ownership would dilute Ducati\u2019s passion and purity have proven false. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Don't dilute your current formula to extend its use For more information about the shortage and officials' response to get more formula on the shelves, go to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
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"The method is essentially the same as the method for Japanese iced coffee; the idea is to make a concentrate of coffee or tea with boiling water, then instantly dilute that concentrate with an equal amount of ice. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
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"Such parts dilute the analytical power of the whole. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"For example, Wilson\u2019s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
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"The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year. \u2014 Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle , 5 June 2018",
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"Tests pick it up even in dilute wastewater,'' the story reports. \u2014 Bob Warren, NOLA.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
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"Of the plants previously watered with very dilute vinegar, 70 percent survived while almost none of those that were given other acids or only water did. \u2014 Carolyln Wilke, sacbee , 30 June 2017",
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"A dilute sample is when a player drinks so much water, the urine test administered is ineffective because of the excess water consumption. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
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"Dallas Cowboys Bob\u2019s pick: Jabril Peppers, DB/LB, Michigan Comment: A dilute sample on a drug test might cause some teams pause about Peppers. \u2014 Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times , 27 Apr. 2017",
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"Cincinnati: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (6-0, 229) \u2014 A dilute sample at the combine",
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"These works contained a very dilute formaldehyde solution that was contained within sealed tanks. \u2014 Christopher D. Shea, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2016"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin dilutus , past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di- + lavere to wash \u2014 more at lye":"Verb and Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1605, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135742"
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"-vy\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165145"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In large bowl toss together arugula, parsley, radish slices, dill weed , and chives. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
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"Here\u2019s a gentle reminder, though: Being an unabashed dill weed to others is still, under most circumstances, unacceptable. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"Traditionally made with Greek yogurt, diced cucumbers, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and a variety of herbs such as dill weed , parsley or mint, Tzatziki commonly accompanies an array of Mediterranean dishes. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2021",
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"This member of the parsley family has a bulbous base, celery-like stalks and feathery fronds (leaves) that resemble dill weed . \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2021",
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"Traditionally made with Greek yogurt, diced cucumbers, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and a variety of herbs such as dill weed , parsley or mint, Tzatziki is commonly paired with an array of Mediterranean dishes. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 16 Aug. 2020",
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"Also known as Florence fennel, finocchio, or sweet anise, this member of the parsley family has a bulbous base, celery-like stalks, and feathery fronds (leaves) resembling dill weed . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 Mar. 2020",
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"In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, dill weed , salt, and black pepper. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 26 July 2019",
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"To prepare dill sauce, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, feta, vinegar, dill weed , sugar, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is also a great place to toss in fresh, soft herbs, like mint, parsley or dill . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"This dish is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice and raisins, which is mixed with fresh parsley and dill . \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Spoon the sauce over the asparagus, sprinkle the dill over and serve. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the dip to a ramekin or small bowl and top with the remaining dill if serving right away. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
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"In our garden at home, the dill is thriving and the peonies are bursting with bloom. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Extra soft white bread with the crusts removed gets layered with razor-thin English cucumbers (peeled, please, then lightly salted and drained), butter, a light dusting of fine pepper and perhaps a spray of fresh herbs such as dill . \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"Best bites: Fried Cauliflower with feta mousse, serrano and dill . \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"Mix lemon juice, canola oil, sugar and dill together in a small bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 May 2022"
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"Middle English dile , from Old English; akin to Old High German tilli dill":""
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"dill pickle":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That covers the vinegar side of the flavor duo \u2014 the salinity comes not only from the salt itself, but also from dill pickle , which also brings a measure of tangy acidity. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
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"One popular product that customers can drop into their carts once again is dill pickle mustard, which can be used on anything from a hot dog to a pastrami sandwich. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
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"To make dill pickle chips, thinly slice them horizontally. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"Steamed Vienna beef dog, poppy seed bun, yellow mustard, green relish, chopped white onions, two tomato wedges, two sport peppers, one dill pickle spear and a couple dashes of celery salt. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"This low-carb faux potato salad is tossed in a delish dressing of mayo, Dijon mustard and dill pickle juice. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
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"Chicago hot dogs are topped with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato, pickled sport peppers and a touch of celery salt. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2021",
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"Polish dill pickle soup is also available as well as uncooked potato and cheese pierogi (6) made at Sweetest Heart of Mary Church for $5. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Think dill pickle , lemon pound cake, Wild West Wings & Ranch, Banana Pudding and Birthday Cake flavors, among others. \u2014 Anna Caplan, Dallas News , 19 Jan. 2021"
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"This dish is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice and raisins, which is mixed with fresh parsley and dill . \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Spoon the sauce over the asparagus, sprinkle the dill over and serve. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
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|
"Transfer the dip to a ramekin or small bowl and top with the remaining dill if serving right away. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
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"In our garden at home, the dill is thriving and the peonies are bursting with bloom. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
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|
"Extra soft white bread with the crusts removed gets layered with razor-thin English cucumbers (peeled, please, then lightly salted and drained), butter, a light dusting of fine pepper and perhaps a spray of fresh herbs such as dill . \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"Best bites: Fried Cauliflower with feta mousse, serrano and dill . \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"Mix lemon juice, canola oil, sugar and dill together in a small bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 May 2022"
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"definitions":{
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": dulse":[]
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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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"Irish Gaelic duileasg":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174507"
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},
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"dilling":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the youngest child of a family":[
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"\u2014 often used as a term of endearment"
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],
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": the smallest and weakest pig of a litter":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dil\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223651"
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}
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} |