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1697 lines
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{
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"Diodia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of mostly American weedy herbs of the family Rubiaceae with opposite leaves and small tubular solitary axillary flowers \u2014 see buttonweed sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek diodos thoroughfare (from dia- + hodos way) + New Latin -ia ; from the frequent growth of these plants by the wayside":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u014dd\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114844",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dioctyl phthalate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an oily liquid ester C 6 H 4 (COOC 8 H 17 ) 2 used chiefly as a plasticizer; bis-(2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"diode":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an electronic device that has two electrodes or terminals and is used especially as a rectifier":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Inside the container is a pulsing light source (LED, laser diode , or similar small device) that transmits through the fiber and hits a detector at the end of the fiber called a photodetector. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The diode and Nd:YAG lasers, however, have longer wavelengths and generally bypass pigment in the skin. \u2014 Jessica Cruel, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"This enables the panel to deliver more precise control over how each diode is powered, resulting in, according to LG Display, subtler colour and detail performance. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Paul Rothchild, who was our producer, looked in his bag and pulled out a diode . \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"In 1957, Esaki and colleagues made the first demonstration of solid tunneling effects in physics, leading to a device that would come to bear his name: the Esaki tunnel diode , the first quantum electronic device. \u2014 Tom Mullaney, Quartz , 29 May 2021",
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"Each individual pixel is a diode that provides its own illumination, so the screen doesn\u2019t need a backlight. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"Each individual pixel is a diode that provides its own illumination, so the screen doesn\u2019t need a backlight. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2020",
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"Each individual pixel is a diode that provides its own illumination, so the screen doesn\u2019t need a backlight. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc\u014dd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105249",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Diodon":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the type genus of Diodontidae comprising the typical porcupine fishes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from di- + -odon":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192406"
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},
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"dioctyl":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing two octyl groups in the molecule":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
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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 di- + octyl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192832"
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},
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"Diodontidae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of blocky to nearly spherical plectognath fishes that live in warm shallow seas and have the body covered with spines and the teeth fused into a cutting plate in each jaw \u2014 see porcupine fish":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Diodont-, Diodon , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015212"
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},
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"dioicous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having archegonia and antheridia on separate plants \u2014 compare dioecious , heteroicous , monoicous , paroicous , synoicous":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6\u022fik\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin dioicus , from di- + -oicus (from Greek oikos house)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040422"
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},
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"diol":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a compound containing two hydroxyl groups":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc\u014dl",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc\u022fl",
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"-\u02cc\u022fl",
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"-\u02cc\u014dl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When exploring the great outdoors, the CDC suggests wearing a repellant that contains ingredients like DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-menthane- diol (PMD), or 2-undecanone. \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 26 July 2019",
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"Insect repellent should include either DEET, picaridin, IR3535, lemon eucalyptus oil or para-menthane- diol . \u2014 Rose Minutaglio, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2019",
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"If parts of your skin are exposed, than opt for using repellant products that are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as safe such as DEET, IR3535, picardin, oil of lemon eucalyptis and or para-menthane- diol (PMD). \u2014 Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald , 4 June 2018",
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"Lemon eucaklyptus oil or para-menthane- diol (PMD) should also be avoided in children less than 3 years of age. \u2014 Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald , 4 June 2018",
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"Furthermore, products containing oil of eucalyptus or para-menthane- diol should be avoided in children younger than 3-years-old. \u2014 Philly.com , 16 May 2018",
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"How to prevent West Nile virus Use repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus or para-menthane- diol . \u2014 Ginger Christ, cleveland.com , 20 Sep. 2017",
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"Ethoxylated acetylenic diols Officially called a surfactant, this modifies the surface tension of the water and dyes: \u2014 Patrick Di Justo, WIRED , 26 Apr. 2011"
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],
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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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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054621"
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},
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"dioxy-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing two oxy groups":[]
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary di- + oxy-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055316"
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},
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"Dioctophymatina":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a suborder of Enoplida being sometimes considered a separate order and including solely the kidney parasite ( Dioctophyme renale ) distinguished from related nematodes by the absence of both setae and buccal stylet \u2014 compare dorylaimina , enoplina":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccf\u012bm\u0259\u02c8t\u012bn\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Dioctophymat-, Dioctophyma + -ina":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062347"
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},
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"Diophantine equation":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an indeterminate polynomial equation which has integral coefficients and for which it is required to find all integral solutions":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8fan-\u02cct\u012bn-",
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"-\u02c8fan-t\u1d4an-"
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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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"Diophantus , 3rd century a.d. Greek. mathematician":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064945"
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},
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"dioxolane":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a water-soluble liquid cyclic acetal C 3 H 6 O 2 made usually from formaldehyde and ethylene glycol that is capable of polymerizing to poly-acetal resins having essentially the open-chain structure (\u2212OCH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 \u2212) \u03c7":[],
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": a derivative of dioxolane made usually by reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with formaldehyde, many such derivatives being capable of polymerizing to useful products (such as supports for photographic emulsions)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4ks\u0259\u02ccl\u0101n"
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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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"dioxol chemical compound having the formula C 3 H 4 O 2 (International Scientific Vocabulary di- + ox- + -ol ) + -ane":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072641"
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},
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"Diodoquin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a preparation of diiodohydroxyquinoline":[
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"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u014dd\u0259kw\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091803"
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},
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"dioctahedral":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having two of the three available octahedrally coordinated positions occupied":[
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"a dioctahedral mica"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u00a6)d\u012b+"
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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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"di- + octahedral":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131151"
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},
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"diogenite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an achondritic meteorite composed essentially of orthorhombic pyroxene":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German diogenit , from Greek diogen\u0113s born of or descended from Zeus (from Di-, Zeus Zeus, god of the sky + -gen\u0113s born) + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135815"
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},
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"Diogenes crab":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a terrestrial hermit crab ( Cenobita diogenes ) abundant in the West Indies and destructive to crops":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4j\u0259(\u02cc)n\u0113z-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from its habit of living in an empty shell as Diogenes is reputed to have lived in a tub":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143158"
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},
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"Diophantine":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Diophantus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-an\u2027\u02cct\u012bn",
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"\u00a6d\u012b\u0259\u00a6fant\u1d4an"
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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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"Diophant us, 3d century a.d. Greek mathematician of Alexandria + English -ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103353"
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},
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"diolefin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": diene":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b-\u02c8\u014d-l\u0259-f\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163330"
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},
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"Diodorean":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Megarian philosopher Diodorus Cronus or his contributions to modal logic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6d\u012b\u0259\u00a6d\u014dr\u0113\u0259n",
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"-d\u022fr-"
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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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"Diodor us Cronus, 4th century b.c. Greek philosopher (Megarian school) + English -ean":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181153"
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},
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"diocoel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the cavity of the developing diencephalon that later gives rise to the third ventricle of the brain":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccs\u0113l"
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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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"probably alteration of diacoele":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202653"
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},
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"Diogenes":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"died circa 320 b.c. Greek Cynic philosopher":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113z"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230242"
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},
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"diopside":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a green to white mineral that consists of pyroxene containing little or no aluminum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4p-\u02ccs\u012bd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other magnesium-bearing minerals include carnallite, cordierite, and diopside . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 4 July 2021",
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"This one\u2014with its boulder opal center surrounded by diamonds and four diopsides \u2014is particularly stunning. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from di- + Greek opsis appearance \u2014 more at optic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1808, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013816"
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},
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"Diopsis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of two-winged flies (group Acalyptrata) of the Old World tropics having the head produced into long lateral club-shaped projections bearing the antennae and eyes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from di- + -opsis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045730"
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},
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"dioxin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4k-s\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Verona is also the site of an old toxic waste site that contains dioxin , a contaminant that\u2019s linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers. \u2014 Lisa Song, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In a related incident in 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Tests confirmed Yushchenko had been poisoned with dioxin , a chemical found in agent orange, according to The New York Times. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The poison in his body was a dioxin found only in Russian labs. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"In 1998, an incinerator replaced open-air burning -- but the fumes contained unsafe levels of toxic dioxin and the incinerators were shut down shortly after. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Her father had diabetes, which may have been triggered by dioxin , a chemical that attacks the pancreas. \u2014 Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Even small amounts of dioxin , one of the most poisonous chemicals released by facilities, can cause developmental problems, damage the immune system and lead to cancer. \u2014 Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"However, dioxin is not one of those chemicals, experts say. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071153"
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},
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"dioptase":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral CuSiO 2 (OH) 2 consisting of hydrous copper silicate and occurring in emerald-green crystals and massive (hardness 5, specific gravity 3.47)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4p\u02cct\u0101s",
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"-\u0101z"
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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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"French, probably from Late Greek dioptos transparent (from Greek dia- + optos visible, from opsesthai to be going to see) + French -ase (as in euclase )":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072013"
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},
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"Dio\u00f6n":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of plants (family Cycadaceae) having a somewhat conical trunk crowned by a large tuft of pinnate leaves with spine-tipped pinnae":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u014d\u02cc\u00e4n"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from di- + -o\u00f6n (from Greek \u014dion egg)":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074549"
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},
|
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"diorite":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Made of blocks of red quartzite and gray diorite , the chapel housed the sacred bark of Amun when not in use for Opet or other festivals. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 June 2019"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, irregular from Greek diorizein to distinguish, from dia- + horizein to define \u2014 more at horizon":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103257"
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},
|
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"diorthosis":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a correcting or revision especially of a text":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b\u02cc\u022fr\u02c8th\u014ds\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek diorth\u014dsis correction, making straight, from diorthoun to correct, make straight, from dia- + orthoun to set straight, set upright, from orthos straight":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103347"
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},
|
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"diomate":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": gateado":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0113\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131115"
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},
|
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"Diocletian":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"245\u2013316 Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Roman emperor (284\u2013305)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8kl\u0113-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133722"
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},
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"diopter":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a unit of measurement of the refractive power of lenses equal to the reciprocal of the focal length in meters":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc\u00e4p-",
|
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"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4p-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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Monoyer invented the diopter , a unit of measurement that determines the distance someone must be from a text to read it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 9 May 2017",
|
|
"Perhaps the glasses\u2019 increasing diopters told a narrative. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 13 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"diopter (an optical instrument), from Middle French dioptre , from Latin dioptra , from Greek, from dia- + opsesthai to be going to see \u2014 more at optic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172719"
|
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},
|
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"diorthotic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": corrective":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u012b\u022fr\u00a6th\u00e4tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek diorth\u014dtikos , from diorthoun":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174712"
|
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},
|
|
"diorama":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening":[],
|
|
": a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background":[],
|
|
": a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted background":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8r\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ra-m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Still, Huntt remembers picking up crack pipes on the street and incorporating them into a grade-school diorama . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Along with a diorama of Bigfoot in a wilderness, the collection includes plaster footprint casts, pop-culture items, photographs and assorted ephemera. \u2014 Tanya Ward Goodman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The room, with its stark simplicity and display-case orientation, looks like a diorama at a natural-history museum. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To this impressive diorama , the zoo sought to introduce an equally impressive animal. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Walking into the Hotel Jerome is stepping into a John Wayne diorama , the site of Hunter S. Thompson's infamous Sherrif Campaign headquarters. \u2014 Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their references for Irene and Franklin\u2019s planet included the three-dimensional diorama of the moon at the Natural History Museum. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Her exhibit included a diorama that featured the home of Shubael Conant, a wealthy Yale theologian who owned Titus\u2019 parents, Tubijah and Pegg, when he was born. \u2014 Melanie Savage, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Also to be displayed in the new exhibit hall is a 15-by-13-foot Alamo diorama built by Lemon. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from dia- + -orama (as in panorama , from English)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182046"
|
|
},
|
|
"diordinal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to two orders":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"di- + ordinal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203227"
|
|
},
|
|
"Diomedea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of albatrosses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b\u0259\u02c8m\u0113d\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, probably from Latin, feminine of diomedeus of Diomedes, from Diomedes (from Greek Diom\u0113d\u0113s ), mythical or legendary Greek warrior; probably from the story that Diomedes' companions were turned into birds in Italy after his return from the Trojan War":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211112"
|
|
},
|
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"dioptral":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to a diopter or to focal power in diopters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6\u00e4ptr\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin dioptra + English -al":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212217"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dionysus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bacchus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from Greek Dionysos":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003355"
|
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},
|
|
"dioecious":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another":[],
|
|
": having staminate and pistillate flowers borne on different individuals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8\u0113-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Date palms are dioecious , meaning that trees are either male or female \u2014 females are treated with pollen from the male plants. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The ginkgo tree is dioecious , meaning there are separate male and female trees. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Hollies are dioecious , Lorimer added, meaning there are separate male and female plants. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Ryan Nelson of Western Springs misspelled dioecious in the second round. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 31 May 2018",
|
|
"Willows are dioecious ; that is, male trees produce only male flowers, and female trees produce only female flowers. \u2014 Dave Taft, New York Times , 4 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ultimately from Greek di- + oikos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005220"
|
|
},
|
|
"dioristic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": serving to distinguish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek dioristikos capable of distinguishing, from diorizein to distinguish, delimit, from dia- + horizein to separate, bound, define":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035658"
|
|
},
|
|
"dioecio-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dioeciously":[
|
|
"dioecio dimorphous",
|
|
"dioecio polygamous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"dioecious":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040057"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dionysius of Halicarnassus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"flourished circa 20 b.c. Greek scholar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccha-l\u0259-(\u02cc)k\u00e4r-\u02c8na-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062818"
|
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},
|
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"Diomedeidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of large sea birds (order Procellariiformes) comprising the albatrosses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0113d\u0113\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b\u0259m\u0259\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Diomedea , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062910"
|
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},
|
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"dioecian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dioecious":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6\u0113sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Dioecia + English -an":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084539"
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},
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"dioscorea":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of mostly tropical twining herbs (family Dioscoreaceae) including the yams and having net-veined leaves and small dioecious flowers":[],
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": the dried rhizome of a wild yam ( Dioscorea paniculata ) formerly used in hepatic disorders and rheumatism":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b\u0259\u02c8sk\u014dr\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, irregular from Pedanius Dioscorides , 1st century a.d. Greek physician":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093424"
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},
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"dioxide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an oxide (such as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u012bd",
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"(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u012bd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles running on diesel or regular gasoline drive climate change and the tiny particulate matter from tailpipes has negative effects on human health. \u2014 Ariel Felton, New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Another, nitrous dioxide , has been shown to impact lung function and raise respiratory infection risk, especially in young children. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"True or False: Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 reached the highest level of concentration at the planet's surface in at least the last 800,000 years. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Air monitoring at the time estimated that the burning oil made up 2% of global carbon- dioxide emissions that year, about as much as emissions from all of Canada. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"To its critics, the technology runs the risk of re-creating some of the worst mass extinctions in the planet\u2019s history, which have been the consequence of boosting both the atmosphere\u2019s carbon- dioxide level and its sulfate level. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere stays present for thousands of years. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The fish are placed into a bath with carbon- dioxide in the water, which enables the staff to handle them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Carbon dioxide has caused about 50% more warming than methane. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022"
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],
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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 1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100417"
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},
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"Dior":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Christian 1905\u20131957 French fashion designer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0113-\u02c8\u022fr",
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cc\u022fr",
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"\u02c8dy\u022fr"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110021"
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},
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"dioptrate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": divided by a transverse line or septum":[
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"\u2014 used of the compound eyes of certain insects (such as water beetles) and of ocelli on the wings of certain moths and butterflies"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-tr\u0259\u0307t",
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4p\u02cctr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"dia- + optr- (irregular from Greek opsesthai to be going to see) + -ate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115209"
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},
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"Dioscoreaceae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of twining herbs and shrubs (order Liliales) comprising the yams and related plants \u2014 see tamus":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b\u0259\u02ccsk\u014dr\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Dioscorea , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122309"
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},
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"Diomede Islands":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"islands in the Bering Strait comprising":[
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"Big Diomede (which belongs to Russia)",
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"Little Diomede (which belongs to the U.S.)"
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],
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"and":[
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"Big Diomede (which belongs to Russia)",
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"Little Diomede (which belongs to the U.S.)"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143632"
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},
|
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"diodrast":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a preparation of iodopyracet":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccdrast"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153359"
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},
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"Diomedes":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of the Greek heroes of the Trojan War":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u0113z"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from Greek Diom\u0113d\u0113s":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160246"
|
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},
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"Dione":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"noun suffix"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the fourth largest satellite of Saturn with a diameter of approximately 700 miles (1120 km)":[
|
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"Three other new Saturnian moons have been identified in recent years by spacecraft and ground-based telescopes. Two of them are especially intriguing because they lie in essentially the same orbit about 94,000 miles from the planet. The third is a small, asteroid-size satellite moving along in the same orbit much farther ahead of the larger moon, Dione , 234,000 miles from Saturn.",
|
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"\u2014 John Noble Wilford , New York Times , 29 Oct. 1980"
|
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],
|
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": chemical compound containing two carbonyl groups":[
|
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"\u2014 in names of diketones or di-oxo compounds that are not true diketones butane dione 2,6-piperidine- dione"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02cc\u014dn"
|
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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":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary di- + -one":"Noun suffix"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162822"
|
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},
|
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"Dioecia":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a class of plants including those having staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b\u02c8\u0113sh(\u0113)\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from di- + -oecia":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181140"
|
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},
|
|
"Diogenean":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characteristic of, attributed to, or associated with the philosopher Diogenes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)d\u012b\u00a6\u00e4j\u0259\u00a6n\u0113\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Diogen es \u2020323 b.c. Greek philosopher + English -ean or -ic":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194919"
|
|
},
|
|
"dioptric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4p-trik",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4p-trik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek dioptrikos of a diopter (instrument), from dioptra":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092556"
|
|
},
|
|
"dioecism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another":[],
|
|
": having staminate and pistillate flowers borne on different individuals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8\u0113-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Date palms are dioecious , meaning that trees are either male or female \u2014 females are treated with pollen from the male plants. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The ginkgo tree is dioecious , meaning there are separate male and female trees. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Hollies are dioecious , Lorimer added, meaning there are separate male and female plants. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Ryan Nelson of Western Springs misspelled dioecious in the second round. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 31 May 2018",
|
|
"Willows are dioecious ; that is, male trees produce only male flowers, and female trees produce only female flowers. \u2014 Dave Taft, New York Times , 4 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ultimately from Greek di- + oikos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024726"
|
|
},
|
|
"diocese":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccs\u0113s",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259s",
|
|
"-\u02ccs\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cordileone\u2019s order to deny Pelosi applies only to churches in his diocese , where Pelosi resides. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Cordileone\u2019s order to deny Pelosi applies only to churches in his diocese , where Pelosi resides. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Catholic bishops can decide in their own diocese if Communion should be denied to anyone. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Two and a half years ago, Episcopal Bishop of New York Andrew M.L. Dietsche reminded a group of clergy of the ugly history of their diocese . \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Van Looy also was bishop of Ghent when a local criminal court convicted a fellow Salesian priest who worked in the diocese of abuse in 2012. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The diocese said the thief or thieves cut through a metal protective casing and made off with a tabernacle dating to the church\u2019s opening in the 1890s. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Barr\u00f3n said Rivas had worked for more than 20 years in the diocese of San Judas Tadeo. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Do, a lay leader and head of the diocese \u2019s Vietnamese committee, fled Vietnam as a teenager in 1975. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English diocise , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin diocesis , alteration of dioecesis , from Latin, administrative division, from Greek dioik\u0113sis administration, administrative division, from dioikein to keep house, govern, from dia- + oikein to dwell, manage, from oikos house \u2014 more at vicinity":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054904"
|
|
},
|
|
"dioptry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": focal power expressed in diopters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02cc\u00e4ptr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary dioptr- (from diopter ) + -y":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071409"
|
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},
|
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"diocesan curate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a clergyman of the Church of Ireland at the disposal of the bishop to give help in emergencies to parish clergy":[],
|
|
": an assistant priest to a pastor appointed by the bishop of a diocese":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072027"
|
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},
|
|
"dioxane":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a flammable toxic liquid diether C 4 H 8 O 2 used especially as a solvent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4k-\u02ccs\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Additionally, be sure to inspect labels for potentially harmful chemicals, such as formaldehyde, phosphates, and dioxane . \u2014 Lauren Krueger, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The talk at parties was about a toxic plume from a landfill, dioxane , and contaminants in the soil from a nearby nuclear laboratory. \u2014 Bob Morris, Town & Country , 3 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075357"
|
|
},
|
|
"diocesan court":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consistory sense 6":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082245"
|
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},
|
|
"Dionysius of Alexandria":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Saint circa 200\u2013 circa 265 theologian and bishop of Alexandria (247)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135923"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dionysius Exiguus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"circa 500\u2013 circa 560 Christian monk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"eg-\u02c8zi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140203"
|
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},
|
|
"Dionysius":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"circa 430\u2013367 b.c. the Elder Greek tyrant of Syracuse (405\u2013367)":[],
|
|
"the Younger tyrant of Syracuse (367\u2013356; 346\u2013343 b.c. )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259s",
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0113-\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8n\u012b-s\u0113-\u0259s",
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"-s\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140749"
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},
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"diocesan conference":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a body in the Anglican communion that consists of all the clergy of a diocese and of elected representatives of the laity and that under the presidency of the bishop transacts certain diocesan business":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152005"
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},
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"dionysian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Dionysius":[],
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": of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite":[],
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": devoted to the worship of Dionysus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ni-zh\u0113-\u0259n",
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"-\u02c8n\u0113-",
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"-s\u0113-",
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"-sh\u0259n",
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"-z\u0113-",
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"-zh\u0259n",
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"-sh\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164544"
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},
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"Dioscuri":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the twins Castor and Pollux reunited as stars in the sky by Zeus after Castor's death and regarded as patrons of athletes and sailors":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8skyu\u0307r-\u02cc\u012b",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-sky\u0259-\u02ccr\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek Dioskouroi , literally, sons of Zeus, from Dios (genitive of Zeus ; akin to Latin divus divine) + kouroi , plural of kouros, koros boy \u2014 more at deity , crescent":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173354"
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},
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"dioscuric":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": like Castor and Pollux of classical mythology : twin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6d\u012b\u0259\u00a6skyu\u0307rik"
|
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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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"Greek Dioskouroi sons of Zeus, namely the twin heroes or demigods of Greek mythology known in Latin as Castor and Pollux and in Greek as Castor and Polydeuces, sons of Zeus and Leda (from Dios , genitive of Zeus Zeus, god of the sky + kouroi , plural of kouros, koros boy, son) + English -ic ; akin to Latin crescere to grow":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181738"
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},
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"Dionysian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to Dionysius":[],
|
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": of or relating to the theological writings once mistakenly attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite":[],
|
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": devoted to the worship of Dionysus":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ni-zh\u0113-\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02c8n\u0113-",
|
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"-s\u0113-",
|
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"-sh\u0259n",
|
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"-z\u0113-",
|
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"-zh\u0259n",
|
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"-sh\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202301"
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},
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"diosma":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of southern African heathlike shrubs of the family Rutaceae with fragrant foliage and small white or pinkish flowers":[],
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": any plant of the genus Diosma":[],
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": buchu":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u012b\u02c8\u00e4zm\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, irregular from Greek dios heavenly + New Latin -osma":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202959"
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},
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"Dionysiac":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": dionysian sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ni-zh\u0113-\u02ccak",
|
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"-s\u0113-",
|
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"-\u02c8n\u0113-",
|
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"-z\u0113-",
|
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"-sh\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin dionysiacus , from Greek dionysiakos , from Dionysos":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204606"
|
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},
|
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"Dionysia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-s\u0113-",
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u0113-",
|
|
"-z\u0113-",
|
|
"-sh\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ni-zh\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from Greek, from neuter plural of dionysios of Dionysus, from Dionysos":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224656"
|
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},
|
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"dionise":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a precious stone dark with red streaks reputed when dissolved in water to prevent drunkenness":[]
|
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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":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English diones , from Middle French dionise , from Latin dionysias , from Greek, of Dionysus, from Dionysos Dionysus":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230433"
|
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},
|
|
"diosphenol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline hydroxy terpenoid ketone C 10 H 16 O 2 obtained from the essential oil of buchu":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u012b\u02cc\u00e4s+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary dios- (from diosma ) + phenol ; probably originally formed in German":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231827"
|
|
},
|
|
"dionin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ethylmorphine or its hydrochloride":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u0259n\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German dionin , a former trademark":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005449"
|
|
},
|
|
"diocesan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-s\u0259n",
|
|
"also \u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113-s\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan. \u2014 David Tarrant, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops\u2019 Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 22 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Their database contains many clergy who don\u2019t appear on official diocesan lists and so aren\u2019t in our database. \u2014 Ellis Simani, ProPublica , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas to Chile. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas and Chile. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, The Denver Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The Vatican has been under increasing pressure to cooperate more with law enforcement, and its failure to do so has resulted in unprecedented raids in recent years on diocesan chanceries by police from Belgium to Texas and Chile. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Insurers have covered a large portion of settlements reached in previous diocesan bankruptcy cases, a 2018 study by Penn State professor Marie Reilly found, with victims receiving an average award of $371,500. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Insurers have covered a large portion of settlements reached in previous diocesan bankruptcy cases, a 2018 study by Penn State professor Marie Reilly found, with victims receiving an average award of $371,500. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014330"
|
|
}
|
|
} |