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"Epictetus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"circa a.d. 55\u2013 circa 135 Greek Stoic philosopher in Rome":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-pik-\u02c8t\u0113-t\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233320",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
]
},
"Epicurean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a follower of Epicurus":[],
": epicure sense 1":[],
": of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism":[],
": of, relating to, or suited to an epicure":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a person of epicurean tastes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Olvera is among many chefs lately teaming up with cannabis brands to bring a more epicurean edge to the edibles market, a smokeless industry that\u2019s seen an increase in sales since the COVID-19 pandemic began. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Over at the historic Hotel Jerome, a curated epicurean passport stay is being offered to guests who want a full-on gastro experience. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"The name gianduiotto is thought to come from carnival figure Gianduja, a jolly wine-loving peasant, popular in the 1800s, who embodied the epicurean nature of locals. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"In the S\u00e1mi hub of Jokkmokk, the reindeer herder and specialty meat purveyor works closely with Eva Gunnare, a local forager and cultural guide to bring guests on an epicurean journey. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The menu presents an appealing hybrid of old-world traditions\u2014Mayan healing stones, clay wraps made of local herbs\u2014as well as more modern, epicurean treatments. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Since Rene Redzepi and Claus Meyer converted an old warehouse into the world-class Noma restaurant in 2003, Copenhagen has gone from culinary wasteland to epicurean epicenter. \u2014 Helen Russell, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The biographer\u2019s gift lay in fusing the personal and impersonal, his experience as an art student and jobbing critic, the stoic\u2019s sense with an epicurean sensibility. \u2014 Maxwell Carter, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Stay Here: Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, an epicurean retreat in the nearby market town of Chippenham, offers a fantastic base for exploring Avebury, Stonehenge, and the surrounding countryside. \u2014 Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-",
"\u02cce-pi-kyu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bon vivant",
"epicure",
"gastronome",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074004",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Epistle of Jeremiah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": letter of jeremiah":[
"\u2014 abbreviation Ep Jer"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1658, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000723",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epi-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": after":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
],
": attached to":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
],
": besides":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
],
": chemical entity distinguished from (such) another by having a bridge connection":[
"epi chlorohydrin"
],
": chemical entity related to (such) another":[
"epi mer"
],
": outer":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
],
": over":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
],
": upon":[
"epi phyte",
"epi phenomenon",
"epi didymis",
"epi center",
"epi blast",
"epi genesis"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, from epi on, at, besides, after; akin to Old English eof ot crime":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114442",
"type":[
"prefix"
]
},
"epiandrum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the genital orifice of a male arachnid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -andrum (from neuter of -andrus -androus)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0113\u02c8andr\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115609",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epibasal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": situated anterior to the basal wall":[
"the epibasal lower segment of a developing embryo"
],
"\u2014 compare hypobasal":[
"the epibasal lower segment of a developing embryo"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + basal":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115927",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"epic":{
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"unheroic",
"unimposing",
"unimpressive"
],
"definitions":{
": a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero":[
"the Iliad and the Odyssey are epics"
],
": a series of events or body of legend or tradition thought to form the proper subject of an epic":[
"the epic of the winning of the West"
],
": a work of art (such as a novel or drama) that resembles or suggests an epic":[],
": extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope":[
"his genius was epic",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": heroic":[],
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an epic":[
"an epic poem"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Homer's ancient Greek epic \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d.",
"Adjective",
"The football game was an epic battle between two great teams.",
"The bridge was an epic achievement.",
"The company is engaged in an epic struggle for survival.",
"an accomplishment of epic proportions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Disney is planning an epic around-the-world jaunt by private jet next year, heading to six different countries and all 12 of the company's theme parks. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Hosted by The Colored Girl, the IMARA Retreat is one of the many events making an epic come back this year. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"In The Northman, an epic based on the legend of Amleth, Kidman played Queen Gudr\u00fan. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
"And doesn't that just sound like the makings of an epic , swoon-worthy summer romance",
"Other major networks were interested, but most were unwilling to pony up the money backers desired to make an epic with a strong female focus. \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Our villain has had to go through an epic , Odyssey-like journey to reach his goal\u2014his or her goal, no clues. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The saga of the Frankists, which would occupy no more than a footnote in most histories of Europe, provides novelist Olga Tokarczuk with the material for an epic called The Books of Jacob. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"At its best, The Batman is a helluva tough-guy yarn \u2014 an entertaining pulp-fiction epic under the guise of sure-thing blockbuster. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash, overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"Lilly King has had extraordinary moments in her career, but none more epic than Thursday night at Budapest, Hungary. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Below is a look at some of the epic images, provided to USA TODAY by Waterstudio. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Two comedians who made the \u201990s one of the most epic eras are Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 22 June 2022",
"The Rock is known for having some pretty epic cheat days. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"The bullies blew a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, an epic collapse that somehow trumped the misery of 1969. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"And barring an epic collapse by the Warriors, who entered Tuesday night with a 3-0 lead over the Mavericks, it will be played in San Francisco. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"With a 3-0 advantage over the Mighty Ducks, the Wings would need an epic collapse to miss their third straight trip to the conference finals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin epicus , from Greek epikos , from epos word, speech, poem \u2014 more at voice":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-pik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"grandiose",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Homeric",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"magnificent",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213351",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"epic simile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an extended simile that is used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070734",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epic theater":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": epic drama":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165045",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epicanthal fold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a prolongation of a fold of the skin of the upper eyelid over the inner angle or both angles of the eye":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1865, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epicanthus epicanthic fold, from epi- + canthus canthus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02cckan(t)-th\u0259l-",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8kan(t)-th\u0259l-",
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02cckan(t)-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130737",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epicene":{
"antonyms":[
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"definitions":{
": effeminate":[],
": having but one form to indicate either sex":[],
": having characteristics typical of the other sex":[],
": lacking characteristics of either sex":[]
},
"examples":[
"an ancient statue of a young man of graceful, epicene beauty",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For many men \u2014 and many women \u2014 these figures remain far more admirable than the epicene children of liberal imagination. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 3 Nov. 2021",
"His name is Strat, and he is played with beguiling epicene virility and lungs of steel by the willowy Andrew Polec. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 15 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin epicoenus , from Greek epikoinos , from epi- + koinos common \u2014 more at co-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02ccs\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"effeminate",
"effete",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"unmanly",
"womanish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190503",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"epicenter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": center sense 2a":[
"the epicenter of world finance"
],
": the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake \u2014 compare hypocenter sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, the average global user is also expected to consume more data via their smartphone (which is at the epicenter of the spike in consumer data consumption). \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Djibo has been at the epicenter of the violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that has killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 27 May 2022",
"Zen is at the epicenter of the Catholic Church's fight for survival in China. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"At the epicenter of this environmental smorgasbord is Bend, a haven for outdoors enthusiasts and food lovers alike\u2014and home to plenty of chargers. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"Not long ago, a single strip of land beside a freeway in Oakland, Calif., was the epicenter of innovation in American sports. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"With a stadium show, Birmingham would be the epicenter of Guns mania. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Mahogany\u2019s community was an epicenter of the first outbreak of COVID-19, and the months of preparation for the jubilee have lifted the performers, many of whom lost family members during the pandemic. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
"Mahogany\u2019s community was an epicenter of the first outbreak of COVID-19, and the months of preparation for the jubilee have lifted the performers, many of whom lost family members during the pandemic. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epicentrum , from epi- + Latin centrum center":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-pi-\u02ccsen-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"axis",
"base",
"capital",
"center",
"central",
"core",
"cynosure",
"eye",
"focus",
"ground zero",
"heart",
"hub",
"locus",
"mecca",
"navel",
"nerve center",
"nexus",
"nucleus",
"omphalos",
"seat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072652",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"epicritic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception marked by accurate discrimination between small degrees of sensation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epikritikos determinative, from epikrinein to decide, from epi- + krinein to judge \u2014 more at certain":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8krit-ik",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8kri-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140350",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"epicure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one devoted to sensual pleasure : sybarite":[],
": one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Thomas Jefferson was one of America's first great epicures .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The flaneur was a familiar figure in nineteenth-century Paris: a solitary, quasi-artistic man (though not always) who strolled the streets like an urban epicure . \u2014 Julian Barnes, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"An epicure is particular about his pleasures; a snob is particular about everyone else\u2019s pleasures, forever lecturing others about their tastes in music, clothes, restaurants, and their general modes of life. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Visitors to downtown Napa can further embrace their inner epicure at the Oxbow Public Market, a food hall included by Times travel writer Christopher Reynolds on his list of the 40 best autumn experiences in California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The Portland, Maine, seafood epicure offers a wide assortment of caviars from around the world and outstanding collections like this Royal Osetra Tasting. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Picture a plateful of flounder leaping off the dish and chomping the epicure \u2019s nose. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Nov. 2021",
"We\u2019ve been subjected to the bottom of the barrel: cheap, salty, scratchy little things that any epicure would despise. \u2014 Ruth Reichl, Town & Country , 28 Feb. 2021",
"All kinds of scams proliferate in the truffle world\u2019s lawless climate, fed by the appetites of epicures and consumers of culinary bling alike, and most of us are mycologically illiterate\u2014and thus easily duped. \u2014 Eugenia Bone, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
"Victoria has numerous tea rooms, many geared to budget-conscious epicures like us, Charlie and Jean told us. \u2014 Roy Harris Jr., latimes.com , 20 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Epicurus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-pi-\u02cckyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for epicure epicure , gourmet , gourmand , gastronome mean one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking. epicure implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness of taste. gourmet implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the discriminating enjoyment of them. gourmand implies a hearty appetite for good food and drink, not without discernment, but with less than a gourmet's. gastronome implies that one has studied extensively the history and rituals of haute cuisine.",
"synonyms":[
"bon vivant",
"epicurean",
"gastronome",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epicureal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of epicureal obsolete variant of epicurean"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222035",
"type":[]
},
"epicurean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a follower of Epicurus":[],
": epicure sense 1":[],
": of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism":[],
": of, relating to, or suited to an epicure":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a person of epicurean tastes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Olvera is among many chefs lately teaming up with cannabis brands to bring a more epicurean edge to the edibles market, a smokeless industry that\u2019s seen an increase in sales since the COVID-19 pandemic began. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Over at the historic Hotel Jerome, a curated epicurean passport stay is being offered to guests who want a full-on gastro experience. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"The name gianduiotto is thought to come from carnival figure Gianduja, a jolly wine-loving peasant, popular in the 1800s, who embodied the epicurean nature of locals. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"In the S\u00e1mi hub of Jokkmokk, the reindeer herder and specialty meat purveyor works closely with Eva Gunnare, a local forager and cultural guide to bring guests on an epicurean journey. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The menu presents an appealing hybrid of old-world traditions\u2014Mayan healing stones, clay wraps made of local herbs\u2014as well as more modern, epicurean treatments. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Since Rene Redzepi and Claus Meyer converted an old warehouse into the world-class Noma restaurant in 2003, Copenhagen has gone from culinary wasteland to epicurean epicenter. \u2014 Helen Russell, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The biographer\u2019s gift lay in fusing the personal and impersonal, his experience as an art student and jobbing critic, the stoic\u2019s sense with an epicurean sensibility. \u2014 Maxwell Carter, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Stay Here: Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, an epicurean retreat in the nearby market town of Chippenham, offers a fantastic base for exploring Avebury, Stonehenge, and the surrounding countryside. \u2014 Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-pi-kyu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bon vivant",
"epicure",
"gastronome",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233942",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"epicureanism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a way of life in accord with Epicureanism":[],
": epicurism":[],
": the philosophy of Epicurus who subscribed to a hedonistic ethics that considered an imperturbable emotional calm the highest good and whose followers held intellectual pleasures superior to transient sensualism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-pi-kyu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
"-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025132",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epicureous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": epicurean sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Epicureus":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081441",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"epicurism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the practices or tastes of an epicure or an epicurean":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-pi-\u02cckyu\u0307r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065633",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"epicurize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to profess or practice Epicureanism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112517",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"epidemic curve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a visual representation in the form of a graph or chart depicting the onset and progression of an outbreak of disease and especially infectious disease in a particular population":[
"As there is no specific medication to treat COVID-19, nor any vaccine to protect us against this infection, public health authorities are stressing the importance of hygiene and self-isolation to slow the spread of the virus and flatten the epidemic curve .",
"\u2014 Joseph Q. Jarvis",
"The E. coli outbreak, which by last official count had sickened 53 people in 16 states, dates to March 13, with no known fatalities. \u2026 The CDC publishes an \" epi curve \" that shows that people began getting sick on March 13.",
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"Justin Lessler, a professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, presented modeling data to the committee that showed there was a high likelihood of a resurgence in Covid cases this fall and winter. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"Andrew Lover, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said the experience of South Africa was worrisome. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The lead author of the report is Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"If more virulent and contagious variants appear, epidemiology models will have to change fast. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"Anne Rimoin, a professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been studying monkeypox for the past 20 years. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"Arletys Ramos, a municipal epidemiology director, said Haitians are monitored in relation to diseases such as COVID-19, malaria and cholera, although no one among the group was seriously ill. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2022",
"Last winter\u2019s sports season had just begun, and the epidemiology staff at Nevada\u2019s second-largest health district were busy calling the parents of high school athletes who\u2019d tested positive for COVID-19. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
"The worst is Scott Atlas, the radiologist whose epidemiology advice Trump came to take. \u2014 Richard J. Tofel, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022"
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"That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry. \u2014 Tom Carson, New York Times , 1 June 2016"
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"Benjamin Franklin's famous epigram , \u201cRemember that time is money\u201d.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The epigram is applicable to the current stock market flavor-of-the-year, SPACs, or Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Some female citizens managed huge fortunes, such as those that appear in epigrams by the first century poet Martial. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
"By then the epigrams had paled, and voters suspected that his business strengths, the risk-taking and stubborn autocratic personality, might not serve a president constrained by Congress and public opinion. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times , 9 July 2019",
"This kind of aphorism fills the space left not only by the epigram but by the epistles once exchanged by friends with time to be funny. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 July 2019",
"These are the regal epigrams that stand alone, can seem like platitudes, and yet supply arch but indirect commentary on a turn of events without naming or tagging the players. \u2014 Jason Pontin, WIRED , 4 May 2018",
"Its writing resembles nothing so much as Scripture; ideas are condensed to epigrams , four or five to a paragraph. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, New Republic , 12 July 2017",
"The beauty of Bangs's writing is its messiness\u2014the musings, tangents, anecdotes, and epigrams that somehow end up addressing the main point of his essay, and the way all this ephemera congeals into a coherent body of work. \u2014 Tal Rosenberg, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2017",
"Like the moralist Nietzsche, who also spun off disconcerting and misquotable epigrams , Machiavelli is at once overfamiliar and obscure. \u2014 Edmund Fawcett, New York Times , 16 June 2017"
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"Munro\u2019s characters are drawn from the upper classes, and his prose is droll in the British way\u2014wry and epigrammatic . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 June 2021",
"The writing, so heightened and epigrammatic , seems almost to mock the homespun fashions of traditional realist prose. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
"There were fantasy stories \u2014 Peter Pan, Five Children and It, Mary Poppins \u2014 and there were works like Robert McCloskey\u2019s hilarious, epigrammatic Homer Price. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 27 Mar. 2021",
"The intellectual wit of Oscar Wilde\u2014all that epigrammatic cleverness\u2014does not require a mise-en-sc\u00e8ne. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Grant unfolds her story in epigrammatic fashion, moving gracefully in time, drawing parallels between multiple generations. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Even much of the material left out of those books is tart and epigrammatic . \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"Modern life has rarely been articulated with such compression and epigrammatic precision. \u2014 Dustin Illingworth, latimes.com , 31 May 2018",
"Each of her subjects fascinates in a different way, and Shapiro has a wizardly epigrammatic knack for summing up paradoxes. \u2014 Laura Miller, Slate Magazine , 12 July 2017"
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"The stage is set for a breathtaking epilogue to the 2021/22 Serie A campaign. \u2014 Daniele Proch, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Once all the puzzle pieces (including a modern-day epilogue ) are in place, the result is an adventure story of satisfying unity, with enough surprises to still qualify as a mystery. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"As depicted in the episode and described in its epilogue , in addition to falling casualty to the quake itself, many Koreans were also blamed for post-quake destruction and killed by Japanese vigilantes in the aftermath. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Feast your eyes upon the latest news abuzz: Our favorite Netflix period drama is getting its very own epilogue . \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Barring incredible viewership on HBO Max in 45 days, the graceful exit offered by The Secret Of Dumbledore\u2019s lovely epilogue will now likely serve as a series finale. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The book episode, Franco writes, was something of the final straw and an epilogue to the Vigano debacle, both of which saw Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, Benedict's longtime secretary, as a key behind-the-scenes player. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the book\u2019s epilogue , Assil reflects on her former partnership with famed chef Daniel Patterson, the start of the pandemic and her path to a worker-ownership model. \u2014 Reem Assil, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"By the epilogue \u2019s final pages, the narrator realizes it\u2019s his own responsibility to build on a dense web of influences and develop a unique identity worth acting upon. \u2014 Annie Abrams, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"The stage is set for a breathtaking epilogue to the 2021/22 Serie A campaign. \u2014 Daniele Proch, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Once all the puzzle pieces (including a modern-day epilogue ) are in place, the result is an adventure story of satisfying unity, with enough surprises to still qualify as a mystery. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"As depicted in the episode and described in its epilogue , in addition to falling casualty to the quake itself, many Koreans were also blamed for post-quake destruction and killed by Japanese vigilantes in the aftermath. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Feast your eyes upon the latest news abuzz: Our favorite Netflix period drama is getting its very own epilogue . \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Barring incredible viewership on HBO Max in 45 days, the graceful exit offered by The Secret Of Dumbledore\u2019s lovely epilogue will now likely serve as a series finale. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The book episode, Franco writes, was something of the final straw and an epilogue to the Vigano debacle, both of which saw Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, Benedict's longtime secretary, as a key behind-the-scenes player. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the book\u2019s epilogue , Assil reflects on her former partnership with famed chef Daniel Patterson, the start of the pandemic and her path to a worker-ownership model. \u2014 Reem Assil, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Every single episode is a cute, endearing watch full of Baymax cuteness and under 10 minutes. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The episode is not the first time Ernst & Young auditors have been caught cheating. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"If this week\u2019s episode of Window Shop were a radio station, it would be dedicated to the oldies. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"All-Star Thanksgiving only airs twice a year, but each episode stretches over five hours long\u2014a true endurance challenge. \u2014 PCMAG , 22 June 2022"
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"The lineup of films premiering in the narrative, documentary, short film and episodic selections at the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival\u2019s competition program have been released today, the Bentonville Film Foundation announced. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"The show was the first episodic series to be filmed in Massachusetts in nearly three decades when production began in 2017 at New England Studios in Devens. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The Queen was, unfortunately, not present at the ceremony due to ongoing episodic mobility issues. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"In his new role, Nemes will oversee business and creative strategies of AGBO\u2019s work in episodic series. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to-digest episodic structure",
"For Anderson and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, the show was more than an episodic display of a modern family. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Be sure to follow me on this blog for all my episodic TV reviews, game reviews and more. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But even there, the episodic storytelling helps, as the show rarely gets bogged down for long by angst or despair. \u2014 Zack Handlen, Variety , 2 May 2022"
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"the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings",
"malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lineup of films premiering in the narrative, documentary, short film and episodic selections at the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival\u2019s competition program have been released today, the Bentonville Film Foundation announced. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"The show was the first episodic series to be filmed in Massachusetts in nearly three decades when production began in 2017 at New England Studios in Devens. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The Queen was, unfortunately, not present at the ceremony due to ongoing episodic mobility issues. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"In his new role, Nemes will oversee business and creative strategies of AGBO\u2019s work in episodic series. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to-digest episodic structure",
"For Anderson and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, the show was more than an episodic display of a modern family. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Be sure to follow me on this blog for all my episodic TV reviews, game reviews and more. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But even there, the episodic storytelling helps, as the show rarely gets bogged down for long by angst or despair. \u2014 Zack Handlen, Variety , 2 May 2022"
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"1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4-dik",
"also -\u02c8z\u00e4-"
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"adverb"
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": an anterior cuticular sidepiece of a somite of an insect":[]
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"New Latin epistern um + English -ite":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + sternum":""
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"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a zeolitic mineral CaAl 2 Si 6 O 16 5H 2 O consisting of aluminosilicate of calcium and occurring in usually white prismatic crystals or granular forms":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German epistilbit , from epi- + stilbit stilbite":""
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a composition in the form of a letter":[],
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": one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament":[]
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"examples":[
"St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.",
"He penned lengthy epistles to her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its paper-thin hypocrisy, his video epistle Was a minute-long rendition of his usual dog whistle. \u2014 John Lithgow, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The group epistle was sent to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS that works on research and tools to improve health care and policy. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 24 Sep. 2020",
"His epistle to the American legal community drew cheers from Ahmari, who already shares his skepticism of the prevailing liberal order. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Nearly everything that worked so well the first time falls apart in the new series, which becomes a languorously long, frequently cryptic epistle on the sin of letting style conquer substance. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2020",
"An epistle from space, written by an older and wiser society, could be detected by our radio telescopes; the aliens might then invite us to join a galactic federation of enlightened peers who communicate in a universal tongue. \u2014 Adam Mann, The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2019",
"The first epistle came from Sheldon Whitehouse, who wrote on behalf of fellow Democrats Mazie Hirono, Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin and Kirsten Gillibrand. \u2014 S.m. | New York, The Economist , 11 Sep. 2019",
"This kind of aphorism fills the space left not only by the epigram but by the epistles once exchanged by friends with time to be funny. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 July 2019",
"Consider the question of the authorship of Paul\u2019s epistles . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 9 July 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistol\u0113 message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send":""
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"i-\u02c8pi-s\u0259l"
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"dispatch",
"letter",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"missive",
"note"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the right side of an altar or chancel as one faces it : south side":[
"the priest goes to the epistle side, pours wine into the chalice",
"\u2014 C. W. Currier",
"one sees the pulpit o' the epistle side",
"\u2014 Robert Browning",
"\u2014 used especially of churches in which the Epistle and the Gospel are read or sung from different sides"
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021958",
"type":[
"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin epistolaris , from Latin epistola + -aris -ar":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020537",
"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a lectionary containing a body of liturgical epistles":[],
": contained in or carried on by letters":[
"an endless sequence of \u2026 epistolary love affairs",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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": of, relating to, or suitable to a letter":[],
": written in the form of a series of letters":[
"an epistolary novel"
]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Rosenthal brings his epistolary jazz opera to Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford on April 2 at 8:15 p.m. in a concert version sung by vocalists from the NYC Opera premiere and played by the Ted Rosenthal Trio. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"There is an epistolary chapter that reads less like a series of emails than a diagram of human manipulation. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, this epistolary romantic novel tells the story of two time-traveling rivals who fall in love. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Hirshman turns these epistolary spats into page-turning reading, revealing backbiting and pettiness more at home in a teenage clique than in a moral crusade. \u2014 Lydia Moland, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"This epistolary book by the famed Atlantic writer reflects on racism\u2019s long shadow. \u2014 Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The epistolary impulse, Tiller knows, often comes from a desire to correct or to confess, and to extract meaning from the mess of our days. \u2014 Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker , 3 Jan. 2022",
"This 1950s Egyptian epistolary novel is told by a young woman looking back on the misery, patriarchy and middle-class life that surrounded her upon her return from boarding school. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"In the American countryside during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, the mail came once a week, on the same day, providing a nice rhythm for epistolary romances and a chance to scold relatives. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of my favorite works of the transfeminine epistolary is an unpublished poem by Cat Fitzpatrick, a long letter written to her best cis male friend. \u2014 Jeanne Thornton, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Nov. 2021",
"In the case of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker, poets and public intellectuals, a friendship to a great extent epistolary flourished despite the geographical distance \u2014 Lorde was in New York City, Parker in California. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021"
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8st\u022f-l\u0259-r\u0113",
"i-\u02c8pi-st\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113"
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": the reader of the liturgical Epistle especially in Anglican churches":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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"i-\u02c8pi-st\u0259-l\u0259r"
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"Latin epistolicus , from Greek epistolikos , from epistol\u0113 + -ikos -ic":""
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": the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genus":[]
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"His charitable works have earned him the epithet \u201cMr. Philanthropy.\u201d",
"Many were offended by her use of racial epithets .",
"a group of angry people hurling epithets at one another",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Screenshots purporting to be from the broadcast appear to show a racial epithet scrawled on his rifle, as well as the number 14 \u2014 a likely reference to a white supremacist slogan. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson And Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"Screenshots purporting to be from the Twitch broadcast appear to show a racial epithet scrawled on the rifle used in the attack, as well as the number 14, a likely reference to a white supremacist slogan. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Screenshots purporting to be from the broadcast appear to show a racial epithet scrawled on his rifle, as well as the number 14 \u2014 a likely reference to a white supremacist slogan. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Screenshots purporting to be from the Twitch broadcast appear to show a racial epithet scrawled on the rifle used in the attack, as well as the number 14, a likely reference to a white supremacist slogan. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
"Screenshots purporting to be from the live Twitch broadcast appear to show a racial epithet scrawled on the rifle used in the attack, as well as the number 14, a likely reference to a white supremacist slogan. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson And Michael Balsamo, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 May 2022",
"The chip on her shoulder led her to write a grand statement song, its title a vulgar epithet . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The epithet was scrawled on both sides of the sign in red spray-paint. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
"A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin epitheton , from Greek, from neuter of epithetos added, from epitithenai to put on, add, from epi- + tithenai to put \u2014 more at do":""
},
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"also -th\u0259t",
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02ccthet",
"\u02c8ep-\u0259-\u02ccthet also -th\u0259t"
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"alias",
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": a typical or ideal example : embodiment":[
"the British monarchy itself is the epitome of tradition",
"\u2014 Richard Joseph"
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": brief or miniature form":[
"\u2014 usually used with in"
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"examples":[
"Terns, nicknamed sea swallows by fishermen, are superb flying machines, the epitome of beauty on the wing. \u2014 E. Vernon Laux , New York Times , 21 Aug. 2001",
"Manchester, then known as 'Cottonopolis' and perceived throughout the world as the epitome of the whirling fierceness of the industrial revolution. \u2026 \u2014 Roy Jenkins , Gladstone , (1995) 1997",
"Hamilton thought the bank was a fait accompli, but he had not reckoned on Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Jefferson, the lover of rural virtues, had a deep, almost visceral hatred of banks, the epitome of all that was urban. \u2014 John Steele Gordon , American Heritage , July/August 1990",
"I didn't tell him that, at the time, I thought the place to be the epitome of bourgeois comfort; in those days I thought that there was some connection between creative talent and penury. \u2014 Ishmael Reed , \"August Wilson,\" 1987 , in Writin' Is Fightin' , 1988",
"the golden rule is often cited as the epitome of moral conduct: \u201cDo unto others as you would have them do unto you\u201d",
"the prestigious prep school prides itself on being widely regarded as the epitome of tradition and old-fashioned values",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While walking in New York, Kristen sported a neon super crop top pantsuit that was the epitome of chic. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Smell the roses, that was the epitome of his mother, Evan Bayh said. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 June 2022",
"Beloved by Aussies, Blake's work on LEGO Masters has been the epitome of comfort viewing, especially during the pandemic. \u2014 Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com , 19 June 2022",
"Don't let that prime location mislead you, though; the hotel is the epitome of serenity. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Military railways reached their epitome in 1914, when the outbreak of the First World War saw millions of men smoothly mobilized and then concentrated by rail. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Fe Noel With Caribbean influencers, Fe Noel\u2019s designs are the epitome of vacation-dressing success. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Masseria Moroseta is the epitome of relaxation and rural simplicity. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Just miles from the Pacific and nestled in a sea of Redwoods is an epitome of Northern California relaxation. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1520, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek epitom\u0113 , from epitemnein to cut short, from epi- + temnein to cut \u2014 more at tome":""
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"i-\u02c8pi-t\u0259-m\u0113"
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"rundown",
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": to make or give an epitome of":[],
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},
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"This student's struggles epitomize the trouble with our schools.",
"his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, \u201cNice guys finish last\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Curry and O\u2019Neal epitomize the difference between physical and skillful dominance. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Always a classic, slip dresses epitomize the ease of elegance. \u2014 Gaby Keiderling, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
"Apart from having a good rapport with Snoop Dogg, Clarkson says the hosts epitomize the show\u2019s diversity through their own musical versatility. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Three of Coachella\u2019s four 2022 headliners \u2014 Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd \u2014 epitomize how a festival that once thrived on its indie cool and underground credibility has embraced pop music for a new generation. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Even though the woman's name remains unknown, the images seen around the world epitomize the horror of an attack on humanity\u2019s most innocent. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jalen Coleman-Lands may epitomize how college basketball has changed in recent years. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Apr. 2022",
"His name is synonymous with a sport the way Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady epitomize baseball, basketball and football. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The 2022 Ferrari F8 Tributo and Spider epitomize the supercar formula. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"i-\u02c8pi-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"verb"
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"noun"
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259m",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the very top of the nasal cavity, up between the eyes, sits mucosal tissue known as the olfactory epithelium . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At the very top of the nasal cavity, up between the eyes, sits mucosal tissue known as the olfactory epithelium . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At the very top of the nasal cavity, up between the eyes, sits mucosal tissue known as the olfactory epithelium . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At the very top of the nasal cavity, up between the eyes, sits mucosal tissue known as the olfactory epithelium . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At the very top of the nasal cavity, up between the eyes, sits mucosal tissue known as the olfactory epithelium . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In ulcerative colitis, the barriers provided by mucus and the epithelium are dysfunctional. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The scientific name for this layer of cells is the epithelium . \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The epithelium itself is an important barrier to potentially harmful substances and is fortified by tight connections between each cell. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
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"New Latin, from epi- + Greek th\u0113l\u0113 nipple \u2014 more at feminine":""
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"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": characterized by very widespread growth or extent : of, relating to, or constituting an epidemic":[
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"an epidemic of bankruptcies"
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8dem-ik",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Overuse injuries\u2014particularly in the elbows and shoulders of young pitchers\u2014are indeed becoming epidemic . Orthopedists often blame coaches and parents for failing to monitor how many pitches kids are throwing and for not giving them time to rest their arms. \u2014 Sara Corbett , New York Times Sports Magazine , June 2006",
"The dream of running off to live the good life in a postcard perfect town in the mountains or by the sea often reaches epidemic proportions near the end of summer. \u2014 John Rasmus , National Geographic , September 2004",
"Saturday Night Fever propelled disco fever to epidemic proportions: By 1978, 40 percent of all the music on Billboard's Hot 100 was disco. \u2014 Peter Braunstein , American Heritage , November 1999",
"the little girl's giggles were epidemic , and soon the entire gathering was laughing",
"Noun",
"Cosmetic surgery is now so prevalent that it could qualify as a national epidemic . \u2014 Toni Bentley , New York Times Book Review , 22 Oct. 2006",
"\"Spim,\" as people are beginning to call unsolicited instant messages, is the latest installment in the growing epidemic of unwanted electronic ads and a further sign that unscrupulous online marketers will seek to take advantage of all of the Internet's communication tools, not limiting themselves to spam or pop-up ads. \u2014 David McGuire , WashingtonPost.com , 13 Nov. 2003",
"Whatever might have motivated Kennedy to put [Ian] Fleming on his list, from that point, Bond became an international obsession. When the first Bond film appeared in 1962\u2014 Dr. No \u2014the obsession was a full-blown craze, a cultural epidemic . \u2014 Gerald Early , New Letters , 1999",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Due to the lack of effective vaccines and treatments, the World Health Organization named CCHF as a top priority on a list of emerging pathogens with epidemic potential for which there are no medical treatments. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Across the country, cities are imposing anti- epidemic restrictions, and households are hoarding supplies, fearing they will be locked down next. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Though Beijing\u2019s virus outbreak is tiny by global standards, the Chinese capital is tightening anti- epidemic measures ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony Feb. 4. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Global stock markets have also sunk as investors face up to the reality of a return to pre- epidemic monetary policy. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 29 Jan. 2022",
"While the officials agreed to ease some anti- epidemic measures, including revoking a weekend curfew and opening government offices, schools will remain shut. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Vedika Sud, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Power abuses are epidemic in an industry where employment is contingent and hard to obtain and much of the workforce is in the first bloom of youth. \u2014 Vogue , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Across more than 300 reservations populated by the nation's Native Americans, violence against women has become epidemic . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The reference indicated Kim may replace his Cabinet Premier Kim Tok Hun, who would be held responsible for failures in the government\u2019s anti- epidemic work, said Hong Min, a senior analyst at Seoul\u2019s Korea Institute for National Unification. \u2014 Time , 30 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Should China succeed in controlling its Covid epidemic , its appetite for oil could grow and take supplies off the market, but that is no certainty. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"Today, infertility is rapidly becoming an epidemic . \u2014 Ganes Kesari, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Baba\u2019s Yard Hot Meal Program founder and Executive Director John Visnauskas described the program as yet another initiative in support of a mission to reduce epidemic diseases by increasing fresh produce consumption. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"That has led to today\u2019s heroin and fentanyl epidemic . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2022",
"Briand is director of the global health agency\u2019s epidemic and pandemic prevention and preparedness department. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"This week in 1832, the first U.S. cholera epidemic was reported in New York City. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Hubris is epidemic in an operation like the NFL, the country\u2019s most popular mass entertainment product. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In its filing, Juul said the FDA acted on political pressure from Congress, which blames the company for the youth vaping epidemic . \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arranged into a seemingly pulsing orb, masses of epiphyte seeds conjure an entire universe. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 5 July 2019",
"The 15-acre garden, on Sarasota Bay, was established in 1971 as the only botanical garden in the world focused solely on the study of epiphytes , which include many orchid species. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2018",
"After Marie Selby died in 1971, leaving the property to the city, a board of directors consulted with experts from New York Botanical Garden and the University of Florida and chose to make the garden distinctive by focusing on epiphytes . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2018",
"Ball moss is an epiphyte (air plant) that makes its living from the air, not from the host plant. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 23 Feb. 2018",
"These plants are epiphytes and take nothing from the azaleas but at times compete for foliage sites. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 June 2017"
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"Invention has its own algorithm: genius, obsession, serendipity, and epiphany in some unknowable combination. \u2014 Malcolm Gladwell , New Yorker , 12 May 2008",
"One day, a New York composer met an expert on Asian domesticated elephants, and together they reached some sort of freakish epiphany and decided to see if elephants could learn to play music. \u2014 Jon Pareles , New York Times , 5 Jan. 2002",
"One epiphany came when a dozen engineers in northern New Mexico saw a lone, fading Xerox paper carton bobbing in a swamp of old motor oil at the bottom of a pit. \u2014 Michelle Conlin , Business Week , 1 Nov. 1999",
"Seeing her father again when she was an adult was an epiphany that changed her whole view of her childhood.",
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"Throughout the book, Hershovitz uses the thinking of esteemed philosophers to explain both his moments of doubt and his moments of epiphany . \u2014 Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Mary\u2019s thinking evolves, but not in some magical moment of epiphany \u2014 rather, and more realistically, as a slow accumulation of facts that tip the scale. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"The alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins is in pursuit of epiphany . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
"During a motorcycle journey through Colombia, Van Dusen experienced an epiphany while watching a farmer roast his coffee beans on a stovetop. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Clark has no patience for this sacred image of Keller\u2019s DeafBlind epiphany . \u2014 Andrew Leland, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
"Christian Arno traces his climate epiphany back to June 2019, when his 68-year-old father spent the night in jail. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"In both that epiphany and the buoyancy of its six youthful Comedian Harmonists, the show captures the bittersweetness\u2014the bright music, the dark history\u2014at the core of the group\u2019s allure. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Catharsis leads, with a theatrical turn of events, to epiphany . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English Epiphanie, borrowed from Anglo-French Epiphane, Epiphanie, borrowed from Late Latin epiphan\u012ba, epiphania \"appearance, manifestation, Christ's first manifestation (to the Gentiles in Western tradition),\" borrowed from Late Greek epiph\u00e1neia \"appearance, manifestation (of God in the Old Testament, of Christ's first coming or of the Second Coming),\" going back to Greek, \"appearance, coming into view, manifestation (of a deity to a worshipper), Christ's coming (in the New Testament), visible surface, outward show, fame,\" noun derivative of epiphan\u1e17s \"coming into view, appearing, manifest, evident,\" adjective derivative from the stem of epipha\u00ednein \"to show, display,\" mediopassive epipha\u00ednesthai \"to come into view, be manifested, appear on the the service,\" from epi- epi- + pha\u00ednein \"to bring to light, cause to appear,\" pha\u00ednesthai \"to become visible, appear\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
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"New Latin, from Greek epi- + dendron tree \u2014 more at dendr-":""
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": a crystalline sympathomimetic hormone C 9 H 13 NO 3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the medulla of the adrenal glands , is prepared from adrenal extracts or made synthetically, and is used medicinally especially to stimulate the heart during cardiac arrest and to treat life-threatening allergic reactions":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anaphylaxis needs to be treated immediately with epinephrine , a medication that relaxes blood vessels and the muscles in the airways, according to the NLM. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"Severe allergic reactions call for an immediate shot of epinephrine and emergency medical attention. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In comparison, the researchers found that 49% of patients received a prescription for epinephrine , a drug to treat severe or life-threatening allergic reactions, following an anaphylactic shock. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Dec. 2021",
"No one in the J&J trial reported an allergic reaction requiring epinephrine , but one person in a trial extension has reported such a response. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2021",
"In the event of an insect sting, people with allergies to those stings can be treated with injectable epinephrine (an EpiPen), the ACAAI says. \u2014 Sarah Jacob, SELF , 26 July 2021",
"Doubling levels of cortisol alone -- but not norepinephrine, epinephrine or dopamine -- was associated with a 90% higher risk of having a cardiovascular event, the study found. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Sauna sessions boost blood levels of epinephrine , growth hormone and endorphins\u2014the latter of which are, incidentally, also hormones often held responsible for a runner\u2019s high. \u2014 Sarah Everts, WSJ , 17 July 2021",
"In fact, for people who carry emergency epinephrine for peanut, insect or other allergies, Moore advises against getting tested. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2021"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney \u2014 more at nephritis":""
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"Greek epideiktikos , from (assumed) Greek epideiktos (verbal of Greek epideiknynai to exhibit, show off, display, from epi- + deiknynai to show) + Greek -ikos -ic":""
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The finding confirmed that healing is also reflected in epigenetic change. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Netea thought that infections might be altering innate-immune cells through a process called epigenetic reprogramming. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022",
"These are just things that slow down epigenetic damage and these other horrible hallmarks of aging. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"For decades scientists thought epigenetic regulation was unique to eukaryotic cells and lacking in simpler ones, such as bacteria. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One common type of epigenetic mechanism is DNA methylation, an on-off switch for certain regions of DNA that shift throughout a person\u2019s lifetime. \u2014 Jan Veldink, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Over time, few epigenetic changes occurred in the marmot's DNA during hibernation. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the discussion topics include: biomarkers of aging, epigenetic aging clocks, cell regeneration, etc. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"In 2012, Netea confirmed that epigenetic changes were behind his lab\u2019s earlier B.C.G. results. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, the epiphyses on the ischium and the ends of the femur and shin bone (tibia) were well-developed but hadn\u2019t yet fused\u2014in other words, DH7 wasn\u2019t a very young child but was definitely still growing. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Vidyadhar Upasani, a pediatric orthopedist at Rady Children\u2019s Hospital in San Diego, uses 3-D printing to help plan intricate bone procedures to treat, for example, slipped capital femoral epiphysis , the most common hip disorder in adolescents. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Washington Post , 11 June 2018"
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"New Latin, from Greek, growth, from epiphyesthai to grow on, from epi- + phyesthai to grow, middle voice of phyein to bring forth \u2014 more at be":""
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"\"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225227"
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"adjective"
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8gas-trik",
"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8ga-strik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After that came breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap procedure. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Nov. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Growing interest in biological age is fueled by advances in the field of epigenetics , the study of how gene expression is affected by behaviors and the environment. \u2014 Betsy Morris, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Bacterial epigenetics is an excellent focus for antibiotic development, Jakob says, because its mechanisms are shared across many bacteria species\u2014but use fundamentally different proteins than eukaryotic cells do. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"These studies are a major step in understanding bacterial epigenetics , says University of Leiden biochemist Remus Dame, who was not involved in either study. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"There are chapters on the development of genetics, the eugenics movement, the heritability of family traits and the field of epigenetics , which studies whether our genes can be altered by experience (short answer: it\u2019s complicated). \u2014 Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The improvements are a function of epigenetics , the process through which our lifestyles and environments\u2014and those of our ancestors\u2014permanently alter how our cells interpret DNA. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 15 Dec. 2014",
"The company thinks its technology has applications across neuroscience, epigenetics , virology, immuno-oncology, drug development, diagnostics and vaccine development. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"This year, Maison Epigenetic opened its doors in the 16th arrondissement, offering Parisians a Haussmanian nirvana dedicated to epigenetics : understanding how our lifestyles affect the expression of our genes. \u2014 Caitlin Raux Gunther, Travel + Leisure , 12 Oct. 2021",
"In this episode of the podcast, Harper\u2019s web editor Violet Lucca talks with Markham about the complexity of animal psychology, epigenetics , climate change, and a crow\u2019s talent for nursing a grudge. Never miss an episode! \u2014 Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"epi- + genetics , after epigenesis and phenogenetics \"developmental genetics,\" borrowed from German Ph\u00e4nogenetik , from ph\u00e4no- (in Ph\u00e4notypus phenotype entry 1 ) + Genetik genetics":""
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"-\u02ccth\u0113-l\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-m\u0259",
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"One potential benefit might be longer-lasting protection, Greenberger speculated, since the coronavirus is unlikely to mutate every protein epitope included in this vaccine. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This mAb, derived from B cells of a patient who recovered from SARS-1 in 2003, targets an epitope on the S protein that is conserved in the sarbecovirus family. \u2014 Laura Defrancesco, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The portion of the pathogen's protein that the antibody recognizes is called an epitope . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Sequence conservation at the BG10-19 epitope explains the cross-neutralization against SARS-1, as 23 of 29 residues are conserved between SARS-1 and SARS-CoV-2 RBDs. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"On the top of the protein, a spot called an epitope serves as a landing pad for antibodies, allowing the virus to be neutralized. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Unlike monoclonal antibodies, which are being developed to target a specific molecular region, or epitope , on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 to elicit an immune response, horse polyclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 recognize multiple epitopes. \u2014 Debbie Ponchner, Scientific American , 17 Aug. 2020",
"The observation of this study raised the alarm that Sars-CoV-2 mutation that varied epitope (something that an antibody attaches itself to) profile could arise at any time. \u2014 Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Additional attributes are the potential for epitope spread by increasing cross-reactivity to other virus strains, which can have a direct impact on breadth of virus coverage and enhanced cellular immunity13. \u2014 William Warren, Scientific American , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"Anyone who has experienced an epidermal event bringing on an existential crisis knows this pain. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Wild parsnip, which is often found growing alongside poison hemlock, can react with the skin if touched, destroying epidermal cells and possibly leading to severe blistering. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Infusion of 24-karat gold leaf fortifies cell structure on the dermal and epidermal levels. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"That sense of purpose is what ultimately shaped my writing career, which largely focuses on raising awareness of epidermal issues and advocating for people living with chronic skin afflictions. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2021",
"One reason is fewer people are smoking, and improved treatments like epidermal growth-factor receptor tyrosine-kinase inhibitor are able to target non-small cell lung cancer mutations. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Samasource, one of her companies, said the cause was epithelioid sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020"
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"If there was a single, epiphanic moment when Mr. Gilliam was moved to remove his paintings from their wooden supports and to hang them like drapes, the artist was often cagey about when \u2014 or even whether \u2014 that occurred. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"But interestingly, the most affecting moments aren\u2019t necessarily the dramatic epiphanic turning points. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Her narrow road to the interior passes through the Trump presidency into an epiphanic realm where birth resembles death, violence healing, and trauma care. \u2014 Srikanth Reddy, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"And her epiphanic declaration of independence from the royal family is depicted as her decision to wear better clothes. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"That song was not only special to sing but also an epiphanic moment. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, Vulture , 23 June 2021",
"In the end, while the novel does not offer any pat answers about death, the epiphanic note about the importance of a good life instead feels simplistic. \u2014 Jenny Bhatt, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
"This is meant to be the moment in the book: climactic, epiphanic , cathartic. \u2014 Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2018"
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"Silbaugh said there was another small, unidentifiable strand of DNA on the handle, and that blood is far more rich with DNA than epithelial , or skin, cells, and far more likely to show up on a test. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The adaptive immune system also provides a high level of protection by producing the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) which is transmitted across the surface of the gut epithelial cells to prevent infection. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The study's researchers advised COVID-19 patients to be routinely tested for the flu, as both the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 damage epithelial cells and cause inflammation, which together can have fatal consequences. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Paneth cells are specialized epithelial cells which line the surface of the small intestine. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"This means that the epithelial cells and nearby immune cells are increasingly exposed to bacteria and potentially other substances, like yeast, that are found in the colon. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The first paper explores the role of a CBD precursor in the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and ACE2 receptors found in human epithelial cells. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Some of the byproducts of this colonic amino acid metabolism may negatively affect epithelial cells residing there. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"In it, Gulbins described a paper his team was about to publish showing that the five antidepressants associated with a COVID benefit in Paris hospitals also block SARS-CoV-2\u2019s entry into human nasal epithelial cells grown in a lab dish. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2021"
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"Cells treated with Yamanaka factors, erases marks on the epigenome , losing their identity thus the reversal to the embryonic state (stem cell). \u2014 Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Could the team activate telomerase to rejuvenate the epigenome ",
"David had long suspected that the epigenome was central to longevity. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"David published a great paper in Nature late last year showing that in mice Yamanaka gene therapy can safety reprogram the epigenome of the retina and restore vision in a mouse model of glaucoma. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Penick said the Indian jumping ant colonies used in the study were the same ones that were collected in India almost 20 years ago and were the first epigenome for the species sequenced. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Molecular biologist David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School, who has long been on the hunt for antiaging strategies, has also looked for signs of aging in the epigenome . \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 2 Dec. 2020",
"The Stanford approach utilizes powerful agents known as Yamanaka factors, which reprogram a cell\u2019s epigenome to its time zero, or embryonic state. \u2014 Nicholas Wade, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Skinner's own research in animals suggests changes to the epigenome , a swirl of biological factors that affect how genes are expressed, can be passed down through multiple generations. \u2014 Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS , 18 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tillandsia, more commonly known as air plants, includes Spanish moss, an epiphytic bromeliad commonly seen dripping from trees. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Bromeliads not only grow well in the ground in this climate but also do well in containers or, as epiphytic plants, mounted in trees or attached to fences. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Other examples of epiphytic plants are orchids and tillandsias, also known as air plants. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 25 Dec. 2019",
"Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 25 Dec. 2019",
"Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 25 Dec. 2019",
"Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 25 Dec. 2019",
"Peat moss or one of the coarse fibers, such as osmunda or coir used for epiphytic orchids, are good choices of organic materials that aerate a potting mixture while at the same time retaining water. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 25 Dec. 2019"
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"The liver, intestines, kidneys and sweat glands in the epidermis remove toxins. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"This coating served as a foundation for the molding and application of a second coat, an \u2018 epidermis ,\u2019 made up of the same human skin cells that comprise some 90 percent of our own skin\u2019s outer layer. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"History has soaked into the language, though, like potassium or manganese penetrating the epidermis . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Microblading pigments are supposed to be administered more superficially \u2014 in the epidermis , the uppermost layer of skin \u2014 allowing more room for the pigments to fade. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Gentlemen, face masks are highly efficient at eliminating dirt, oil, and other impurities, as well as fighting the nasty bacteria that hide beneath the top layers of the epidermis . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Second-degree burns are when the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin) and the dermis (the second layer of skin) are affected, resulting in blisters, swelling, splotches, red or white discoloration, severe pain, and scarring, per the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The caffeine dilates the blood vessels below the epidermis , which improves blood flow and reduces the appearance of cellulite. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Just like canes, the petiole or rachis is covered with an epidermis and may grow tiny prickles along its underside. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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": a toxoid weaker in affinity for antitoxin than is the corresponding toxin":[]
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"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"noun"
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": a genetic determinant (such as the DNA of some bacteriophages) that can replicate autonomously in bacterial cytoplasm or as an integral part of the chromosomes":[]
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"-\u02ccz\u014dm",
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02ccs\u014dm",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The latent virus may integrate into the human genome \u2013 as does HIV, for example \u2013 or exist in the nucleus as a self-replicating piece of DNA called an episome . \u2014 William Petri, The Conversation , 31 July 2020"
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"noun"
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"With Covid keeping us at home, many ecologists are unaware of potentially the most important non-human epizootic occurring since white-nose. \u2014 Sophie Lewis, CBS News , 19 May 2020",
"African swine fever decimated the country\u2019s pig population in 2019 in what lovers of Greek etymology would have insisted was an epizootic \u2014relating to animals\u2014and not an epidemic\u2014relating to people. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Unfortunately an epizootic of African swine fever has recently wiped out at least a third of all the pigs in China. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019"
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"borrowed from French \u00e9pizootique \"pertaining to a disease affecting many animals at once,\" coinage modeled on \u00e9pidemique epidemic entry 1 , from Greek epi- epi- + z\u00f4ion \"animal\" + French -otique -otic entry 1 \u2014 more at zoo-":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Traditional treatments use mutation location To attempt to answer this question, our research team chose to focus on one oncogene in lung cancer, EGFR, or epidermal growth factor receptor. \u2014 Jacqulyne Robichaux, The Conversation , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Also recommended is an epidermal growth factor serum (EGFs) such as Herbal Skin Solution\u2019s EGF Cellular Activator. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2021",
"Triple-negative breast cancer is breast cancer that is negative for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor 2 receptor. \u2014 Ayana Byrd, Health.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
"These are tumors that do not carry receptors for estrogen, progesterone, or human epidermal growth factor , typically targeted by such drugs as Herceptin or tamoxifen. \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 22 Apr. 2020",
"HER2-positive breast cancer, which makes up approximately one-fifth of breast cancers, has too much of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which promotes the growth of cancer cells. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 17 Apr. 2020",
"These three receptors doctors check are for the hormones estrogen and progesterone, plus a protein called human epidermal growth factor \u2014which is more commonly known as HER2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Both the Icelandic import Bioeffect and dermatologist Ronald Moy\u2019s DNA Renewal line use a human-like epidermal growth factor (EGF) that\u2019s made in bioengineered barley seeds. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 2 Aug. 2018",
"Bullock explains that through a microneedling technique, the facial boosts collagen by enabling serums, including an epidermal growth factor (or EGF) serum to seep deeper into the skin. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054106"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + Greek gast\u0113r stomach":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054827"
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"\u2014 contrasted with lyric caesura"
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"definitions":{
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"Greek epistroph\u0113 , literally, turning about, from epi- + stroph\u0113 turning \u2014 more at strophe":""
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from Greek epithym\u0113tikos , from epithym\u0113tos desired (from epithymein to long for, desire, covet, from epi + thymos desire, mind, soul) + -ikos -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074128"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075820"
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"epithelio glandular"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082224"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090755"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a plane curve traced by a point on the radius or extended radius of a circle rolling on the outside of a fixed circle \u2014 compare epicycloid , hypotrochoid":[]
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"\"+"
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"epi- + trochoid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101200"
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"adjective"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fid",
"-\u02c8d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fid"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An infected epidermoid cyst An epidermoid cyst is a non-cancerous bump that can show up pretty much anywhere on your skin, including your belly button, the Mayo Clinic says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 23 Feb. 2019",
"The gruesome 7-minute video showcases Lee going in on a patient's neck who has an epidermoid cyst, a growth that at first glance, is honestly barely visible to the naked eye. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 20 Sep. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101830"
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
": a canal derived from the ambulacral groove and running between the radial nerve and the external epithelium in ophiuroids and echinoids":[]
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a long narrow stole worn by bishops and priests of the Eastern Orthodox Church":[]
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"Middle Greek epitrach\u0113lion , from neuter of epitrach\u0113lios , from Greek epi- + -trach\u0113lios (from trach\u0113los neck)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124305"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Epidermophyton + English -id":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124456"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133655"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the outermost waxy layer of the arthropod exoskeleton":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or caused by epinasty":[]
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6nastik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary epinasty + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140943"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0101p\u0113n\u0227\u0227r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French \u00e9pinard , alteration (influenced by -ard ) of Middle French espinach":""
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8lep-tik",
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8lep-tik"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marcela didn\u2019t know it at the time, but the boy had a history of epileptic seizures. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"After trying several medications with no results, the only option left for Griffin McConnell was a hemispherotomy to remove part of his brain in hopes to control his epileptic seizures, according to Stanford Children's Health's website. \u2014 Fox News , 6 May 2022",
"The driver had suffered an epileptic seizure and veered onto the sidewalk. \u2014 Geir Moulson And Frank Jordans, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"These electrodes monitor the brain\u2019s epileptic seizures so the neurosurgeons know where \u2013 and where not \u2013 to operate. \u2014 David Caldwell, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Epileptic seizures: Can yoga and music therapy help control epileptic seizures? \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Doctors also told her she\u2019s at risk of becoming epileptic or suffering from facial paralysis in the future. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The Sunset High 18-year-old created a programmatic model for predicting whether someone is going to have an epileptic seizure. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
"These are technically called psychogenic non- epileptic seizures (PNES). \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 9 Nov. 2021"
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": a yellowish-green mineral Ca 2 (Al,Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 OH usually occurring in grains or columnar masses and sometimes used as a gemstone":[]
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"Specifically, the multi-heavy mineral prospect consists of abrasives garne and epidote , and zircon, magnetite and gold. \u2014 Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"e\u02c8-",
"-it\u0259-",
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u02c8e-p\u0113-\u02ccpen"
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"341\u2013270 b.c. Greek philosopher":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epibol\u0113 addition, from epiballein to throw on, from epi- + ballein to throw \u2014 more at devil":""
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232738"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235923"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several structures or regions situated above or covering the mouth of various invertebrates":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012919"
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030444"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032931"
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + -zoic entry 1":""
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"circa 1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041705"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": increased increments of growth upon the upper side of horizontal or ascending branches or roots":[
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044452"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02cclep-s\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those conditions would include cancer, epilepsy , Crohn\u2019s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"In an interview with WABC, Lazar's father, Gregg LaPenna, said his son had been diagnosed with epilepsy \u2014 which causes seizures \u2014 several years ago. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"There are several conditions where medical marijuana is helpful for pregnant women, such as epilepsy and hyperemesis gravidarum -- a severe form of morning sickness that can lead to weight loss, studies show. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Personal emergency preparedness planning resources already exist for other health conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy , and cancer. \u2014 Emma Biegacki, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Ashlie has epilepsy , which was also part of the reason for her family\u2019s request. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Daniel is a 16-year-old with cerebral palsy and epilepsy who is in the hospital with severe COVID-19 complications due to a compromised immune system. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Deyonshaj, 14, has multiple conditions including epilepsy and hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid inside the brain. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"It also has been shown to be helpful in treating ailments including epilepsy , nausea, chronic pain, and multiple sclerosis symptoms, according to the The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a federal agency. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"Middle English epilencie , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French epelempsie , modification of Late Latin epilepsia , from Greek epil\u0113psia , from epilambanein to seize, from epi- + lambanein to take, seize \u2014 more at latch":""
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": a foot in Greek and Latin prosody consisting of three long and one short syllables":[]
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"Late Latin epitritos , from Greek, from epitritos 1\u00b9/\u2083, having a ratio of 4:3, having 4 long and 3 short syllables, from epi- + tritos third; akin to Greek treis three":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-065939"
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"definitions":{
": an organism that lives on the body surface of another":[]
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"\u02ccep\u0259\u0307\u02c8b\u012b\u02cc\u00e4nt",
"\u02ccep\u0113\u02c8-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073630"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin & Greek; Latin epithalamium , from Greek epithalamion , from epi- + thalamos room, bridal chamber; perhaps akin to Greek tholos rotunda":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083154"
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"definitions":{
": a variety of diorite formed by metamorphism from pyroxenic igneous rocks and often being somewhat schistose":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + diorite ; originally formed as German epidiorit":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095251"
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"\u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-p\u0259-ji-\u02c8n\u014d-miks",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Single-cell analysis has blossomed to include a range of fields, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics and metabolomics, each of which provides unique and crucial insights into the inner workings of human cells. \u2014 Yan Zhang, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps not surprisingly, gene expression and gene regulatory architecture, reflected in the epigenomics data, are highly aligned. \u2014 Christof Koch, Scientific American , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + genomics , after epigenetic":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1997, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095551"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of zoanthidean anemones \u2014 see carcinoecium":[]
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an animal epizoite":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -zoon":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100154"
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": a widely distributed genus of flea beetles including pests of various cultivated plants and some that are vectors of virus diseases \u2014 see potato flea beetle , tuber flea beetle":[]
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"\u02c8ep\u0259\u02cctriks"
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"definitions":{
": one of the clusters of embryonic dermal ectoderm cells that are precursors of hairs, sebaceous glands, and apocrine glands of the skin":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115430"
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"noun"
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": the fauna and flora of the sea bottom between low-water mark and the mesobenthos down to a lower limit of about 100 fathoms":[]
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"\"+"
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"epi- + benthos":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122314"
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"an epizoic plant"
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik"
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"epi- + -zoic entry 1":""
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"circa 1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133047"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a projector for images of both opaque objects and transparencies":[],
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"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133305"
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"noun"
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": the loss or removal of hair":[]
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"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yes Unlike tweezers, which pull out individual strands, epilation devices pluck out multiple hairs at once \u2014 great for snagging errant hairs between waxes. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2021",
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"French \u00e9pilation , from \u00e9piler to remove hair, from \u00e9- e- + Latin pilus hair \u2014 more at pile":""
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134156"
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"definitions":{
": a lateral ridge or fold along either side of the foot in various gastropods (such as members of the Rhipidoglossa) sometimes bearing appendages, sensory organs, and pigment spots":[]
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"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8p\u014dd\u0113\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -podium":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135505"
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"combining form"
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": epididymal and":[
"epididymo deferential"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epididymis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143654"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of ladybirds that feed on plants both as larvae and adults \u2014 see mexican bean beetle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8lakn\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -lachna (from Greek lachn\u0113 soft woolly hair)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161300"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the external connective-tissue sheath of a nerve trunk":[]
},
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"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8n(y)u\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8n(y)u\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162737"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals":[],
": a science that deals with the character, ecology, and causes of outbreaks of animal diseases":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4-",
"\u02ccep-\u0259-z\u0259-\u02ccw\u00e4t-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-z\u0259-\u02ccw\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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"epizoot(ic) + -iology (in epidemiology )":""
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"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163702"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": epizootic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u0259t\u0113"
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"probably from French \u00e9pizootie , from English epizootic entry 1 + French -ie -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165357"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a silk, rayon, or worsted clothing fabric in plain weave characterized by alternating wide and narrow cross ribs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccpan\u00a6gl\u0101",
"\u0101\u02c8pa\u014b\u02ccgl\u0101",
"-pa\u014b\u00a6-"
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"French \u00e9pingl\u00e9 , from past participle of \u00e9pingler to pin, from \u00e9pingle pin, from Latin spinula small thorn, diminutive of spina thorn, spine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170714"
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"adjective"
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": of or relating to an epistome":[]
},
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pist\u0259m-",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6st\u014dm\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172736"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the joining of two successive ionics a minore so that the syllables that come together exchange quantities (as when \u02d8\u02d8\u2013\u2013|\u02d8\u02d8\u2013\u2013 becomes \u02d8\u02d8\u2013\u02d8|\u2013\u02d8\u2013\u2013)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8z\u00fcks\u0259\u0307s"
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"Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of fastening together, from epizeugnynai to fasten together (from epi- + zeugnynai to join, yoke) + -sis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180524"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the external connective-tissue sheath of a muscle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u0113-",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8mi-zh\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8miz(h)-\u0113-\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from epi- + Greek mys mouse, muscle \u2014 more at mouse entry 1":""
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180741"
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"noun"
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": the art or practice of writing epistles : letter writing":[
"the study of Renaissance epistolography"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epistolo- + English -graphy":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185349"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": metamorphism in which epidote is formed from other minerals":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02ccd\u014dt\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epidote + -ization":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190220"
},
"epilabrum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a transverse process at the side of the labrum of certain myriopods":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + labrum":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192008"
},
"epinician":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": celebrating victory":[
"an ancient epinician ode"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6nish\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epinikios + English -an":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192144"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": located near the periphery of a batholith":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + batholithic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192243"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": situated on the stapes":[
"the epistapedial cartilage"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + stapedial":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194340"
},
"epithelial body":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": parathyroid gland":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201223"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": inflammation of the epididymis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02ccdi-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-t\u0259s",
"-\u02ccdid-\u0259-\u02c8m\u012bt-\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another thing to watch out for is epididymitis , which happens when the epididymis, the coiled tube that brings sperm to the outside world, becomes inflamed\u2014in this case due to a chlamydia infection, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202252"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a branch of the basal joint of the protopodite of the thoracic limbs of many arthropods often highly modified and commonly absent in higher and terrestrial forms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"e\u02c8-",
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pip\u0259\u02ccd\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + -podite":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211935"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": epitokous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)e\u00a6p-",
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pig\u0259m\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epigamos":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213800"
},
"epistolographic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": demotic sense 2a":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307\u00a6pist\u0259(\u02cc)l\u014d\u00a6grafik",
"\u0113\u00a6p-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Greek epistolographikos , from Greek epistolo- (from epistol\u0113 ) + -graphikos -graphic":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213914"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": tending to attract the opposite sex during the breeding seasons":[
"epigamic colors of birds"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6gamik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epigamos marriageable (from epi- + gamos marriage, wedding) + English -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215859"
},
"epitaxy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the growth on a crystalline substrate of a crystalline substance that mimics the orientation of the substrate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02cctak-s\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The previous method, molecular beam epitaxy , resulted in larger quantum dots that were less useful and unstable at all but the most extremely cold temperatures. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2019"
],
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"borrowed from French \u00e9pitaxie, from \u00e9pi- epi- + Greek t\u00e1xis \"arrangement, disposition\" + French -ie -y entry 2 \u2014 more at taxis":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223507"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which is continuous with the vas deferens":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8did-\u0259-m\u0259s",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8di-d\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In most cases, surgery can be performed to either reverse these blockages or to retrieve sperm directly from the epididymis and testicles. \u2014 Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire , 1 Oct. 2018",
"Ms Chan therefore concentrated her attentions on part of the male genital tract called the epididymis . \u2014 The Economist , 22 Feb. 2018",
"Very few are actually released into the epididymis . \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 11 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from epi- + didymos testicle, twin, from dyo two \u2014 more at two":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223715"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": growing upon the surface especially the upper surface of a leaf or other organ of a plant \u2014 compare hypogenous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pij\u0259n\u0259s",
"(\u02c8)e\u00a6p-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + -genous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231319"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any one of the bones of either the forearm or shank":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02ccp\u014dd\u0113\u02c8\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + Greek podion (diminutive of pod-, pous foot) + Latin -ale (neuter of -alis -al)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231525"
},
"epipubis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an unpaired cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other vertebrates":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + pubis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232334"
},
"epididymite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a silicate NaBeSi 3 O 7 (OH) of sodium and beryllium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8did\u0259\u02ccm\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German epididymit , from epi- + -didymit (as in eudidymit eudidymite)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233749"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to an epipodium":[],
": of or relating to an epipodite":[],
": of or relating to an epipodiale":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6p\u014dd\u0113\u0259l"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epipodi um + English -al":"Adjective",
"epipodite + -al":"Adjective",
"New Latin epipodiale":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234057"
},
"epiphyseal arch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an arched structure in the embryonic third ventricle marking the site of development of the pineal body":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234253"
},
"epiprecoracoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or constituting a cartilaginous element of the pectoral girdle of some turtles situated at the ventral end of the precoracoid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + precoracoid":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234502"
},
"epistolizer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": epistoler":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234929"
},
"epileptoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": epileptiform":[],
": exhibiting symptoms resembling those of epilepsy":[
"the epileptoid person"
]
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": an onto homomorphism":[]
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": a projector for images of opaque objects (such as photographs)":[]
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a plate above the anus of certain insects that is usually the dorsal part of the 11th segment":[]
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"i-\u02ccpif-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259l",
"i-\u02ccpi-f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259l"
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"i-\u02c8pi-sk\u0259-p\u0259l",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration. \u2014 Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees. \u2014 Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"Pilla would apologize, but the scandal would be the most painful time of his episcopal ministry. \u2014 David Briggs, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Haupert-Johnson, episcopal leader of the North Georgia Conference, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The nuncios, who suggest episcopal candidates, were also trained and advanced under John Paul and Benedict, and for the first three years of Francis\u2019 papacy, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan\u00f2, an archenemy, served in that role in the United States. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"Rohrer was elected on the fifth ballot in Saturday\u2019s episcopal election, edging out the Rev. Jeff R. Johnson, pastor of the University of California, Berkeley\u2019s Lutheran chapel, who led the voting until the final ballot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2021",
"Meanwhile, the Catholic Church, stripped of a papal role in episcopal appointments in China and with a diminished and demoralized underground, is left much more poorly positioned to survive the Xi era intact. \u2014 Nina Shea, National Review , 19 Feb. 2021",
"The Catholic Church in China ordained its first bishop since Beijing and the Vatican renewed an agreement on episcopal appointments last month. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An observed trait may be the result of the interaction of changes in two or more genes simultaneously\u2014a phenomenon called epistasis . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Another, though, is that the fates of mutations can be linked \u2014 an effect that population geneticists call synergistic, or narrowing, epistasis . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 July 2017",
"Most recent newsletter Kondrashov has investigated the implications of synergistic epistasis with theoretical studies. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 July 2017"
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": an administrative official in ancient Greece and the Hellenic world":[]
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"She was raised as an Episcopalian ."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to keeping the snails safely secured to surfaces, this temporary adhesive, known as the epiphragm , retains moisture and prevents their bodies from drying out. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 20 June 2019"
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"borrowed from New Latin epiphragma, borrowed from Greek ep\u00edphragma \"lid, cover,\" from epiphrak-, stem of epiphr\u00e1ssein \"to block up\" (from epi- epi- + phr\u00e1ssein, Attic phr\u00e1ttein \"to fence in, enclose, block,\" of obscure origin) + -ma, resultative noun suffix":""
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pisk\u0259\u02ccp\u012bz",
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pist\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030521"
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": the portion of the plankton occurring from the surface of the sea to a depth of about 100 fathoms":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During this 35-year period, John Paul and Benedict remade the episcopacy in their image. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"Asked by reporters about tensions between the White House and the U.S. episcopacy , Blinken avoided a direct answer. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054052"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055602"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or produced with the aid of the epiglottis":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063528"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration. \u2014 Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The ongoing invasion has spurred Orthodox bishops to separate from the patriarchate of Moscow and begin operating autocephalous episcopal sees. \u2014 Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"Pilla would apologize, but the scandal would be the most painful time of his episcopal ministry. \u2014 David Briggs, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Haupert-Johnson, episcopal leader of the North Georgia Conference, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The nuncios, who suggest episcopal candidates, were also trained and advanced under John Paul and Benedict, and for the first three years of Francis\u2019 papacy, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan\u00f2, an archenemy, served in that role in the United States. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"Rohrer was elected on the fifth ballot in Saturday\u2019s episcopal election, edging out the Rev. Jeff R. Johnson, pastor of the University of California, Berkeley\u2019s Lutheran chapel, who led the voting until the final ballot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2021",
"Meanwhile, the Catholic Church, stripped of a papal role in episcopal appointments in China and with a diminished and demoralized underground, is left much more poorly positioned to survive the Xi era intact. \u2014 Nina Shea, National Review , 19 Feb. 2021",
"The Catholic Church in China ordained its first bishop since Beijing and the Vatican renewed an agreement on episcopal appointments last month. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"definitions":{
": a widespread venereal disease of southern African cattle that is marked by inflammation and discharges from the genital organs and by sterility and that takes the form of an epididymitis in the male":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064602"
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065216"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All of that effort distracts the nerves that are responsible for the diaphragm and epiglottis , called the phrenic and vagus nerves. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2021",
"If an underlying infection has caused the epiglottis to become inflamed, thus causing epiglottitis, a course of antibiotics might be prescribed to treat the condition, per the NHS. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The device lifts the epiglottis , exposing the vocal cords. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The inflammation of the epiglottis , which can lead to epiglottitis, is often caused by bacteria, per MedlinePlus. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Epiglottitis is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition in which the epiglottis , that little bit of cartilage that covers and protects your windpipe, becomes inflamed, the Mayo Clinic explains. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 2 Nov. 2020",
"When a singer sings this high, the epiglottis closes over the larynx, making the mechanics impossible to film with a medical camera and therefore beyond scientific study. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2020",
"This maneuver lifts the epiglottis and brings the vocal cords into view. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 27 May 2020",
"The girl was taken to University Medical Center, where she was hospitalized for four days with injuries and burns to her epiglottis , throat, tongue, lips and surrounding areas, according to the complaint. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065339"
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"noun"
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": benthic fauna living on the substrate (such as a hard sea floor) or on other organisms \u2014 compare infauna":[]
},
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"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8f\u022f-n\u0259",
"-\u02c8f\u00e4-"
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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065406"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071243"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or constituting an epilimnion":[]
},
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": of or belonging to a prehistoric culture of coastal Peru and Chile that is part of the Tiahuanaco culture : coastal Tiahuanaco":[]
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"(\u02c8)e\u00a6p-",
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pig\u0259n\u1d4al"
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"noun"
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": the rank or office of or term of as a bishop":[],
": diocese":[],
": the body of bishops (as in a country)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccp\u0101t",
"i-\u02c8pi-sk\u0259-p\u0259t"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope\u2019s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate . \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"At their last meeting, in June, U.S. bishops voted by a large majority to proceed with drafting a statement on the matter, over the objections of Pope Francis\u2019 strongest supporters in the U.S. episcopate . \u2014 WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The letter, dated Jan. 1, is Pope Francis\u2019 most explicit acknowledgment yet of the tensions between him and the U.S. episcopate . \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2019",
"Healing will not begin until the episcopate reveals to the world what true repentance looks like, and makes that repentance visible through a change in behavior. \u2014 C.c. Pecknold, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2018",
"The delay shows that the Vatican simply doesn\u2019t place the same value on speed and openness with the public that the U.S. episcopate does. \u2014 Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075842"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": situated above or upon the pterygoid : relating to or being a slender bone in the skull of most lizards and some other reptiles that extends between the pterygoid and the parietal or anterior end of the pro-otic":[],
": the epipterygoid bone":[]
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"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\"",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of slender purplish brown leafless herbs (family Orobanchaceae) having whitish flowers and being parasitic on the roots of beech trees \u2014 see beechdrops":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8f\u0101g\u0259s"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + Latin fagus beech":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081554"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an exclamatory sentence or striking especially summary comment concluding a discourse":[]
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"\u02ccep\u0259f\u014d\u02c8n\u0113m\u0259"
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"Latin, from Greek epiph\u014dn\u0113ma , from epiph\u014dnein to mention, from epi- + ph\u014dnein to speak, from ph\u014dn\u0113 sound":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084340"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there":[],
": a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02cctaf"
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"examples":[
"The epitaph reads \u201cIn loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based on a pair of wild weekends in the desert, the two-part article was a freewheeling epitaph for the 1960s counterculture. \u2014 Peter Richardson, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
"How about this as a potential epitaph to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger's career: In 18 NFL seasons, he's never finished below .500, a league record for a player. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The record was received as the Beatles' final epitaph . \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Which, come to think of it, is a pretty fair epitaph for this whole sorry affair. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Returning from his latest injury, the former Alabama standout is trying to make sure that quote doesn\u2019t become an epitaph for his NFL career. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Bowden, years before his death, crafted the epitaph for his tombstone. \u2014 Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Greenspan\u2019s admission, which came shortly after Congress reluctantly agreed to bail out Wall Street following the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, represented an epitaph for a certain way of thinking about the economy. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 20 July 2021",
"No, that\u2019s not going to be my epitaph , but thanks for the suggestion. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 July 2021"
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"Middle English epitaphe , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium , from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion , from epi- + taphos tomb, funeral":""
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"noun"
],
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": any of a genus ( Episcia ) of tropical American herbs of the gesneriad family that have hairy foliage and are related to the African violet":[]
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"i-\u02c8pi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
],
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"New Latin, from Greek episkios shaded, from epi- + skia shadow \u2014 more at shine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091459"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of half-evergreen creeping or trailing woody plants (family Ericaceae) with white or rose-colored flowers in small axillary and terminal clusters \u2014 see arbutus sense 3":[]
},
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"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8j\u0113\u0259"
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"New Latin, from Greek epigaios upon the earth, from epi- + -gaios (from gaia earth)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092007"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": the remnants of cytoplasm left in the ascus of ascomycetous fungi after spore formation":[]
},
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"\u02c8ep\u0259\u02ccplaz\u0259m"
],
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"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + -plasm":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095914"
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"adjective"
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": epigenous":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103357"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one of the first pair of lateral bony plates in the plastron of a turtle sometimes considered homologous with the clavicles of other vertebrates":[]
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"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the apical half of the shell of certain dinoflagellates":[],
": the epitheca of a diatom":[]
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"\u02c8ep\u0259\u0307",
"\u02c8ep\u0113+\u02cc-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + valve":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105115"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": epivaginitis":[]
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"\u02c8ep\u0259\u02ccvaj"
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"by shortening":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110156"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of tropical American cacti having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers \u2014 see orchid cactus":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8fil\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -phyllum":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110655"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111105"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device for reducing the intensity of light in known ratio by means of rapidly rotating opaque and transparent sectors":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259sk\u014d\u02c8tist\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from (assumed) Greek episkotistos (verbal of Greek episkotizein to shadow, darken, from epi- + skotizein to darken, from skotos dark + -izein -ize) + English -er":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111432"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": interpretation of a law of the Roman Catholic Church that presumes it not applicable in a case of hardship felt to violate natural law (as when a mother presumes she may miss mass rather than leave her baby alone) : equity":[
"the epieikeia of the church"
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},
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"\u02ccep\u0113\u02cc\u012b\u02c8k\u012b\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epieikeia reasonableness, equity, from epieik\u0113s suitable, reasonable + -ia -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112850"
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"verb"
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"i-\u02c8pi-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
],
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"abstract",
"boil down",
"brief",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"reprise",
"sum up",
"summarize",
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"This student's struggles epitomize the trouble with our schools.",
"his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, \u201cNice guys finish last\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Curry and O\u2019Neal epitomize the difference between physical and skillful dominance. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Always a classic, slip dresses epitomize the ease of elegance. \u2014 Gaby Keiderling, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
"Apart from having a good rapport with Snoop Dogg, Clarkson says the hosts epitomize the show\u2019s diversity through their own musical versatility. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Three of Coachella\u2019s four 2022 headliners \u2014 Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd \u2014 epitomize how a festival that once thrived on its indie cool and underground credibility has embraced pop music for a new generation. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Even though the woman's name remains unknown, the images seen around the world epitomize the horror of an attack on humanity\u2019s most innocent. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jalen Coleman-Lands may epitomize how college basketball has changed in recent years. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Apr. 2022",
"His name is synonymous with a sport the way Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady epitomize baseball, basketball and football. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The 2022 Ferrari F8 Tributo and Spider epitomize the supercar formula. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114042"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a rhombic vestment usually of stiff material worn by a bishop or certain other ecclesiastical dignitaries on the right hip as a sign of authority and rank":[]
},
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"\u02ccep\u0113g\u022f\u02c8n\u00e4\u2027\u02ccty\u022fn"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Greek, diminutive of Late Greek epigonatis kneecap, from Greek epi- + gonat-, gony knee":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121644"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having the same form (as the same number of body segments) in successive stages of growth":[
"\u2014 used of insects and other arthropods undergoing incomplete metamorphosis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6m\u022frfik"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + -morphic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121722"
},
"Epimorpha":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a division of centipedes commonly considered a subclass, comprising forms having 21 or more leg-bearing segments and young born with the adult number of legs \u2014 compare anamorpha":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8m\u022frf\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -morpha":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125353"
},
"epistaxis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": nosebleed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02c8stak-s\u0259s",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8stak-s\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from epistazein to drip on, to bleed at the nose again, from epi- + stazein to drip":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131257"
},
"epiphloedal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": growing upon the surface of bark":[
"an epiphloedal lichen"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6fl\u0113d\u1d4al"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from epi- + Greek phloios bark + English -al or -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133534"
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"episteme":{
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"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8st\u0113(\u02cc)m\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epist\u0113m\u0113 understanding, knowledge, from feminine of epist\u0113m\u014dn understanding, knowing, from epistanai to understand, know, from epi- + histanai to set, place":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134009"
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"epifocal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": epicentral sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + focal":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134059"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a part of the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle turned down on the side of the thorax and abdomen":[]
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + pleuron":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135733"
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"epiphenomenon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259n",
"\u02ccep-i-f\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n, -n\u0259n",
"\u02cce-pi-fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dreams, in other words, were just a neurological epiphenomenon left over from the meaningful parts of sleep \u2014 a side effect, an accident of biology, much like the way an incandescent light bulb designed to create light also happens to put out heat. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Physicists, notably Eugene Wigner and John Wheeler, have speculated that consciousness, far from being a mere epiphenomenon of matter, is an essential component of reality. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Life, according to Crick, was an epiphenomenon of physics and chemistry \u2014 complex, yes, but still explicable in molecular terms. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Knowland is not an epiphenomenon of cancel culture writ large, a hapless victim of the times. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The new conspiracism is more than simply an offshoot or epiphenomenon of other forces such as authoritarianism or strident populism. \u2014 N.c., The Economist , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin epiphenomen, epiphaenomenon, from epi- epi- + phenomenon, phaenomenon phenomenon":""
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140211"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": of or in the region of the epipleurals or epipleura":[],
": a spine or bone arising from the rib of a fish and passing toward the lateral line":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140833"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a lateral part of the wall of a somite of an arthropod that is situated between the tergum and the insertion of the appendages":[],
": the posterior sclerite of a pleuron of an insect":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8mi\u02ccr\u00e4n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -meron (from Greek m\u0113ros thigh)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143947"
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"episyntheton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a meter made up of cola of different kinds of feet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8sin(t)th\u0259\u02cct\u00e4n"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from epi- + syntheton , neuter of synthetos put together, compounded, composed":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144712"
},
"epicentral":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake \u2014 compare hypocenter sense 1":[],
": center sense 2a":[
"the epicenter of world finance"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-pi-\u02ccsen-t\u0259r"
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"synonyms":[
"axis",
"base",
"capital",
"center",
"central",
"core",
"cynosure",
"eye",
"focus",
"ground zero",
"heart",
"hub",
"locus",
"mecca",
"navel",
"nerve center",
"nexus",
"nucleus",
"omphalos",
"seat"
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"examples":[
"by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, the average global user is also expected to consume more data via their smartphone (which is at the epicenter of the spike in consumer data consumption). \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Djibo has been at the epicenter of the violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group that has killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 27 May 2022",
"Zen is at the epicenter of the Catholic Church's fight for survival in China. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"At the epicenter of this environmental smorgasbord is Bend, a haven for outdoors enthusiasts and food lovers alike\u2014and home to plenty of chargers. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"Not long ago, a single strip of land beside a freeway in Oakland, Calif., was the epicenter of innovation in American sports. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"With a stadium show, Birmingham would be the epicenter of Guns mania. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Mahogany\u2019s community was an epicenter of the first outbreak of COVID-19, and the months of preparation for the jubilee have lifted the performers, many of whom lost family members during the pandemic. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
"Mahogany\u2019s community was an epicenter of the first outbreak of COVID-19, and the months of preparation for the jubilee have lifted the performers, many of whom lost family members during the pandemic. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022"
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"New Latin epicentrum , from epi- + Latin centrum center":""
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or constituting the part of the oceanic zone into which enough light penetrates for photosynthesis":[]
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"\u02cce-pi-p\u0259-\u02c8la-jik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The results were surprising; not only did the group find that large epipelagic prey are a relatively minor part of these shark\u2019s overall diet, but eDNA metabarcoding revealed new prey items for cookiecutter sharks! \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Our knowledge about the ocean has long been concentrated in its uppermost waters, the top 200 meters known as the epipelagic zone. \u2014 Susan Casey, Outside Online , 22 Oct. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145639"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one who believes in epiphenomenalism":[
"that behaviorist may \u2026 be also an epiphenomenalist",
"\u2014 Journal of Philosophical Studies",
"an epiphenomenalist view of the mind-body relation"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151343"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to knowledge or knowing : cognitive":[]
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"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113-mik",
"-\u02c8ste-mik"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The omission of long Covid from public health narratives has reinforced epistemic injustices long embedded in mainstream medical culture, compounding harms to those already suffering from intersecting forms of vulnerability and exclusion. \u2014 Danielle Wenner, STAT , 19 May 2022",
"Philosopher Miranda Fricker describes the notion of epistemic injustice as an injustice done to someone in their capacity as a knower. \u2014 Danielle Wenner, STAT , 19 May 2022",
"Epistemic humility, though, is distinct from epistemic nihilism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"In epistemic bubbles, other voices are not heard; in echo chambers, other voices are actively undermined. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 28 Mar. 2019",
"For people who have staked their lives on doing whatever the experts tell them to do, the strange unity of confusion has induced an epistemic crisis. \u2014 Crispin Sartwell, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Talking about this badly is an easy path to exacerbating our very social, political, religious, and epistemic difficulties that made Jan. 6 possible in the first place. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 21 July 2021",
"The moral, social, and epistemic void in which Germans found themselves after defeat was filled, at least for a time, by the irrational. \u2014 Richard J. Evans, The New Republic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Such explanations can lead to further epistemic risks, such as narrative fallacy \u2014 believing in a story that is simply false \u2014 or potentially to overconfidence if, for example, the provided (wrong) explanation reinforces the users\u2019 prior beliefs. \u2014 Boris Babic, STAT , 23 July 2021"
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"Greek epist\u1e17m\u0113 \"skill, expertise, knowledge, scientific knowledge (as opposed to practical skill)\" + -ic entry 1 ; epist\u1e17m\u0113, from ep\u00edstamai, ep\u00edstasthai \"to have the skill, know how (with infinitive), have knowledge of, understand\" (from epi- epi- + Greek h\u00edst\u0113mi, hist\u00e1nai \"to cause to stand, place,\" middle voice h\u00edstamai, h\u00edstasthai \"to take up a position, come and stand\") + -m\u0113, abstract noun suffix \u2014 more at assist entry 1":""
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152500"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": an adherent of the episcopal form of church government":[],
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"i-\u02ccpi-sk\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101l-y\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"She was raised as an Episcopalian ."
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"first_known_use":{
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154608"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or based on epistemology : relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge":[
"the epistemological problem",
"Critical realists could learn a little epistemological humility from philosophical pragmatism, the understanding \u2026 that, beyond the scale of immediate, non-controversial truth-statements, knowledge is indeed highly partial and fallible \u2026",
"\u2014 James D. Proctor",
"Although epistemological and power differences between scientists and lay audiences remain, they can be offset through various kinds of collaboration.",
"\u2014 Dawn J. Wright et al.",
"How do we know that our holy books are free from error? Because the books themselves say so. Epistemological black holes of this sort are fast draining the light from our world.",
"\u2014 Sam Harris"
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"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155052"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a part of the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle turned down on the side of the thorax and abdomen":[]
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + pleuron":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155456"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a prolongation of a fold of the skin of the upper eyelid over the inner angle or both angles of the eye":[]
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"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8kan(t)-th\u0259l-",
"\u02c8e-p\u0259-\u02cckan(t)-",
"\u02ccep-\u0259-\u02cckan(t)-th\u0259l-"
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"New Latin epicanthus epicanthic fold, from epi- + canthus canthus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160044"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the water layer overlying the thermocline of a lake":[]
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"-n\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8lim-n\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + Greek l\u00edmn\u0113 \"standing water, pool, marshy lake\" + -ion, noun suffix \u2014 more at limnetic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": hyperparasite":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"epi- + parasite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162423"
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"adjective"
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + paleolithic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163644"
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"geographical name",
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"definitions":{
"region of northwestern Greece bordering on the Ionian Sea":[]
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"i-\u02c8p\u012b-r\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165002"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain processes":[]
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"\u02cce-pi-fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170446"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the elision of a vowel at the end of a verse before a vowel beginning the next":[],
": syneresis sense 1a":[]
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Greek episynaloiph\u0113 , from Greek epi- + synaloiph\u0113 synaloepha":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172013"
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"-n\u0259n",
"\u02ccep-i-f\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n, -n\u0259n",
"\u02cce-pi-fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dreams, in other words, were just a neurological epiphenomenon left over from the meaningful parts of sleep \u2014 a side effect, an accident of biology, much like the way an incandescent light bulb designed to create light also happens to put out heat. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Physicists, notably Eugene Wigner and John Wheeler, have speculated that consciousness, far from being a mere epiphenomenon of matter, is an essential component of reality. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Life, according to Crick, was an epiphenomenon of physics and chemistry \u2014 complex, yes, but still explicable in molecular terms. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Knowland is not an epiphenomenon of cancel culture writ large, a hapless victim of the times. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The new conspiracism is more than simply an offshoot or epiphenomenon of other forces such as authoritarianism or strident populism. \u2014 N.c., The Economist , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin epiphenomen, epiphaenomenon, from epi- epi- + phenomenon, phaenomenon phenomenon":""
},
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172251"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": growing upon stone or stonelike material":[
"epilithic mosses",
"epilithic lichens"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6lithik"
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"epi- + -lithic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172504"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": epiphyseal":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pif\u0259\u02ccser\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epiphys is + English -ary":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172509"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": serving to assist animals of the same species in recognizing each other":[
"\u2014 used of colors or structures"
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"\u2014 compare aposematic":[
"\u2014 used of colors or structures"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172942"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173156"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccepi\u02c8r\u0113m\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epirrh\u0113ma , from epi- + rh\u0113ma word, saying":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173330"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a large genus of widely distributed herbs (family Onagraceae) with pink or rarely yellow flowers, slender lanceolate leaves, and seeds with a silky coma":[],
": any plant of the genus Epilobium : willow herb sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8l\u014db\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + Greek lobos lobe, pod + New Latin -ium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174709"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + syllogism":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175801"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": situated upon or administered or placed outside the dura mater":[
"epidural anesthesia",
"an epidural abscess"
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": an injection of a local anesthetic into the space outside the dura mater of the spinal cord in the lower back region to produce loss of sensation especially in the abdomen or pelvic region":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep-i-\u02c8d(y)u\u0307r-\u0259l",
"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8d(y)u\u0307r-\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Many women undergoing childbirth are given epidurals .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When Cheplak was about to get an epidural , Justiniani was whisked away to the operating room for her C-section. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"His disgust and the sight that triggered it are played for laughs, as Alison screams in epidural -free agony. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
"What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural , heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been \u2014 in long-ago days \u2014 pure tragedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"My patients have also usually had a trial of epidural injections. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain relief. \u2014 Lauren Sausser, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Hematomas\u2014specifically epidural hematomas or subdural hematomas\u2014are one way a TBI can manifest, Anthony P. Kontos, PhD, director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program, tells Health. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"While epidural hematomas are relatively uncommon, there have been reports of these fatal injuries. \u2014 Amy Mcgorry, Fox News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The participants had 16-electrode devices implanted in the epidural space, an area between the vertebrae and the spinal cord membrane. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Davis received an epidural , which was expected to help resolve the issue. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Amil Niazi's birth plan was simple: get an epidural . \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Nets coach Steve Nash said Simmons had an epidural to relieve some pain, but by early April, Simmons was ruled out the regular season and the play-in tournament. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Liz Jurado of Bay Shore, N.Y., received a notice in 2019 from the Suffolk County sheriff\u2019s office concerning a bill for an epidural she had been given during labor more than a decade before. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"There was no time for an epidural because Savion was ready to make his debut. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Occasionally, moms on government insurance, like Medicaid, would be forced to wait longer for an epidural than someone with private insurance. \u2014 Marina Starleaf Riker, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Her epidural failed, and so her torso-long incision was quickly stapled shut instead of stitched. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Saldaya declined requests to put on a hospital gown and pee in a cup, as well as offers for an epidural . \u2014 Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire , 9 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175949"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-pi-fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But even the problem of social media seems to me epiphenomenal . \u2014 Matthew Walther, TheWeek , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Culture becomes epiphenomenal , a reflection of underlying social relations. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"epiphenomenon + -al entry 1":""
},
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180702"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to change into an epimer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ep\u0259m\u0259\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184126"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": situated upon or superficial to the patella":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185120"
},
"episepalous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": growing on or adnate to the sepals":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + -sepalous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190435"
},
"epistropheal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to an axis (see axis sense 3a(1) )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6str\u014df\u0113\u0259l"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epistrophe us + English -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191319"
},
"episio-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": vulva":[
"episio tomy",
"episio perineal"
],
": vulva and":[
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"episio perineal"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek epision, episeion pubic region":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191750"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of orchids with simple stems, plicate clasping leaves, and greenish or purplish irregular flowers in leafy-bracted racemes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8pakt\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek epipaktis rupturewort":""
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"adjective"
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": set off by a groove and overlapping the first true segment":[]
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pil\u0259b\u0259s",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6l\u014db\u0259s",
"e\u02c8-"
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"epi- + -lobous (from Greek lobos lobe, pod)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202531"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for obstetrical purposes during the birth process":[]
},
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"-\u02ccp\u0113-",
"-\u02ccp\u0113z-",
"i-\u02ccpiz-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4t-\u0259-m\u0113",
"i-\u02ccpi-z\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-t\u0259-m\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The body knows what to do, and interventions\u2014like electronic monitoring, vaginal exams, labor induction, episiotomy , and epidurals\u2014impede birth from unfolding as nature intends, a free birther would argue. \u2014 Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire , 9 June 2021",
"That\u2019s why the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recommended against routine use of episiotomy since 2006. \u2014 Cassandra Willyard, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Doctors began routinely using episiotomies to deliver babies. \u2014 Cassandra Willyard, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"The only difference was I was given a double episiotomy and the vertical one ripped to my butthole. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Less common were other threats; physical abuse, including refusing anesthesia for an episiotomy (a cut to the perineum to aid with delivery); or sharing private information without women\u2019s consent. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
"The number of cesarean sections, the number of forceps deliveries and the number of episiotomies were almost identical in the two groups. \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017",
"According to George, there wasn't enough time for an episiotomy \u2014a surgical incision that enlarges the vaginal opening before childbirth. \u2014 Lindsey Lanquist, SELF , 12 July 2017"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary episio- vulva (from Greek epision pubic region) + -tomy":""
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203100"
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": either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single asymmetric carbon atom (such as the first chiral center of a sugar's carbon chain)":[]
},
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"\u02c8e-pi-m\u0259r",
"\u02c8ep-i-m\u0259r"
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"epi- + iso mer":""
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"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203407"
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"adjective"
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": being or resembling that of the Cretan poet and philosopher Epimenides":[
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"\u02ccep\u0259\u02ccmen\u0259\u02c8d\u0113\u0259n"
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"Epimenides , 7th century b.c. Cretan poet and philosopher who according to legend slept for 57 years in a cave + English -an":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204037"
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"noun"
],
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": the process of epimerizing":[]
},
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"\u02ccep\u0259m\u0259r\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205111"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": affecting many birds of one kind at the same time \u2014 compare epidemic":[],
": an epiornithic disease":[],
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\""
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205507"
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"noun"
],
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": an involucre resembling the calyx but consisting of a whorl of bracts that is exterior to the calyx or results from the union of the sepal appendages":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-pi-\u02c8k\u0101-liks",
"also -\u02c8ka-liks"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210005"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Epistylidae) of fixed colonial peritrichous ciliates ectocommensal on aquatic animals and including both solitary and colonial forms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8st\u012bl\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"New Latin, from epi- + -stylis (from Greek stylos )":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210107"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02ccpi-st\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most acclaimed is regarding epistemology found in his 1979 masterpiece Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. \u2014 Theodore Mcdarrah, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Statistical epistemology makes people think and analyze. \u2014 Yasin Kakande, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"While McConaghy presents intelligent perspectives on the wisdom of rewilding, the book goes into deeper questions of epistemology . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021"
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"Greek epist\u1e17m\u0113 \"skill, expertise, knowledge\" + -o- + -logy , initially as translation of German Wissenschaftslehre \u2014 more at epistemic":""
},
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"circa 1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211109"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
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"-m\u014d\u02c8fil\u0113\u0259"
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"New Latin, from epistemo- + -philia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211728"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various isomerases that catalyze the inversion of asymmetric groups in a substrate with several centers of asymmetry":[]
},
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"i-\u02c8pi-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s",
"-\u02ccr\u0101z",
"e-",
"i-\u02c8pi-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, e-, -\u02ccr\u0101z"
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"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213223"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": architrave sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ep\u0259\u02ccst\u012bl"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin epistylium , from Greek epistylion , from epi- + Greek stylos pillar + -ion (diminutive suffix)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213335"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to an epimeron":[]
},
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"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6mir\u0259l"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin epimer on + English -al":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214633"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the writer or speaker of an epilogue":[]
},
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"\u02c8ep\u0259\u02ccl\u022fg\u0259\u0307st also -\u02ccl\u00e4g-",
"e\u02c8-",
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8pil\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epilog ue + -ist":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215753"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": two small centers of ossification sometimes developing between the clavicles and sternum and fusing with the sternum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ly\u0259",
"-p\u0113\u02cc-",
"\u02ccep\u0259\u0307\u02ccst\u0259r\u02c8n\u0101l\u0113\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + stern- + -alia":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223438"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or having the function of an epistyle":[
"epistylar arcuation"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6st\u012bl\u0259(r)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231002"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ancient Greek civil or religious official":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8m\u0113\u02ccl\u0113t"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek epimel\u0113t\u0113s , literally, curator, from epimel\u0113sthai to be careful, attentive":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231340"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the inner layer of the pericardium that closely envelops the heart":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02cce-p\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4r-d\u0113-\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The organoids are about 2 millimeters in diameter and include the main types of cells typically present in this stage of development: cardiomyocytes, epithelial cells, fibroblasts, and epicardium . \u2014 Sofia Moutinho, Science | AAAS , 20 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
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"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234536"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": above or outside the endoskeleton":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u0307"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + skeletal":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235133"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a complex of interacting individuals regarded as a functional entity (as in colonial protozoans or a hive of bees)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ep\u0113+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epi- + organism":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235754"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Epicaridea":[],
": a crustacean of the suborder Epicaridea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u00a6ep\u0259\u00a6kar\u0259\u0307d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"epicarid from New Latin Epicaridea; epicaridan from New Latin Epicaridea + English -an":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010505"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Isopoda comprising isopods (such as those of the family Bopyridae) of which the enlarged and modified females are parasites on other crustaceans while the minute males usually live attached to the females":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259k\u0259\u02c8rid\u0113\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from epi- + -caridea (from Greek karid-, karis shrimp)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011839"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of nearly woody herbs (family Berberidaceae) having pinnately compound leaves and flowers with eight sepals in two whorls and four petals that are mostly transformed into nectaries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0259\u02c8m\u0113d\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin epimedion , an unknown plant, from Greek epim\u0113dion , from epi- + m\u0113dion , a species of Campanula":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012717"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cuff worn as a liturgical vestment over each sleeve of the sticharion by ecclesiastics of the Eastern Orthodox Church":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccep\u0113m\u0259\u02c8n\u0113k\u02ccy\u022fn"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle Greek, from Greek epi- + Late Greek manikion sleeve, diminutive of manika , from Latin manica":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013947"
},
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"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
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": to speak an epilogue":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022704"
}
}
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